Transferring from Northwestern to Umich? Advice and insight
I’m considering applying to the Umich transfer cycle for next Spring semester (Spring 2027) and was looking for some thoughts/ perspectives on this. Mostly I’m considering this bc the quarter system here at nu is killer and not my type of pace at all. I’d much rather take 6 courses over ~4 months than 3 courses every 9 weeks with a midterm pretty much every two weeks. I just feel like I’m not learning much with the rush.
Also, the vibe of Evanston and the campus in general I feel like doesn’t really fit me. It’s pretty small and I think I’d do better at a bigger school more engrained in the city like umich is. Another Michigan plus is that I have a ton more friends at Umich already since I’m originally from Michigan. These reasons, as well as a few other things that I feel have just stacked up to the point where I’m kinda done with nu and rly want to just transfer.
For further context, I’m hoping to transfer from nu’s engineering school to umich’s engineering school.
If you have any advice or insight into this, it’d be much appreciated.