<p>I was just wondering how competative transfer admission is. I'm currently a freshman at Boston University and I'm applying as a transfer and my GPA is a measley 2.93 (I took the wrong classes and it was difficult for me to adjust...and grade deflation doesn't help). I applied last year to LSA and got deferred then waitlisted. What are my chances? Please be brutal and harsh, I don't want to waste my time writing essays if I don't have a shot.</p>
<p>Typically, roughly 3,000 students apply for transfer into Michigan each year and close to 1,200 are accepted. So transfer admissions into UM is pretty competitive. A sub-3.0 GPA definitely makes Michigan a major reach. Whether you want to take the chance and apply or not is your call, but the odds aren't good.</p>
<p>How much do essay's matter for transfer students?</p>
<p>I also got deferred and waitlisted last year and i'm applying again for a sophomore transfer. I'm at Penn state and first semester I had a 3.91 gpa with 18 credits. Do you think i can make it with ok but not spectacular essays?</p>
<p>Does it matter if my high school umich gpa was a 3.65 and my sat scores are around a 2000? Would admissions people take into consideration that i'm not doing well at BU because I'm miserable?</p>
<p>I transferred to Michigan last fall from a small liberal arts college in Minnesota. My GPA was slightly better than yours, at 3.2. I think you have a shot if your essays are well written. Also make sure to get some good rec's. </p>
<p>And BTW, Alexandre, the numbers your gave aren't correct. From the university's website: "More than 1200 transfer students enter the University of Michigan each year. With over 3000 transfer applications, admission is competitive. " That means that 1200 students accept the offer of admission and enroll each year. Surely at least 1500 are accepted.</p>
<p>I thought Michigan didn't need recs for transfers?</p>
<p>It doesn't.</p>
<p>I too was deferred and waitlisted last year (one of the many). I had a 3.7 w/ 14 credits @ Northeastern last semester. I'm applying for Sports Management and have some great EC's and recs in regards to it, but my SAT and high school GPA were nothing special for an out-of-stater.</p>
<p>Recs are suggested, not required. AKA you better have one</p>
<p>nopd. I called the U Mich office and they said I don't need recs.</p>
<p>Correct... you don't NEED recs, which is why they aren't required. They are however optional, and if you're a borderline applicant, you had better have one.</p>
<p>if you're in a big college its hard to get decent teacher recommendations. If the teachers don't know you that well and you still ask them to write a recommendation, it wont be helpful at all. So you're better off not sending any in the first place.</p>
<p>I spoke with my admissions counselor several times. At one point I specifically offered to get rec's. I said I wanted to make the decision as easy as possible and to show them that several professors supported my decision to apply (they were actually the ones who encouraged me when I was unsure if I could get in or handle the work load). The Counselor told me it really wasn't necessary. Now the only reason I can see for telling someone who is eager to submit one that it's not necessary is if it doesn't make a big impact, or they've already decided and the rec won't help/hurt. So maybe they aren't placing that much on transfer rec's right now.</p>
<p>UMrunner, it changes every year. I was alluding to 2005, when Michigan received 2,800 transfer applications and accepted 1,200. Of those, close to 1,000 enrolled. I guess last year, over 3,000 applied and roughly 1,500 were admitted. By and large, roughly 40% of transfer applicants are accepted. It varies from year to year.</p>
<p>By the way, is it also rolling admissions for transfer students?</p>
<p>Alluding to the rec issue, I emailed UM admissions a while back expressing my concern over getting recs in before the Feb.1 deadline and they responded similarly - that I need not worry because they didn't need recs. But I suppose it would be best to get a good one to be on the safe side. One can't have any regrets when applying to college!</p>