Do I stand a chance at getting an out of state scholarship?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Sorry that I'm not on the financial aid board, first off, but it seemed like this would be the more logical place since it is a Michigan-based question.</p>

<p>IB Diploma candidate
GPA-4.0 UW/4.85 W
Class Rank-2/422
ACT-35 composite (35 E/36 M/35 R/ 32 S)
SAT-2110 composite (680 CR/700 M/730 W)
SAT II-French with Listening-690; Math Level 2-710
Invited to honors program</p>

<p>I'm a Virginia resident, and the cost of attendance is way too high for me to even think of going without a pretty good scholarship. I can list other things such as senior year schedule, ECs, and awards if necessary, but I heard a rumor that Michigan's financial aid is VERY numbers-oriented. Thanks in advance for any input!</p>

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<p>There’s a chance but there’s never a guarantee. Just wait it out and see.</p>

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<p>Your SAT results are not good enough, but your transcripts and ACT results are obviously stellar. I hope you submitted the latter and not the former.</p>

<p>If you applied EA, I think you have a reasonable chance of getting a scholarship. If you applied RD, your chances at a scholarship are next to nil.</p>

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<p>Being you were invited to Honors, looks like you were accepted EA. Get your FAFSA in soon. Yes, you have a decent chance. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I did apply Early Action and did send my ACT score. Thank you all for everything that you have to say.</p>

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<p>“Your SAT results are not good enough, but your transcripts and ACT results are obviously stellar.”</p>

<p>I don’t agree on your statement regarding SAT. Compared to OP, D was a similar candidate. She had identical SAT scores (2110), OOS, not a minority, slightly lower class rank (around 5 out of 400) and GPA, and more ECs including varsity team captain. She is currently in LSA Honors and she received the Michigan Traditions scholarship $10K/year for 4 years. We don’t know why she was awarded the scholarship, although Michigan recruits heavily at her high school (it has some sort of partnership with her high school which I never really understood), and I don’t believe the students ranked ahead of her applied to Michigan, so perhaps Michigan wanted to encourage her to accept (it worked).</p>

<p>To the OP, while your stats are similar to my D’s, you should know that she was awarded the scholarship shortly after she was accepted EA. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I hope you didn’t submit your SAT score, which is good, but not mind-boggling good like your ACT score. Whether you get a scholarship or not will depend on your essays.</p>

<p>Or you know you could just go to UVA, one of the top public schools in the land for a much cheaper price…;)</p>

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<p>Haha, I did also apply early to UVA. I hear back from them Friday evening. That’s my top choice, followed by Michigan. That’s why I was wondering if going to Michigan would be realistic (financially).</p>