<p>I will be attending cornell in the spring. However, I feel like I just made a horible decision on choosing to attend cornell. Reading threads on CC it seems transfer student don’t do well at cornell. I am really concerned because I need to maintain a High GPA in other to apply for PhD programs and vet-school.</p>
<p>Can any alumini or current student who transferred into cornell share there experience.</p>
<p>If you are a cornell student, can you share ur perspective on the perfomance of transfer student in your class.</p>
<p>You need to buckle down and work HARD. Don’t think that you know how to “do college” simply because you’ve been successful at your previous school. (You might be right – but now is not the time to slack off.) Many transfers do well, but many struggle with the transition.</p>
<p>I am a parent of a transfer student. He transferred in as a sophomore, and has just had his best semester yet as a first-semester junior. The first year was tough. Don’t let down your guard!</p>
<p>Thank you so much. your words sounded a bit harsh but I understand you are a parent. I am planning on studying during the winter break for the classes I will be taking in the spring.</p>
<p>Cnp55 was more realistic than harsh. Coming to Cornell is rarely a mistake but there is an adjustment period with grade expectations. Some of the professors grade as if they live in The Twilight Zone school of grading. Some do grade hard but it teaches you to be more precise. You’ll win in the end.</p>
<p>S1 is a sophomore AEM transfer. He just finished his first semester at Cornell with a 4.19 GPA. He worked hard but also pledged a fraternity. It is very doable. Best of luck and enjoy your years at Cornell.</p>
<p>It really depends on what you are studying. ILR, AEM, and Hotel are easily doable, but engineering and any hard science are very challenging. Cornell got its reputation as a hard school from Math and Sciences courses, not the others.</p>
<p>Ok, I’m a bio major and I have a lot of friends who are animal science. They are both tough and are time consuming. Your performance really depends on the rigor of your current school. The biggest thing might be grading at Cornell, where the median grade for most bio/animal science class is B/B-. So being average is a B or B-.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m close to the same position as you. Well, I don’t know about close, but I just got rejected ED. I want to possibly transfer to Cornell, then go onto Med or Vet school. I was worrying about the same thing-the harsh grading and comparison to an easier school for med/vet admissions.</p>
<p>I have very specific recent experience parenting a current student who transferred in from a Boston school. He did extremely well at his first school – and then had some rough sledding at Cornell. </p>
<p>A lot of it was due to his being a bit cocky about knowing how to “do college.” After all, how many freshman, as the only freshman in the class, can ace third year college French when competing against juniors and seniors?</p>
<p>So, I was not trying to be harsh, but rather a voice of caution. Just because you did well at your previous school (and you did do well, because you were offered transfer admission), don’t expect to put out the same level of effort and get the same grades. Don’t just assume that you know how to “do college”. Work harder than you think you need to and things should go well.</p>
<p>Admissions won’t let you in if they don’t think you can do the work – but it’s said that “Cornell is the hardest Ivy to get a degree from” for a reason!</p>
<p>I speak for Cornell Engineering when I say the grading is definitely harder compared to other colleges. As someone mentioned before, classes are usually curved to a B.</p>