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<p>Your family has mega bucks to donate to the school in the form of a building, an endowed chair etc.</p>
<p>At most public universities the process is more numbers driven than it is at private schools. For the University of wisconsin-madison it states:</p>
<p>Students with the strongest grade point average, class rank, course preparation, and test scores will have the greatest chance of admission. We will also take into consideration personal characteristics that will contribute to the strength and diversity of the university community. To estimate your chances for admission, compare your course preparation and class rank with those in the tables below. </p>
<p>You can see pretty much where you fit in and your chances of being admitted.</p>
<p>3.43 gpa and a 1410 gives you a 70% likelihood. A 3.6 would boost that to 90%</p>