<p>I am interested in transferring to a top sports management program. I am considering Umass,South Carolina,UGA, and FSU. I know Umass is the best but what do you think it'll take to transfer in to these programs g.p.a wise? I'm a freshman so i was wondering what g.p.a i should shoot for in order to have a good shot at being accepted.</p>
<p>Michigan has the top Kinesiology program in the country.</p>
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<p>Call the schools and ask. Probably shoot for 3.5.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that Michigan has the top program in the country (seeing how there's no rankings to reference), but it's the highest ranked public school that offers SM. UM has a newly renovated Kinesiology building, great professors and I really enjoy going to my SM classes (especially Jay Basten's class), but they really screw transfers over. </p>
<p>First off, they have a Level 1 and Level 2 program for the SM majors. Everyone is accepted into Level 1 until they complete the SM classes at Michigan. In addition, they only accept kids into Level 2 in the Fall semester, meaning you can't go there in the fall, take the 4 SM pre-requisites that you can't at a CC, and get into your major in the fall. Plus, it's not a given that you will be admitted to the Level 2 program. I've heard anywhere between 40-80% of the kids make it from Level 1 to Level 2, but a lot of that probably has to do with the braindead football players who go from Kines to General Studies after 2 years. </p>
<p>If you're not staying off-campus in an apartment, UM gives you the leftovers in housing - which is crappy apartments on North Campus. Northwood apartments are about a 10-15 minute bus ride away from the main campus. It's a real pain in the rear end because you have to go out of your way to make friends, because these apartments aren't like dorms at all.</p>
<p>They take about 140 kids a year for the Kinesiology program, and 60 of the spots are reserved for the athletes. Most of the kids in my classes are freshmen from the East Coast - people willing to pay UM's high OOS tuition. Everyone else is basically in-state. I had a 3.33 and applied to Minnesota, Michigan (in-state), Florida, and North Carolina, and got into 2 of the 4 (both UM's). Minnesota put me directly into my major and on-campus dorm, but I just couldn't pass up Michigan.</p>
<p>The major thing is to apply to as many schools as possible and evaluate all options. I regret not applying to schools such as Syracuse, Miami (FL), Oregon, Florida State, Indiana, Texas and others because you never know if you're A) going to get in or B) what aid they'll give you. </p>
<p>Your undergrad doesn't really matter for SM. Just go to a school where you're comfortable that has a SM degree and you'll be fine. It's more about "who you know" rather then where you got your degree from in the job field. The SM majors from Michigan aren't really working in the Sports Industry, and simply used the Michigan name to get a job somewhere related.</p>
<p>EDIT: I see you're from Georgia. I know that UGA has a solid SM program that my H.S. counselor recommended to me. I'd make sure to apply there seeing how you're in-state. If you get in, you basically can go to UGA for free and it's a really good school. Trust me, there is no SM school that's worth spending OOS tuition at.</p>