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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s a story with a happy ending:

-Deferred Cornell two years ago. This was the dream school. 
-Waitlisted in March. 
-Chose her school by May 1. Was offered a lot of scholarship money. 
-Then at the end of June, offered a transfer option from Cornell. Basically it’s a guaranteed entrance sophomore year.

She had a great freshman year. Adjusted to college and managing her time in a less intense place. And we saved money a lot of money. She decided to follow through with the transfer option.

Entered Cornell this fall and is enjoying it. Really likes her classes. In the end, it worked out. If she had decided to stay at her freshman school, I’d say the same this. It all worked out. [/quote]

Congratulations! That’s wonderful!!

How was her freshman year, knowing she was likely to transfer? Did she invest in joining clubs, meeting friends, being a part of the community? Or did it feel more transactional - doing well in her classes, but not connecting as much socially?

Then same question in reverse at Cornell. How hard has it been to meet people and feel part of the community as a transfer student? I know my DD would be very concerned that “everybody already has a friend group” and it would be hard to connect and feel part of the community like everyone else.

Related: Do Cornell sororities offer fall rush for transfer students? I know two boys who transferred to other schools and rushed first semester they got there, which helped a lot.[/quote]

Thank you!

Freshman year: She had a great time and made some good friends that she is still in touch with. The one thing I really appreciated that the Cornell transfer advisor said was to “enjoy your home school. Get involved.” And that she did. I think it’s also just her personality to get out and be engaged.

Sophomore year at Cornell: It is definitely more of an uphill battle to connect with others as a sophomore transfer. Part of it is being surrounded by kids who already have their friend groups. And part of it is being Cornell. Everyone studies hard and plays hard. I would say that it took until about November for her to really settle in and feel like it was “home.” That’s not the right word because it’s not home. Maybe “settled in” is better. She’s joined clubs and made friends and has different activities on the weekends that she didn’t have earlier in the fall. It helps that Cornell has a large transfer class and that there are different social events to help them get connected.

I believe one can rush sororities as a sophomore. But I don’t know for sure since that is not an interest of my kid.

I hope this helps. If your kid or anyone reading this is offered a TO, accept it when offered. It is not binding until you actually apply and are accepted later in your freshman year. But you have to first say that you’re interested. For our kid, it was the right decision. [/quote]

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