<p>i am a UVA student from NY and i was offered guaranteed transfer from cornell university, which means that if i maintain a 3.2 or higher and no grade below C in my first year, cornell will accept me. I am now a first year in the college, and if i am not interested in transferring to the comm school, do u think i should transfer?</p>
<p>Dunno, but Cornell was one of the schools I turned down to come to UVA. I'm a first year too, but not from NY. Don't in-state students have an advantage tuition-wise at Cornell, you know, with the state overlap?
Anyway, I personally wouldn't transfer, but I'm from the South. My family is just 3 hours away. I prefer the weather here, and Cornell seemed so far away, cold and impersonal. It has a bit of a reputation for being really hard --obviously, I don't know if that is true, but those things kept me from deciding in favor of it.
Your situation may be very different.
Both schools, obviously, are very highly regarded. And, Cornell has it's Ivy status and is higher ranked than UVA in USNWR (even though I despise that ranking system).
I'm still adjusting to UVA, but so far I like it. Transferring anywhere would be such a headache, unless you are really unhappy, IMHO.</p>
<p>No, I don't think Cornell is much better than UVA at the undergraduate level and it doesn't offer much in the way of student life. But if you like obscenely cold/oppressive winters, no social life and mediocre women, then by all means, go for it.</p>
<p>While I can't testify to the quality of academics, cavalier is just about spot-on. I never attended Cornell, but did live in the Collegetown section of Ithaca, NY (the middle of Cornell), and there's no way I'd transfer there. The winters are long and miserable (think below zero, windy, grey every day, plenty of snow) and the girls are all dogs (except at nearby Ithaca College). You can imagine the type of social life this environment fosters. Just my opinion, but no way I'd transfer.</p>
<p>I'd say the quality of academics is about equal, with some programs at one school being stronger than the opposing school's. However, education is not just about academics, and I think UVA has much more to offer than Cornell, from the student-run life here, to the weather, to the overall "work hard, play hard" attitude, and more. But, that's my opinion. So, my advice to you (as a second year transfer myself) is to look beyond the academics, and see which place would "fit" you more. Take a trip to Cornell if you can. But think long and hard about your idea of transferring and your reasons for wanting to transfer (and they should be beyond "cornell is an ivy" or something along that nature). And despite what JimmyJam says (no hard feelings, it's just I actually did transfer) transferring isn't all that bad, as long as you go in WANTING to be at the new school. So, keep us posted and throw ideas/reasons/thoughts/pleas out to us and we'll try to help :)</p>
<p>i also picked UVa over cornell. needless to say i'm not disappointed. The truth is, no one here can say "oh cornell is miserable in comparison to UVa...etc. etc." because no one here has actually attended cornell. But what I can say for sure is, I've never regretted a day at UVa and I wouldn't give up my experiences here to try Cornell.</p>
<p>Academically, theres little difference (some programs are stronger than others at each school) and at least in the north east (nj, ny, cn, etc.) UVa is viewed equally to Cornell from most of the people i've spoken to.</p>
<p>Just curious...how do schools like Emory and Wash U compare with UVa and Cornell at the undergrad level ?? Thanks</p>
<p>FWIW - I believe Wash U and Emory are vastly overrated in the USN&WR rankings (for what they are worth). For entry into graduate schools and the business world, an undergraduate degree from Cornell or UVA is much more impressive. I believe that you will also receive a better quality education (and educational experience) at UVA than Wash U or Emory.</p>