<p>well they were right! im so happy CALS is doing it. i feel like they actually care about their GT’s :)</p>
<p>haha dr.mom- EVERYONE is watching the GT thread.</p>
<p>dewdrop87–How do you know that CALS admissions set up the meetings for GTs because of their questions? Do you work in their office? (Just wondering). Yes; current h.s. seniors offered a GT are the 2012 class. That’s who I was talking about.</p>
<p>^I don’t work in the office but I’m a former Steering Committee member of the CALS Ambassadors…was the Transfer Liaison. I still meet with the woman in charge of transfer admissions on a fairly regular basis to discuss ways we can improve the Cornell transfer experience.</p>
<p>They are understandably bombarded with phone calls because students have so many questions. This is just a way for GTs to get their issues resolved and talk with students who’ve successfully completed the transfer process :-)</p>
<p>^Thanks, dewdrop87! I’m not sure about CALS specifically, but I know one way Cornell overall could improve things would be to either move the GTs out of the automated application processing system or program the system better to account for them. They seem to get a lot of messages about “missing” materials that they have already submitted. Sends the GT students into a justifable panic, since they’re already stressing about so many other things, and some of them have planned their entire freshman year around making the GT to Cornell work (their choice of college for the first year, courses, etc.). I’m sure the various college admissions offices get lots of phone calls as a result, too, that they wish they could avoid! Ha.</p>
<p>I wish my S had had a meeting last year to start off his GT process–I think that’s a great idea! If nothing else, it will put a “face” on the process, personalize it more and make it feel more like a genuine offer. I think it’s still so new a concept to so many people that some students and families don’t even bother because they’re not sure how seriously to take the offer.</p>
<p>Ok, so I ran into a problem.<br>
I ended with a 3.5 Cumulative GPA at Lehigh University.<br>
The required course I had as a GT was Chemistry Lab, and I had B- up until my final grades where I received a C+. I have A/A-'s in the rest of my courses and I am a Policy Analysis and Management major (essentially business). What are my chances of getting my admissions revoked?
I had a good relationship with my Chemistry Professor and she is writing me a letter on my behalf about my final grade. There is no regular Chem course and was a class shared with pre-professional and engineers and it was very difficult for me especially since I haven’t taken Chem in approx 3 years prior to this. I also wrote an e-mail to the admissions board explaining myself and assuring them that I have my next years planned out and I will be successful at Cornell.<br>
Any thoughts?</p>
<p>^pyune–I think getting the letter from your Chem. prof. was a good idea. I also think it works in your favor that you are a business major. I’d love to know how this turns out for you. Until final grades are in, this is still a concern for all GTs. You are probably not the only one in this situation. Thank you for sharing this, and I hope you’ll let us know how it turns out. Best of luck to you!</p>
<p>dewdrop87–Per pyune’s story, how many admitted GTs have you heard of who had their admissions decisions revoked because of a final grade that turned out lower than the stated requirement for the GT? Is it typical or atypical for that to happen? Is this something you could ask your contact in admissions about for the people here on the GT board?</p>
<p>Hey Dr. Mom: I don’t have an exact number on how many GTs have/had their offer revoked. I’m going to see my contact tomorrow afternoon and I will ask her. But that # will only be applicable to CALS I would imagine.</p>
<p>when i send my final transcript, do i send them to the transfer processing center(the same place where i sent my app)? or, do i send it directly to my college? (ILR) Anyone already done this yet?</p>
<p>Send it directly to the ILR registrar.</p>
<p>Ok Pyune and Dr. Mom: If a GT student is offered admission and finishes the semester with a course grade lower than a B it is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If the course was not required…it’s usually not an issue. If the course was required or relates to the major, the student may have his/her offer rescinded. </p>
<p>Also…to those HS seniors who were offered a GT to CALS…be happy! Out of slightly over 5,000 applications only 10% of you were offered a GT.</p>
<p>what about if the student’s overall gpa is below a 3.3?, or do they not look at that?</p>
<p>Well…if the minimum gpa of 3.3 was a requirement to maintain your GT status, that will also raise a red flag.</p>
<p>Thank you for the information, dewdrop87! I hope it’s not bad news for any CALS GTs out there. I think each GT student, in CALS or in any of the other colleges, should definitely check out his/her own situation directly with Cornell if final grades cause any concern. You deserve to find out a final answer to your own case individually. That is, I hope you won’t read the board and make assumptions about your own situation without checking it out with Cornell directly. Case-by-case basis can allow for many factors. It says to me that they’re trying to be fair. You were offered the GT in the first place because they wanted you to come to Cornell. pyune–I hope you’ll share what happens. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>I just logged on to the housing application portal for the first time and my “classification” is freshman. I’m supposed to be a sophomore, obviously. Is this a major problem and something I need to talk to someone about, or totally trivial?</p>
<p>(Sorry for two not completely GT related questions in a row!)</p>
<p>Has anyone else noticed that Keeton is not an option in the housing portal (where we’re supposed to indicate preference of the different houses on West, etc)? Is that going to change, or are we not allowed to indicate a preference for Keeton?</p>
<p>Maybe because Keeton is full?</p>
<p>If you’re really concerned you can always call housing and ask what the deal it…</p>
<p>they did not rescind my admission, but they are making me take it again over the summer… sweet… i guess it is worth it.<br>
I am content with it besides the fact that it cost me an extra $1000 to enroll in the local CC to take the class.</p>
<p>Wow, pyune–You mean you’re going to be a business major, but they’re making you take General Chemistry at your local CC over the summer to get a B or better because you got a C+ in the lab portion of it? Is that right?</p>
<p>Cornell’s reputation for academic rigor does not rest on its laurels, unlike some nameless school (<em>cough, Harvard, cough</em>).</p>