University of Michigan-Flint

You will be considered for Merit Scholarships if:

• You have at least a 3.9 GPA with at least a 31 ACT (Full-Ride Merit Scholarship), or
• you have at least a 3.8 GPA with at least a 28 ACT ($3K/4 Years), or
• you have at least a 3.4 GPA with at least a 25 ACT ($2K/4 Years), or
• you have at least a 3.2 GPA with at least a 22 ACT ($1K/4 Years).

*Two letters of recommendation and a personal essay are also required for Full-Ride Merit Scholarship consideration.

All other awards are based on the strength of the applicant pool and available funds.

If you complete an application by July 1, 2012, and are entering in the Fall semester, you will be strongly considered for:

University Scholar Award: Full-ride scholarships (2 year) for transfer students. 
Eligibility: Fall application with at least 50 transferable credit hours with a GPA of 3.8 or higher and 2 letters of reference.

In order to be considered for a merit scholarship, you must complete and submit the following to the Office of Admissions.

The deadline for submitting Merit scholarship applications is December 1 for Freshmen, and July 1 for Transfer students.

1. Application: A completed application, including official transcripts and ACT/SAT test scores (test scores only required for high school students).
   
   
2. A personal statement (required only for full-ride merit scholarship consideration).  While you may write about any subject in your personal statement, you might choose to discuss some of the following:
   
   - Reason for choosing your major
   - Intended career field
   - Motivation to go to college
   - Obstacles or struggles that you have overcome to pursue your education
   
   
3. Two letters of recommendation (required only for full-ride merit scholarship consideration).
   

Visit www.umflint.edu/admissions/AdmitChecklistFreshmen.htm for complete application requirements or call (810) 762-3300 for information.