"Guaranteed Transfer Option"

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<p>Also, my sense of the “second-class status” thing of a transfer student is that you have to remember that Cornell is HUGE! Once you get there, you are going to meet students from all over the academic, world, situation spectrum. You are not, I think, going to feel as out of place, maybe, as you might think looking in from the outside. Everyone has his/her own story, and they’re all interesting! My sense is that however you get there, once you’re there, you’re there, and accepted as part of the Cornell community. No one’s going to care, really, about looking back. The sophomores in your major aren’t going to know if you were there last year or not–the place is so big, they’re just going to figure they didn’t run into you last year. Also, most transfer students come in as juniors–so sophomore transfers even have 1 year up on them in getting the chance to feel a part of the class.</p>

<p>Hope this helps!</p>

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<p>do we have to reapply? what is the guaranteed transfer application like?</p>

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<p>No. if you’re given a guaranteed transfer you don’t have to reapply or anything…they will however want updates on your grades and some general stuff…not a big deal at all!! You just have to take some required classes and get a GPA above 3.3 (?)…</p>

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<p>you know what’s weird
i got the transfer option from HE way back in april
and it didn’t mention a word “guaranteed” </p>

<p>i received some papers from HE about two months ago and it says something about “re applying”</p>

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<p>Acerbic (or anyone else), when you say “updates”, is it true that there are papers our professors have to sign, confirming the mid-year/final grades? I think I read about that somewhere here on CC, but I guess that hasn’t been brought up yet. I just think that would be kind of awkward…</p>

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<p>Yup it’s true. Everyone was delighted to see me going to Cornell tho. My teacher/advisor even gave me a high five! lol Don’t worry about it.</p>

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<p>Figgy! You must be going to Ithaca soon, yes? Be sure to post in and tell us all about your transfer experience, n’kay?!</p>

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<p>Yeah, Figgy, I totally second what Dr_Mom says!</p>

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<p>lol I’m actually in Ithaca right now! While my parents are unpacking a little I logged on to c if I could find my classes and decided to check this site. I’m at this great little inn that has an absolutely amazing view of Cornell from a hilltop. It’s really nice over here!</p>

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<p>Yay! Welcome to the area, Figgy (we live a few dozen miles away). We’ve been having great weather lately (mostly low humidity; cool nights), so I hope you enjoy it. Tell us all about your first days, once you get settled in! My S (GT 2011) goes to his freshman college in a few days.</p>

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<p>Contratulations! Best of luck at Cornell (ILR) this year, and keep us all fellow GTs posted about your experience! I’ll be starting freshman year in less than a week…</p>

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<p>I think the only thing I keep worrying about the GT process is what to do my first year… socially, etc. I mean, I know I have to focus on getting nothing lower than a B/3.3 the whole year, whilst trying to maintain some sort of a social life. I guess it just seem a bit awkward making friends for just a year, then dropping the bomb on them at the end (“hey, I’m transferring…”), and also telling my professors (one of whom is a dean of the school) when they have to sign the mid-year forms.</p>

<p>But I guess ultimately, I’ll have to realize my goal… which is still Cornell.</p>

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<p>diehldun–Keep in touch on the boards and let us know how you’re doing! My S starts his GT freshman year very soon too, and he is in the same boat you are. He’s hoping he won’t get too comfortable at his first school and be tempted to stay, but he’s also saying he’d be crazy to give up the opportunity to transfer to Cornell if everything all works out, even if he has a great freshman year elsewhere. Good luck!</p>

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<p>A shout out to Figgy–How’s it going up in Ithaca so far? Are they making you comfortable as a transfer? How’s the workload? Catch up your GT buddies, won’t you? Our S is settled at his freshman year college and heard from Cornell wanting to confirm his email address. They said they’d be sending him some papers sometime to fill out about his transfer next year. It was nice to hear from them!</p>

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<p>Hmm, I haven’t gotten that e-mail yet. Maybe it’s because I sent one relatively recently (unrelated, about courses) to Ian… he also said he didn’t need/want our on-campus addres, so I’ll have to tell my parents to keep and eye out for a big envelope from Cornell! And if it’s coming soon in the mail, that sounds exciting!</p>

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<p>Just wanted to update on our D’s transfer experience so far. To give an idea of D’s personality, she’s outgoing and needs a strong social support (making friends was very important to her), she’s very disciplined when it comes to studying, and can be a bit of a complainer at times i.e., we’re used to her calling to say she thinks she’s going to fail an upcoming test but forgets to call us to say she ended up getting a 99% on it or she doesn’t think she’s doing well, but then tells us that she’s been chosen to be on some student advisory committee because of how well she’s performed on a test…that kind of thing. </p>

<p>D was assigned to Hasbrouck which she was initially not happy about at all. Cons were that it was so far from campus and that they were housed with graduate families - she didn’t think interracting with little kids was her idea of the college experience. Pros were that Hasbrouck is more like an apartment than a dorm (which is what she transferred from). She liked the idea of having a kitchen and a bathroom for just her roommates.</p>

<p>We arrived from CA the night before move-in and decided to take a ride by her unit at Hasbrouck. Sure enough there were kids’ trikes, bikes, and toys all around her unit which started her feelings off negatively. We were surprised that the familes and undergraduates weren’t more separated. The next day at check-in, I have to say it was the most organized thing I’ve ever seen (we’ve moved 3 kids into dorms). They had volunteers there that handled all of her move-in boxes. There was an off-loading area where the boxes were put onto a dolly and the volunteers actually moved the items into her unit! (which was not the case with our other daughter’s 3rd floor-no elevator-no help move-in 2 weeks later!). Even though she wasn’t told that Hasbrouck could have been a housing option (she would have indicated her preferences differently on the housing questionnaire), she said it’s actually worked out fine because there are so may transfers there that are in the same transfer situation and she’s made a lot of friends.</p>

<p>D really likes her roommates. Though they have their different interests and schedules, they seem to be spending time together too. She feels like they really lucked out in getting each other because they’re pretty compatible and respectful of each other.</p>

<p>D is in ILR and she’s made many friends in her housing area that are also in ILR. The workload seems to be pretty intense with lots of reading (ILR apparently also stands for “I Love Reading”). She had originally planned to double major in a department in Human Ecology but was told last week that ILR is a dept that doesn’t allow double majoring. It doesn’t seem accurate to me but she’s pretty thorough about these things.</p>

<p>She called us a couple of weeks ago to tell us she “had the best experience of her entire life”. She and her roommates spent a Saturday at the gorges and she was pretty moved about the experience. As a parent, it’s a great day when your child calls to say they’ve had
the “best experience of their life”.</p>

<p>All in all, she’s doing great, loves the food (she calls us just to tell us what’s on the menu!), housing is working out, roommates working out, ILR a lot of work but she’s up to the challenge.</p>

<p>Hope this helps someone!</p>

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<p>Does anyone know when the transfer dorm will be built? I am a GT for ILR in the Spring of 2009, and would prefer to avoid graduate housing.</p>

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<p>Do they offer GTs (I’m fall '08) for spring '09 too? </p>

<p>Anyways, Figgy and a few others here are on West Campus (but on the transfer floor). You have to specify or specially request it on the housing application, I think.</p>

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<p>Hi! I wrote this in another thread but I guess people didn’t c it. I’ll also add [a lot] to it now…</p>

<p>I’m loving it here. The classes are harder than anything I’ve ever done (I was at an uncompetitive high school) but I’m meeting the challenge head on and will hopefully do great. There is no doubt that this is an absolutely top notch institution. ILR is even better and more entertaining than I expected. They are successfully combining subjects such as pysch, sociology, and history into business to make it more interesting. I also love being in this environment. Everyone is super smart and motivated yet many are normal people (especially in ILR). I feel like I can hang out, party, and have fun with someone and then have an intense intellectual debate with them at another moment. ILR is definitely amazing because of this fact…I don’t feel like I’m sorrounded by nerdy anti-social people which is amazing cuz I’m sure everyone at one point was afaid of that. ILR people are great (as well as people in other majors obviously lol)! In sum: You’ll love the people here…especially cuz there are so many to choose from and no matter what you won’t find an unintelligent friend!</p>

<p>There are also an insane amount of international students here…which is really exciting. I’m really interested in the world and have always wanted to talk to international people. I’m learning about a ton of different countries and cultures. I wrote a list after the first 2 weeks to see the countries of people I met so I’ll find it and copy it down here…(South Africa, Russia, Sudan, Liberia, Australia, Romania, Denmark, Malaysia, South Korea, China, India, Iran, UAE [Dubai], and a few others. People here are also extremely well traveled.) Talking with these people was AMAZING. I’ve gotten to learn so many things from people from different countries and cultures! It’s extremely fun for me…</p>

<p>I’m also in a whole lot of clubs so those are really exciting [teetering between 4 and 5]. There are endlessss clubs here! I could easily be in 20 more!</p>

<p>It’s so nice out here too…the gorges and the hills are breath-taking. Her daughter was definitely right about how memorable trips to the gorges are. I’ve actually gone six times…and loved being there every minute. It’s extremely relaxing and fun. I lovvve being there and now I feel bad that I’m not there right now…thanks a lot hahaha. Whenever it’s nice out (which has been almost every day) and ur on top of Libe Slop looking out onto the rolling hills u just feel so phenominally lucky to be at such an astonishing place. Some of the architecture here is also really Hogwarts-like which is amazing.</p>

<p>My professors are all extremely intelligent as well. Many have written books we are reading/know the Cornell professors who wrote the books. </p>

<p>The food here also ranges from amazinggg to average (which means no below average! yaaa! lol). Appel, RPCC, and Okenshields (yes I’ve been converted to Oken) are my favorite. I especially love the music at Okenshield…it’s 70s, 80s, and 90s cheery music. It always makes me soooo happy. The food is also delicious at those 3 places. The West food ranges from amazing some nights to average others. There is always a constant supply of Cornell Ice Cream as well which is amazzzing. I always get mad when I get full at all of these places cuz there is always so much good food haha.</p>

<p>My dorm itself is really nice. It is extremely modern [not in the insane city way but in having any amenities u would want in a building]. I feel right at home here and it has places for me to study, hang out, ect…(and freeeee coffee! lol).</p>

<p>If u ever feel that u are getting really stressed at ur other school just remember that if u do well ull end up here and for me it was ALL worth it. This place is amazing and I’m extremely proud to be a student here!</p>

<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>

<p>-wow what a book! lol. Hm maybe I should copy n paste this in a new thread since it took so much time. Mayyyybe</p>

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<p>Thanks, Figgy! And thank you, collegemom4. I’ve lost track of your D’s situation–was she a GT just transferring onto Cornell’s campus this year? We are quite familiar with Cornell, having had a close relative go there and just graduate recently. Our S is eager to get there (he’s a 2011 GT, starting at Cornell in Fall, '08), but he is getting along fine at his freshman year school so far. I think he is glad he did do the 4-yr. residence school vs. our local CC (that was a big decision for awhile). I can tell he’s adjusting to college life in the way he will have to at Cornell and in a way that he would not have experienced living at home for another year. His current school is also not terribly far away–he comes home this weekend! I’m a little worried about his challenge level. He does not seem terribly challenged at this school as we know he will be at Cornell. He knows what to expect there, but I’m hoping he won’t get too used to this somewhat easier pace (for him) and then get a shock when he hits the workload and expectations next year. It is good, though, that he is enjoying this odd year of waiting (since he has to do it this way) while getting his Cornell-required coursework done.</p>