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<p>No, “third quartile” means between the 50th percentile and the 25th percentile. “Fourth quartile” would be below the 25th percentile. The OP’s SAT-CR is 660 and SAT-M is 690. Michigan’s middle 50% (25th to 75th percentile) for enrolled freshmen in the fall of 2013 was CR 620-720 and M 650-750. They don’t tell us the 50th percentile, but if you make the reasonable assumption that the 50th percentile is roughly halfway between the 25th and 75th percentiles, you’d get a 50th percentile of 670 CR and 700 M. In each case, then, the OP’s score is a bit below the imputed 50th percentile, i.e., in the third quartile for 2013 enrolled freshmen. It’s also reasonable to assume that the 50th percentile of admitted students is somewhat higher than the 50th percentile for enrolled freshmen, so while I can’t prove it definitively, there’s no question in my mind that the OP’s SAT scores are in the third quartile of all students admitted to Michigan, and likely pretty deep into the third quartile for OOS students admitted to Michigan, for whom the admit rate is much lower than the rate for all applicants because the in-state admit rate is so much higher. The OP’s scores are not bad scores; in fact, they’re quite good. But given the size and strength of Michigan’s OOS applicant pool, they’re certainly not scores that are going to “wow” the admissions committee; on balance, they probably hurt. That’s why I suggested retaking the SAT with the goal to move the scores up into the second quartile (i.e., above the 50th percentile), which could significantly strengthen the application. </p>