FAFSA Parent

I've heard a number of people who didn't get in for the fall semester are enrolling for the summer semester with the thoughts thta if they did well, they will be a shoe-in to get admitted in the Fall.

Any strength is this theory?

nomadba3

nope 10 char

GoBlue81

You can always enroll in the summer as a non-degree student. But there is no way you can get in the Fall term even if you get all A's ... wrong admission cycle.

GoBlue81

In fact, most universities will tell you that if you take summer courses there after your junior year, it will have no effect on your admission chances the following year.

res ipsa

Enrolling as a non-degree student will not get you admitted for fall. There are rumors that if you apply for admittance in Summer rather than Fall it will help you get in but I question whether there is any truth to this.

kmcmom13

FAFSA, I think you're confusing the bridge/conditional admit program with something that is elective.

Some students who might appear to be marginal admits for fall (doesn't mean they are, just means they maybe come from a school board known to be weak, or might have had some other glitches in performance where Umich just wants to make sure they have tools for success) are admitted "IF" they first attend the summer bridge program and pass those courses.

You cannot ask to do this. Umich offers it to a few students who either come from challenging backgrounds, or underperforming school boards (Detroit, a lot of times) etc.

Hope that clears it up.
Cheers,
K

MichorPlan2

KMC, you are correct. D's friend was offered admission but only if he started with the summer session. He was told that he would be able to continue at UM, if he performed satisfactorily in his summer classes. He did great and continued at UM, where he has around a 3.5 GPA. I don't know if it works out this well for everyone, but it worked out great for him.

Lisa1931

The program has been around since 1987 and it has been very successful with all who has attended. My D who has a strong 3.97 GPA is attending the program which I have no doubt she'll be successful in. And I think U of M feels the same way because they have also already given her a nice 4 year scholarship. I think the summer bridge program is a great way to get started.