<p>anthony: given your posting history and your current accomplishments, I fear you’ve been listening to very bad advice or just caught up in your own Quixotic journey.</p>
<p>You said you had a 2.8 HS GPA, achieved a 1.2 GPA at Eastern Mich University in one year, dropped out and enrolled part time at U-Michigan Dearborn (not U-Mich AnnArbor). </p>
<p>Recently, you were actively searching out a) how to transfer into Stanford, b) Harvard, c) US Naval Academy (although you were denied out of HS) and now d) Oxford and Cambridge. In HS you were fixated on similar schools including UM, UChgo, NYU, etc. – all arguably out of line with your GPA and ACT comp of 23.</p>
<p>When previously challenged about your direction, you replied “I never give up” or something to that effect. In general, that’s a good spirit to have – given that it’s mated with a modicum of reality. You seem to fail to see that none of those institutions has any incentive to risk accepting you. You should start with achievable small steps. A great one would be to crank out a +3.0GPA at your courses at UM Dearborn and perhaps enroll full time next semester.</p>
<p>As I understand it, you’ve not had a single good semester in College to date. Hopefully, you’re in the midst of one now and can duplicate it in the future.</p>
<p>As for “shooting for the stars”, which seems to be your incessant bent, perhaps you should note that among the many posts where you inquire, no one says “go for it” once you reveal your academics. </p>
<p>This isn’t to be mean or elitist. I would say it’s a recognition of the miniscule chances of transferring/enrolling in the suite of colleges you’re fixated with and the fact that you’ve not yet demonstrated any academic excellence to date. Indeed, your attitude has brought name-calling to you.</p>
<p>Sincerely, please focus on your achievable tasks at hand. Good luck to you.</p>