<p>Alright so I was just recently denied from the University of Michigan. Not too happy but I have already started my Winter transfer application. I am completely at a loss as to why I was denied but I'm over it. Could anyone offer advice on anything that would help? Literally anything, here are some of my stats.</p>
<p>Senior Class President
NHS President
3.91 GPA unweighted
30 ACT
5 on AP Biology, 4 on AP Calculus... (Also took AP Chem and English)
Academic All-State Football
Football, Baseball
Model UN, Link Crew, Student Council
Graduated with over 40 college credits from local community college.</p>
<p>.....Did I mention I am also a white male? :'(... Not sure if that is rectifiable though lol</p>
<p>Hey I strongly would recommend doing the year out at the college you’re at; I’m 100% serious, a lot of people don’t get in after 1 semester or even 1 year.</p>
<p>andydai92- Yeah bro I know, and you bet I will!</p>
<p>zinthafan- I understand your recommendation but I should also mention I have been in regular contact with a UM admissions councilor and she strongly suggested I re-apply for the Winter Semester…</p>
<p>Oh and what would your guys opinion be on writing my next free style essay on affirmative action? Too cheeky? It’s definitely something I can be passionate about…</p>
<p>First off, are you in-state or out-of-state?</p>
<p>If you’re in-state you should have gotten in, if you’re out-of-state you probably should have gotten in, but no guarantees.</p>
<p>Anyways, the rest of my answer is based on the fact that you’re in-state.</p>
<p>Last year (and apparently this year too) the admissions staff actually denied students who were “over-qualified” that they thought wouldn’t accept their admissions offer. Crazy, I know, but it was an effort to improve that all-elusive USNWR ranking. It’s probably too late for the fall, but you should still try this following procedure:</p>
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<li>Try to get a meeting with some admissions officer (this is the hardest part)</li>
<li>Travel to Ann Arbor (hopefully with your parents) for the meeting with a check for a large percentage of your tuition (maybe ~$1000-$1500)</li>
<li>Tell the admissions staff you’ll give them the check on the spot if they accept you.</li>
<li>If that doesn’t work I would try to transfer during the winter (make sure you ace your community college classes) and write a good essay.</li>
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<p>Side note: This literally happened to my brother a year ago (although his test scores were a little higher) and some of his other friends. We’re Ann Arbor residents though and all 4 of my parents/stepparents worked at Michigan at some point, so we had a lot of connections. All of my brothers and his friends who were “wrongfully” denied admissions got in.</p>
<p>Hope you get in. I just graduated there with an engineering degree myself.</p>
<p>That is such an interesting concept! Although I think I am far from over-qualified I also have no ideas of my own… So I like yours :)… But in all seriousness I just submitted my app for the winter, do you think it would help to visit the admissions office?</p>