<p>Got my extension today :)</p>
<p>Hopefully they will let me know about my credits - as that is the biggie at this point.</p>
<p>Oh, I'm glad you got it. I ran into the main transfer person yesterday (I myself had sent something to her last week without hearing anything) and she told be they've been hermited away reading as many applications as they can. So email has been getting scant attention. I'm glad you heard from them and that you have more time.</p>
<p>FYI - I decided to enroll today. Sucks, because today was the transfer orientation and I missed it, now I have to wait until January 2nd to register for classes.</p>
<p>Hey, congrats on your decision. Did the new coaching hire help tip the scale? ;) Are you still down in Bloomington this week? It's not Kines, but maybe you could get permission to attend the last LS&A orientation tomorrow instead of the freshman/international session on the 2nd? Might meet more kids your age at that one.
Btw, how did the transfer credits work out?</p>
<p>Haha - I will just say that it didn't hurt :) It was really weird, when I left Bloomington I was convinced I was going back. Now I have to go back and get my stuff.</p>
<p>I actually haven't heard about my credits yet. Haven't heard of financial aid either, I'm actually OOS currently. </p>
<p>I am taking a risk, but if it doesn't work out I can always pay the enrollment/orientation fees and not go. </p>
<p>I weighed the positives and negatives and the scale just tipped to Michigan. I don't want to second-guess it.</p>
<p>Curious...why considered OOS when your family lives here? Were you living off-campus or the dorm this year? Do you have to break a lease/housing contract? You mention having a gf...so I take it she's not an IU student? ;)</p>
<p>The GF is a Michigan student actually, it didn't play a part in the decision. I am off-campus solely because I attended school out of Michigan, I had to check that box on my application which put my residency as OOS. I was subletting only for the semester, so it worked out great.</p>
<p>Good to have you back A2Wolves. I think you made the right decision.</p>
<p>Hey Wolves-- Did I see on another thread that you changed your mind? Are you back at IU? Would explain why you haven't posted an update here about your new life as a Michigan student...</p>
<p>Well there were a few things</p>
<p>1) I wasn't accepted into the program I wanted to do. I was accepted to the school as a whole. Meaning I couldn't take classes that were upper level my first semester, and I would have to apply to the program after a semester. There was only a 60% acceptance rate for the program.</p>
<p>2) They never notified me of my credit transfers until Orientation. I had taken 71 credits at IU - 45 of them transferred. I could have appealed and gotten up to 63 credits transferred, but even that was risky. </p>
<p>3) I was classified as an OOS student - 30K+ in tuition alone. Again, it's something that I could have appealed and potentially gotten, but it was a risk.</p>
<p>4) In my advising session, my counselor said that the earliest it was possible to graduate in the program was Fall of 2009, and that was only if things worked out. She mentioned that Winter of 2010 was more realistic. I am set to graduate in Fall of 2008 at IU, and I didn't want to spend an extra year in school when I could just go to grad school in that time. But after looking at the curriculum, it looks like I could have done it in 3 semesters, despite what she said.</p>
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<li><p>When asking about the program, it was only in its 3rd year of existence - meaning little alumni in the networks, and the job prospects seemed a bit shady from other students I was talking to. Many students weren't taking jobs in the sport industry, rather just using the Michigan name to get a job.</p></li>
<li><p>I just didn't get a good feeling walking around the campus, talking to other kids, and had bad vibes. I know I live there, but it was different interacting with other students who seemed to be competitive and prestige-oriented. Even the adviser made some remarks about Michigan that confirmed pre-existing stereotypes that I had (not going to get into it). </p></li>
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<p>So I was classified as an OOS student, I wasn't admitted into the program, I would have had to spend an extra year in school, I didn't have the credits transfer the way I thought they would, and it just didn't seem to be a place I wanted to be at. It was actually a very easy decision that Michigan made for me.</p>
<p>for some reason, I think you made the right decision</p>
<p>You probably made the right decision for you. I will say that I think you needn't have worried about #3. It sounds as though you had ample proof that you and your family are longtime Michigan residents. But the other reasons are more than enough to justify not coming here.</p>