Is it morally okay if I list this $100k grant under my achievements?

[DramaMama2021]

@cam2932

Final word of advice: it is extremely difficult to get the kind of research experience that you are describing as an undergraduate. It typically only happens at less competitive schools that cannot fund postdocs and have limited graduate students to rely on. You are much better off staying put and continuing to gain research experience at your current school and leveraging that to go on to grad school elsewhere. Lab and research experience goes a long way for grad admissions and postdoc offers, and selective schools with top grad programs rarely offer undergrad research experience like you are describing.

This.

Take advantage of the amazing opportunities at UMich and use that to apply to grad school at the “prestigious” schools you’ve set your eyes on. You could be throwing away that option and burning bridges by applying to transfer now.

ETA: As someone else mentioned, it is also unlikely that a school that rejected your application last year would accept it this year.