Chances ( very nervous)

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Please chance me.....what are my chances of a full ride??? How should i improve???</p>

<p>GPA: 4.033
UW GPA: 3.98
Class Rank: Top 1%</p>

<p>Test Scores:</p>

<p>ACT: 32 Composite (35E, 33M, 28R, 32S)
SAT II: Chemistry 770, Math 2: 740
AP US History: 4, Chemistry: 5, Macroecon: 5, US Gov: 5</p>

<p>AP Courses: AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry - Junior yr.
Senior yr: AP English, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology</p>

<p>Worked Blood Pressure and Blood glucose checks at Community health faires (Red Cross)
Volunteering at Hospital (100-150 hrs)
Summer Research Program, very prestigious (about 300 hours)
Shadowed IM doctor, Anesthesiologist (>25 hrs)
Taught Sunday School Classes (150-200 hrs)</p>

<p>Paid Work at hospice, office assistant (800-1000 hrs) (22 hrs/week) (junior year)
Paid Work in Hospital Lab Senior Year (20 hrs/ week) (senior year)
Worked at a mall (40 hrs/week for 3 months) (summer before junior year)</p>

<p>Founder and President of Chess Club
Vice President of National Honor Society
Big Brothers and Sisters program (set up programs with little kids to get them interested in science)
Student Council Representative (9th,10th)
Yearbook Editor (9th)</p>

<p>Very low income (20K-25K)</p>

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<p>What state are you from?</p>

<p>I’d say safety match</p>

<p>Honors match/slight reach depending on your state.</p>

<p>I’d say you are in the running for getting a good scholarship with the grades and test scores you have. In addition because your income is very very low you should receive a good amount of financial aid. It is possible that you can get a free ride, but depends on your state of residence. Michigan is more generous to in-state students as opposed to out of state.</p>

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<p>Im from Michigan. Instate.</p>

<p>Do you think i should retake ACT to be even more qualified or should i just concentrate on essays and submit early etc.?</p>

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<p>Your ACT is fine. I think you’ll get in.</p>

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<p>Match. You have no shot at a full ride merit based, but Im sure youll get a ton of need based aid.</p>

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<p>^why do I have no shot? is there any way i can improve to have more of a shot?</p>

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<p>You’ll get full ride need base regardless because of your income. Don’t worry about it.</p>

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<p>Yes, but even if I get full-ride need based, it will only be for the first year and then i will have to renew it every year correct?</p>

<p>So say my parents start making 30K-40K or something in my second year of college, will my full-ride need-based get taken away???</p>

<p>If that happens, I will be asked to come up with almost 40K for the 2 remaining years and I will most likely be screwed…</p>

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<p>Yes, but it is very easy to renew the scholarship and most people get the scholarship renews. Just keep good scores. </p>

<p>Lets just say your not middle class at all. Because of that, you don’t need to come up with 40K. UM financial aid is pretty good, especially for people of low income.</p>

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<p>that sounds pretty reasonable. However, i would love it if i do get the merit scholarship because then i wont feel that i lucked out. </p>

<p>Just in curiosity, why am I not suitable for the scholarship? is it my scores or my activities?</p>

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<p>^Because only people with ridiculous stats get full merit scholarships, and what you have isn’t anything special. Like people have said you’ll get most of your cost paid for through need. Only person I know to have gotten a full ride is someone who got a 36 ACT. Im not saying that’s the criteria, just that you have the resume of a TON of the UM student body, and there’s a reason 99.999% dont get full rides.</p>

<p>This is pertaining to a full ride on a merit scholarship. Im not saying you’ll get no merit, you’ll prolly get some. And all of us would love to have full rides, but thats not how it works. Good luck</p>

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<p>I would rather get need base than merit because need base is automatically renewed. You actually need to reapply for scholarships. Also you won’t feel special getting a merit scholarship really, no one really cares about if you are getting financial aid or not. I mean no one on the street is going to ask you if you have a merit scholarship. </p>

<p>Unless you want to go through a whole bunch of paperwork each year.</p>

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<p>Going off of what pistons said, the only other person I know that got a full ride had a 36 ACT and incredible stats and is majoring in engineering. My only suggestion for a full ride would be to retake the act</p>

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<p>in response to what everyone else has been saying, I know of two people who got full rides - one was an HY admit (attended H) and one is headed to MIT next year. both were brilliant people… seriously brilliant.</p>

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<p>alright…so i should settle with some merit money and rely on full-ride need-based?</p>

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>don’t count the chickens until the eggs hatch.</p>

<p>get in first</p>

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<p>^ah. ur right. im losing my mind.</p>

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<p>

huh? you know if you get some merit, you don’t get full ride need base. And vice versa: if you get a full ride, you don’t get merit money.
The FA/Scholarship which ever you want to put it, will only cover up to the cost of Tuition + Room & Boarding, nothing more.</p>

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<p>^oh alright…i didnt know the process. i will be grateful for either then. It is just that I cannot lose that full ride becase I seriously cannot come up with 40K or anything. We are very low income and even all the money I make now I give to my parents for the mortgage etc.</p>

<p>To increase my chances of getting it, I should apply early and write good essays correct?</p>