<p>Does anyone know what is the probability of being selected for the HOnors program after being invited to apply? Are you disadvantaged by waiting until last minute to apply? My son was nominated but would like to wait for some other admissions results (mid-late March) before deciding whether he wants to apply. Any knowledge appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>From the LSA Honors website, Q&A section for prospective students:</p>
<p>How many applications do you receive?</p>
<p>Last year, approximately 1500 students applied to Honors. We expect about the same number of applications this year.</p>
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<p>What is the size of the incoming class?</p>
<p>500 students is our target for the incoming class.</p>
<p>Why is your son waiting? Honors is not binding and yes, waiting will hurt his chances.</p>
<p>^^ Laziness I guess. He is “essayed out” and although obviously a great school, U of Michigan is not as high on his list as some of the schools he hasn’t heard from yet. But it sounds like he should do it, will try to convince him.</p>
<p>I don’t think your stats have to be THAT high;
I know of some people with like 30+ ACTS, 3.9 GPAs, several APs, and no stunning extra cirriculars that got into honors.
Honestly, that’s at least a 30% acceptance rate, and the actual acceptance rate’s probably higher than that because a lot of students don’t choose to go to Michigan.
Waiting definitely hurts. Some people are already in.</p>
<p>Aniger, the 5 or so universities that are better than Michigan have 6%-9% acceptance rates. I strongly suggest your son not place all his eggs in that basket.</p>
<p>Zinthafan, although there are exceptions, the vast majority of honors students have at least a 32 on the ACT or a 2100 on the SAT.</p>
<p>The invitation came at a bad time for my son at the beginning of 2 weeks of IB mock exams. He decided to just sit down for an hour and write the best essay he could and send it off, thinking that it would give him a better chance than a stellar essay written later. And at least then it was done and he could focus on more important things.</p>