chances of transferring?

norcalguy
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:31:54 +0000

Is it because the students that transfer in are not as able to handle the course load? I got the sense that the work load can be harder at Cornell than at some of the other Ivy’s making it hard to get through the programs. Can you enlighten me?



Cornell is not actually harder than other top schools, objectively or subjectively. There is ZERO data to support that notion.

What makes Cornell unique is that it has a larger proportion of students who are unable to handle that workload (this includes transfers as well as freshman admits). That’s why I think Cornell students are some of the biggest whiners of workload difficulty.