<p>The easy part is getting in, but the hard part is getting out.</p>
<p>I got accepted, but I'm deeply terrified that I might struggle at Umich. I've done well in high school and have taken a few AP classes, but I haven't done anything spectacular. I do have willpower, but I know the best of the best go here, so I feel a bit intimidated. What should I expect? Any advice from future freshmen/current students/alumni/parents on how to succeed?</p>
<p>They wouldn’t admit you if you weren’t qualified. As long as you’re willing to work and study more than you did in high school, you’ll be fine, trust me.</p>
<p>“The easy part is getting in, but the hard part is getting out.”</p>
<p>adiavoy, that may have been true in the 70s and 80s, when many of the admitted students were not equipped to deal with the demands of Michigan’s rigorous curriculum. This has changed drastically in recent years, as Michigan has become increasingly selective. Most students entering now are well equipped to deal with Michigan’s demanding academics.</p>
<p>It’s much easier to stay in than it is to get in. Keep doing what you did to get there and be prepared to take advantage of the opportunities that await you. Recommendation is to be proactive and assertive because your experience will be what you make of it. Go Blue!!</p>
<p>I say it’s pretty simple: do your work, attend and pay attention in your classes, ask questions as soon as you don’t get something, don’t be afraid to visit your professors and GSIs, learn from corrections and constructive criticism, keep a normal diurnal sleep schedule, and get some fresh air. Be proactive, work hard, and you won’t flunk out.</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman myself, and while I’m pretty anxious too, I think it’s important to remember that Michigan let us in because they know we have what it takes to succeed at their school. Keep your priorities straight, work hard, and seek help when necessary. If we can do this, we should be fine.</p>
<p>Gonna have to work harder than high school for sure, but the graduation rate is over 90% right? You’ll be surprised at how others’ enthusiasm and work ethic rubs off, and at what you can accomplish. You’d have to screw up pretty badly to flunk out though. No one is gonna care about your APs or lack thereof a year from now, only that you’re a Wolverine like they are. OK, that’s not really advice, but know that there’s no reason to be ‘deeply terrified’ and just enjoy the opportunity.</p>
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<p>Not really. Admissions standards are high enough that those who are admitted should be reasonably able to graduate.</p>
<p>A reasonable concern, but it’s unfounded. While it’s certainly true that Michigan’s courses are harder than most other colleges, they wouldn’t have admitted you if they thought you couldn’t handle it.</p>
<p>I do have willpower</p>
<p>Remember this, and know that even if you aren’t good enough to succeed, you will make it. There’s a plenty of lazy, not passionate people in this campus, so you will be fine.</p>
<p>dunno is that really true? As the strength of admitted students goes up so does the difficulty of classes. aka a class might be curved to a b- irregardless of what the avg sat of the incoming class is. Thus the rigor increases in a way too. A avg of 50 mighta been good enough to get a b- in class but now it might have to go up to say 65. </p>
<p>Though maybe the point is that if you get in now they believe you have the potential to do well. Though they will make sure some don’t obviously. Grade distribution is not strictly Gaussian but still a significant % of class must get below a 3.0 to maintain integrity of the school no matter what the strength of the student body is.</p>