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Congratulations! You have been accepted as a student at the University of Michigan. Your offical admission letter will be arriving shortly in the mail.
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Thought you guys would like to know.</p>
<p>I'm debating whether or not I should go.</p>
<p>congrats A2!!! Why wouldn't you go? like is there something holding you back?</p>
<p>There are a lot of things holding me back... we'll see.</p>
<p>Congrats dude. </p>
<p>What's holding you back?</p>
<p>you've spent the last 2 years bashing Michigan because you got rejected and now you want to transfer? interesting...anyways congratulations, you should definitely go.</p>
<p>I don't "bash" Michigan, I speak the truth. Michigan treats their freshman applicants like crap by making them wait so long, they are an arrogant university, they do not do an adequate job of accepting deserving in-state students rather looking for OOS students for their revenue, their football team is eroding, the party scene is drastically overrated and the people who attend the university aren't that attractive. I've said this before and after I was accepted. I still and always will respect the university and their academics as well as the quality of the student body. Like I have said, it was a blessing to be rejected as a freshman, because I wouldn't have been exposed to the many negatives of the university, rather likely would have had tunnel-vision when looking at the U.</p>
<p>My reasons I am not set on transferring is that 1) I love my current school, 2) I am on pace to graduate in December 2008 at my current school, 3) I have no idea how my credits will transfer, 4) I may not be able to graduate in 3 years (I would be graduating in 2 1/2 at my current school) 5) I am a Winter transfer and it may be harder to make friends, even though I already know hundreds at the school, and 6) I may have to live at home with my parents. </p>
<p>When you transfer (I have 69 credits) at this stage, it is definite. You must make the right decision. I know Michigan is a better school and I know it is better in my career interests. However, just because the opportunity presents itself doesn't mean I have to take it. And I don't really have a reason to give up on my current school, outside of the quality of the student body and academics.</p>
<p>Wow Wolves...what can I say other than congrats! </p>
<p>For those of you who have posted, Wolves does make a good point about the admissions process. My S. suffered the same fate as Wolves during the '06 admissions cycle...a double legacy in-state applicant jerked around for over 6 months.</p>
<p>I see you went for Kinesiology/Sport Management again. I'll be interested to hear how the transfer credit situation looks once you have it sorted out. Do you think the U-M program will provide greater opportunities than a business degree from Kelley? Has Kelley lived up to your expectations?</p>
<p>I got my decision within 4 weeks, and honestly could not have been happier with the way they handled my questions and application. My area rep even called me a few times to ask how the process was going. I'm sorry to hear that you have had such a negative experience with the application process there, and I wish you the best of luck whatever you decide.</p>
<p>GBAMom - I actually am not in the Kelley school anymore. It just didn't fit me, I don't want to wear a suit and sit in a cubicle all my life doing pointless work. The advisers and the entire school seemed fake and made you feel like a number. I decided to just go with Sport Management at IU as the school really cares about you and wants to help you out, I love the personal attention I get and the connection I have with my professors, and the career center and advisers. However, I found the quality of education and the student body to be underwhelming. I just feel that if I am investing tens of thousands of dollars in my education that I should be getting more out of it - and that is what prompted me to send out my application. I wasn't feeling a challenge and the students didn't provide an intellectual atmosphere. </p>
<p>And that is a big positive to Michigan. At Indiana, 25% of the students had a 27 on their ACT. At Michigan, 75% of the kids had a 27 on their ACT. At Indiana, 27% of the kids were in the top 10% of their HS class. At Michigan, 90% of the kids were in the top 10% of their HS class. I am not a numbers whore, nor do I consider rankings to be the reason to transfer, I hope I have shown that in my posting history. One of the things that is appealing to Michigan is the quality of the education, and the difficulty of the school. I don't want classes to be about sports. I want them to be about sports management. There is a huge difference. However, Michigan has lots of negatives that I have mentioned before, this will be a hard decision I have to think about.</p>
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One of the things that is appealing to Michigan is the quality of the education, and the difficulty of the school. I don't want classes to be about sports.
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<p>I totally agree with you there. As for if you want to transfer or not, its up to you completely. I personally found that the postives outweigh the negatives.</p>
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I decided to just go with Sport Management at IU as the school really cares about you and wants to help you out, I love the personal attention I get and the connection I have with my professors, and the career center and advisers.
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Isn't that what we learned about U-M's School of Kinesiology and what made it attractive for both you and my S in the first place? Yeah, it wasn't the best strategy as far as freshman admissions was concerned given the recruited athlete situation, but the smaller, more personal School of Kines. has those positive qualities you describe about your current program at IU. Also, since we're now comparing apples to apples, not Kelley v. S.M., I would think academic quality and cost have to play a big part in your decision. As far as the social aspects, you're certainly not a typical transfer student going in and knowing no one so the transition shouldn't be too difficult. With all of that said, it seems to me that the positives outweigh the negatives in your particular case.</p>
<p>I don't know at this point, I would likely be living with my parents again to save money as rent near campus is expensive, I would have to spend an additional semester in school, and admittedly it will be difficult to root for Michigan again in athletics after rooting against them/ignoring them for two years. </p>
<p>Also, I am not so sure the SM program at UM is an upgrade, there are a lot of alums and connections through Indiana's program and I know that I can get internships if I want them here, I would have to check out UM's program and their alumni network.</p>
<p>I guess it comes down to not only my transfer of credits (if I have to do 4 semesters I am staying at IU where I have 2 semesters left) but my housing situation as well, I don't want to move back in with my parents.</p>
<p>We'll see, I have a month to decide. I don't know where I am leaning at this point.</p>
<p>How did you rack up the credits so quickly? AP's, summer school, heavy loads each semester? It's amazing you've been able to effectively schedule all of your required courses in just 2-1/2 years. If the transfer doesn't add too much more time, the in-state tuition savings could be applied to housing??</p>
<p>Funny, my S is still a big time Michigan sports fan, never lost his loyalty but, then again, he didn't end up going to a competing Big 10 U...haha.</p>
<p>Great, I just found out I have to make a decision by December 1st.</p>
<p>I won't be able to find out how my credits will transfer before then. </p>
<p>I won't be able to hear from financial aid before then (as I don't have the CSS on flie).</p>
<p>This is looking bleak.</p>
<p>Why so bleak? </p>
<p>Did you speak to someone in the Financial Aid office about potential eligibility? It appears that only incoming freshmen must file the CSS, and students admitted winter term '08 should have FAFSA results sent to the U.
"If you already filed a FAFSA, but you did not request that the results be sent to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (School Code 002325), go to FAFSA</a> - Free Application for Federal Student Aid and select "Make Corrections to a Processed FAFSA" or call 1-800-4-FEDAID."</p>
<p>Couldn't a kines. advisor take a look at your transcript this week and determine course equivalencies? They admitted you which means they want you. Certainly, they understand you must have transfer credit information before making a decision, and they also know this must be done before the deadline.</p>
<p>Couple things.</p>
<p>First of all, Congratulations on being admitted.</p>
<p>Second, if you ask for more time they ought to give it to you. You have two legitimate issues, financial aid and transfer credit. It's not too much to ask. Seriously--ask for an extension. You deserve the time to make a good decision.</p>
<p>Third, you can figure out some of your credits via the LSA course transfer guide.</p>
<p>Fourth, and this is a nitpick, but you can't extrapolate your experience to everyone's. U-M may "string along" some candidates, but many candidates hear very promptly. Dozens of people have independently reported this on the site. I don't expect you to be comforted by what happens to other people--it's your experience that matters to you, naturally. But you ought to recognize that it's absolutely false to generalize your experience to all applicants. It's simply not true. And it drives me cuckoo, which you've probably noticed. LOL</p>
<p>Fifth, I hope that if you come here, you manage to find at least one female somewhere on campus who will live up to your standards of what is aesthetically appealing. :)</p>
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Fifth, I hope that if you come here, you manage to find at least one female somewhere on campus who will live up to your standards of what is aesthetically appealing.
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I don't think my girlfriend would appreciate that too much :)</p>
<p>I was thinking about the extension once I saw that date, I actually read on this site from another poster that he got an extension on an enrollment decision and just learned of that being possible (thank you CC). Good idea and will try it tomorrow, I would think that if they were to ever grant an extension that my situation would probably be the type they would grant.</p>
<p>If you're happy where you are, stay there. There are no guarantees that you'll be happy at Michigan--and it sounds like you have a lot of good reasons to stay at Indiana. Also, I think you can get more out of your education at Indiana by taking your education into your own hands--working harder, asking for extra reading, making connections with faculty, internships, etc. The education you receive is not dependent on your classmates. It's up to you.</p>
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I don't want classes to be about sports. I want them to be about sports management. There is a huge difference.
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^^If I'm understanding correctly, it seems there's more to it than a lack of academic challenge and a mediocre peer group. Wolves, when you refer to the quality of your education, is the content of your classes the problem? I know that SM at Michigan has a strong business focus. When S was looking at various SM programs, I remember some being more recreation-oriented, whereas others, like the SM major at Loyola-Chicago for instance, was actually a BBA degree program in the business school.</p>
<p>Well, I am not finding my professors to be up to standard. All of my professors in my program have been doctoral students and really the education has been less than desirable. The things we are learning just aren't very applicable to the field of study, I feel as when I am searching for potential employment in a year that I won't be sure of my skills and that potentially other applicants have a leg up, as I may require more on-the-job training.</p>
<p>On the other hand, because the program I am in has been in existence for over 20 years, there is a built up alumni network, there are a lot of jobs available here that aren't available at Michigan, and I really have no idea about the quality of the education at UM and whether or not it truly is better, it is just speculation based on a number provided by US News. </p>
<p>I found out that I will be losing a semester's worth of credits if I were to transfer. I don't know what exactly the impact that will have, I can still take classes at UM over the summer to graduate in the Spring of 09, but UM classes are much more expensive than CC classes, which is what I would be taking if I were to stay at IU, and I still would have one less semester than IU.</p>
<p>GBAMom, the reason I am way ahead on graduation is because I will be taking 45 credits at my community college over the summer (21), this fall online (6), this spring online (9), and this summer (9) in addition to the 17 credit semesters at IU.</p>
<p>I asked for an extension, haven't heard back. I was convinced two days ago I wasn't going to transfer, now after thinking about it and staying up all night doing a pointless assignment for a sports class, I am not sure. I would like to investigate this more, hopefully I get that extension today.</p>