Transferring to Cornell - Less than stellar high school transcript

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>Hello! I currently attend a CC in New York and have a 3.9 GPA (would be higher but I received two B+'s from college classes I took during high school). I’m a member or PTK (honor society for CC’s) and am in my schools honors program. I’m a member of various clubs and organizations, etc. etc. However, the same success did not follow me back in high school. I was definitely a slacker up until my senior year when I started taking things seriously, and completed high school with about a 3.0 GPA, 1810 SAT score, and was a member of only one club that I barely participated in.</p>

<p>I’m planning on applying to Cornell’s Economics program as a reach, but is it even worth it considering my less-than-stellar high school performance?</p>

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<p>I’ve gotten A’s in micro/macroeconomics, financial accounting, intro philosophy, intro psychology, physics I, freshman composition I & II, and a a few other liberal arts classes. I received A-'s in calc I and intro business law, and my 2 B+'s were in pre-calc and physics II (both taken in high school).</p>

<p>I’ve also recently received Bloomberg certification (I know it’s not really that impressive or relevant to the economics department, but it’s something).</p>

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<p>bumpy bump</p>

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<p>You need to raise that SAT score to at least 2,000+!</p>

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<p>I think you would have a pretty good shot at ILR, since they are obligated to take a certain number of community college transfers. I don’t know what year you’re in (assuming you would transfer in as a junior).</p>

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<p>It looks like CALS, CHE, & ILR do not require SAT scores, you would have a much better chance of admission to those, based on your score:</p>

<p><a href=“http://admissions.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/Transfer%20Guide%202012-13.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/Transfer%20Guide%202012-13.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks! Do you think it’d be harder to land a good finance job when majoring in Applied Economics and Management with a concentration in finance in CALS, as opposed to majoring in Economics in CAS?</p>

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<p>I have no idea about that, perhaps students in those majors will jump in to help.</p>