Transferring after my Freshman year

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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Hello! I’m wondering what my chances of getting into the University of Michigan for my sophomore year of undergraduate school are. I applied out of high school knowing there was a slim to none chance of getting accepted but it was worth a shot. I also got a 24 on my act, not even close to what U of M would like to see. I struggled with adhd in high school and my grades were very low. They increased every year where by my senior year I had a 3.6 but cumulatively my gpa was still very poor (2.6).

This semester of college (at Oakland University) I finished with a 3.9, much improvement since high school. I wrote very good essays, explained exactly how I could contribute to U of M and what U of M could give me. I explained what id like to major in and why, and I also explained my situation with adhd and how although in hs my grades suffered due to lack of knowledge on how to study and absorb information with adhd, I overcame that and performed much better my senior year of hs and first semester of college. I was also involved in many clubs in high school and college along with founding my own club at my current university and being president of it.

I feel like I have so much to offer this school but I’m so worried about my high school grades seeing that colleges do take them into consideration until you have about 36 credits (sophomore status). I am a freshman and taking 16 credits each semester. I applied after I got my first semester transcript.

Thanks for reading!

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Okay, here’s the thing, since you are a freshman, high school transcripts are considered for all transfer applicants, but more heavily considered for college students who have completed minimal college coursework. So that means since you only have one semester of college work, your HS GPA will play an important factor in the admissions. On the other hand, it’s good to write a specific essay for a college showing what you can contribute and what they can give you.

By the way, I’m applying UNC, I wrote my essay UNC specific. You can send me the essay and I can give you some feedback on that, I have done a lot of research on how to write a transfer essay.