What Type of Student is This Ivy League School Looking For... ???

1st why are transfer students limited?





i will be applying as a transfer student... architecture major





would CORNELL be more interested in... if you don't know just offer your opinion...





A: a student with a 3.5-4.0 HIGH SCHOOL GPA, 2010 on the SAT, around a 3.5 college GPA (completed only 1 semester), and a mediocre portfolio (which is REQUIRED for architecture.)





or





B: a student with a 2.8-3.0 HIGH SCHOOL GPA, 1560 on the SAT, around a 4.0 college GPA (completed only 1 semester), and a good portfolio (which is REQUIRED for architecture.) and on the deans list.





and how much is your high school grades and SAT scores taken in high school considered after you have been in college, when transfering...





both from a school with average prestige





thanks

What Type of Student is This Ivy League School Looking For... ???
i imagine that they would look more at your college grades than at your high school grades, although the SAT might still come into play.


i would still think that they would be more interested in Student B, because the college GPA is a lot better, and the architecture portfolio is good rather than mediocre.


i suggest also looking at this link on Cornell's website about transfer students: http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/tran...
Reply:Transfer students are limited, because it is a private school and has no obligation to increase enrollment every year like a public school. They will take in a few transfers because some students inevitably transfer out or drop out, but they have no motivation to provide room for a lot more transfers compared to the number of students who leave.





When you transfer, all they really care about is your college experience, so get high grades and make the best portfolio you can. I don't know what you mean when you say your school has average prestige, but a classmate of mine transfered to Cornell from UCD during freshman year (two schools with about equal prestige, especially in her area of animal science.)
Reply:Transfer students are limited because they replace students that have left.





I would say the first.





Your high school grades are usually ignored or at the most given a low weighting.





Thanks


Bill

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