Chances of getting into University of Michigan?

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Hi. I’m currently in my junior year of high school and I was wondering if anyone could provide me with tips or advice regarding getting into UMich. Just to give you all some background information, I just moved to Michigan from another state so I’ll have attended two separate high schools. My unweighted GPA is a 3.71 and my weighted is a 4.15, I’m hoping with my AP classes this year, I will be able to boost it. I’m taking the SAT in November and I have been vigorously studying and preparing with a tutor, I’m hoping to get a 1400+.

In regard to my extra-curricular and co-curricular activities: I participated in student government as class president during my sophomore year in which I acted as communications liaison between the administration and my grade and planned/facilitated school events and fundraisers. I competed on Varsity Debate as cross-examiner 9th through 10th grade and participated in Model United Nations during my sophomore year. I also co-founded and acted as operations manager for a student-governed club, centered around community activism/service – we raised money for refugees, held a donation drive for domestic violence victims, hosted a children’s event at a local college about environmental awareness. This was all done at my previous high school.

At my new high school, I am planning to join Forensics Team and Model U.N. to continue on the path of competitive speech and debate activities. Additionally, I am involved with Future Problem Solvers, Environmental Activism Club and National Honor Society. I’m hoping I will excel enough that I will hold leadership positions in one or more of these activities come my senior year. Outside of school, I volunteer once to twice a week at the local nursing home, engaging in activities with residents with impaired memory (Alzheimer’s, Dementia, etc.)

If I were to attend UMich (specifically LSA) I would want to major in International Studies, Political Science or something of that nature. Is it worth it to apply Early Action? And given this information, if I boost my GPA and receive a high SAT score, do I have a strong chance of getting accepted?

Thank you in advance!

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I forgot to mention the rigor of my coursework. During my sophomore year, I took AP Human Geography, AP US History, Honors French, Honors English, Honors College Algebra, and Chemistry. This year, I am taking AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Lang, AP EnvSci, Precalculus, and French. I will continue to take high level courses during my senior year.

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Your course rigor is fine, but you need to focus on your GPA which is at the low side right now.

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Agree that your GPA is on the lower side. But make sure you are using your UMich UW GPA. I just advised a friend who was worried her kids UW GPA was low that her child had a 3.95 as far as UMich was concerned and not the 3.68 that appeared on her transcript because she was a heavy A- kid and those covert to 4.0’s on UMich scale.

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Oh okay, I was not aware that UMich used a different UW GPA. I recalculated it & it is 3.83 unweighted not 3.71

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3.83 is a lot better than 3.71 although it is still below admission average. Try to bring it up further and also work on the test preparations. You should aim for 1450+ to have an above average score.