Is credit really that important???

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi I am currently attend college as a Freshman</p>

<p>Last year I was a senior in High school and I applied to University of Michigan (LSA) but I was wait-listed and rejected.</p>

<p>I am going to apply as a transfer student to University of Michigan for fall term of 2008, and I am going to submit my application as soon as my first college transcript comes out which is at the end of December. As of now, I checked with all my professors and my G.P.A. is 3.93. The only exams that are left are finals and I think I can still pull off 4.0 after the final exams. Also, my extra curriculars are strong. I had an internship at Citibank this past summer and worked at lawyer's office for four years in high school. In addition, I was a president of SADD, I was a peer helper, and I was in a soccer team. In college, I am playing intramural soccer, and a vice-president of real-estate group. I am currently working at Priceton Review as a proctor and a campus representative. My high school grades are 3.5 G.P.A, SAT 2's with 720 for Math IC and 730 for Math IIC but my SATs were low Math= 740, Writing= 690, BUT Reading= 520. I did bad on the reading because I am an immigrant and only been in U.S. for eight years. Although I am an immigrant, I am a permanent resident which means that I have a green card.
The thing I am concerned about transferring to University of Michigan is that I do not have enough credits. This is because I only had one semester in college. I am currently taking 20 credits with high-level courses like Calculus II, Japanese, etc. I am taking 17 credits next semester. But University of Michigan says it will be better for students to transfer if they have credits close to 60.
Therefore, since I am not close to 60 credits, will I be at a disadvantage even though my college grade is 3.93, with strong extra curriculars, internship, employment, and 3.5 G.P.A in high school. But I really want to get admitted to University of Michigan (LSA) this time.</p>

<p>Moreover, few more questions
1.) does which college I attend matter?
2.) since I am not a citizen of United States, am I at a disadvantage?
3.) What do you think my chances are for NYU stern, University of Pennsylvania Wharton school of business, and University of Michigan (Ross school of business)? </p>

<p>If you have any good suggestions, please send me an email at <a href="mailto:umt2008@yahoo.com">umt2008@yahoo.com</a></p>

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<p>i would like to know this as well</p>

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<p>Wharton is the #1 Business school in the world, so you’d be up against some serious competition. They also like to protect their Ivy Leagueness so it may have been easier to have applied for freshman year. That being said, Wharton is tough so kids will have dropped/failed out and spots will be open. Good luck</p>

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<p>The 60 number comes from the expectation that you transfer after two years. However, they will allow you to transfer after freshman year, or even after one semester. I have friends who were rejected at UMich as college seniors (straight rejection, no defferal or waitlisting) but re-applyed as a transfer student after a couple of months at college, and they had no problem getting in.</p>

<p>Your high school stats aren’t stellar, but they aren’t unreasonable for UMich. And a big improvement in college GPA will help you in a big way. That, your justification for transferring, and your letters of recommendation from profs will count most anyway.</p>

<p>Now, to answer your more specific questions:</p>

<p>1) The college you attend can matter in two ways. First, if it is a very small college, a junior college, or a community college, you might be better able to justify leaving due to lack of educational opportunity, which schools tend to consider in your favor. On the other hand, there is modest consideration of GPA relative to school, such that a 3.8 transfer from UChicago would be generally better positions than a 3.8 transfer from Slippery Rock, all other things being equal.</p>

<p>2) If you have in-state status, you are at no disadvantage. However, if you do not meet their residency requirements, you are at a slight disadvantage. It merits mentioning that UMich is more open to OOS students than most public universities though, so you won’t be hurt in the same way you would at UVa or UNC-CH. </p>

<p>3) As long as you meet the calculus and econ requirments for UMich, I’d say that Ross admissions will likely follow if you make it in to the university in general. NYU is more of a reach, and Stern is one of their strongest, and therefore most competitive schools to transfer into. Do also note their extensive general education requirements, as depending upon your courses coming in, you may need to stay longer to meet graduation requirements. Wharton seems very unlikely, if for no other reason than it is probably the best business school in that nation, and has its pick of a wide field of candidates, thousands of which are better on-paper applicants.</p>

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<p>thank you guys for your great comments</p>