transfer from cmu to cornell/columbia

AcceptedAlready
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:57:58 +0000

I know a couple people that have transferred to Stanford so I don’t believe it is that hard to transfer to other top schools. If you want to come to CMU for just a year and transfer then that is fine (just make sure you write your transfer essays well).

I am also a bit confused about your cost argument. The reason is because Columbia and Cornell are both considered peers and CMU will match their offers of financial aid. I don’t see how living in Ithaca (which is far from NYC) is going to help you get more aid? You do have to live in dorms and the costs of living in Pittsburgh are far less than the costs of living in NYC.

Finally, I hope you realize Columbia’s ECE is not really up to par with Cornell/CMU and neither Columbia/Cornell’s CS programs are as good. You can check the avg salaries for each graduating class and you’ll find CMU grad’s to be higher and more easily offered jobs at places like Microsoft/Google.