<p>Hi. I'm an asian male from NJ. I want to see if i have a shot at UMICH college of engineering. This is my top choice for college. Hopefully i have some hope. So far, i got in UIUC, Penn State, and Purdue engineering schools. </p>
<p>My not so good stats are 3.1 Unweighted GPA (Took all Honors and AP's in math, science, and history.) Did really bad freshmen and soph year. However, got all A's first marking period in senior year with AP courses in Biology, Calc AB, and Stats. Sent them my 1st marking period grades. (I attend the 3rd ranked public school in NJ, we do not rank.)
SAT 1: 2050 , M(760)+V(660)= 1420
SAT 2: 730 Physics, 750 Math 2c, 780 Math 1c
Got good recs and essays i think, decent ec's. Thanks for your resposnes, be honest. :-(</p>
<p>Calculate your UMich GPA...it will give you and everyone else a much better idea of your chances. To calculate a Mich GPA, use only your ACADEMIC courses from sophomore and junior years. Drop all of your + and - grades and make sure everything is unweighted (Ex: B+ in AP History would be a 3.0).</p>
<p>Everything looks good except ur gpa even though u took rigorous classes tons of other kids took the same classes u did and got better grades than ur's and also since u applied late and ur outta state u don't have as good as a shot as u might have had provided u apply in october so in my opinion u don't really have a good chance though ur all A's 1st semester will help it probably won't be enough.</p>
<p>I think the two things that are going to end up hurting your chances are your GPA and timing of application. It's good that you've already gotten into a quality engineering program like Illinois already, so you don't have to bank on a Michigan acceptance. Michigan is a big reach for you, but a reachable one if you put enough into the application.</p>
<p>Normally I'd say it's a bit of a reach as well, but if you got in to UIUC engineering, then maybe you send in a really strong app, because admissions to UIUC's engineering program is every bit as competitive as Michigan's.</p>
<p>not really, plenty of people get in UIUC out of state. I sent in my application and got the acceptance two weeks later. and i have just normal stats.</p>
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<p>True, but not in engineering. UIUC Engineering is nearly as competitive as Michigan. I know several people with average stats applying out-of-state to UIUC Engineering ended up getting in but only to arts and sciences.</p>
<p>Pangiummy,
Did you get admitted to UIUC Engineering?</p>
<p>Yea i did. UIUC and UMICH are my top choices. If i got in UMICH, i would go there however, cuz its a better overall school. I am still overjoyed i got into UIUC eng for mechanical engineering. I think it is a miracle lol.</p>
<p>NYao, you must have applied to LAS then, because engineering would very rarely take an OOS applicant with "average stats" in two weeks. I was accepted into UIUC 6 days after I applied, but that's because I applied to LAS, and it's not too hard to get in there. Engineering is a whole different ball game. GoBlue is right, the quality of education in each school is almost identical, but the quality of life at Michigan is much higher, especially for engineers. UIUC is a ridiculous amount of work in engineering and it's not a good college town at all. I know over 50 kids who go there (I'm from IL), and they'd agree.</p>
<p>It appears that both NYao and Pangiummy applied to MechE at UIUC, which is in LAS. So, that is why they were accepted so quickly, it is much easier to get in there. I was accepted in a couple days to engineering at UIUC (electrical, more specifically), but I have above average stats.</p>
<p>I got in Mechanical Engineering which is in college of engineering. And i got in the college of engineering. I dont think there is a mechanical engineering major in LAS. CHeck your sources.</p>
<p>I think your getting confused with chemical engineering which is in LAS, however, acceptance to chemical engineering is just as hard as the other engineering majors in the college of engineering at UIUC.</p>
<p>Maybe UIUC is desperate for out-of-staters then. At Michigan it's harder to get in with OOS status, but since UIUC is severely deficient in OOS students (about 10% of every class) maybe they value it and it actually works in your favor there.</p>