<p>Hello, I'm currently a freshman at University of Michigan-Dearborn and will be a Bioengineering major once the new program begins next year. I have always wanted to attend UMich at Ann Arbor, though my low GPA in high school wouldn't allow it. If I were able to secure a 3.5-3.7 GPA at UMD, what are my chances of getting into Ann Arbor for their graduate program in Biomedical Engineering? Unfortunately, I might be overestimating myself, as I'm sure the program is extremely competitive. Does the fact that I'm UMD hold any weight because it's, officially at least, a campus of the University of Michigan? I'm not sure if it makes a difference at all, but I'll most likely still hold a job throughout my undergraduate years at around 30-35 hours per week as well. Any insight is appreciated, thank you!</p>
<p>The only thing that might make a difference is if there’s any relationship between faculty members at the two schools - your recommendation letters could leverage off that. But there’s no in-state preference for grad students.</p>
<p>Is the job related to biomedical engineering? If so, that would be relevant on applications.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately no, the job isn’t related to the field I’m going into I just wasn’t sure if it mattered at all 
Apart from recommendation letters, what do you think my chances would be if I were able to end up with a 3.5-3.7 GPA? Am I aiming too high?
Thanks again.</p>
<p>“Chances” are totally meaningless, and that’s even more the case for a freshman three years away from applying to graduate school. Your GPA is only one part of the application, and not necessarily the most important. They’re going to look at your GRE scores, your research experience, your letters of recommendation and your research interests as expressed in the statement of purpose.</p>
<p>Nobody can, with any sort of predictability or certainty, tell you how your particular mix is going to play with any given set of graduate admissions committee members and major professors. You could get in with a 3.0 or get rejected with a 3.8, depending on all sorts of factors.</p>
<p>The best advice is to do as well as you can in your classes, develop close relationships with a couple professors and pursue undergraduate research opportunities when they come up.</p>