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Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Thanks in advance to all who read this...</p>

<p>Do any of you have any idea if admissions considers a specified intended major on an application any better than an undecided? I'm thinking about majoring in the classics, a field that I'm sure doesn't have people knocking down the doors to get in.</p>

<p>More or less, I'm a high school junior obsessed with all things Michigan and I would literally saw my leg off or donate a kidney to go there. </p>

<p>So far, I'm very average as far as a Michigan applicant...</p>

<p>-3.8 unweighted.</p>

<p>-I'll graduate with 4 years honors math, 1 year honors Eng, 1 year AP Eng, 2 years AP Latin, 1.5 years advanced comp sci, possibly Greek 1 or Advanced American to go along with two years of regular French and Latin.</p>

<p>-two years jv baseball, one year golf, three years student govt, three years mock trial (captain), stage crew for drama, french club, freshman orientation, Latin club (vice pres)</p>

<p>-Family Alumni include grandfather, father, and brother.</p>

<p>-Out of state, very highly competitive Jesuit prep school in Northeast PA</p>

<p>-30+ volunteer hours, low, but this summer I will be spending approx. 3 weeks either on a South Dakota Indian reservation or Mexican orphanage.</p>

<p>-660 M, 640 CR, 620 W; 28 on ACT practice tests (don't take till 10/28)</p>

<p>Thanks again to all of you who struggled through that, and if any of you have any advice on either how to separate myself from the pack while there's still time, or on how to find a way to think about something else besides getting rejected not only from a college, but from what literally has become a reason for living. (irrational, I know.)</p>

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<p>Unless you apply to the nursing school -- or actually saw your leg off and make a movie called SAW about it -- I don't think it matters.</p>

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<p>Michigan is a slight reach, but you certainly have the GPA and the standardized score to get in. Send that application in as soon as possible. And please, do not amputate any body parts or donate any organs to medicine!</p>

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<p>You'll probably get in...esp. with all that alumni! That helps more than most people think.</p>

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<p>I have very similiar stats...except I am from Arizona
Does it help or hurt you in you are from a particular state or not</p>

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<p>Some states are severely underrepresented. Arizona, with over 50 undergrads, is not one of them. I'd say states with fewer than 10 undergrads represented, like Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are underrepresented and applicants from those states may be given special consideration.</p>

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<p>This year I'm really going to try to focus to get my Sat to 1370+, and just hope that the class of '08 has an easier time with college acceptances than 2006.</p>

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<p>Or states from the dirty south, those are under-represented too.</p>

<p>Just apply ASAP man, that's really all the advice anyone here can give you!</p>

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<p>thanks for the responses...</p>

<p>also I was wondering if Umich has a summer session like Penn State does to allow kids onto the main campus for the fall. I'm pretty sure they don't, but I'd like to know if in fact they did.</p>

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<p>like I said I doubt they have it but if any of you know I'd appreciate it. Thanks..</p>

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<p>What do you mean by that? "To allow kids onto the main campus for the fall", I thought you were asking about a summer session?</p>

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<p>Well I know at Penn State if you're sort of on the border for admissions, they allow you to dorm over the summer and take a few classes and by doing that you are granted admission to main campus for fall semester.</p>

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<p>Summer Bridge, CSP</p>

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<p>thanks a lot, is this an option offered to a lot of students or just a handful?</p>

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<p>oh and to add to that, can you apply for it if you think you are borderline?</p>

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<p>It's offered to students who the University thinks might need an earlier assimilation to college life and the academic rigor that comes with it.</p>

<p>You cannot apply, you are selected. I've heard from people here that its actually a lot of fun.</p>

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<p>thanks a lot for the info</p>

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<p>You can, however, apply for Summer 2007, can you not? (It says so in my application....)</p>