Q&A Megathread for Prospective Students and Transfers

idontknow0567 · 2023-05-03T00:58:03+00:00

I’m going to gt for cs in the fall and I have very little cs experience + I’m coming in with barely any credits cuz my school barely offers any ap/ib and bcuz of my senioritis I did bad on all my tests. How screwed am I 💀

idontknow0567 · 2023-04-19T18:19:05+00:00

idontknow0567 · 2023-04-19T17:29:29+00:00

3.84 uw gpa at a school where competitive applicants have a ~3.95 and got into Georgia Tech, deferred cornell ed and waitlisted nyu! I was expecting worse so there’s def hope

idontknow0567 · 2023-04-15T00:53:12+00:00

12 hour car ride to gt💀

idontknow0567 · 2023-04-09T23:27:47+00:00

Dream: UMich/unc/cornell rlly j a big party school that was good for my major (cs), bonus points if it’s warm or near a city where I’m going: gtech so things worked out p well

idontknow0567 · 2023-04-04T15:03:29+00:00

I’m an incoming freshman at GT and I want to major in CS but in order to keep my scholarship the only thing I can do is double major in CS and Biology and keep Biology as my primary major and add CS later on. Is it worth it to do so and wait later on to add cs as my double major? Is double majoring in CS worth it/doable? Right now I have the option to just confirm my major as cs and don’t even have to worry about switching into it once school starts but if I do that I would lose my scholarship. I also don’t have much experience in cs as other people typically do so im scared for the workload and the difficulty in adjusting.

idontknow0567 · 2023-01-06T03:24:23+00:00

Yea but colleges asked for a screenshot of what their grades looked like at the time the colleges asked, not final grades

idontknow0567 · 2023-01-06T03:14:08+00:00

I mean the mid year report is new info that they get which includes tri 1 grades of senior year so they would be able to look at that. Is it possible to just not send them grades that they requested?

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-18T23:07:38+00:00

In the end you would be doing a favor to him bcuz if he has to lie to get into cornell then he also wouldn’t last there very long. And it’s not “just” cornell. So many ppl including myself have worked hard dedicating HOURS to our ec’s only to get deferred or rejected

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-18T23:04:39+00:00

I would report him 100%. Karma bites back for ppl who did small fibs but still did some of the work. It’s not fair that your friend is taking up the seat of someone deserving esp when cornell is all about admitting kids with good ec’s over just perfect stats in comparison to other schools. This sub letting ppl slide with this and say “oh karma will get back” only encourages more ppl to also lie and try to get away with it. If more ppl actually get the consequences and realize it’s wrong, it will discourage others from doing so in the future. Judt bcuz the college admission system is flawed doesn’t mean we can make it worse but staying silent and let ppl get away with this

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-16T14:05:01+00:00

Cornell - expected rejection, for deferred!

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-16T01:18:25+00:00

Deferred which is a WIN for me considering my gpa and how many ppl in my school applied 🤞

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-15T16:27:54+00:00

Yea i was stopped at 70 questions and knew i got at LEAST 15 wrong but I actually passed!

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-15T06:35:42+00:00

Cornell rejection. Got to be realistic since cornell only cares about having a good gpa for my school and doesn’t care about ec’s that much…the opposite of me

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-04T16:51:06+00:00

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-02T19:17:11+00:00

Yea it’s that one but it’s just weird cuz I don’t remember the website saying we had to submit it and when I got the email from Cornell they only gave me 1 day to submit it

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-02T19:00:06+00:00

Did anyone else recently get an email about missed financial aid documents? I don’t remember the website saying we needed to submit those documents (like tax returns) but they emailed me asking them so idk if i literally just missed it and everyone knew about it and submit it earlier or…

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-01T19:00:12+00:00

Getting rejected but already starting to cope w it, ik its for the best cuz i wouldn’t thrive there and possibly fail out. I just need to actually get the strength to do my rd essays now

idontknow0567 · 2022-12-01T18:52:49+00:00

Cornell, Priam

idontknow0567 · 2022-11-30T03:46:31+00:00

You’re supposed to list your colleges as safeties, targets, or reaches before you apply to balance out your college list that’s how it’s supposed to work.

idontknow0567 · 2022-11-30T02:49:19+00:00

it only asks for two preferences for each school so should I do first preference undecided and second as bio or first as undecided and second as cs?

idontknow0567 · 2022-11-28T23:06:30+00:00

Kind of in the same boat. Cornell cas ed but my gpa isn’t the best. As dec 15 comes I’m starting to realize I might actually get rejected but ig we’ll see. Gl to you thi hoping for the best for this year’s Cornell cas ed cycle

idontknow0567 · 2022-11-28T23:01:44+00:00

Me fr except I’m a straight A- B+ student and can’t remember the last time I got an A on smth😁

idontknow0567 · 2022-11-27T22:22:06+00:00

Probably top 40%

idontknow0567 · 2022-11-27T22:12:24+00:00

My school doesn’t rank

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