<p>wow, looking at your stats, you should easily get in.
my friends with lower stats than those got in, i don’t understand why they rejected you twice. i am in a process of application as well, and knowing that you got rejected withg THOSE grades, you just killed my hopes. i was horrible in HS… with a 3.3 gpa, no extra curricular except some club crap… and i have a 3.7 at wcc after 37 credits; but let’s see what happens</p>
<p>U-M tends to favor candidates who have a full year or more under their belt. It’s not necessarily you–it’s the timing, the fact that you applied without even a full semester of college. Definitely apply again.</p>
<p>so i’m back at it again. About a month or so ago, i was rejected for Fall 2009.
My question is, do any of you guys know how their appeal process works? I know they ask for “new and compelling information,” so i wonder if this would help or not.</p>
<p>My grades for winter semester @ UM Dearborn:
Econ 311 - Money and Banking - B+
Phil 442 - Medical Ethics - A-
Phys 151 - General Physics II - A-
Econ 202 - Microeconomics - A
Math 215 - Calculus III - A</p>
<p>So my GPA for the last two semesters comes out to around a 3.77. And I will be taking Math 216 - Differential Equations over the summer to help pad my GPA to the 3.8 level
I’m also planning on volunteering over the summer at the UM Hospital and at Botsford Hospital which is near my home. In addition to that, I’m applying to be a math tutor at Dearborn and also through an outside company. Is this considered new and compelling information?</p>
<p>Another resort I have thought about is being a guest student. However, i talked to an admissions person through the internet and they said they won’t accept any of your credits if you decide to later on attend the school.</p>
<p>My problem is there are not that many courses left for me to take at Dearborn. Because of discrepancies in AP Policy between the two schools, i have to hold off taking any Biology or Chemistry courses (my major is biochem or chem) until i get to Ann Arbor (if i do). I have fulfilled most of my distribution requirements through Dearborn, and I will want to take my Race and Ethnicity/Foreign Language classes at Ann Arbor.</p>
<p>If i do get denied on my appeal, and because it is in my best interest not to be a guest student over the summer/fall, then i will be applying for winter 10. My final question is, would it be better for me to apply to the College of Engineering, because I do have most of the pre-requisites down except for Linear Algebra and a programming class? Any feedback would be appreciated</p>
<p>Hmmm… so would you try to apply to Engineering and then transfer from Engineering to LSA? If you’re looking for a scholarship, I do believe Engineering is much more generous than LSA for transfers. Btw, are you already over the 60 credit limit for LSA?</p>
<p>Yes that would be the plan. And thanks for the info about the scholarships. </p>
<p>And yes i will be over the 60 credit limit for LSA, but as long as i take 60 credits in-residence then it’s ok.</p>
<p>BigHouse,
I’m fairly sure that the reason why you have consistently been rejected is merely a function of your <em>non-sophomore or above</em> status. They tend to reject people who aren’t established as sophomores and/or are applying to Michigan as a sophomore or lower, despite your–rather impressive–stats. I would say that you ought to be willing to forgo a great deal of your AP credit; tough it out at Dearborn for another semester (or two), and when you have 55+ credits at UM-Dearborn, I am sure you will get in. </p>
<p>I am applying to UM-Ann Arbor for fall '10, next winter, and I will only have about a 3.45, with a good deal of EC’s and scholarly work, and I intend to be a Putnam maths competition top-100 placer or hopefully a finalist. I also work part-time and have solid recs and have a strong enough writing aptitude to present fabulous essays. I will be applying as a junior. (anyone wanting to chance me, give it a go).</p>
<p>I have a good friend who was admitted on the merits of his essays alone, basically; he had a 3.0 GPA, and was applying as a junior. The moral of the story is that your status as a junior really means everything when applying to Michigan. Also, you ought to consider a tier-1 alternate, just in case you don’t get in; MSU, Purdue, OSU, U of W-M, etc. are all nearly comparable to Umich, or at least preferable to a tier-4 institution (I currently attend Wayne State, so I’m in a similar boat).</p>
<p>Best of luck to both of us!</p>