<p>I think that's because many in-state applicants know they will either attend Michigan, MSU or one of their regional colleges (CMU, EMU, WMU or NMU). The 3.9+ students pretty much know they have a good shot at Michigan with an ACT score of 27+, so many do not bother getting much higher scores, since they will not be applying to any out-of-state universities. Those students could easily top the 30 range if they had the incentive. Michigan's ACT range is deceiving.</p>
<p>No. </p>
<p>The ACT score is low because UM favors in-state residents and minorities so much. Based on the point-based admissions system, coming from the state of Michigan gave you 10 points. Every .1 GPA was worth 2 points. So, a UM resident with a 3.5 GPA would, if all other aspects of the application were similar, have the same chance at UM as an out-of-state applicant with a 4.0. </p>
<p>Michigan would accept an in-state student with an ACT of 25 over an out-of-state student with a 35, based on the previous point system.</p>
<p>That is why UM has a trend of such low ACT scores. I'm not even talking about how much they award to minorities, which is 20 points, 2x as important as being a UM resident, or an entire 1.0 GPA difference.</p>
<p>UM has moved away from the point system. I assume they still have the general importances of application aspects in the same order.</p>
<p>i got in w/ a 1310 SAT.......(1290 if it was looked at by sittings, not by best scores)</p>
<p>i heard some kid from my school got into um with a 2.0 gpa last year, but then again, um loves my high school and we're in state</p>
<p>I can't imagine how a 2.0 student got into U of M, even if they like your school. Unless that person is a recruited athlete, I am betting that you heard wrong. What school district are you in?</p>
<p>if he applied in like September, they might have just said what the hell.</p>
<p>That's right Cruella, Michigan rarely accepts students with under 3.0 (Michigan style) GPAs. Roughly 2% of Michigan's entering students have sub 3.0 students, and those are usually divided into two types:</p>
<p>1) Super-Athletes
2) Students with incredibly high standardized tests.</p>
<p>i got an 1180 and a 27 with a 3.55 gpa</p>
<p>3.4 gpa and a 26 act...
he's half filipino though...so i don't know if that does anything.</p>
<p>out of state(honolulu, HI), got in with act 30 and sat 1380.</p>
<p>On the ACT-SAT issue--a lot of in-state students do take both.</p>
<p>As for "low stats..." bear with me while I go west for a minute. Last year there was all sorts of fuss because UC-Berkeley had admitted some number of students with low test scores. On paper, they didn't look like Berkeley material, and there was speculation that they were favored admits because they were minorities.</p>
<p>Berekely elected to publish the profiles of these "low-stat" students. Not names, of course, but information about their stats and their life circumstances. The stories were remarkable. Stories like being disabled by an accident and finishing school from the hospital, working 30 hours a week to help support the family, being homeless but still making honor roll....These were obviously hard-working, bright students of outstanding character who were most certainly Berkeley material; their stats told a misleading story.</p>
<p>So, back to Michigan--I believe that with the new application and the new evaluation process, Michigan will have more stories like this too. They will be able to admit some students who clearly have earned a shot at U-M, even if their stats seem low compared to their peers on campus. The admissions office knows a lot more about candidates than their test scores and GPAs tell us.</p>
<p>I got in 3.2 gpa, 28 act, 1300 sat. African American(ah! affirmative action. what a beautiful concept lol)</p>