<p>I am the tragic tale of a white male applying to college in that I was only accepted to my back up school, Indiana. Although I am in the honors program, I feel that I may wish to transfer depending on how my freshman year goes.</p>
<p>Stats
HS GPA 3.9 W
Just barely under top 10%
SAT 1900
Really bad SAT II's (didn't study at all, required for Harvard)
ACT 31 (36 Math)
AP Bio 4
AP Gov 4
AP BC Calc 4</p>
<p>I was rejected by (please don't laugh): Harvard (Football Recruit), University of Chicago (football recruit, shot myself in the foot by applying a month after deadline), Northwestern, UMichigan, UNC Chapel Hill, and Washington St Louis</p>
<p>I am still very interested in Northwestern, Michigan, and UNC, but I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions about other schools, or tips for my application process. I plan on doing bio/biochem with intention on going to med school. Although private schools are very intriguing, I think it would be in my best interest to attend a state school to save money for med school.</p>
<p>Most of the Big 10 schools are well ranked. Minus the large classes, the education appears to be pretty good, and they have good alum. orgs. Plus Big 10 football, you can't beat that. I'd say look into UT, Penn State, OSU...</p>
<p>I'm looking for smaller class sizes than most big ten schools. Northwestern and Michigan both appeal to me quite a bit, but Northwestern is a tough private school and Michigan has a huge student population. This is why UNC interests me; it is public, highly credible, and has a relatively low student population.</p>
<p>Get a 3.5 at Indiana, and you're good for UNC and Michigan. Other schools are selective with their transfers, so you'll probably need a higher GPA and a more well rounded application.</p>
<p>you reallly won't be saving much money going to a state school that isnt in your state of residence. </p>
<p>like a2wolves6 said, if you get a 3.5, you should have no problem getting into unc and michigan. the top privates will be more difficult and you'll probably need stronger credentials.</p>
<p>I realize that I won't be saving dramatically, but over time I can establish residency and save more. Also, I believe UNC is relatively cheap as compared to places like Michigan or UC Berkeley.</p>
<p>No, you can't establish residency for most of these schools. You would have to take a year off of school, work and live in the state, and then go back to school in the state to establish residency. If you move to the state and still attend the university, you will still be classified as an OOS student and pay OOS rates. Most universities go by this policy (I know Michigan does) but look at each website. It is almost impossible to go to a school, reside there, and continue your education while gaining in-state residency.</p>
<p>I guess I didn't realize that. I thought maybe if you rented a house or appartment you could establish residency without taking time off school. Thank you for clearing that up.</p>
<p>You need to establish wherever you've moved is your domicile, i.e., your permanent home. The best way to do this is usually getting a job and an apartment. Other items like driver's license and voter registration cards count as well. There may be a list of whatever's needed to establish residency on the school's website.</p>
<p>This has little to do with ur post but I was wondering what you did to be a Harvard football recruit? My brother plays football and he wants to go to Harvard.</p>
<p>Yeah, I really regret the way I applied. It would have been nice to have some options. I really felt like I could get into Michigan because I have a legacy an decent grades, but I applied two days before the deadline, leading me to be wait-listed and then denied. If I could do it all again I have a feeling things would be much different.</p>
<p>No reason you can't get in for transfer to UMich. It has rolling admissions for transfer (at least it did a couple of years ago). So if you do well (3.5+) in your freshman year... I think that ACT is quite competitive if they take it instead of SATs and don't require SAT IIs. </p>
<p>Now the question is whether the financials will work for you there. Again, don't sell Indiana short. Indiana honors might work great for you. Check how pre-meds fare from that program. If they have good success with med schools that you'd like, you might already be in a really good place.</p>