Tried and failed. Chance an in-stater now for a transfer?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Well I applied to UofM as with EA last year but was waitlisted then rejected. I am hoping to see from you all what my chances are now, one year later as a transfer.</p>

<p>I am applying for Fall 2012 admission which will be my sophomore year.</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.8 (expected to rise slighty next semester)
HS GPA: 3.5 (consistant upward trend)
ACT: 30
State: Michigan</p>

<p>EC's:<br>
- Student Body President
- Class Council Vice President
- Model UN Club Vice President
- National Honors Society Historian
- Translator for local Albanian church</p>

<p>Work Experience:
- Department Manager, ACE Harware</p>

<p>Awards:
- Presidential Scholarship, Full Tuition Award
- Model UN Top Delegate</p>

<p>Hook:
- First generation immigrant</p>

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<p>what college? What did you take for AP classes in high school?</p>

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<p>I’m at Wayne State right now. I took AP Psych and AP Lang, got an A and a B respectively.</p>

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<p>I would say possibly. It’s difficult for someone to transfer in as a sophomore if they did not get in as a freshman. Usually sophomore transfers were all admitted as freshmen. Some borderline rejects may get in but it’s not too common. Keep up what you’re doing right now and you will almost for sure get in as a Winter transfer after three semesters.</p>

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<p>Now since I have a full ride at Wayne State, if I get accepted to UofM, would it be worth it to go?</p>

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<p>Depends on how much aid you’d get at U of M. No school is worth going into massive debt for.</p>

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<p>@romani - That is true. I used the calculator on the UMich website and it put my cost after aid around $10k/year. That is of course something OOS students salivate at lol but is it worth it over my full ride at Wayne State?</p>

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<p>Are there loans in that “aid” package? If it’s just $20k in debt (assuming you take all that $10k in loans, which I’m sure you won’t since you can make money to contribute towards that $10k) then absolutely it’s worth it. I wouldn’t take more than about $30k in loans for undergrad, but that’s just my opinion.</p>

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<p>It was $10k/yr without loans and such. Just $10k out of pocket. Unfortunately, I would not be able to cover that $10k w/o loans, so $30k would be my total undergrad debt after 3 years at UMich. This is opposed to graduating with surplus cash at Wayne State.</p>