<p>could people who have been in LSA honors program or are looking to be in LSA honors program comment on everything they know about it (classes, class size, quality of professors social life, honors dorm, food, etc)? i have a 2380 on the SAT, a 800, 740, and 730 on SAT II's and a 3.65 GPA taking hard classes at a top notch private school, so i would think that i should be able to get in. I am strongly considering going to LSA honors program at UMich instead of an Ivy and want to know as much about it as possible.
lastly do you think i could possibly get a merit scholarship worth a decent amount of money from UMich? thx.</p>
<p>If you are OOS, I wouldn't assume admission with a 3.65 GPA (unless you have evidence that UMich has admitted those from your school with a similar GPA previously).....they could care less about SAT's; both I and II.....</p>
<p>Also, you need to calculate UM GPA: only soph and junior year: all A's=4.0, all B's=3.0</p>
<p>many.many students were not accepted this past year OOS with similar GPA's......and extremely rigorous schedules......</p>
<p>that being said the "top notch private school" may help if Umich loves it.....</p>
<p>what is OOS?</p>
<p>Out of state.......like as in Pennsylvania???</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, why LSA honors over an Ivy?</p>
<p>rodney--thanks for being so honest. i'm kind of surprised and depressed. i thought that the SAT's would be my gateway to LSA Honors. my UM GPA would be a 3.7. i guess i'd better forget the merit scholarship and just hope to get into LSA honors.
P.S. does it help at all that all my B's were sophmore year (personal issues) and that junior year i had straight A's?
liberate--i love everything about michigan, its like 8 grand cheaper than an ivy, i think i'd enjoy myself more at michigan than an ivy, and from what i've read it seems like i'd have closer student to professor interaction with LSA honors than at an ivy. also, from what i've gathered, (tell me if i'm wrong), the quality of students at LSA honors is almost (though not quite) as good as an ivy. the only detraction is the name recognition probably might not be as impressive to future employers as ivies.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about getting into LSA honors. During orientation, I met 2 honor students -- both of which had SAT scores in the 2100 range.</p>
<p>and also, can i do both lsa honors and ross business school, or just one. or is it that if i want to go to ross business school, i have to go the lsa (regular) for one year and then go to ross?</p>
<p>I got accepted to the Honors program for this fall and I say you have a pretty good chance of getting accepted if you write a good essay for the Honors application. Also, you can participate in both Ross and Honors, but that route will add an extra year to your college life...not really worth it. Good Luck!</p>
<p>futbil, does extra year of college mean an extra 35 grand? also do you think there is any chance of me getting a merit scholarship? lastly, what majors in LSA do you think are the best?</p>
<p>Well I have no idea what kind of stats one must have to get a merit scholarship, so I can't really answer that question. I also can't say which major in LSA would be the best, since it really depends on what you want to study. However, if you are asking from a ranking perspective, I think most undergrad majors at UM are ranked top 10-20 in the country. And yes, I think you would have to pay another full year of tuition if you did Honors AND Ross. Like I said, it's not worth it.</p>
<p>"Out of curiosity, why LSA honors over an Ivy?"</p>
<p>I picked Michigan (not honors) over 4 Ivies. There are many reasons why one could pick Michigan over an Ivy.</p>
<p>1) Better campus environment
2) Cooler college town
3) More school spirit
4) Better spectator sports (Football and Hockey)
5) More approachable, less uptight and less stuck up student body
6) Stronger department (Michigan Business and Engineering are better than those at all Ivies save only or two)</p>