MSU major: Information Science
IU major: undecided, but in College of Arts & Sciences (might transfer to Luddy)
My dream school is UMich, but I was waitlisted, so I want to transfer in after a year at either IU or MSU (transfer to LSA). After talking with a transfer officer at UMich, I was given what types of courses to take to fulfill LSA requirements & be a competitive applicant.
MSU:
Pros- Easiest to transfer to UMich from due to more credits being able to transfer/higher chance I’ll be accepted as a transfer student
More options for classes to take that will fulfill LSA requirements
In-state tuition
Cons- I wouldn’t want to stay at MSU for more than a year, so if I was rejected from transferring to UMich I’d be stuck at a college I don’t want to be at
IU
Pros- I wouldn’t mind being at IU for all 4 years (though I’d obviously be disappointed if I didn’t get into UMich as a transfer)
Many more academic opportunities offered/I’ve already gotten into that intrigue me as opposed to MSU
Cons- Less classes transfer to UMich/less options of classes to take that satisfy LSA requirements
If I commit, I’ll be enrolled in 2 classes first semester that don’t transfer to UMich (these classes relate to their research programs & are classes I do genuinely want to take)
Out of state tuition
For clarity, if transferring wasn’t an option, I would have committed to IU by now because I prefer Indiana to MSU as a school in general, but I prefer UMich to both schools, as it’s my dream school. Since I’ve been waitlisted, there’s still a chance I could be accepted to UMich, but obviously I can’t rely on that, so I’m taking my waitlist as a rejection atm.
Please help I’ve been trying to decide for months now 