Transfer to Cornell or Columbia

Colleges & Universities A-Z Georgia Institute of Technology
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<p>Just in case I don’t get accepted to Cornell or Columbia next year, I am hoping to get accepted here and then transfer after 2 years. Wouldn't it look bad because of the low gpa or would they consider it because they have a such a tough reputation?</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech does have a fairly “low” (c.f. grade-inflated Harvard) GPA. However, I don’t know why that would have any effect on your chances of transfer admission. The best solution is to try to earn a high GPA.</p>

<p>Personally, my impression is that Tech is not a “transfer out” school. Rather, we’re a “transfer in” school; many students come to Tech in their third year after completing two years at a lesser known university. It’s especially common within the State of Georgia.</p>

<p>I freely admit that the one time I heard a fellow student call our school a “good school to transfer out of” I was offended.</p>

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<p>Well, GA Tech is sort of notorious for accepting everyone in-state and then failing a lot of the students within the first year.</p>

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<p>yes, GT does a good job of weeding out very bright kids the 1st yr</p>

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<p>Yes I agree. I’d say transferring OUT of Ga Tech would be harder from what I have heard.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure whether or not this is true. According to [Georgia</a> Tech](<a href=“http://www.irp.gatech.edu/Retention%20Study/FTF.pdf]Georgia”>http://www.irp.gatech.edu/Retention%20Study/FTF.pdf) itself, “The first-year retention rate for cohorts 2002-2006 has been at least 90%. The 2005 and
2006 cohorts had the highest percentage of students retained to the second year (both 92.4%).”</p>

<p>It’s possible that we do fail a lot of first-year students. As far as I know, retention rate measures how many students you “keep.” Even if we do freely fail students, though, over 90% of all first-years come back for the second year.</p>

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<p>It’s tough, but I wouldn’t say it’s completely impossible. In the last year, I’ve seen two people come into Tech as freshmen… one transferred out to University of Pennsylvania, and the other one got his transfer acceptance to Pepperdine and Emory.</p>