<p>I'm applying to go to U of M, for Winter 2014.
At the end of this summer my GPA will be 3.56
I will have 68 credit hours at the end of the Fall. The deadline is Oct 1st.
I'm going to major in Pre-Law.</p>
<p>BUT I had an AWFUL experience in High School
GPA: 1.75 (I KNOW! I know, I know)
Due personal reasonings and being bullied several times, I missed school so many times.
I know I'l have a chance at Michigan State but UM is my dream school.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if I should give up or not. I'm freaking out right now. Help!?</p>
<p>What was your SAT score?</p>
<p>Our school didn’t take SATs (You didn’t have too), I live in Michigan. Don’t ask my ACTs either, it was awful as well. :/</p>
<p>It never hurts to try, but I would recommend looking at other schools.</p>
<p>In others words…I won’t get in even though I’m doing well in college but did awful in High School.</p>
<p>@michiju U-M still requires you to send ACT scores even though you are a transfer.</p>
<p>In all honesty, it’s quite difficult to chance transfer students because the level of difficulty and the difficulty of maintaining a specific GPA varies so much from one college to another. You might want to talk to an advisor at your college to determine if your stats are around the average that is accepted by U-M. Definitely don’t give up though. A 3.6 at any institution is quite impressive, and it very well might be enough depending on how difficult Michigan thinks it was for you to have gotten your GPA.</p>
<p>With regards to your HS grades, Michigan will look at them for maybe two seconds. They really aren’t that important in transfer admissions, especially when you are applying as an incoming junior. Your current college grades are much more important. In your case, your college transcripts will also show how your old HS grades are completely irrelevant since they don’t reflect your current academic ability.</p>
<p>Best of Luck!</p>
<p>P.S Michigan doesn’t offer a major in “pre-law”. The traditional undergraduate degree for students who want a J.D would probably be political science. That said, there is no specific major that law schools want to see. You would probably be fine with many of U-M’s programs.</p>
<p>@KronOmega I will diffidently talk to my advisor. I read on their website they accept [3.0-4.0 ] and that doing better in college is a great advantage but that all sounded like total BS to me. Trying to get everyones hopes up.</p>
<p>@Kronomega That was really helpful, thank you (and for adding more)! And I will most certainly look into my major again! I’m going to have to write a killer essay! </p>
<p>Thanks A lot!</p>