<p>Hey guys. I'm not really a forum person so I'll just state what I have I guess.</p>
<p>High school gpa - 4.6 weighted (3.6 un)
Ap LIT - 4
IB Eng HL - 5
IB Spanish SL - 5
IB Psychology - 4
SAT - 1330 (one test. I don't know my superscored info. I'll look it up later. maybe 10 or 20 points higher)
ACT - 31
Various extracurricular activites, such as tennis, golf, 25-30 stable volunteer services weekly, clubs, etc.</p>
<p>UNF Honors
First semester gpa - 3.6 (fail.)
Second semester (currently) - All A's (idk how that transfers to gpa. probably .1 off or something cuz it gets weird about that stuff)</p>
<p>And yeah, this is my first year in college, and currently I'm enrolled in my second semester. I want to transfer to Cornell for various reasons (at the bottom being financial aid cuz my family makes < 75k), mostly due to an intensely growing passion for a new place to live, experience new things, and have access to the vast amount of knowledge that Cornell has to offer in regards to a Computer Science major.</p>
<p>However, I want to apply to their CS major under the College of Engineering and, being a first year student, do not completely meet the "prerequirements" of this major. However, under a technical 4-year degree, I would. Meeting the prerequisites is an important aspect of determining an acceptance or rejection, I understand, but I would like clarification of someone knowledgeable specifically in Cornell's transfer policy regarding this part of the process.</p>
<p>My basic question (and I am still going to apply to Cornell either way because I REALLY want to be there): Would they understand my situation as a (basically) new freshman and still sport an average transfer chance, and would it make sense for them to simply demote me to a first year student at Cornell and me having to go through 4 full years (which is perfectly fine with me, if they do this sort of thing. more years at a school i have a passion for, the better ^^)? And could I mention any of this (should I, anyways) in my transfer essay which asks for my specific interest, the circumstances behind the decision, etc.?</p>
<p>This has nothing to do with their decision, but P.S. I did skip first grade, so I would just be leveled to standard age if I was "held back" to a first year, so to speak. </p>
<p>I hope anybody and everybody willing to answer will answer asap (as the deadline IS March 1). Muow.</p>