College:
Current School: OSU
State: Ohio
Reason for transfer: OSU’s CS department is struggling to attain adequate funding; thus, I’ve been having trouble getting all/any of my CS courses scheduled.
Status: Freshman
Credits: 41 from APs/dual enrollment, 55 after this semester, and ~70 after this year
College GPA: should be ~3.65-3.85 for this semester and 3.7-3.9 for this year if I can keep on track
Extracurriculars:
- maintain and update a dog adoption site and dog image bot/API
- YouTube channel which hosts programming tutorials and personal projects
- solve Rubik’s cubes in regional competitions
HS:
GPA: ~3.4UW, ~3.8W
SAT: 1500 (790M, 710R/W)
ACT: 33 (35M, 32S, 35R, 31E)
SAT II: Math 2 - 800, Physics - 740
Extracurriculars:
- YouTube channel (see above)
- Habit for Humanity volunteer
- Taught and lectured on programming at local library
- Tennis (3 yrs)
- NHS
- Leadership Academy
Any tips on letters of recommendation? I have one GTA in mind, but I’m not sure other than that.
First off OSU!!!
Ok, just kidding. You are welcomed.
Everything looks good. Contact the transfer department since Michigan is really picky about what they will accept. Expect to retake some classes.
Never heard of OSU having funding issues.
Try to get a professor rec but a gta should be fine also.
Again, have a meeting with a transfer advisor. They will shed some insight.
Would you say that it’s a match? I’m going to apply to some other places (Case, CMU, etc.), but I’m not counting on anything.
Also, I think that the department is trying to keep the funding issues quiet as my only information thus far has come from the aforementioned GTA and a recent statement from the director at a hackathon.
Lastly, I’ll get in touch with a transfer advisor and UMich (if they can help).
This whole thing sucks because I’m only doing this due to issues with scheduling. As of this instant, the department has cut the number of sections of most courses and is underfunded. I scheduled two classes in CSE for next semester and was placed in extremely long waitlists for every available section. Per students, the problem only gets worse as your degree progresses.
@Knowsstuff is there some registry through which I can see which credits will transfer?
Look at the Michigan website under transfer students. All will be revealed
Hi, could you keep us updated if you are accepted? I have similar stats to you and also am from Ohio, just I’m a freshman currently at Ohio U