<p>^ i should talk about the fit in my supplement right? because ill be applying to another school using commonapp as well …</p>
<p>why does the cornell commonapp say 2 teacher recommendations? do you think it’s a bit weird if i go to office hours a lot this year and ask one of my teachers from THIS year to write a recommendation for me? i will only have known this teacher for a month or so … =x or is it safer to go with a teacher who i didnt know that well but is from last year?</p>
<p>Hm, getting a letter from someone you’ve only one month known seems risky to me, especially since they won’t even be able to comment very much on your performance in their class.</p>
<p>Personally I’d see if you could try to get back in touch with the teacher of a class you really enjoyed and did great in. If they didn’t know you all that well, I’d recommend writing all your essays first (essentially doing your whole application besides the letters) and then giving it all to them so they can read over it if they want to in order to get a feel for what to write in the letter.</p>
<p>I know a few professors who actually require letter requesters to supply all application materials including essays. The vast majority don’t require this, of course, but it seems like it could only help.</p>
<p>Does anybody know when this years transfer day takes place? For those that went last year can you share your experience? Did you guys stay overnight at Cornell or did u stay in a hotel nearby?</p>
<p>thanks zsquared, that is true … i guess i’ll do that. </p>
<p>the thing is, im at a fairly large public school, rutgers university in new brunswick. and freshmen usually only have large classes … and the only class i had that was high school sized was my writing class. but that’s the only class i got a B in … and i wasn’t exceptional in that class. should i ask that professor or should i go ask a TA (whom i had recitations with) and got an A in the class?</p>
<p>It’s fine to ask a TA, especially if you can get the prof’s signature. TAs are USUALLY great about writing recs, since they feel all important. Admissions realizes how many large classes there are, and thus should be ok with TA recs,</p>
<p>transfer day was AWESOME! i went up with my boyfriend and my mom and we stayed in a hotel for a night. transfer day was early but they served a great buffet of breakfast food. the presentation was very long, but very very informative, as i wasn’t initially going to apply to ILR. and all of the adcoms are there, i actually sat next to the head of the admissions lol (we had a nice chat, i made her laugh a bunch). </p>
<p>but yeah, most of the time, you set up an interview after the presentation, because ILR requires an interview ( i dunno about the other schools’ transfer days) and after the presentation, they offer tours of the campus. i dunno where those go, cause my boy and i just walked around the campus and stuff before my interview.</p>
<p>it was a good day for sure, if you can go, do it…its a great way to show dedication to your school and meet the adcoms and make a lasting impression</p>
<p>“your highschool gpa made me laugh a little, in a good way. glad to see im not the only loser that bombed highschool only to do really well in college :P”</p>
<p>Lol I know right! haha We’re a different breed of person. For some reason we couldn’t get motivated in High School, but the idea that Community College was our ‘last chance’ at getting into a top end school ended up being the motivation for alot of hard work at CC.</p>
<p>I’ve just got word that Transfer Day this year might be over the course of 3 days versus 1. They said this would allow more time for transfers to interact with each other. Also, they will be offering a free meal card that can be used anywhere on campus. The official date will be set in a few weeks.</p>
<p>uh that sounds amazing. i will also definitely be there, unless i have a major exam or something. hey brandnew, i’ll take you up with me if you’re serious about going. i don’t like driving alone lol</p>