Chances for a Cornell Fall 2013 Transfer?

ravidrim
Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:26:58 +0000

Hey all,

I’m currently a freshman at SUNY Geneseo (Political Science, Class of 2016), and I’m very much considering a transfer to Cornell’s Arts and Sciences. I applied RD to A&S but got rejected this spring… I’m trying my best to maintain all A’s for my first semester (probably around 3.5-3.8, by the end of the semester) and I’m taking five classes (three 100-level, one 200-level, and one 300-level) this coming spring semester.

Born and raised in Ithaca all my life, I went to IHS and graduated with the following stats:


3.35 (unweighted) GPA, 4.0 (weighted) GPA
1800 SAT, 700 Spanish SAT II, 640 Math II SAT II
Four years on a FIRST Robotics Team
Two years on IHS’ Red Cross Club Chapter
Began professional photography/videography work my junior year


Other notes:


My father graduated from Cornell in the 80s
My brother attended for a semester but had to leave due to financial reasons


Cornell’s my top school, and getting rejected has not dampened my desire to go there, and hopefully my transfer essays reflect that. What’re my chances? Thanks.