chances of getting into beautiful UMich!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Hi, i already posted this is the "chances" forum but I decided that the Michifan forum was probably a more educated one (lol) and had a better perspective on my chances...</p>

<p>my stats: </p>

<p>SAT: 1430/2170 --- 690 Math, 740 Reading, 740 Writing, 12 essay.
ACT: 32 Composite --- 35 Reading, 35 English, 31 Math, 28 Science, 10 essay.
GPA: 3.92/4.00, 1 B+ sophomore year, rest A's and A-'s
Rank: top 5% school doesnt rank
AP's: AP Euro, AP BC Calc, AP Chem, AP Span Lang
senior year: AP English, AP Stats, AP Span Lit., AP Phys
EC's:
Inducted into Cum Laude Society as a Junior (only 6 chosen)
Senior Class President
Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper
Center-Page Editor Junior Year
(Some newspaper awards)
Chosen to Write the introduction of School Yearbook since sophomore year
Dean's Honor Roll
Placed #1 in yearlong sophomore writing contest, some other writing stuff
Student Council all 4 years
National Merit Scholar Candidate
70-80 hours community service
Prom Committee
Student Member Admissions Board
Varsity Golf, JV Baseball
Youth Baseball Umpire
Camp Counselor for 4 summers (planning to write a humorous, engaging essay about this, show adcoms different side than just numbers)
Piano 10 yrs
Recs: Probably one really great one from my english teacher, one good one from history teacher - cant really get one from math or science teacher, i got A's (A-'s) , but they know i had no work ethic in those classes</p>

<p>also a question about michigan:
would it really help me to apply by mid-september to take advantage of rolling admissions?</p>

<p>thanks for reading this and please be honest!</p>

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<p>yes.. apply as early as possible!!!</p>

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<p>I think you have a good chance...and you know that you have to get a rec from either a math or science teacher, right?</p>

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<p>uh oh no i didnt know that! I thought the thing was you had to get a rec from the guidance counselor and from 1 teacher?</p>

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<p>it could be from any 'academic' teacher. it doesn't have to be just math and science.</p>

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<p>Oh nevermind. I'm mixing up Michigan and Penn.</p>

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<p>You're in. Apply early to put your mind at ease.</p>

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<p>Safety....</p>

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<p>thanks for the encouragement but what exactly do you mean by "you're in" and "safety"? i thought michigan had a pretty decent/selective application process, and since my stats arent really ivy material i thought it would be a perfect match/slight reach?</p>

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<p>Well, Michigan is certainly selective, but since it has a class of 5500ish to fill every year, you don't necessarily need perfect scores.</p>

<p>The middle 50% scores for this past year's class look like this:
GPA 3.7-4.0
SAT 1900-2160
ACT 27-31</p>

<p>which puts you at around the 80-85th percentile for your test scores and above average for your GPA. Combined with your impressive extracurriculars, you have a very strong chance of getting accepted.</p>

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<p>Your stats are definitely good enough for the ivies, I don't know what you're talking about.</p>

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<p>yeah, i agree with CCrunner that you have the stats for an ivy, maybe unless you're asian. i don't know who told you otherwise.</p>

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<p>im not asian (SAT math score would be higher :-) )</p>

<p>its just that whenever i look at other peoples "chances" threads for ivies their stats are usually AWESOME (especially in SAT and EC's), and people even tell THEM that they have no chance</p>

<p>maybe im putting too much faith in the opinions of other CC'ers</p>

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<p>well a lot of people who tell them they have "no chance" are in high school themselves and their comments have no basis...</p>

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<p>thanks</p>

<p>so i guess if youre saying that, then you are saying that id probably have a very good chance at Michigan if I apply early enough? truth is id probably rather go there than to an ivy anyways</p>

<p>im also out of state, i hear that hurts there</p>

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<p>Ivy stats won't necessarily get you in an Ivy, especially these days. Until the high school class of 2010, each year will get tougher. I have two friends with stats similar to yours (slightly better SAT and GPA, but not as strong on ECs) that didn't get into Vanderbilt or Rice. Packaging the right way seems to be more important than ever.</p>

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<p>I'm glad that everybody here is so optimistic about adidas' chances because my stats are almost identical.</p>

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<p>Apply early. That is your best bet. You are going to LOVE Ann Arbor, it's such an awesome city.</p>

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<p>really, ive never been there but ive heard AMAZING things about it....</p>

<p>does Michigan evaluate demonstrated interest heavily in their admissions? because ive never been there to take a tour or interview or anything, just wondering if that could hurt</p>

<p>also, does michigan consider the essay really critically or do they have more of a # based admissions process, like most state schools?</p>

<p>oh and also, does Michigan require SAT II's? or is just the SAT or just the ACT ok? (i got 2170, 32)</p>

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<p>michigan doesn't require SAT II's.</p>

<p>i just visited michigan for the first time ever for the past couple of days and i absolutely LOVED it.</p>