A Few Questions from a Potential Transfer Student

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Ross has been my dream business school since I first knew that I wanted to get a degree in Marketing. I applied for Preferred Admission last year, even though I didn't think I had a good chance of getting in, but lo and behold, I did. Things would have been wonderful if just one thing didn't ruin it - they e-mailed me the decision on May 8, a week after students are required to commit to a school. I eventually went to UNC, which also has a good business school, but it just doesn't seem as great to me since I wanted to go to Ross for so long.</p>

<p>Do you think I have a good chance of getting in? My application from when I was a high school senior was obviously enough to get me accepted but I currently only have a 2.957 GPA - which I will definitely work hard to improve by the end of the year. However, I am also in an elected position in a social sorority, active in other marketing-related clubs, and have a full scholarship to UNC.</p>

<p>My extracurricular activities lead me to another question:
How does transferring to another college work in relation to sororities? Will I be able to just be accepted at UMich or will I also have to work to gain approval?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>This should help answer some questions: [Transfer</a> Admission Requirements - Stephen M. Ross School of Business](<a href=“http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/bba/TransferAdmission.htm]Transfer”>http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/bba/TransferAdmission.htm)</p>

<p>From what I’ve heard the business school’s transfer acceptance rate is below 5%, so if you are trying to get in I assume you’d need a significantly higher gpa than the 3.6 average LSA transfers have. I think your best shot would be to try to transfer to LSA where you may have a chance and then apply to the business school next year, as they look much more favorably on cross-campus transfers. You would have stay in the program for 3 years still to get your degree, but if Ross is the only school you want to go to it seems like your best option. In all honesty though, I don’t see any reason why you’d want to transfer out of UNC, as Kenan-Flagler is a pretty darn good school on its own right, especially if it’s free.</p>