<p>Hello! I am from out of state.</p>
<p>My GPA unweighted is a 3.5 but 3.77 weighted.</p>
<p>I have a 29 ACT...33 English 31 Reading 28 Science 25 Math</p>
<p>1230 ACT, but 1940 with writing (I had a 710 writing, 620 reading, and 610 math)</p>
<p>I have a lot of extra curriculars, including leadership positions, National Honor Society, sports, and a lot of volunteer work.</p>
<p>Good essays and very good recommendations.</p>
<p>Please give me your honest opinion!!!!</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat as you, we have similar stats. I’m instate though and I got deferred during Early Action. UofM is likely a high-reach for you.</p>
<p>ehhhhhhhh im not sure if thats encouraging or not haha</p>
<p>i’ll be straight with you… maybe 5% chance… that 5% being ur a guy in some LSA departments or a girl in COE or an URM</p>
<p>^ ***? His chances are better than that…if your essays and ECs are really good, I’d say it’s a decent reach (but better than 5%…). If you’re a dude in nursing/girl in CoE/URM, then you have a better chance.</p>
<p>low GPA, 29 ACT, and OOS… I’m not going any higher than 5%</p>
<p>the gpa makes it a reach</p>
<p>redsox, Michigan only considers unweighed GPA. Anything under 3.7 will hurt your chances. Your ACT and SAT are also lower than the Michigan standard. Definitely use your ACT score as it is relatively higher than your SAT. It is too bad your math score isn’t higher (at least a 28). </p>
<p>I agree, Michigan is a significant reach unless you are an URM, in which case, Michigan is a slight reach.</p>
<p>how do you know they only consider unweighted gpa? And if they do that means their average gpa is 3.8 UW?</p>
<p>Yes, the average GPA of 3.8 is unweighed. Michigan looks at individual grades, not at GPA, so the extra weight assigned to honors and AP classes by high schools is overlooked. Michigan will expect a majority of As with only few Bs.</p>
<p>Alexandre knows about as much as anybody who’s allowed to talk about it. It is consistent with the statements of the admissions officers that the unweighted GPA is the number one factor in admissions decisions. They look at rigor of curriculum as the number two factor. The results you see posted on cc suggest that high GPA is what is wanted. There were more students with lower GPA’s and higher test scores deferred than vice versa. It appears the best approach is take the most difficult classes that you can get A’s in and if you can’t get an A you may be better taking a less rigorous course.</p>
<p>Actually, I think taking the most rigorous courses and getting a few Bs is the best policy. Of course, you should get more As than Bs and maintain a UW GPA around 3.8, but Michigan likes to know that you challenged yourself. Most of the people I know at my school who only took rigorous courses they could get As in got deferred (Michigan admits 30-40 kids at my school every year, this year being an exception because of the more competitive admissions process). </p>
<p>Obviously I’m only speaking from experience, so take what I said with a grain of salt. But I think prospective students will benefit from challenging themselves. Alexandre is right though, a high UW GPA is crucial.</p>
<p>Take all the hardest classes and get A’s is my advice…</p>