Advise on transferring to University of Miami

Transfer Students
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<p>Posted this in the UM forum but haven't received a response yet, I'm thinking perhaps people here would be able to help. I'm aiming to transfer into the University of Miami for the Fall 2012 semester as a junior and would love to get any advice or tips from previous transfers who have been through the process.</p>

<p>I'm currently attending the University of Houston as a freshman commuter and I'm taking 12 credit hours. Obviously I don't have an official GPA yet but I have been doing pretty good so far. At this time I have an A in my mathematics course, an A in freshman composition, an A in psychology, and a B- in history which I definitely plan to raise once the second midterm comes around.</p>

<p>As of yet I haven't really found an organization to join, UofH isn't a very active campus but I'm planning on going ahead and joining a volunteer club our school has just so I can have something under my belt for freshman year.</p>

<p>Assuming I stay on track, should Miami be that hard of a school to get accepted into as a transfer? Specifically, how is the business school with transfers? (my planned major is Finance) How many ECs and what type of orgs should I have under my belt to look like a good candidate? Also what kind of a GPA should I have in order to land some decent scholarships? I'm well aware of the tuition they charge and I'm kind of scared as to not only whether I can get in academically but whether financially I would be able to afford it. I have no problem with taking out a loan but I'd like to not have a huge sum of debt straight out of college. FASFA has calculated my EFC as 0, so I'm unsure as to how much aid I can expect from them if I wind up attending UM for two years. Does anyone have any experience with financial aid in UMiami?</p>

<p>Sorry for all the questions, lol. I just really have a lot on my mind; two years will definitely go by faster then it seems and I just want to be ready for it all! Like I said, any help with these questions from people who've been there or know about UM would soo be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Don’t sweat it, it’s not as difficult as everyone seems to think. I had a decent amount of extra curriculars, 2000 on my SAT’s and a 3.2 GPA. now, 3.2 is not that great of a GPA and I got in. so just keep your mind on track, keep your grades up, participate in whatever activities you can and you should be good. And as far as the expense, I hear they give good financial aid packages but i’m not sure, i’m thinking of transferring for spring semester.</p>

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<p>Oh and P.s. If you want to get into U of M, you might want to start with your grammar haha. It’s “advice” not “advise”. </p>

<p>cheers.</p>

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<p>Anyone know if transfer admission to arts and sciences is more difficult than the school of communications? The comm school makes you double major, so I would end up doing English/Journalism either way. Which would be easier to transfer in to, though?</p>

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<p>Sorry to double post, I don’t see an edit button for my other post. Speaking of financial aid packages, even with the $16,000 scholarship (which are hard to get, I called the financial aid office and was told students with 2 years of college under their belt are usually the only ones considered and even then don’t count on it) that still leaves around $30,000+ per year without dorming. Is a full ride unheard of for transfers?</p>

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<p>(lol yea I know about the title, bad typo & I was too lazy to make another thread :stuck_out_tongue: haha)</p>

<p>Yea, I was wondering the same thing as well. I mean to be $60,000 in debt is a huge thing and then you have to add another 20,000 for dorming! I’m definitely not expecting a full ride but I would absolutely love to hear from someone that transfered and has experience with their transfer aid.</p>

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<p>Luckily I live in Miami, so I could live at home. I would hate to, though! Yeah I’d like to hear from other transfers.</p>

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<p>buuuummmppp… (gosh that typo burns my soul every time I see it)</p>