im a freshman at Rutgers university (NJ) and I did not apply to UM when I was in high school. I am a psychology major
and have lots of volunteering and work for my EC’s as well as clubs in college.
I did well in High School (3.8 gpa).
The only problem is my current gpa is a 2.5. I know this is terrible but I’m doing so bad here because I’ve had such a bad experience that its messed with how I’m doing in my classes. I put this in my commonapp essay and I know that the chances are slim but this is the only school I truly love and I’m really praying and want some other people’s feedback 
In my opinion, saying that you didn’t like the time at the school is not an excuse to get a 2.5 GPA. I hope you get in, but remember, YOU chose Rutgers for college. It’s not the school’s fault you had a bad time. Unless you had like a family member die or someone in your family got a disease, it’s completely your choice how your experience at college goes. I think it is very unlikely, to be honest.
Agree with @ab2002
thanks for the feedback. I rather not say my personal reasons but they don’t have to do with me having a “bad time” at school. my grades are going to ruin any shot I have at going to a good school. I have no idea where to transfer to and I’m really stuck. any school suggestions preferably south and medium to small are greatly appreciated.
@hopelesstrnsfr You do have a few choices. Either stick it out for another year at Rutgers and raise your GPA so you can transfer to a school like UM as a junior, or go to junior college for a year to accomplish the same goal, or you can transfer to a less selective college right now. If you are looking for a school that is academically comparable to Rutgers that wants a 2.5 GPA transfer student then I don’t know what to tell you.
Since you’re only a freshman I think you should just stay at Rutgers another year and focus on bringing your GPA up. If you do well sophomore year you can probably bring your cume to like a 3.3 then maybe you’ll have a slight shot