Can I transfer without SATs?

AH11
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:25:43 +0000

(I made a similar thread previously but I thought I’d repost a more specific one)

I had lousy grades and eventually dropped out of H.S. my senior year due to health problems. I took the GED and I just now finished my first year of college. I’m looking to transfer from SUNY at Buffalo into a solid school (preferably Northeast) to study Biology or a similar major with the intention of applying to medical school. Ideally I would transfer into either CALS/Human Ecology (state aid) at Cornell.

--------------Stats:---------

GED:
3710/4000 (I guess that’s good? I’m not expecting people to know)

Semester 1(cross-registered):
CC - 12 HRS @ 4.0GPA
University at Buffalo - 5 HRS @ 3.67GPA

Semester 2:
UB - 13 HRS @ 3.772GPA

Overall UB GPA = 3.743 (18 HRS)

Overall undergrad GPA = 3.84 (30 HRS)

ECs: not much at all - used to do karate and kickboxing, worked 5 hrs a week this year at my university library, and I do legal research and proofreading for my dad’s law practice

-I’m not sure what I should do this summer to help my ECs (or any additional advice to improve my application(s) would be appreciated)

My main question/issue is that I never ended up taking the SATs… it says on Cornell’s CALS website that submitting SAT scores is optional, and I’m wondering what a list of similar schools within reach that either don’t require SATs or have a history of lifting those requirements in certain circumstances. I’d take a Cornell acceptance in a heartbeat, but obviously I need a backup plan as I don’t want to stay at UB.

Thanks and sorry this is long