<p>I'm a rising college freshman who was waitlisted (and rejected) by Michigan this past admissions cycles. I wanted to clarify Michigan's policy on sophomore transfers. Is it much harder to transfer in as a sophomore? I had decent stats in HS (3.8 UW, ~2100 SAT, low 700s subject tests) and pretty good ECs (research, club captains, and lots of work experience). Hopefully, I'll finish my freshman year with 35-40 credits and a 3.8+ GPA. Would that put me in a good position? I'm OOS by the way.</p>
<p>Hi there! I have private messaged you and came across this so I thought I’d comment- Michigan was one of the schools I applied to last year. I was a sophomore transfer and was accepted. I would think that your stats are extremely good and you have a great shot. My stats were pretty similar to yours, a bit higher on the SAT but overall not that different. I didn’t apply to Michigan as a freshman but I did apply to Northwestern, Wesleyan, and Wash U as a freshman and was rejected from the three, and accepted as a transfer, so definitely don’t lose hope from an initial rejection. It shows admissions that you really are interested in the school that you decided to try again.</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore transfer at Michigan (it’s my first semester) and my stats were a little worse than yours in high school. Just try for the best college GPA you can and do a couple of meaningful extra cirriculars and you should be good 
best of luck!</p>