**Chances?? Please help put my mind at ease**

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>i really need to know if i have a chance of getting in, ill be sending my app in in a few days...</p>

<p>white male, long island public HS, un-hooked</p>

<p>SAT- 1530/2280 (GC wants to write how i got my SAT marks w/o tutors or anything, she thinks that will help)
SATII- 750 Math2, 800 US History, 630 chem
GPA- ~96 unweighted, higher w/o freshmen year, toughest courseload
No rank, top decile</p>

<p>EC's (this is what makes me nervous)
-4 years newspaper, this year Ed-in-chief (i dont know what other schools are like, but this is a MAJOR time commitment, and my teacher rec will show that)
-4 years volunteering every saturday at temple (co-leader), leading services, mentoring kids
(these two are the big ones im passionate about and will mention in essays)
-4 years community service club
-3 years hebrew culture club
-2 years math tutoring
-various other small things</p>

<p>essays: i think they will be excellent
rec's- teachers love me, and one is advisor of newspaper so can write about how much time i spend on that</p>

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<p>are you saying i'm definitely in or are you just messing with me?</p>

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<p>excellent shot with a good shot at honors/scholarships. you should try applying to a few ivies</p>

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<p>i am, but my GC said there was a chance i could be rejected at michigan, and while i know there's a chance i really thought i'd be getting in</p>

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<p>^wait...are you kidding ar not?</p>

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<p>^wait...are you kidding or not?</p>

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<p>maguo1, stop fooling around, i'm seriously worried that im going to end up at my saftey that i really dont want to go to</p>

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<p>maguo1, stop fooling around, i'm seriously worried that im going to end up at my saftey that i really dont want to go to</p>

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<p>Maguo has started pregaming a bit early tonight.</p>

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<p>maguo1, stop fooling around, i'm seriously worried that im going to end up at my saftey that i really dont want to go to</p>

<p>You shouldnt be applying anywhere where you dont want to go</p>

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<p>i know i shouldnt but i have yet to find any safe schools that i really like or think are worth the money</p>

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<p>Don't worry, you'll most probably get in. I know it's easier said than done (I remember waiting for college decisions...I didn't like my future looking unclear...it's scary not having any clue which part of the country you'll be in for the next 4 years of your life), but relax and things will work out, I promise!</p>

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<p>There is ALWAYS a chance you get rejected. I mean...hell they might read your SAT score as 1530/2400 somehow. Or they lose your app. Or somehow there is a typo on your transcript indiciating you have an 86 insetad of 96. But...chances are your in. :P</p>

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<p>Ren man maybe you are actually scared, but I feel like this is one of those posts where the guy like constantly puts himself down just to hear everyone say how good his stats are...now im not tryin to be mean or anything, im just kiddin around (a lil)...but also, i know what you mean about the paper, definite time commitment...are you having like your journalism teacher/advisor write a supplemental rec for mich for you? i think thats what im doing</p>

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<p>my journalism teacher/advisor was also my english teacher so his rec is talking about how great i am from both ends.</p>

<p>i was just nervous b/c my GC seems to make the situation seem more and more dismal every time i talk to her.</p>

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<p>You're going to get in. Don't spend much time worrying about it.</p>

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<p>I hope you get rejected.</p>

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<p>Umm, looks like you haven't researched UMich at all, or you want reassurance.... Hmm</p>

<p>I wish I had your gpa... and SAT</p>

<p>Also, I saw that you posted the same thing in the Cornell boards. I think you will get into Cornell, but I'm not really positive. However, check Michigan's freshmen class profile. Seriously.</p>

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<p>If you did your homework, you would know Michigan's mid 50% SAT range for last year's freshman class was 1260-1480. Your SAT is 1530, which obviously puts you in the top 25% of the class. It doesn't take a Mathematician to figure out that a 95%+ average is a 4.0, which again, places you in the top 30% of the Michigan class. In other words, you have a good chance of getting in. Obviously, Michigan being a top university has been known to turn down students of your calibre, but it isn't common. This said, Michigan has been getting increasingly tough to get into, and if this year is anything like last year, students with your credentials will get turned down at a higher rate. In other words, you have a good shot, but do not make Michigan your safety.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the input</p>