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<p>hey im from a really competetive high school in south florida. just wanted to see what people thought</p>

<p>SAT:
verbal - 610
math - 680
writing - 610 (10 essay)
Plannning to take SAT II in American History, Biology, and Math maybe.
GPA as of 10th grade - 4.46 weighted
Top 10% of class (approx. 800-900 students) maybe top 5%
5 AP's after end of junior year (European History - 4) Currently taking Bio, APUSH, English Language and comp., psychology (probably will be 10 by time i graduate)
All honors classes
2 years of Spanish
3 years of journalism (newspaper)
Clubs: Mu Alpha Theta - 2 years
National Honor Society - 1 year
English Honor Society - 1 year
EC: Badmiton - 3 years
Tour Guide/Historian at Muesuem - 160 Hours CS
Teen Court Juror - 20 Hours CS
Class of '07 Board Member</p>

<p>Just wanted some input..i know my SAT's are low. took them for the first time this january and was pretty upset..just let me know what ya think. thanks</p>

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<p>A side comment: take the SAT II American History right after your APUSH exam. The SAT II US History and the APUSH objective are almost the same test.</p>

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<p>Weighed GPAs don't matter at Michigan. But as a rule of thumb, if you want to figure out the way Michigan measures GPAs, just include your core academic classes (Math, English, Foreign Language, Economics, History, Biology, Physics and Chemistry) during your Sophomore and Junior. If your As (including +, - or plain A) outnumber your Bs (including your +, - or plain B) 2 to 1, you are in good shape. Of course, since you took some AP classes, Michigan will look favorably on your course sellection. Keep in mind that Michigan does not factor in Freshman grades. </p>

<p>Your SAT is on the low side. Admitted out of staters usually have SAT scores over 1300 (Michigan does not yet consider the Writing section of the SAT). And Michigan does not look at SAT IIs, so don't worry about those.</p>

<p>Your class rank is definitely solid.</p>

<p>Right now, I'd say Michigan is a slight reach, possibly a match, but like I said, unless you tell us your unweighed GPA, it is very difficult for us to give you a more accurate estimation.</p>

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<p>unweighted, my gpa is around the 3.7 - 3.8 range.. im not too sure if thats what you want because it includes my freshmen grades</p>

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<p>Were your Freshman grades better, equal to or lower than your sophomore and junior grades?</p>

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<p>about equal, if not, slightly better</p>

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<p>So basically, you have been a 3.7 student annually in High School right? If that's the case, you are fine. But in terms of your chances, I still think Michigan is a slight reach for you. Good luck and keep us posted.</p>

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<p>thanks for the input. raising my Sat scores is something i need to do...if i raise them to atleast a 1350, do my chances improve drastically or not so much?</p>

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<p>Absolutely, if you can get a 1350+ on the SAt, your chances with Michigan improve. Also apply as early as possible. Apply in September if possible.</p>

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<p>Highly competitive school in South Florida? Which one?</p>

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<p>Maguo, there is a public LAC call the New College of Florida. It is a highly original and inovative university with a great personal touch. The university does not grade students. Rather, each professor gives a narrative evaluation of her/his students for each class. I actually really like it. I believe it has like 800 students total, and the mean SAT score is somwhere in the 1320-1330 range. </p>

<p>As an interesting side note, according to a pretty reliable Wall Street Journal report, the NCF was #2 among state universities (Michigan was #1) in its success at placing students into top 5 graduate professional programs.</p>

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<p>Yes, Alex, I have heard of New College. I have several friends who attend it, and I too am very impressed by its individuality and its rate of growth.<br>
However, I was wondering which high school bludevil is from. I too am from South Florida, and know the area schools pretty well but don't think there are many competitive schools around here. I wanted to know what he/she considered to be a competitive school.</p>

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<p>Alexandre, I would think that the top state schools would be:</p>

<p>1) Berkeley
2) UVA
3) UMich
4) UNC
5) Wisconsin</p>

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<p>CCrunner, I would say the top 3 are equal at the undergraduate level. Cal used to be the undisputed #1, but in recent years, Cal's undergraduate programs have suffered due to a lack of resources. If I were to rate the top 10 state schools, I would rate them as follows:</p>

<p>ACADEMICS (quality of departments, facult and research):</p>

<h1>1 Cal</h1>

<h1>2 Michigan</h1>

<h1>3 Wisconsin</h1>

<h1>3 UCLA</h1>

<h1>3 UTA</h1>

<h1>3 UIUC</h1>

<h1>7 UVA</h1>

<h1>8 UNC</h1>

<h1>9 Washington</h1>

<h1>10 William & Mary</h1>

<p>STUDENT BODY:</p>

<h1>1 Cal</h1>

<h1>1 Michigan</h1>

<h1>1 UVA</h1>

<h1>1 William & Mary</h1>

<h1>5 UCLA</h1>

<h1>5 UNC</h1>

<h1>7 UIUC</h1>

<h1>7 UTA</h1>

<h1>7 Wisconsin</h1>

<h1>10 Washington</h1>

<p>INSTRUCTION:</p>

<h1>1 UVA</h1>

<h1>2 William & Mary</h1>

<h1>3 Michigan</h1>

<h1>4 UNC</h1>

<h1>5 Cal</h1>

<h1>6 UCLA</h1>

<h1>7 Wisconsin</h1>

<h1>8 UTA</h1>

<h1>9 UIUC</h1>

<h1>10 Washington</h1>

<p>RESOURCES:</p>

<h1>1 Michigan</h1>

<h1>1 UVA</h1>

<h1>3 Cal</h1>

<h1>4 UTA</h1>

<h1>5 UNC</h1>

<h1>6 Wisconsin</h1>

<h1>7 UCLA</h1>

<h1>8 UIUC</h1>

<h1>9 Washington</h1>

<h1>10 William & Mary</h1>

<p>QUALITY OF LIFE:</p>

<h1>1 Michigan</h1>

<h1>1 UNC</h1>

<h1>1 UVA</h1>

<h1>1 Wisconsin</h1>

<h1>5 UCLA</h1>

<h1>5 UTA</h1>

<h1>7 Cal</h1>

<h1>7 Washington</h1>

<h1>9 UIUC</h1>

<h1>10 William & Mary</h1>

<p>OVERALL:</p>

<h1>1 Cal</h1>

<h1>1 Michigan</h1>

<h1>1 UVA</h1>

<h1>4 UCLA</h1>

<h1>4 UNC</h1>

<h1>4 Wisconsin</h1>

<h1>7 UTA</h1>

<h1>8 UIUC</h1>

<h1>9 William & Mary</h1>

<h1>10 Washington</h1>

<p>Of course, those are subjective ratings.</p>

<p>As far as the Wall Street Journal report on the ranking of universities according to placement into top 5 Law, Medical and graduate Business schools, here is how the state schools did:</p>

<h1>1 Michigan (156 students or 2.73% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>2 New College of Florida (3 students or 2.65% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>3 UVA (82 students or 2.55% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>4 Cal (118 students or 1.9% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>5 UCLA (92 students or 1.33% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>6 Georgia Tech (20 students or 0.93% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>7 William & Mary (11 students or 0.84% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>8 SUNY-Stony Brook (4 students or 0.79% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>9 UNC (26 students or 0.74% of the graduating class placed)</h1>

<h1>10 UTA (49 students or 0.62% of the graduating class placed)</h1>