<p>I have two general question that I would be grateful to hear the answers from you guys.</p>
<p>First one is, I am kind of confused about the conception of Transferring as a Sophomore and Junior.
If I am transferring as a Sophomore, does that mean that I complete a half year and apply there and finish my rest of half year? Or, complete the year and a half in my current college and apply to Cornell and finish my sophomore year there?</p>
<p>My second question is, I really really do want to transfer to Cornell University.
I was rejected from Cornell University, but accepted from UNC, Vanderbilt, and etc.
But since I am serious about going to Cornell, I decided to transfer anyway.
Although I will do my best and only going to do things for Cornell, I wasn't confident enough to afford those four years of tuition and perfect GPA. So I chose to go to Buffalo by getting scholarship there.
I may going to retake my SATs again and again until I get like 2350 on my SAT.</p>
<p>So my small detailed questions are
1. courses that I have to take/ recommended to take to transfer as Economics major in Cornell.
2. How many credits should I take?
3. Any activities or anything else to make my admission looks better?
4. Do I need to do internship already?(as a freshman)</p>
<p>Thanks so much.
You guys are always the best :x </p>
<p>Generally you can only apply to transfer after a full year of college, not after just one semester. I’m not completely sure about that, so you may want to call Cornell and ask (or maybe someone else can correct me if I’m wrong).</p>
<p>I recommend taking at least 18 credits or so and maintaining at least a 3.7 GPA. Courses you should take for econ definitely include intro econ and calculus; maybe some stats as well. Don’t worry about an internship, but just have good community involvement (i.e. volunteering). Good luck.</p>
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<li><p>A soph transfer applies during fr year and matriculates the following fall as a soph. A jr transfer applies during soph year and matriculates the following fall as a jr.</p></li>
<li><p>I don’t see a question. But did you forget to add the fact that you’re an Intl. applicant? That’s a very important consideration.</p></li>
<li><p>Take a look at Cornell’s website for their Gen Ed/Distributional Requirements and their Econ major requirements. Also recognize that Cornell’s transfer rate is inflated due to guaranteed transfers and articulation agreements.</p></li>
<li><p>A full load and as many as you can do well in.</p></li>
<li><p>No different from fr admissions, do what you like and do it in depth.</p></li>
<li><p>See #3.</p></li>
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<p>Hi there! I’m a GT to Cornell for next fall so hopefully I can answer some of your questions.</p>
<p>1.) Here are the transfer requirements for AEM (CALS): <a href=“http://cals.cornell.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/requirements/aem/”>http://cals.cornell.edu/admissions/apply/transfer/requirements/aem/</a>
I couldn’t find the requirements for Econ (CAS) but they should be similar, except that for CAS you don’t need to take any biology if you don’t want to. They’re about equally selective for transfers, I think.</p>
<p>2.) You should take all the courses mentioned in the requirements to be a competitive applicant! If you have extra room for other classes, then I’d maybe add a couple more so that you have a full courseload. </p>
<p>3.) I’d participate in activities that relate to your major but also enjoy doing. If you’re applying as a sophomore, there’s not much time to do things, so I’d focus on one or two, whatever they may be. </p>
<p>4.) Nope, I don’t think so! It won’t count against you if you don’t. If you want to and can manage, though, go for it.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, these decisions you received were for this fall, right? If so, I’d consider attending Vandy or UNC for freshman year. You never know with college admissions, and unless you can see yourself going to Buffalo all four years, I’d pick your second choice school and then work on transferring from there if you still want to later on in the year. You might end up really liking where you end up! </p>
<p>Best of luck! </p>