<p>I am a white male who currently attends a community college in New Jersey. I am currently 23 and want to transfer in for the Spring 2014 semester, which I will be 24 by then. I transferred out of Monmouth since 1) I could not afford it anymore, and 2) my grades were poor. I took a break for a few years to work since I was undeclared. I graduated high school in 2008 with a 3.0 GPA and a 1550 on my SAT's. I know all these stats are too low for the U of M, but I am doing well in my classes at Bergen Community College for Accounting so far, and I was wondering a few things:</p>
<p>Should I retake the SAT?
Should I take the ACT?
What would I have to get my GPA up to at BCC for 3 semesters to have a realistic shot at getting accepted (I had 5 classes transferred from MU to BCC)?
How important will my GPA at Monmouth and in high school be to the people who evaluate the applications?</p>
<p>Be honest and explain your opinion if you think I can/can't get in. Thank you to the people who took the time to read this and let me know what they think :]</p>
<p>Gvon, the greatest weight will be your current cumulative college GPA. Like undergrad, they’re going to be most enthusiastic about a candidate with a 3.8+ GPA and very strong letters of recommendation from college profs, plus an explanation of what caused previous performance issues and what’s different now.</p>
<p>I know two really bright guys who left HS for various reasons and later got GEDs, then attended our local CC, kept strong GPAs, had good recs, and offered “mature” insights into past performance. Both of them are graduating from Michigan this year So it’s do-able.
Do note that 60 of your credits must be from UMich to graduate, so they will not accept more than 60 transferring in, just fyi.</p>
<p>Do not bother retaking the SAT or ACT. Best wishes in your quest.</p>
<p>One final note – you know that UMich is really expensive for Out-of-State students, right? Please make sure you have some more affordable safeties lined up in case you get admitted but cannot finance the expense. Even as an independent adult at 24 and a zero EFC, it’s really difficult to predict what kind of aid Michigan will give. As a public state school, it does not necessarily meet need for out of state students.</p>
<p>Thank you kmcmom13 for the detailed reply! I will have around 40-something credits transferring in so that will not be a problem.</p>
<p>When it comes to price, yea, I saw its over 50k a year without any financial aid. I am willing to take out loans, but I am hoping I will be able to get some type of financial aid to help me with paying for school. I figure with a degree from Michigan, I should be fine after 6 months of (hopefully) working.</p>
So it’s do-able.