<p>I really like Michigan and was wondering if it's possible for me to be admitted to their Honors Program. </p>
<p>Personal:
Gender- Female
Ethnicity- Caucasian
State- CT
Senior at a public school
My mother went to Michigan so I would also be a legacy applicant (if that helps??)</p>
<p>Academics:
Classes- All Honors and AP throughout high school (All As except for 2 B+s)
APs- USH (5), Lang and Comp (5). Currently taking Lit and Comp, Chem, Physics B, and Calc BC.
Earned 6 credits from UConn from "Early College Experience" in Latin
Class Rank- 5 of 281, top 1.8%
UW GPA- 3.85
W GPA- 4.77
SAT I- 680 CR, 690 M, 760 W
SAT II- 680 USH, 610 Chem, 590 Latin <strong>I was sick that day and tried to take all three. I'm retaking Chem and trying Lit in October. Will they kill me??</strong>
ACT- just took it, expecting 32ish
PSAT- 204, Commended Student, NMS</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Regularly Volunteer at local hospital, 50+ hrs (12)
Secretary of NHS chapter (11,12)
Drama Club (9-12)
School Band (9-12), Treasurer-11, Secretary-12, Section Leader:10-12
Brass Quintet (9-12)
Summer Youth Theater (9-12)
Job at local Bakery (12)
Tutor (12)
Mock Trial (10-12)
Dance Lessons (14 years, since age 3), Assistant Teacher (9-12)
Gardener at local Arts Center (7-12)
French Horn lessons (grades 4-12), have auditioned for and made Regional groups
Philosophical Society (11,12)
Leo's Club (10-12)
UConn School of Exploratory Chemistry Research Experience and Training (week long summer chem program,12)
Latin Honors Society (12)
Participant in National Chemistry Olympiad (11,12)
JV Lacrosse (10)
Pep Band (12)</p>
<p>Recommendations:
Latin Teacher (had the same teacher from 7th to 12th grade, knows me very well)
Chemistry Teacher (TOLD me she was going to write me a glamorous letter before I even asked)
Guidance Counselor (knows my whole family and works closely with me due to NHS)</p>
<p>It’s possible. You would probably need to apply for it. Let’s see if you get admitted first. I would consider you a match for U-M. I wouldn’t base my decision on whether to attend based on whether you are invited to the honors program.</p>
<p>Definately applied EA. You have a strong chance of admission and a good chance for honors LSA. However, follow res ipsa’s advise and don’t base your desire to attend on being admitted to honors. It will likely make little difference in your experience at UM.</p>
<p>D was really happy that she got into Honors-LSA. But once admitted, she loved the Honors housing (South Quad) and HATED Great books. I agree with the other poster, don’t let being in Honors be a deciding factor for Mich. BTW: D ABSOLUTELY loves Michigan. BTW2: If you get in Honors, take Civilization (not sure of the full name). You can thank me later.</p>
<p>Well, the general consensus is that Great Books is the way to go if you prefer reading a lot, and Classic Civ is the way to go if you would prefer less reading, but more writing. Also, about 90% of honors students take Great Books, so you have a larger community around you to relate to. The material in the two courses is very similar. Great Books is more literature-based, while Classic Civ is more of a history course.</p>
<p>But, as everyone’s mentioned, don’t let honors be a determining factor in whether or not you attend. The only difference in being in honors is you have access to honors sections of classes (expected to take 8 honors courses in first 4 semesters), single credit honors seminars, and guaranteed housing in South Quad, which is actually a very nice safety net, considering the other option is the possibility of being put on North Campus.</p>
<p>I’d say you are a high match for UMich and a low-to-medium match for honors. Honors puts a lot of emphasis on the application essay that you write for it. I had slightly better stats than you and was informed directly by one of the advisors that I was a fringe candidate based on stats, and was pushed over the edge by my essay. So make sure you put a lot of effort into that. Your reasonably high number of ECs will help you too, so make sure you make them known when you apply (on the regular app).</p>
<p>Also, sidenote: don’t bother retaking/taking anymore SAT IIs and don’t make a big deal about sending them in… It is a widely known truth that UMich does not consider SAT IIs in any significant way when making admissions decisions. Your scores are about average and won’t help your application anyway, if you had a 760+ in anything, you’d maybe want to send that in. But as they are, it won’t make a difference.</p>
<p>I actually really loved Michigan, but, being out of state, the price is wicked high. My parents think that being admitted to the Honors Program could boost merit scholarships and whatnot. I would definitely attend if I wasn’t in the Honors Program, I was just wondering if I should consider it.</p>
<p>Your Honors status has no effect on your chances for a scholarship from UM. Honors itself does not award scholarships to incoming students and all scholarship awards (both merit and need based) are awarded through the Office of Financial Aid and through the LSA Scholarships Office (for LSA students), but those decisions are made independently of Honors. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>