***Official Cornell Class of 2016 Spring Transfer Thread

P.S. - UMich is a great school @Transferrrrrrr :)!

Finally got confirmation that everything is completed with my application. Man, I have had to jump through so many hoops during this application process. I really hope it’s worth it, and that I hear back soon and get accepted. I guess nothing worth having comes easily, right? Good luck to all of those who are still waiting, and congrats to those that have already been accepted!

@Hotelieeeeee I was waiting for you to come back on this thread!! After Thanksgiving? Yeah that’s what I thought :frowning:

Hi guys,

I just got my reject from CAS around 12am on 24th Nov. Anyone has got acceptance into CAS?

I am transferring from Peking University, China (top 2 in the country)

I have finished two years in PKU and now is in a gap year so that I will not receive any further credits.

GPA: 86.7 / 3.71 weighted, about top 40/200

Major: Clinical Medicine & Business Administration; applied for Econ in CAS

Leadership&Internships&Researches:

1.Forum for American and Chinese Exchange at Stanford Co-president
Led the planning and execution of our global recruitment campaign and created the lowest admission rate in the history of 9%.

2.The Economist Intelligence Unit, intern
Conducted desk research, collected and processed data to compile analysis reports of the market, competitive landscape, etc, using the SWOT analysis.

3.Analysis of Pricing Stratrgies for Online Retailers
Collected pricing data of online retailers and used SPSS to process and analyze the data. Formulated analysis reports using basic Game Theory models

4.Student Entrepreneurial Club, founder
Invited investors and entrepreneurs to our meetings to give talks on entrepreneurship. Attracted more than 100 students to participate.

5.Quxun Tec Co.Ltd (start-up)
Led the team to design and execute marketing strategies, escalating the scale of registered users from one thousand to 50 hundred thousand.

6.AIESEC, project leader
Raised a volunteering teaching program in Inner Mongolia and recruited 10 foreign volunteers from 6 countries to participate.

7.Kyoto University Summer Session, delegate
Attended lectures at KU and made a presentation on the graduation ceremony. Visited famous companies in Tokyo and interacted with business executives.

8.Student Union of Pre-med students, Dept. Director
Organized many major events like Peking University Sports Meeting. Initiated and executed the first Freshman Dance for my School and got a sponsorship

9.Yale Globalist Conference, PKU delegate
Listened to lectures and attended discussion seminars. Presented my understanding of the Chinese Dream and impressed the speaker.

  1. Technolgy Education Connecting Cultures(TECC) Summer Institue, participant Accepted training, designed lessons of innovative English teaching approaches and taught them to local teachers in Henan with members from UK, HK

^Oh my gosh…You are insanely qualified. How did you get denied???

So far nobody from CAS has been admitted. Everyone has been rejected. I have not yet heard back. Again I think CAS is rolling out the denials today, so I hope I don’t hear back :(.

Hey guys - haven’t posted here at all but I’ve been watching it so I figured I should share my info for the good of everyone’s information since I benefited from you guys.

I was admitted today to CAS, so not everybody was denied.

All the best!

Congrats! Do you mind posting your stats? Were you guaranteed transfer/did you get in during first year admissions?

In the spirit of ‘transfffer,’ here are my stats and EC information.

Status: Accepted to the College of Industrial and Labor Relations :smiley: :smiley:
H.S. GPA: 3.0/4 (Brooklyn Technical High School)
College GPA: 3.9/4 (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry)
SAT: Not Sent (700 M, 660 CR)
Extracurriculars (C&P from my Common Application, my apologies if the descriptions are lacking):
New York League of Conservation Voters (June-August 2015)
30 hr/wk, 12 wk/yr
As an intern in the Public Policy and Government Department, I completed

research on legislation regarding environmental regulation in New York State.

NY City Council-35th District, Consitutent Affairs (June-August 2014)
25 hr/wk, 12 wk/yr
As an intern, I was responsible for recieving and documenting constituent

concerns, and communicating local/current events to constituents.

SUNY-ESF Undergraduate Student Association (October 2014-April 2015)
5 hr/wk, 30 wk/yr
As Freshman Class Chair, I was responsible for engaging with Freshman

students in order to voice their concerns in our Student Government.

Volunteer Coordinator-Food Recovery Network ESF/SU (April 2015-December 2015)
4 hr/wk, 30 wk/yr
As Volunteer Coordinator, I organize volunteers to recover excess food from SU

Dining Halls, and deliver this food to shelters in the Syracuse area.

Wrestling, Brooklyn Tech Wrestling (September 2011-February 2012)
15 hr/wk, 48 wk/yr

Varsity Wrestler at 145 lbs, Recieved All-State Honors in Freestyle Wrestling

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant-EFB 101 (September 2015-December 2015)
3 hr/wk, 15 wk/yr
As a T.A for General Bio, I am responsible for hosting workshop sessions where

course material is reviewed.

SUNY-ESF Faculty Governance Student Life Committee (October 2014-May 2015)
2 hr/wk, 8 wk/yr
As the Student Rep. on the Student Life Committee, I am responsible for

advocating student concerns in Faculty Governance initiatives.

Desk Assistant- SUNY-ESF Centennial Hall (September 2015-December 2015)
10 hr/wk, 30 wk/yr
As Desk Assistant, I am responsible for assisting dorm residents with package
pickup, lockouts, maintenance requests, and cleaning supply rentals.

@drice5185 did you just get accepted today?

@RedBear2016 Glad to hear you got your stuff straightened out! Have you been in contact with Ian during the whole process? I started talking to him when I visited in late August, and I think it was extremely helpful–I had a mini “phone interview” type thing in early September. Best of luck to you man, I saw your stats and all of that on the first page and I’d be shocked if you didn’t get in. Can’t wait to see you in Ithaca!

Told all of my fraternity brothers today! Heartbreaking to have to go, but everyone was happy for me. Everyone and their mother seems to have a friend at Cornell, so I’m probably going up sometime this semester to meet people and have some friends of friends walk me around the campus and see the chapter of my fraternity up there.

@Vctory yes, I have been in contact with Ian this entire time and also had a mini-interview over the phone that I think went really well. And, thank you! That means a lot. I’m hoping for the best dude. I’ll let you know if I get in!

That’s awesome! Yah I only know one person there haha

@RedBear2016 I received a phone call from Ian on Sunday morning, and received an online decision this morning

Accepted into CALS today :slight_smile:

Congratulations!! @CALSHopeful

Anyone hear this morning?

@Caintpau I believe the office is closed for Thanksgiving break already. :frowning:

@ronniec95 :frowning: Oh. I wasn’t sure. Well happy Thanksgiving to you guys :)!

For current and future applicants here are my stats:

Moved from Michigan to New York to take classes at a community college in Ithaca

Cornell ILR School

High School - 3.6 GPA

College GPA (TC3) - 3.8 (45 Credits)

ACT (sent) - 27 Composite

Extra Curricular:
4 Year letter winner (Wrestling) / Will continue at Cornell
Volunteering
NHS
Interact/Junior Rotary
Art Show for Ceramics
Altar Server
Simulation Senator
Job

Essays:
Reason for transfer Essay: Why I will fit in and accel at Cornell specifically ILR (obviously this is broad, but I focused on my personal traits)
Why ILR Essay: How my family and the entire state was affected by improper handling of Labor Relations

LOR
A professor who is an ILR Grad (English)
A professor in ILR (Collective Bargaining)
Professor who worked at Cornell (Biology)
Professor of a Class I enjoyed (Accounting)

@ILRtransfer Congratulations!!

I’m surprised you managed to send in four letters of recommendation; do you think they read all of them? Or just one? (Anyone else feel free to comment).