<p>Alright guys, I've been an avid reader of these forums lately and have seen several transfer admission threads. I have been working towards completing my last prerequisite course (differential equations) and finally completed it so now I have too much free time on my hands, haha! Well given all this free time I've been putting together my application and getting everything ready to send out in August. </p>
<p>Simply put, I'm just wondering what my CC peers think about my chances given that admissions will be even harder next year... especially on OOS transfers. </p>
<p>Academic Record: </p>
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<li>Cumulative GPA of 3.85 (461.8 quality points / 120 credit hours) </li>
<li>Completion of all pre-req courses for Mechanical Engineering </li>
<li>3.93 GPA for all science/math related courses</li>
<li>Completed associate of art degree prior to switching major in my bachelor's degree (which explains the massive accumulation in credit hours) </li>
<li>Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society </li>
<li>Maintained Dean's list standing each semester of school</li>
<li>High School GPA was around 3.6ish I think... I'm waiting on my transcripts to come in</li>
<li>Never took the ACT or SAT in High School</li>
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<p>Extra-curricular Activities:</p>
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<li><p>Served three years in U.S. Army (will complete total of four years by the time I separate)</p></li>
<li><p>Logged more than 300 hours of volunteer time with Family Readiness Group activities (essentially supported military families of deployed service members)</p></li>
<li><p>I did not have much of a chance to do academically related extra-curricular activities since I usually worked 20-30 hours a week since the start of college. </p></li>
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<p>Additional Remarks:</p>
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<li><p>Letter of recommendation from professor (and assistant dean) of the Mechanical Engineering department of the school I attended when I switched to Mech Eng. </p></li>
<li><p>Letter of recommendation from my commanding officer which focuses on my leadership roles and responsibilities along with his recommendation for admission consideration.</p></li>
<li><p>Not sure if this will be taken into consideration, but even though I'm an OOS transfer applicant, the GI Bill will offer 100% tuition payment to U-M. Given that the economy has probably softened the amount of students eligible to pay full tuition, perhaps U-M might take into consider that they won't need to focus on any Fin-Aid offers for me?</p></li>
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<p>I would be very upset if I don't get accepted to Michigan, but I'm a realist and even though I've got a lot of good things going for me and feel Michigan is the best fit for my intentions, I need back-ups. I've also considered Illinois, Berkeley, Carnegie Melon and Cornell (although CMU and Cornell will only be partially covered since they're private so I would need financial aid). </p>
<p>Anyway, I realize these are annoying, but my curiosity is turning into anxiety so I'm just hoping for several outside opinions.</p>
<p>Thanks so much guys!</p>