<p>Hi everyone I know these are more for moral support than actual chances but I was wondering what others thought my chances would be to getting into University of Michigan as a transfer student for Winter 2015.
I received horrible grades in high school I think I graduated around a 1.9 GPA in 2006. I then tried to go to a community college and ended up dropping out after a year and a half with a bunch of Withdrawals and withdrawals while failing. I then joined the US Navy (2008- 2012) I left the Navy with an Honorable Discharge. I have since returned to school and will be finishing my AA in the fall. My current GPA is a 3.47 that has been increasing every quarter along with my credit load. Before applying I will be participating in a study abroad program in England for the month of July. The two classes from that will bump me above a 3.5 to around a 3.57 after which I will be joining the Phi Theta Kappa honors society. Also UM allows me to apply as an in state student.
1. Should I take an SAT or ACT just to have good scores to turn in as well or am I so far out of High school that it does not matter?
2. How important are the classes that I have singed up for in the fall when looking at applying?
3. I will have 79 credits for transferring I know they only take so many, but does anyone know how they decide which ones to take?
4. As a backup school I am also applying to MSU <-- Chances for MSU as well if you don't mind
26 years old White Male</p>
<p>Anything helps open to all advise. Thank you all for your time</p>
<p>I think you have a pretty good shot at LSA, especially if you can get your GPA near 3.6 as you’ve mentioned. Two most important factors are credit hours and GPA, you want >55 credit hours (Junior standing) and as high as of a GPA as possible, higher you are better your shot.</p>
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<li>I wouldn’t take the SAT or ACT, but you can call admissions and get their opinion </li>
<li>They matter, but the most important thing I can say on this note is make sure the credit transfers (<a href=“UM Transfer Credit Equivalencies”>http://www.ugadmiss.umich.edu/TCE/Public/CT_TCESearch.aspx</a>)</li>
<li>They’ll only take 60 credits, but I’m going to reckon that some of your classes: don’t transfer, are worth less credit hours, or are departmental credit; if you end up over the count, I’d assume - just a guess - that they’ll talk with you about it somehow and opt out of taking the departmental credit</li>
<li>The trick with MSU is that you NEED specific courses -sometimes more specific class requirements than UM oddly enough- for popular majors you’re applying too, just make sure you have the required courses and I’d say you’re in (<a href=“https://admissions.msu.edu/admission/transfer_limitedEnrollment.asp”>https://admissions.msu.edu/admission/transfer_limitedEnrollment.asp</a>)</li>
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<p>I transferred from MSU to UM this past semester, Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for information! Would anyone on here have an idea on how they view not having your language requirements? I was going to fulfill it at my CC but they do not offer the language I was hoping to take. Thanks again MaxSDax </p>
<p>What’s the highest math level you’ve taken? What do you want to study? Use a transfer equivalency list to see how many transferable credits you have, and then use those courses only to calculate your GPA. Let us know if the GPA rises or lowers with those credits.</p>
<p>My older brother just transferred to UM with a 3.9 CC GPA and 45 credits. You’re wasting time staying at a CC for another semester. With that many credits you should already be at a 4 year university. Most universities don’t accept more than 55-60 incoming credits from 2 year schools. With a 3.5 acc GPA you will qualify for decent scholarship to regional 4-years like Western, Grand Valley and Oakland U.</p>
<p>I think you’d get accepted to State immediately with your current stats, assuming you’ve taken the science (ISB and ISP), freshman writing, and college level algebra requirements. Make sure your transcript has W’s and not 0.0 final grades, even if you’ve retaken them, State will factor them into your GPA. Note State’s transfer seats fill up. But they might be able to still work some magic to get you in for the fall semester. Or you can easily be registered at a regional 4-year in an afternoon.</p>
<p>Major- History
Highest Math- Math 142 (College Mathematics) Last math required for my AA
Using Equivalency GPA 3.54 which is really close to my overall</p>
<p>I am out of state so most of my credits will be under review wont be surprised to lose up to half. I will have 79 credits and an AA, but most likely only be bringing 35-55 credits. I do however get to apply as an in state student thanks to their policy on veterans. Not sure what ISB or ISP are. For my Associates I needed two science with lab classes which is 4 credits each I filled this requirement with two Astronomy lab/classes. The only W grades are from my first time at college over six years ago. </p>
<p>I am also looking to transfer from a community college to University of Michigan, and have stalked the transfer threads for U of M to chance myself. By doing so, and going to Michigan’s website, I can say with utmost certainty that you do NOT need to take the ACT or SAT as a transfer student. They say this on their website. I also found on their website a course list guide for transfer students. For my school, Macomb Community College, I know that I need only 3 credits in quantitative reasoning…like College Physics, Statistics, Analytic Physics. (Granted, I needed to take a prerequisite course to be able to take Physics.) I also plan on applying to LSA with a major in Classics, if that helps. </p>
<p>Here’s the link: <a href=“Michigan Transfer Agreement | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions”>Michigan Transfer Agreement | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions;
I would try to find your school, and look over the suggested courses.
I’m curious as to what language you were interested in taking that your school did not offer? For my major I know I need 4 years proficiency in Latin and 3 years in Ancient Greek, so I am now concurrently enrolled at Wayne State and Macomb Community College to begin to satisfy these requirements for my major. Maybe you could do the same for yours? At least get one semester of a language squeezed in, that would be better than nothing.</p>
<p>Once you have registered there. But, if you have already fulfilled the requirement before being accepted to U of M then it does not matter. The only thing may be that you have to take a proficiency test in that language. But since you are applying for Winter, you might as well just take your language requirements at U of M.</p>