<p>I’m currently a second semester sophomore at the University of Michigan - Dearborn. It’s not that bad of a school, but I’ve been thinking about changing my career goals. I know this university can’t offer me the things I want that will be able to take me where I want to go after graduation (i.e. experience, research, and the degree I want)</p>
<p>I want to transfer and I have a school in mind (Purdue). I know the university has rolling admissions but I want to hold off until 2011 because filing for FAFSA has become a headache for me recently and I know I will not be able to do it by their march 1st deadline. I’ll be an out of state student, so I really need all of the things that financial aid could offer me.</p>
<p>My questions are: Would transfering after my junior year be a dumb move? I realize that I’ll be giving up a lot of credits, but I don’t mind pushing myself back two semsters (who isn’t taking a victory lap these days, anyway?) Also, because it took me a while to realize what I actually wanted to do, my GPA is not in a place where it should be. By the time I apply I’ll hopefully keep it at a steady 3.2-3.3 (I want to get into their behavioral neuroscience program [college of liberal arts]). Do I even have a chance of getting accepted? I realize I’m not applying for one of their hard programs, but the school does have a good name so I wouldn’t expect those getting accepted as transfer students to have a low GPA.</p>