Transfer

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So I want to transfer to Michigan next year. Right now I’m going to Case Western Reserve University in the fall. The thing is I went on UM’s webpage and saw this “Has earned sophomore or junior standing (preferably) with transferable credit earned at a community college or another two- or four-year college or university.”

When it says you earned a sophomore standing does that mean you passed Freshman year and are eligible to be a sophomore or does that mean I have to be a sophomore before I can apply? This is very confusing and scary.

Also I didn’t do amazing in High School. My GPA was about a 91. How much is my high school GPA considered in a transfer?

Also if any of you have any tips like average GPA and other things that would be very helpful!!!

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It means you have to have enough credits to be in sophomore/junior standing.
The year you are in doesn’t necessarily equate to standing. Some people come with a lot of APs and are technically of sophomore standing their first year.

HS GPA is considered less the further away you are from HS.