transfers

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if you weren’t a competitive applicant to Y as a freshman

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Am I a viable candidate? I’m a lock for U-Mich, the top public school in the nation, so I think Yale would at least give me a 2nd look.

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<p>Competitive is different from viable. My definition of competitive is to be accepted or WL as a freshman applicant. Yes, UM is a top public, but the range of accepted candidates is extremely wide, particularly for MI residents. So given just that information, it’s difficult to say where you would fall in the Y applicant pool.</p>

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What about transferring after my sophomore year, with 3 semesters under my belt?

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<p>As a jr transfer with an excellent college record (gpa, coursework, LORs, ECs) you would have a “better” chance than as a soph transfer. See this thread on the Transfer Students forum:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/390861-transfer-admissions-101-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/390861-transfer-admissions-101-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Doing well at UMich is not going to make you a standout candidate, as all the other applicants will have done well at their various (and most likely more prestigious) schools.

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<p>Two years ago, 2 of the 24 accepted transfer students came from UM, another came from Ohio State. While the school you come from is a factor, it is not a limiting one. But just so the OP doesn’t get too optimistic, the two soph transfers from these colleges were accepted to Y as freshmen, but matriculated with the top merit scholarships at their schools.</p>