<p>Hey people, I posted a thread in "What are my chances?" and someone suggested I post in here.</p>
<p>Here goes.</p>
<p>I am a Junior at a competitive suburban high school who is planning on applying to Michigan. I am torn between applying into engineering (CS) or into Ross. I plan on deciding based off of advice for which ever one is more likely for me to get into and money with.</p>
<p>I have a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 4.39 weighted GPA, my school only reports the weighted GPA on the transcript. My school does not rank, I don't know if that helps or hurts me.</p>
<p>I have taken the ACT twice and gotten 33 both times, with a 34 superscored (I don't believe Michigan superscores, but I thought it was worth mentioning anyways).</p>
<p>So, knowledgeable people on the internet, do I have any chances as an out of state student for getting any merit aid? My parents are in the range where we would receive no money by need, but we cannot afford to pay full price at Michigan as an OOS.</p>
<p>Would applying to engineering or Ross increase/decrease my chances for getting money?</p>
<p>Any other information I will be happy to include as needed.</p>
<p>Not very much chance, especially for engineering. Applying to Ross would probably have no effect, as you would be enrolled in LSA for your freshman year regardless. The 3.7 GPA is actually a good bit below the average for admitted students (probably ~3.85 for this year, will increase slightly over the next couple years), and a 33 ACT is only about the 70th percentile (you’re correct in that UMich does not superscore). 70th percentile is great, but the ones who receive significant merit aid typically are those who score perfect or almost perfect. You’re a match for acceptance just based on those two stats but not likely to receive much (if any) merit aid as an OOS student. Your best shot to afford UMich is to not count on getting merit aid but instead apply for any third-party scholarships that you may qualify for.</p>
<p>That’s my two cents. Obviously some other points of view could help you get a better grasp on the situation, so hopefully you’ll receive more replies.</p>
<p>with that GPA you’re borderline to get admitted AT ALL much less receive merit</p>
<p>I wouldn’t count on any merit aid as an OOS student. </p>
<p>Are you perhaps a female or minority? Engineering loves that.</p>
<p>Nope. I’m a white male. </p>
<p>My school lets us access people’s records who applied to different schools, such as their GPA and ACT scores. The average GPA from my school that got accepted at Michigan was a 4.2 with a ACT score of 31.</p>
<p>etufte252, if the records of your school date back several years, they are not very telling. Michigan has become significantly more selective in the last 3 years. On the other hand, the records could be just for the last year or two, in which case, your school may be known to Michigan for having grade deflation, in which case, your chances are reasonable. Still a match/slight reach. That being said, do not expect merit aid.</p>
<p>More important, the stat from your school is probably for the whole UMich, not just CoE. You need to increase both GPA and ACT score a little bit for the CoE. Indeed, ACT 31 is the average for 2012 for overall admission at UMich too. So your school’s data line up pretty well with the national average.</p>