<p>How much weight is put in if one has a 6 legacies and if one of them is a research assistant professor at UM? Would it perhaps be able to balance a low GPA (88ish) with 2000+ SAT scores? Thanks!</p>
<p>Also, I'm OOS.</p>
<p>Legacy doesn’t count for much. It shows interest in U-M and may help applicants who are the fence. It won’t offset low GPA.</p>
<p>Hahaha well, that’s going to hurt…</p>
<p>unless you have close family that has donated a bunch of money to the university. That can sometimes get you in.</p>
<p>“unless you have close family that has donated a bunch of money to the university. That can sometimes get you in.”</p>
<p>How does that work? Are the adcoms told to watch out for particular names?</p>
<p>Not 100% sure but I believe that when you submit your application (with your legacies written down) the adcom looks up the names in the Michigan files, verifies your relation to them, and sees any special traits of that special person.</p>
<p>It is true that generous giving does in fact lead to better chance, especially with bigger “Michigan devoted” families that have ties to the University. This link isn’t as strong as in some small private colleges though. </p>
<p>I know that this is somewhat true because I’ve seen people with lower gpa ranges from certain “families” that have gotten in that I really don’t think should have (from ann arbor high school). Particularly those ties to higher ups such as important faculty (Deans/important professors or researchers), important donators (think Stephen Ross or James Duderstadt), or important staff.</p>
<p>Let’s just say I’m a legacy and I applied as early as possible and now I’m deferred!!! YAY go me!!! lol</p>
<p>Well, I heard UM doesn’t calculate freshman year GPA. If they still do that, then my GPA will skyrocket to like…a 93 or 94ish. Anyways, j89, thanks for that info. I would think since my legacy teaches there (and his parents went there), that would help a lot. Ahh whatever. I would only want to come here if I get rejected from NYU Tisch anyway. Thanks for the insight everyone.</p>