<p>First day of stats class, they'll tell you that statistically significant doesn't always mean practically significant.</p>
<p>Yeah, take that Introuble111, norcalguy has spoken. He knows his stuff.</p>
<p>Ok, I'm just curious: what's the real reason you posed this question? Do you want to start something or are you genuinely curious? If the former, then I guarantee you will lose in any battle - intellectual, verbal, you name it.</p>
<p>Introuble, I don't see you why you are coming into this forum and stirring up trouble. In my second post, I gave you a long list of explanations of why people might be leaving the university, however, you chose to ignore the first part of that post entirely and focus on my comparison of other similar schools. Then you say, "Oh, finally I got an answer." I gave you an answer a long time ago. We are trying to constructive and help out students who are genuinely trying to find out more information about Cornell.</p>
<p>As you can see from all the responses here, there is nothing here that is making us want to leave Cornell. There are things we don't like about Cornell, but nothing of the magnitude that outweighs what we like about Cornell. What do we not like about Cornell? Well, there's a thread for that already. I'll bet that most of those 4% leaves are involuntary. If those 4% could stay, they would stay.</p>
<p>Furthermore, how old are you? I was looking at some of your other threads and they are extremely immature. You are one of the few people I've met here on CC that I hope does not come to Cornell. I don't know how smart you are and I don't care. Go the **** away.</p>
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You said you've looked at my other threads then you should know approximately how old I am. (Sheesh-I thought Cornell kids were smart if nothing else)
Norcalguy-I admit that one however, being statistically significant does not mean not practically significant.
Theslowcap- I have nothing against the school, its respectable, however I want to gather more information about the school, is that against the rules?</p>
<p>Kyt, also your second post is irrelevant. You seem to prove the point that Cornell's rate is higher than others. Sorry.. but you listed variables that apply to ALL universities.</p>
<p>The only thing that has really hit me is that the school accepts some lower-fring e people and put them engineering (undoubtedly tough at all universities), HOWEVER, a school like MIT still has a retention rate of about 98% and they accept lesser-qualified urms (I know this first hand)- so so far there has been no CONCLUSIVE evidence why the transfer rate is higher. I'm not looking for trouble, I am looking for answers.</p>
<p>Ohh...Mr. Holmes is looking for answers...brilliant.</p>
<p>I think we heard some possible explanations for the transfer rate. We found out that it isn't significantly higher than the rate of other comparable colleges, so I don't see any reason for continuing this discussion. </p>
<p>4 % tranfer out, for what reason ever. Take it as a fact. Otherwise, you should start some on-campus research to find the actual reasons.</p>
<p>sulipro-Never did I call myself Mr. Holmes or really clever for that matter. And if you read this thread in its entirety, it IS a significantly (statistically significant maybe not practically-that's yet to be decided) higher rate than at other comprable colleges. I am doing the second best to on-campus research (that is not so feasible at the moment) by asking CURRENT Cornell students (which LIVE on-campus). So please... lay off.</p>
<p>If you generalize the reasons that I pointed out earlier (and add financial issues and possibly social issues), then I think you have all the reasons why a college student would want to leave. And I would agree those reasons would affect all colleges throughout the nation. If that's the case, then maybe we should look at the reasons why a student would want to stay at college since the reasons for leaving and probability that these reasons occur can be assumed to be the same?</p>
<p>But this is all speculation. No one here really knows why all these 4% decide to leave. Everyone that's posting on here is happy with where they are. We know why SOME of the 4% decide to leave and we have given you these reasons. From the reasons that we know, common sense, and past experiences, we offered you generalized reasons for why these 4% decide to leave. I don't think this matter needs to be pushed any further because we simply do not know the reasons. You're better off emailng the Cornell administration.</p>
<p>Also, this isn't a 4% transfer rate. These 4% are just no longer attending Cornell. They could be dropping out of the educational system entirely.</p>
<p>The way you phrase things sounds very hostile. That is why so many people become so defensive. You could've been more polite and would have gotten a better reaction.</p>
<p>yea you're being really mean to Introuble111...he just asked a question.</p>
<p>KYT-
OK, you seem to truly believe it, and to be honest, I have started to believe it. Lets be honest, everyone has heard of the suicide stories (a friend of mine's cousin went there and said he knew a person who had commited suicide there) and other nasty stuff, however I have come to disregard it as irrational. It seems like kids are truly happy here! I agree, it's over.</p>
<p>folks...stop feeding the troll. This kid's posts are worthless and non-productive. Just ignore it.</p>
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<p>Huh? Did you even read his last reply?</p>
<p>yeah, I did read his last post...and all the worthless pointless posts before it. Not everyone reads every thread to its conclusion...you would get a very poor impression if all you read was the first page. This crap happens on the Berkeley page all the time and it's just pointless.</p>
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<p>So what gives? His last few have been pretty conciliatory.</p>
<p>Make love, dudes, not war.</p>
<p>it's 4/20 (10 char)</p>
<p>So it is, pinko -- you just got yourself noticed by the </p>
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