<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>
<p>HYPS? </p>
<p>Seriously, it’s not clear why you’d go this route. They accept about 1200 transfers a year overall (all schools and colleges), but their overall acceptance rate for transfer applicants is lower than for freshman applicants, and in LS& A (arts & sciences) and engineering, getting in as a transfer is highly competitive. You’ve got to submit all the same HS transcripts, standardized test scores, teacher recs, etc, as an applicant for the freshman class, plus college transcripts showing a cumulative GPA > 3.0, plus normal progress toward your major and all other Michigan degree requirements, plus a recommendation from at least one college prof. So why bother? Why not just apply as a freshman if that’s where you want to end up?</p>
<p>I’d imagine a lot of the transfer applicants who are accepted are coming from UM-Dearborn, UM-Flint, Michigan community colleges, or other public colleges and universities in the state, who either did a year or two closer to home to save on tuition and living expenses or found themselves at a school that did not offer the same curricular opportunities as Michigan. Others may be Michigan residents who start out at private schools but transfer to take advantage of in-state tuition or for other personal or family reasons. I’ve never heard of anyone intentionally choosing another school because they thought it represented a good path to transfer admission to the University of Michigan. Maybe it happens, but I’ll bet not that often.</p>
<p>I’m sure he is asking because he can’t get in in the freshman class, so the post above me is largely useless (no offense I’m not in an elogquent mood).</p>
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<p>BS. </p>
<p>You heard it now. I transferred and I’m not an instate student. I have MANY friends/acquaintances that transferred from OOS schools that were ranked lower but not by much. There were quite a few international transfers too.</p>
<p>^We don’t doubt that people transfer to UMich. But what I don’t understand is why anyone would choose a school BECAUSE of its transfer rate to another school. Transferring is a perfectly legitimate option, but I’ve never heard of anyone picking a school based on this. I don’t really see how initial school choice matters if the applicant will only be going there for a year.</p>
<p>Washtenaw Community College has a program called M-Ties with Michigan. I know of lots of kids who have gotten into Michigan from this CC.</p>
<p>I see. I guess I misunderstood the poster.</p>
<p>UM-Flint has a engineering tie-in with UM</p>