<p>ok please no more do I have a shot at getting in posts. I posted them too and they didnt help. really no one is going to predict whether you get in or not . and you dont need to brag.</p>
<p>Don't like 'em, don't read 'em. They have pretty well labeled titles.</p>
<p>I've seriously just thought of answering every "chances" post with "your chances would be better if you were smarter." That way, people could get the truth and hopefully be discouraged from ever posting again.</p>
<p>personally, i like them..... so if you don't, simply don't read them!</p>
<p>there is a "what are my chances" forum somewhere on collegeconfidential...just tell em to go there, but ur right, it is pretty annoying lol</p>
<p>I don't like them because they're asking for information that no one can give.</p>
<p>The application is more than the stats student tend to list here, so no one--NO ONE--has the same information that the readers will have when they make their actual evaluation of the application. And no one--NO ONE--can predict where the admit cut-off will be next year for Michigan. </p>
<p>When people do answer, they're just guessing. And when they guess wrong, they risk giving false hope to some candidates, or unnecessarily scaring off people who ought to apply. </p>
<p>I understand the hunger for information, but no one can tell you anything that is much more accurate than the crude guessing you can do based on past admit patterns and past profiles of admitted students.</p>
<p>What's so hard about not clicking them? Seriously, it's not like they're physically harming you.</p>
<p>One could argue that they <em>do</em> harm people, if they give the wrong information. </p>
<p>Someone might be a great fit for Michigan, but dismiss it as a reach and start emotionally committing to other schools (or, even not apply at all) due to misinformation provided in one of these threads. </p>
<p>Or someone who has little chance might be misled into thinking they have a great chance, and in their optimism fail to pursue thorough information about the other schools on their list--and be in a worse position to make an alternate choice when they get denied at U-M.</p>
<p>Are we talking about ruined lives here? Of course not. But these are both unfortunate outcomes.</p>
<p>I think it's weird when people ask questions for things that are usually stated pretty clearly. I think most schools announce their acceptance rates. And average ACT/SAT scores, etc. So what's the real question?</p>
<p>A lot of these people are new to the forum though. Naturally, my first post was of the "chances" nature. People just like to compare themselves with other applicants and get reassurance from us since they think we might know something they don't. I just think its crazy when you have kids w/ 3.9 UW GPAs...30+ ACT... and they're wondering if they're Umich-material. They can be very smart, yet very nescient (decided to use euphemism here).</p>
<p>That's true clsoar, but the published data may be misleading. An applicant that finds his SATs around the 25% or 50% percentile probably has a worse chance than he thinks if he is not a URM, recruited athlete, etc. and is hookless.</p>
<p>I was told I had no chance at Michigan on the "What are my chances" board, and was accepted. There is NO way anyone can give an accurate prediction of someone's chances of being admitted. There are simply too many factors the adcoms take into account.</p>
<p>Yeah, but no one necessarily claims to have authority in the matter. They're just offering some friendly perspective. Sometimes, it can be useful.</p>
<p>sometimes it can be useful, sometimes it won't be. in general, though, it would make the board cleaner if the rising seniors posted their concerned chances threads in the chances subforum rather than in ours - it's easier to see the real michigan-related topics if the clutter isn't in the way. </p>
<p>to the chances kids, stop worrying about it. just apply asap and don't think about it. otherwise, you'll give yourself unnecessary anxiety. like, seriously.</p>