<p>Well, I maybe too late in thinking about applying to Umich but there is nothing wrong in giving this thread a shot. Here is my mini resume:</p>
<p>Asian female
SAT 1-2230
SAT 2- M1-800, M2-800, Physics-770
TOEFL-111</p>
<p>My school rarely sends any students abroad each year. I am the only one applying this year.
Rank: 1
O-Levels: 8As (7 on 95% +, among top achievers in school n region)
AS-Level- 4As
A-Level: (will give this May)</p>
<p>ECs: (swimming: 8+ years, badminton 6 years, cricket 5 yrs +, writer for school magazine 4 yrs, volunteer at SOS, Co-Founder of a renovation project at SOS, intern at 2 of the leading firms in the city, counsellor for juniors, assistant mathematics teacher, school prefect, head-girl runner-up ;(, winner of several school competitions....there are a few more of em).</p>
<p>I wont be needing any sort of scholarship.</p>
<p>I am unable to meet the high school curriculum requirements of Umich. I have studied social sciences and mathematics throughout my O- and A-Levels. Lab sciences are a problem but I studied physics from scratch exclusively for SATs. I talked to the int'l admission officer at Umich and he seemed fine with it but still I am concerned.... </p>
<p>Please peruse this thread and share your opinions with me that should I apply to Umich. Will it be worth spending $40-55 on its application?</p>
<p>I will be extremely grateful to you.</p>
<p>Bump…please respond</p>
<p>P.S: My school does not offer any foreign languages. I cant satisfy this requirement too. ;(</p>
<p>I am from a very small town in pakistan.</p>
<p>You can take the Urdu placement test. Thats a foreign language. I really have a lot of regard for you. Look, a Michigan education is worth it if you can do really well while your here and get full funding for graduate study. Engineering and business are a different story, Im talking about LSA. I have to say though, as an intl (from Windsor, Canada ha) I am getting ripped off. I should have gone to school back home and I think a lot of OOS students who are upperclassmen feel the same way. I dont know about any good schools in Pakistan but I would look at applying to schools in Canada like U of T UBC or McGill. Those are more reasonably priced for intls. I dont know about the tuition in Europe (like the UK) but I would look there as well. Its really sad that only the uberwealthy can afford education in the US now. My roommate is quite brilliant. He is an electrical engineer (GPA 3.9). He wanted to be pre-med but there is no way he can fathom 250,000 dollar debt. The US will lose its competitive edge if more and more students are forced out of the higher education market.</p>
<p>Its pretty late, but if anyone would have a shot it would be you.</p>
<p>Keeping the high expenses aside, will the umich experience be worth it? In comparison to private unis, how does umich fare?</p>