Transfer to University of Michigan as a second semester sophomore - worth it?

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Hi guys,

I am a sophomore at michigan state university in the honors college and broad college of business planning to study supply chain management.

ever since i was young, university of michigan has been my dream school. i applied as a transfer last year for fall of 2017 at university of michigan LS&A(sophomore transfer), i got in, accepted, signed a lease for an apartment in ann arbor and backed out last minute in june while on a study abroad with michigan state. i dont know if my emotions got the best of me and i didnt want to leave my friends and everything ive built at michigan state, but it didnt take me a long time to regret it and the entire summer i was upset that i turned down university of michigan.

i just applied as a winter 2018 transfer at university of michigan and am confident ill get in, especially since i was accepted before. i have a 3.8 gpa here at michigan state and worked for university of michigan as a research assistant in cancer vaccine research. i am very torn and dont know what to do. if i go to university of michigan will be probably major in economics and minor in computer science.

my ideal goal would be ross business school since i am in the business school at michigan state, but i dont even know if it is worth applying because ill be graduating so late, and i dont even know if i will get in. however, university of michigan has not left my mind since i left high school.

i love michigan state, my support system is here and i have accomplished a lot here and it has become a home to me. however, it does not really ~feel~ like home. there is something about university of michigan that has kept me holding on this long. i guess i am also worried because people always say economics majors at umich have a harder time getting jobs because ross overshadows it. supply chain recruiting is great out of michigan state since it is #1, but i dont even know if i really like supply chain. i feel like i am only doing it because it is #1. it sucks though, because i have already taken 20 credits almost in the business school at michigan state and none of them will transfer if i just do umich economics. what should i do? is it a sign that i should go to the university of michigan since i am this hung up on it still? or should i just stay and finish at michigan state?

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For most in this dilemma, its best to make a list of all the plus and minuses about staying at MSU or transferring to UMich. This helps you think through all of the things that will affect your decision in the clearest terms.

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If you were my son/daughter, I would encourage you to stay at Mich. State. Unless finances are not a concern at all, I’d want you to graduate in as close to 4 years as possible. It sounds like if you transfer, you’ll lose 20 business credits. You also have no guarantees that you’ll get in to Ross, and if you do, that will be 3 years on top of the 2 you’ve completed. You have friends and a support system at State.Those won’t be automatic if you transfer; College Confidential is filled with threads from students who transfer and can’t make connections at their new school . After you complete your undergrad at State you could always get a masters at UMich.