<p>For Michigan to be a true “safety” you’d need to be well above the 75th percentile in both GPA and ACT/SAT scores. So that would be roughly in the range of:</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA 4.0 (28% of enrolled freshmen have 4.0)
HS Class Rank top 1% (28% of enrolled freshmen rank in top 1%)
ACT 33+ (middle 50% ACT = 28-32)
SAT CR + M = 1490+ (middle 50% SAT CR + M = 1270=1480)</p>
<p>There is, of course, a chance you’d get in with lower scores. But to genuinely count it as a safety you’d need some pretty impressive stats. Michigan has always weighted GPA and rigor of HS curriculum a little more heavily than ACT/SAT scores, so you should consider those the most important factors. That’s why a lot of in-state residents are scared off and don’t even bother to apply to Michigan when they’ve got a perfectly fine and considerably less selective alternative in Michigan State. That, more than anything else, is why its admit rate is pretty high. It draws a lot of applications from the top HS students in Michigan, but unlike a lot of state flagships it doesn’t draw many who fall outside the top 5-10% of their HS class.</p>