How to get accpeted into Cornell engineering from NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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I just was accepted into NYU Tandon (better known as Poly), however NYU really did hold to their stingy stigma, as I received only $1,000 in scholarships-yes, you read that correctly- ONE THOUSAND. I am a woman in engineering, I was expecting a little something more. I had heard that Ivy Leagues give better scholarships and grants, well, really any school gives better grants than NYU, and that Cornell has an outstanding engineering program. I am also a NY-State resident, so apparently tuition is cheaper for us New Yorkers in Cornell. ANYWAY MY QUESTION IS. With Cornell being as prestigious as it is, although I saw that its transfer acceptance rate is relatively high (22%), I would like to know if there are any tips to ensure during my freshman year at NYU(although its never really possible to ensure anything these days) or help my chances of getting into Cornell for my sophmore year.
Thanks!

My scores in high school were a little low, but the reason why I would be willing to shell out the cash for NYU my first year if it would help make up and help my chances of transferring into schools like Cornell.
My GPA is a 3.7- arista and honor roll student, volleyball captain, 120 hours of community service, student mentor, multiple clubs, outside engineering intenrship, Honors class, dual curriculum, AP Chem, English, US, and Euro
ACT scores- highest
Composite-29
English-33
Math-27
Reading-27
Science–25
Essay-26

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No. The reason the transfer rate to Cornell is relatively high is because there are some NY state colleges that are part of the university. The engineering school is not one of them. https://www.suny.edu/attend/visit-us/complete-campus-list/ Fortunately engineering is among the most egalitarian of majors. ABET accreditation is what matters for engineering and many schools have that (not just Tandon and Cornell).

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Just go to a SUNY and apply as a transfer. NYU is not worth the money if they only gave you 1k.

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Although Cornell has a higher transfer rate, that is because a large portion of those transfers are given to legacies (as GTs). The engineering school is also insanely difficult to transfer into, but as the above user said, if you would like to get into, transferring from Binghamton Engineering or Stony Brook Engineering would definitely help more.

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The Engineering school is not one of the New York State contract schools, so you would not receive reduced tuition. Cornell does not really have merit aid either, so if you cannot show need you may not get much in the way of financial aid. As noted above, there are plenty of good affordable options in New York for engineering.