Trying to transfer into Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>What's up friends:</p>

<p>I'm a male applicant from the University of Maryland and I'm trying to get into Cornell Engineering (for Operations Research):</p>

<p>SAT:
780 M, 670 V, 670 W
800 Math II, 750 Math I, 600 Liteature</p>

<p>HSgpa: 3.55, top 10%</p>

<p>CollegeGPA: 3.513
MTH111 Calculus I: A
PSY204 Intro Statistics: A-
ECO302 Micro Econ Theory: B+
CSC120 Computer Programming I B</p>

<p>next semester:
MTH112 Calculus II
PHY205 University Physics I
ECO430 Applied Econometrics
CSC220 Computer Programming II
MTH224 Statistics</p>

<p>possible ECs/hook:
-twin sister is currently at cornell (also c/o 2010)
-I interned at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission</p>

<p>Do you think I have a decent chance?</p>

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<p>There aren't many people in the engineering school who has only started calculus in college. And your college grades need to be stellar in order to transfer. A 3.5 GPA is usually good, but not good if you're trying to transfer to Cornell Engineering.</p>

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<p>There isn't any harm in submitting a transfer application and seeing what happens.</p>

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<p>My good friend applied to transfer into Physics Engineering his first semester after college with the following stats:
GPA: 3.85
HS GPA: 4.0+
ACT: 30+
SAT 2's: Good.
He was rejected. After another year of school his GPA went up to a 3.9+, and we both applied. These were my stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7 (Three college semesters)
SAT Math: 700
SAT Phys: 700
SAT Chem: 670
ACT: 27
HS GPA: 3.4</p>

<p>My stats were low, eh? I applied my sophomore year of college and without believing that I had a chance. I am not very good looking, and my parents do not have much money, but for whatever reason I got in and so did my friend. So go for it.</p>