Transferring Michigan schools

Transfer Students
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<p>hi there!
I'm relatively new to college confidential, so I'm very excited to be a part of this community! :D</p>

<p>I currently live in Michigan, and let me just say that i didn't do my best in high school. Major procrastination and no motivation left my GPA at a 2.95.
Even with my ACT being a 28, my GPA made me a very unattractive candidate to many schools. </p>

<p>anywho, the past is the past, and now i look towards the future.
so far i have been accepted into:</p>

<p>WSU
Detroit mercy
U of Iowa
GVSU</p>

<p>I'm going to apply to Umich Dearborn soon, and one thing i know for a fact is that I'm NOT going to stay at ANY of these schools for all 4 years of undergrad. I really want to transfer, and UM/MSU seems like a reasonable goal to me. </p>

<p>which school out of the list seems like the best place to go, when considering social life, strength of academics, and campus size/quality?
and which school is the best if i want to transfer into Ann Arbor?
i heard somewhere that dearborn is the best when transferring into Ann Arbor, but I'm not sure. plus, online reviews say alot of negative things about dearborn. (has anyone gone there?)</p>

<p>or where else should i apply? i want to major in engineering or business, and with new motivation, i will not show the same academic performance as i did in high school.</p>

<p>any help from successful transfer students that came out of the schools listed above would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>WSU : urban environment. Many commuters. Not a high grad rate – due to its broad constituency</p>

<p>Detroit mercy : private school & private school expense. Much more hands on by faculty/staff. Good vibes</p>

<p>U of Iowa: don’t know</p>

<p>GVSU: more of a on campus environment</p>

<p>UM Dearborn: mostly commuters – probably the best academic institution of the bunch.</p>

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<p>I would disagree that UofM Dearborn is the best academic institution. I would say University of Iowa and GVSU would be the best 2, then UofM Dearborn. If you’re intention is to transfer out or transfer to UofM Ann Arbor, then I would go to UofM Deaborn. To be honest I’m surprised you even got into Iowa and GVSU. A 2.95 GPA is not very good at all.</p>

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<p>Keep in mind it is pretty tough to transfer to MSU and UofM. I would say you need around a 3.3 if not higher for MSU and at least a 3.6 to transfer to UofM.</p>