Chance me please, deferred and confused.

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<p>Hey, I was recently deferred from U of M. After other people in my school with mediocre statistics started getting accepted, I was very disappointed. My SAT score is 2340, with 800 in both reading and writing sections. I took the ACT once and scored a 32, and I'm a National Merit Semi-Finalist. But I do understand why I wasn't accepted right away, and that's because of my sub-par GPA as its a 3.5 with 8 AP courses taken, along with a College course dual enrollment. I'm wondering after I send in my 7th semester grades which are all A's, what plausible achievements should I strive for and what are my chances? Thanks for any replies ^^</p>

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<p>were u the one with a disciplinary issues? there should be a hole in ur application, somewhere…</p>

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<p>Haha no I have never had disciplinary issues, I understand that my GPA puts me into a lesser group of applicants but I’m just wondering what I can do…</p>

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<p>If you have all As 7th semester you’ll very likely be accepted.</p>

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<p>i’ve heard that sending a letter stating that the school in question is you’re top choice, (as long as it actually is…) along with your new awards/grades/achievements, helps with deferrals</p>

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<p>Also, I think if I chose a far easier course load, then my GPA would have been very close to a 4.0. Thus this is the dilemma, with my test scores is it better to have taken easy classes and have guaranteed my seat at U of M than challenge myself? Also my junior year was a 3.9 while my sophomore year was a disaster. Upward trends do help eh?</p>

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<p>I think you should be fine. But remember, U of M has a holistic admissions process. How were your ECs? Essays? Did you do anything that would’ve stood out to them?</p>

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<p>Just so you know, U of M weights the GPA the most heavily. However, since you have an UPWARD trend, which they like, and all As this semester (provided equal rigor in courseload this year) I feel you are a very likely candidate to come off the list and get accepted.
Depending on the rep of your school, 3.5 - 3.6 becomes a bit of a outlier on the GPA front unless they see a trend or hear a good reason (eg. rough year).
Good luck, and get those grades in asap!
Cheers,
K</p>