<p>FWIW, Arts & Sciences matriculated 79 transfer students Fall '08, and another 15 in the Spring. The Spring # was out of approximately 100 applicants.</p>
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Incorrect. As others have said, the acceptance rates on that document are inflated by the inclusion of GTs. </p>
<p>Don’t quote me on this but back when I was applying, I heard that the non-GT transfer acceptance rates for the very competitive majors in CALS (AEM and biological sciences) were ~12-14%. There is no back door into Cornell.</p>
<p>Also, not every external transfer was initially rejected from Cornell. I applied to Cornell only as a transfer and got in the first and only time. My stats are upper 25% and likely would’ve gotten me in as a freshman. Regardless, it’s presumptuous and idiotic to insinuate that transfers are in any way academically weak. </p>
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I guess it’s a shame that they didn’t consult you. Cornell’s a better place for recognizing the importance of transfers and maintaining the infrastructure for their inclusion.</p>