<p>Gvnee, if the op is top 7% he or she actually has an improved chance than the stats would predict to my mind. Michigan is ultimately most concerned about performance among peers, at least in the case of instate schools (that said, I’m sure there are schools where only the top 1 percent are considered). So if the poster is at an urban school where the general performance is poor but there’s little grade inflation, better chance. If he or she is at a super strong school where there’s no grade inflation, again, better chance. They have to kind of net out the environment and grade inflation factors to get a true read. The easiest way to do this is to ask themselves “how did this student perform comparatively among peers?” (and then the second question, which is, are the top ten percent of students from this school adequately prepared for course work at UM?)</p>
<p>This is why you hear so many “4.0 rejected” stories or the corollory of "got in with 3.5 and 25 ACT (btw, i know two such students). Too many schools lack rigor or inflate
grades. </p>
<p>But these cases are still exceptions in that there are fewer schools at either extreme on the spectrum. Which is why the best place to be chanced for Michigan is not the Michigan thread, but your hs guidance office, where the gc can look at naviance and historical trend to tell you whether you’re in range or not ;)</p>