<p>does michigan have like some sort of cut-off or minimum gpa?</p>
<p>if so, what would it be for OOS student like me?</p>
<p>can i get into u-mich with a 3.5?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>There’s no official cutoff but you’re very unlikely to get in with a 3.5 OOS unless you have some sort of hook.</p>
<p>Depends on ACT scores, finances, etc. If you don’t have a fantastic ACT score and you need help financially, you’re probably not going to be able to get in.</p>
<p>Gladly there is no cut off GPA, I don’t even think there is a cut off GPA at Ivy Leagues. Yeah a 3.5 GPA is difficult to get in being a in-state student, out of state would only be more difficult. What is your University of Michigan GPA, UM GPA takes 10th and 11th semester grades ( though do excempt certain classes). For some reason ( at least from what I reviewed ) UM has admitted many applications from New Jersey with lower than average stats. So yes it is still possible to get admitted. Are you re-taking the ACT/ SAT, reason for not mentioning score?</p>
<p>^ Coolbrezze
you have no idea what you are talking about.</p>
<p>Getting into umich from new jersey has been very difficult. Above average students have been deffered.</p>
<p>There is no cut off. However the middle 50% of GPA is 3.7-4.0 (instate+OOS)</p>
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<p>It is hard to get in with a 3.5 GPA. Although a 3.5 isn’t a bad GPA to have, Michigan is a very selective institution. I think in order to get in with a 3.5 GPA, you need some sort of hook/stellar essays/ and outstanding extracurricular activities. It would help us if you gave us more information about your stats. Have you taken rigorous courses? have you scored well on your SAT/ACT? Have you been involved? Michigan admits applicants based on a holistic approach so having a 3.5 GPA won’t necessarily mean you will be denied, it just means you are below the average in terms of GPA. It is also harder for an out of state student to get into Michigan. I mean I got in with a 3.3 U-M GPA, but I’m, lets say, “The exception to the rule.”</p>
<p>It also depends on the college you are applying to.</p>
<p>LSA: 41.67% Acceptance rate, 3.8 U-M GPA, 29 ACT
Engineering: 54% Acceptance rate, 3.9 U-M GPA, 31 ACT
Ross: 3.8 U-M GPA, 31 ACT</p>
<p>Overall Acceptance rate last year was about 41.7%. The acceptance rate this year was about 49%, due to economic circumstances.</p>
<p>Entertainer, where did you get 41.67?</p>
<p>I’m out of state and I sent in an ACT score of 31 and a unweighted GPA of 4.0. I was in the top 5% of my class ranked number 6/243. I got a scholarship for being out of state too haha it’s called the Michigan Tradition Scholars or something.</p>
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<p>Probably from this link:
<a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/lsa_alumni/Home/_TOPNAV_LSA%20Fact%20Sheet/LSA_fact_sheet_08-09.pdf[/url]”>http://www.lsa.umich.edu/UMICH/lsa_alumni/Home/_TOPNAV_LSA%20Fact%20Sheet/LSA_fact_sheet_08-09.pdf</a></p>
<p>“For some reason ( at least from what I reviewed ) UM has admitted many applications from New Jersey with lower than average stats. So yes it is still possible to get admitted.”</p>
<p>Ah really? Wow, do you have any statistical evidence to back this up? You really have to stop your nonsense Coolbreeze, stop posting false and misleading information. Concentrate on your own Michigan application and let the people who have gone through the process give the advice. You presence here really offends and annoys me.</p>
<p>Not that it’s a big deal, but his screen name is coolbrezze, NOT coolbreeze.</p>
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Well that makes two of us because your really offensive and annoying to me. What don’t you understand when I posted this is from what I reviewed personally? You seriously have a problem. </p>
<p>OP again, there is no cut off GPA just statistical evidence of the average GPA of admitted students. Though as I’ve mention before I’ve reviewed admitted students from out of state ( mainly New Jersey) with lower than average stats, so yes it’s possible, though I’m not saying it’s likely.</p>
<p>As a resident of the state of NJ, I can confirm that what Coolbrezze says is BS.</p>
<p>Very few kids from my high school got admitted to Michigan, and those that did also got into schools like Cornell, NYU, Wisconsin, UVA and Rutgers Honors. Not a single person with less than a 2100 SAT score was admitted. Some with a score between 2100 and 2200 were deferred and then waitlisted. Some were deferred and then accepted in late April. </p>
<p>Other schools in NJ have a similar trend - it is quite difficult to get in if you’re an OOS from NJ. FACT.</p>
<p>Nick, how can you speak for the state of NJ just by observing some trends are your school, and other schools nearby? I’m not saying I agree with Coolbrezze, but you seem to have no more evidence than he did…</p>
<p>I know a lot of NJ kids at Michigan, who went to schools all over the state. I know quite a few students at my school that got into Michigan, their friends, friends of friends. Also, our school has this database that shows how many students got accepted to a certain school, what their stats were, etc…as a way of helping us determine if a school was a match, safety, or reach.</p>
<p>Note: I said no one in MY school in MY year got admitted into Michigan with lower than a 2100 on the SAT. There might be some that got in with a 2050 or 2080 from other schools, but getting in with less than a 2000 is rare as an OOS, unless you’re an athlete or something.</p>
<p>OP here is a link to one page with few NJ acceptances, I’m sure there are a few other pages. Though as you may notice there are a ton of students admitted with stellar stats, which is why I’m not saying it is likely to get admitted with below average stats:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/590450-official-university-michigan-decision-class-2013-a-10.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/590450-official-university-michigan-decision-class-2013-a-10.html</a></p>
<p>I’m from Jersey and I can tell you that students got into Michigan with 1800-1900’s on their SAT’s. At least from my school they did. Some got over 2000, but even I wasn’t even denied with my 1590, as most would have expected. Having said that, Michigan accepts applicants holistically, so no one with a “low” stat can be a definite denial.</p>
<p>While that may be true Entertainer at your school, most people with 1800-1900 SAT’s OOS will be denied unless they are a top donor’s son/daughter, have connections with people in high places at UMich, URM (Native American, Black, Hispanic), or a recruited athlete, and I don’t think I need to speak on the rarity of what happened in your case as evidenced by responses in your other thread. In general, MightyNick is correct; it’s difficult to get into Michigan OOS.</p>
<p>I’m in-state which is easier than OOS, and the average admit to Michigan from my high school had a 30 ACT, 3.9 GPA with multiple AP’s, and played two varisty sports or was the president of two clubs. I would imagine based on many applicants’ experiences on CC and through common sense that OOS applicants are fighting for limited spots that it would be even harder to get in OOS from competitive talent pools like NY, NJ, Cali, and the East Coast.</p>
<p>Well I guess you are right then. Because my school is 60% black. The people that applied to Michigan are two URM students; Me and this girl I know, and the rest are caucasian. The caucasians scored over 2000 on their SAT. The girl I know got an 1890 and I got in with my 1590. It is difficult for an out of state student to get into Michigan, I haven’t denied that. It has to be that way because Michigan is a public institution, but In- state students don’t really have it any easier at least from the students that I spoke to at orientation.</p>