From academic probation to......

<p>Figured this counts as transfer admissions.</p>

<p>Some background. I currently attend the University of Michigan. Freshman apply to the Ross school of business 3 year BBA program at the end of freshman year. GPA range is 3.2-3.8 with an average around 3.6 (college gpa). They also weigh essays and extracurriculars heavily (as do most transfer admissions).</p>

<p>I screwed up my freshman year here pretty bad and ended up with a cumulative 2.4 GPA. (social life, blah blah blah...standard excuse)</p>

<p>I'm currently taking 17 (max = 18) credits of tough, math/econ heavy courses (higher level econ, calc II, etc) and plan to get near a 4.0 gpa this year (sophomore year). I plan to reapply as a sophomore and graduate in 5 years if admitted. </p>

<p>I'd have to assume top notch grades (easier said than done) to even think about reapplying so please no "3.9 is impossible, OMG" posts. I realize what kind of hole I dug for myself all to well.</p>

<p>Extras: 6 Week internship at Boston Consulting Group, Seoul
4 Week internship/workshop at China Unicom
Active member of 1-2 Clubs (leadership in 1)
2400 SAT score</p>

<p>Essays: Plan to write about eventual career goals for the generic essays and my experiences working in teams during my internships for the teamwork essay.</p>

<p>Do you think a black and white difference in GPA + internships will be enough to pull me through?</p>

<p>anyone? .......</p>

<p>In order to get off of academic probation, the only solution is to pull your grades up. Whether you can pull them up enough to get into the program you want to be in is a whole different story. You need to talk to the admissions counselors at that program, and to your current academic advisors to find out what your options are.</p>