I am attending UofM this fall as a freshman but I got a guaranteed transfer option from Cornell…
Which one has the bigger courseload and overall harder academics?
I really don’t think you’ll want to transfer out of Michigan after spending a year.
UofM is more chill for sure.
It would depend on the major. In general, I think Cornell is more intense academically, but Michigan is also known to be pretty intense.
@wayneandgarth Yeah, that’s what I thought.
@brijetz17 What do you mean? When I went to Cornell through my diversity program that I applied to, I loved it.
@Alexandre Yeah, I’ve been told that.
I meant that Cornell is more rigorous academically than Michigan. @ThePariah
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i doubt that if a class is similar, the work would be more or less difficult. Just make sure to take classes that will transfer to cornell and that they’ll reserve housing for you in case you want to go. Unless you plan to live in the dorms 2 years, if you stay at michigan, you’ll want to make up your mind soon. Landlords start advertising obscenely early for the following year and the better off campus options get taken quick
This is why if i intended to transfer after only a year, i’d just do jr college and get the gen ed credits easy and cheap. I mean if you find a great fit here you’ll find it hard to leave
Hey guys. I’ve decided to not transfer to Cornell. Loving Michigan and transferring would meaning taking classes I don’t want to just to get the required courses out of the way (Didn’t plan to transfer so didn’t take the required courses first semester (Bio, Chem, Psych, etc) , which would also mean 5 years of college instead of 4. I would visit Cornell someday though.
Not surprised ThePariah. There is no real benefit of transferring from Michigan to Cornell. They are virtually identical in most ways (I went to Michigan for college and to Cornell for graduate school).
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I’m working hard to raise my gpa and get some internships in the future to go to Cornell, but if not, all is good.
Good for you @ThePariah!
My orgo bud (we’re in our second year) decided not to take the guarantee transfer to Cornell as well! She doesn’t regret it one bit.
;D good for her, too
As an alumnus of both Michigan (undergrad) and Cornell (grad), I can confirm that transferring from one to the other makes no sense. They are identical in most ways. If one is happily settled at Michigan, transferring to Cornell (or vice versa) makes no sense.
@Alexandre Just out of curiosity, when did you graduate from Cornell? My dad earned his PhD there back in '92.
I was at Cornell from the fall of 1999 to the spring of 2001. I had a great time there.
@ThePariah I have one child currently at Michigan and another who graduated from Cornell 4 years ago, Based on what I’ve observed, they are equally challenging and competitive. If you cherish your tailgating and the spirited atmosphere at UM, you won’t find that at Cornell. Sports here are a big yawn (although hockey is huge and when my son attended the basketball team did advance quite far during March Madness). In my humble opinion, the only reason to transfer would be if Cornell offered a program and courses in your chosen field, that are not available at UM such as Hospitality or Labor Relations.