Successful Non GT Transfers

Wateradept
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:52:15 +0000

I’m working on the same transfer (going for sophomore over junior year), except like dewdrop did, I’m also going for CALS for Communications. I’m coming from Adirondack Community College and from what I’ve heard, my school has great success with Cornell transfers.

HS
UW GPA: 3.0
SAT: 1700/2400 (low, obviously)
ACT: 25
ECs: 4 years varsity indoor & outdoor track, 1 year varsity tennis, Yearbook Club, Assistant for the “Creative Streak” magazine (our school’s lame replacement for a newspaper), Key Club

College:
GPA Goal for 1st semester: 3.7 (6 courses, 17 credits, all As or A-s except for a projected B+ in a Physical Anthropology course.)
GPA Goal for 2nd semester: 3.8-4.0 (4 courses, 13 credits)

SAT II: Biology-650

ECs: Saratoga Stryders running club, Republicans club next semester, Career Exploration Internship Program (Journalism) last spring, Cashier at Target.