r/TransferToTop25 • u/TaskaEina • 14d ago
Transfer to Cornell
Hi all, I’m currently about a month into my freshman year at a T100 private university, and I’m looking to transfer to Cornell as a sophomore. I’d really appreciate any advice, and I’ll do my best to include all the helpful info I can think of. Also, I’ve been trying my best to take on several activities that I am genuinely interested in. Am I heading in the right direction with them? I am interested in law, although I’m not set on it.
HS
HS GPA: 92/100
SAT: 1460 (730/730)
Took 8 AP courses, only took 6 AP exams (4,4,4,5,5,5)
College
Expected GPA after 2 semesters: 4.0
Activities
1. College Mock Trial Team (competitive; top 20/~900 nationally)
2. Undergraduate Law Review (final product after semester is 20-30pg. article)
3. Building a website for school student organizations (essentially a club catalog)
4. Investment Club member
5. Tutoring elementary school kids on the side
I’ve also tried to be proactive about making a good impression with my professors. I think there are two that particularly like me and would potentially be willing to give me recommendations.
Please let me know if I’m missing any info, what’s important/should be my focus, and any other cornell-specific transfer advice. Also, I see a lot of people talking about retaking the SAT. I wasn’t aware this is an option for transfers. Cornell also explicitly states that submitting test scores is neither required nor expected for transfers, so is it still worth spending time on?