Transfer to University of Michigan

Transfer Students
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<p>I have some confusion about where I stand as far as chances are concerned, and some help would be much appreciated. I am a junior in high school with college apps bearing down on me and no hope of getting into the U of M. </p>

<p>my current high school stats:
GPA:2.34
Honors:nothing
AP:nothing (although there is a good chance I will be taking AP calc next year but to be safe I am assuming the worst)
EC:Varsity Cross Country/Track
SAT/ACT: Predicted in the high 1300-1400's/28-31 respectively but again, to be safe I'm assuming low 1100-1200's/22-25.</p>

<p>Now, before you dismiss me as an idiot please hear me out. While not highly motivated in the way of formal academics I am an avid self learner of things as they relate to my future major/profession and skills which will make me valuable in the job market. I enjoy dedicating hours every day towards C++ game programming and the physics/math needed. If programming was a valid path to choose in my high school's curriculum (instead of the broad spectrum of subjects required by what I believe to be a flawed American education system) I would have an easy 4.0 hands down.</p>

<p>Now that you know a little bit about me here's the question I came here to ask: If transferring from either Western Michigan University or a local comunity college, what are the numbers I would have to put up in order to be given a shot at U of M's engineering school? Could I get there after one year at WMU or CC or two (three? four? ten? never?!)? This is with all those horrible stats outlined above.</p>

<p>All I'm asking for are some rough ideas or numbers here.</p>

<p>Thank you for your time,
Corporate America</p>

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<p>If you want to apply after a year of college (30 credits or so), you should have a decent SAT (1250) or ACT (27) score. HS GPA won't matter too much. You'll want to have at least college GPA of 3.5 to be a good candidate for engineering (with mostly A's and nothing less than a B in math classes). Also, people on these threads stress SAT and ACT scores a lot but if you're a JR transfer (55-60 credits), then HS GPA and ACT/SAT don't matter at all at Umich if you have a really decent COLLEGE GPA.</p>

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<p>Corporate,</p>

<p>I would suggest you REALLY hit the books and everything extremely hard in college if you would like to get into the U of M. I was recently accepted after being deferred. I am currently at Grand Valley State University with a 3.95 GPA. I also work full-time and do extensive volunteer work. It's a difficult path to follow, but if you want it bad enough, you can do it.</p>

<p>Matt</p>

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<p>GVSU eh? I go to GRCC. Hopefully there is a considerable contingent of Grand Rapids area students going to UMich as transfers.</p>

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<p>I got in after a semester and a half semester at UM-Dearborn. 2.4ish core classes in HS, 30 ACT, no EC, 4.0 college gpa.</p>

<p>It can be done.</p>