Transferring. Good idea?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I am going to be a high school senior next year and I've been doing some serious college searching this summer.</p>

<p>What my plan is so far is to go to Syracuse University for my core classes for 1 or 2 years, get a 4.0 GPA there, then transfer over to Cornell U., Stanford, or MIT to major in astrophysics or physics, and minor in math, astronomy, and cosmology. </p>

<p>Is this a good plan? </p>

<p>Is anybody familiar with what astronauts picked for their major? I am very geared towards math and physics, so that's what I'm majoring in. But what do I choose; Physics, or astrophysics?</p>

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<p>Also, I plan on paying a visit to Syracuse and Cornell to show them that I’m interested. Just saying :)</p>

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<p>Bumping this topic.</p>

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<p>You can HOPE and TRY to get a 4.0 at Syracuse and HOPE and TRY to be accepted as a transfer to Cornell, Stanford or MIT, but you certainly can’t PLAN on these things happening. Go to a college where you can major in your area of interest and be happy for four years since your plans may never come to fruition.</p>

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<p>transferring through universities is very difficult. i second the above poster^</p>

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<p>Let’s see. Cornell accepted 22% of transfers and need to see your HS info. Stanford accepted <2% of transfers and need to see your HS info. MIT accepted <4% of transfers and need to see your HS info. How does that plan look now?</p>

<p>As far as becoming an astronaut, they come from everywhere:
[Astronaut</a> - How to Become an Astronaut](<a href=“http://space.about.com/cs/employment/ht/becomeastronaut.htm]Astronaut”>Biography of Ronald E. McNair (Ph.D.) - NASA Astronaut)<br>
[Alma</a> Maters of Astronauts | InsideCollege.com](<a href=“The Best College Rankings and Lists | Inside College | CollegeXpress”>The Best College Rankings and Lists | Inside College | CollegeXpress)
<a href=“https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/AboutUs/Alumni/Distinguished/Astronautbios/[/url]”>https://engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/AboutUs/Alumni/Distinguished/Astronautbios/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Stay at Syracuse, kick academic butt, then go to one of those other places for grad school.</p>

<p>Many astronauts have come from the Navy if that helps.</p>

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<p>Graduate school is what really matters. Just stay there, you will save some money too! And along with a great GPA at Syracuse, you also need to be really active in clubs and the community!</p>

<p>Good luck (:</p>

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<p>I think its a poor plan. Transfer admissions at elite colleges is more difficult than admissions as a frosh. Not only that, but even if you do succeed you’ll not have the same undergrad experience as most other students. Frosh year is a trying process and a lot of friendships are formed as you all go thru the process together, while you’ll be off at some other school. And while other students will have 3 years to get to know some profs who can give recs for grad school (you apply senior year in college), you’ll have one. I could go on, but I think you get the picture.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much guys :slight_smile: I think I will stay at Syracuse; it’s going to make for a great experience, plus I’m going to get recommendations for grad school. I feel awesome now because I’ve made my decision!</p>

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<p>@ the OP - Don’t “plan” on transferring to one of the aforementioned schools but I don’t see why you can’t give it a shot if it’s something you really want to do. Just a year ago, I was in the exact predicament that you’re currently in; although I was at a lesser school (DePaul). However, I was happy at DePaul and would have stayed for 4 years had I been rejected to both Vandy and NU. Well, that wasn’t the case and now I’m headed to a top 20 :)</p>