a little unsettled...help?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>UMich is popular at my school, the University rep that came for an info session said that any kids applying from my school better send them in pronto (as in, by 10/31,) knowing the caliber of the students here and the sheer number that apply. Problem is, I wasn't there as I was taking a big test, and I knew it'd be crowded anyway. If I get mine sent in by the end of November, do I still have a good shot?</p>

<p>In a nutshell: </p>

<p>"very competitive" high school (not sure if that means anything since most kids say the same of theirs) does not rank, offers 25 APs</p>

<p>Caucasian, Out-of State--Maryland</p>

<p>3.9 UWgpa, 4.5 Wgpa
highest combined scores 1350/1600 and 2120/2400. (670M 680V 770W)
highest scores in one sitting 1330/1600 and 2100/2400 (650M 680 V 770W)</p>

<p>How does UMich approach the writing section?</p>

<p>4 years cross country
3 years advanced Show Choir, nationally competitive
Spanish Nat'l Honors Society -Secretary, and tutor.
Member of Gay/Straight Alliance
Maryland Distinguished Scholars Honorable Mention
Summer program w/ Putney Student Travel, Dominican Rep community service (1 yr)</p>

<p>APs:
Junior Year
AP English Lang (4)
AP Environmental (4)
AP Spanish Lang (did not take exam that year)</p>

<p>Senior Year...this far
AP English Literature--A (thrilled :) )
AP Human Geography--A
AP Psychology --A</p>

<p>mostly honors otherwise, the only non-honors are electives that I took in my own personal interest, not as "joke" courses. </p>

<p>Major--Environmental Studies</p>

<p>thoughts?</p>

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<p>Strong shot, besides that Gay/Straight alliance nonsense.</p>

<p>Just get it in as soon as possible.</p>

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<p>lol. You'll be popular at Michigan.</p>

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<p>UM doesn't consider writing scores and it's supposedly one of the most accepting colleges toward gays, lesbians, transgenders, hobbits, etc so your involvement in that club will have a positive impact on your admissions process.</p>

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<p>Azure, are you sure about not counting writing AT ALL!?</p>

<p>I mean, if that were true, why would they require ACT +writing?</p>

<p>I would understand if like most colleges, they didn't put much weight on the writing, but not counting it at all...?!??!?!</p>

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<p>interesting responses. One of you says my supprt of the GSA is nonsense? is that because I'm solely a member and not an officer? or what?
Another says it'll be an important factor toward my acceptance.
And yet another says, in jest, that I'll be popular there? For what reason? haha</p>

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<p>Everyone I've spoken to at UM has said that the SAT Writing isn't considered in the admissions process. Reeso33, I meant that since UM is very supportive of gays, lesbians, and company, your involvement in that club might be more advantageous to your admissions process as opposed to if you were involved in a club like "15th century literature lovers" or something like that.</p>

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<p>yeah I figured that's what you meant. I suppose my question was more toward epsilon, who's completely disagreed.</p>

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<p>Michigan's a match for you.</p>

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<p>No, I just meant that I think those types of clubs are weird and useless in their own right. </p>

<p>I say, give gays/lesbians/what have you all the right they want so they can shut up and go away.</p>

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<p>says more about you than the club. but anyway thanks, now i know what you mean. :)</p>

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<p>Those clubs are a joke, straight up. To propose that we should form a sort of "alliance" between gays and straights not only implies a sort of abnormality for the gay people, but also implies separation. It's like a Malcolm X approach to sexuality, hahaha. I don't think we should have to go and shake hands with gay people and be like "Yes, we're allied." It should be NOT A DAMN PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. It shouldn't be GSA... It should be Mother-****ing-christ-we're-actually-equal-so-let's-just-ignore-our-differences-and-not-hope-for-greater-divisions-through-stupid-implications-of-stupid-people.</p>

<p>I don't know, they're all just hopping on a bandwagon hoping that it's moral without actually thinking. And maybe they're just looking for an excuse to not have to talk for that one day in class. No matter what though, it's a ****ing joke.</p>

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<p>Dude, right on. These gays keep thinking that they want all their marriage rights and all that s-h-i-t, when in reality the only thing holding them back is the intense separation they cause.</p>

<p>Evangelicals should give up their fight, let them have all the rights they want, and maybe the gays will just shut up and go away because there will be nothing left to argue over.</p>

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<p>Hehe, how surprising, a guy just wants some advice on college admissions and we get digress onto something else. Going back to hopping on the bandwagon, what do you guys think of the whole Rev. Ted Haggard scandal?</p>

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<p>I'm a girl. and awheio, that's kind of what it is. we aren't forging alliances. just repping the people out there who actually realize that we are mother****ing equal. ie non stupid people. might imply separation but there is one unfortunately. oh well.</p>

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<p>epsilon...your point has some validity..but I'd def. revise some of the tone...I think you def run the risk of needlessly offending people.</p>

<p>KB</p>

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<p>epsilon...your point has some validity..but I'd def. revise some of the tone...I think you def run the risk of needlessly offending people.</p>

<p>KB</p>

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<p>epsilon...your point has some validity..but I'd def. revise some of the tone...I think you def run the risk of needlessly offending people.</p>

<p>KB</p>

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<p>STOP JUDGING US! WE ARE THE GAY STAIGHT ALLIANCE! OF COURSE WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH FORMING ALLIANCES!!!!</p>

<p>...<em>eye roll</em></p>

<p>My school's GSA is 100% straight people, haha.</p>

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<p>ey, I said, we aren't "forging them," not "we have nothing to do with them.</p>