Cornell A&S Transfer Chances

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Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:15:22 +0000

Applying to Cornell A&S Fall 2012 Transfer (sophomore), Econ/Govt double-major.

HS:
3.9 at a top HS in the states.
2260 SAT, 790 USH SAT II, 730 Chem SAT II
EIC of newspaper, lax captain, mentor for younger kids, photographer for yearbook and another newspaper, chess team since 2nd grade, classes in graphic design outside of school, various volunteer work.

College:
T5 National University (US News), 3.9 so far, hoping to maintain through this year.
Head of Marketing for Sports Business Team, Head of Layout for SBT’s magazine, teach chess in local public school, community service club, club lax.
LOR - good but not great, definitely not the strong point of my application.
Essays - Good I think. Very specific reasons for both leaving my current school and for wanting to go to Cornell.

I’m worried because I really want to get out of my current school and would love to go to Cornell (first choice by far), but everyone says transferring into A&S is pretty vicious. Chances?

Thanks all, good luck to everyone else applying!