80 points GPA
12 points SAT scores
10 points Academic strength of high school
8 points Strength of high school curriculum
10 points Michigan resident
6 points Underrepresented Michigan county
2 points Underrepresented state
4 points Legacy admission
3 points Essay
5 points Personal achievement
5 points Leadership and service
20 points Socio-economic disadvantage
20 points Underrepresented racial-ethnic minority
5 points Men in nursing
20 points Scholarship athlete
20 points Provost’s discretion
I found this on the web site related to University of Michigan, and I am wondering if Ivy Leagues are doing the same thing (with higher standards, of course) to determine their decision?
<p>UMich doesn't use that scale anymore. They dropped the points system two years ago. They have a holistic approach now.</p>
<p>Can you know what method the admission officers use to decide on whether or no the student should get accepted?</p>
<p>Yes you can. (well, to an extent - No one REALLY knows how an admissions officer is able to select one applicant over another.) You can check each school's admissions web site to get more info on how the selection process works.</p>
<p>For example, the scale that Michigan used this past year in their selection process is at the web site (and I'm sure it'll be about the same for next year).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.admissions.umich.edu/process/%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.umich.edu/process/</a></p>
<p>frequency, it is this scale that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last year who found that "points" could not be given for URM status, but that ethnic background could be taken into account in the process. This scale no longer is used at U of M.</p>