So I’m instate, the University of Michigan is a couple minutes from my house, but my GPA right now is a 3.423, and I believe it is UW, but I’m not sure if on Powerschool UW or W GPA is shown? The reason my GPA is kind of low is because I took APUSH last year and did pretty badly, and for other classes I just overall had teachers that did a pretty crappy job at teaching. I want to get into Engineering, but i dont know how good thats looking at this point. I am currently taking an Engineering class at my school and have an A+ in that class however. Also, I havent taken the ACT or SAT yet, but so far, what are my chances of getting in if I apply to UoM Engineering?
No way to tell without test scores
Powerschool just show whatever your school wants, so it is hard to tell if it is uw or wGPA. Nevertheless, 3.423 is rather low either way. For UMich CoE, the average admission GPA has been around 3.9. An upward trend would still help and junior grades are most important for college application. You do need to get a test score soon. At least, you should have a practice score by now, or you are really behind others.
I’m a junior in Semester 1 right now, am I still behind though if I’m taking the SAT in April and took the PSAT last month?
You can check this year’s thread showing some stats of kids getting in or deferred during the EA round: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1809849-university-of-michigan-ea-class-of-2020-thread.html#latest
You will need nearly perfect grades in junior year in the most rigorous curriculum and high ACT (33+) scores. Michigan looks favorably upon local schools, Keep in mind that many local and in-state students are deferred but are ultimately admitted ; you may fall into that category so it is important to keep up your grades through your senior year so you have a bit more of a track record.
My son attends one of the local schools, and at his school you tend to see rejections starting below about 3.6 GPA and 28 ACT on a consistent basis . (Your guidance counselor will know the range for your HS). In-State admission rate is around 50%, but engineering is in the 28% range so you will need to be a stronger than the average applicant - especially in math.
If you have not even practice once with SAT and get a practice score, you are a little bit behind. Ideally, you should finish all SAT/ACT by the end of Junior year.