Please chance me!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>I'm really interested in this school. Currently deferred. Anyone want to predict my chances? I applied to LSA undecided but I think I may mention somewhere in my app that I intend to be a communications major. </p>

<p>If you have time, explain why you think I may or may not get in. </p>

<p>Stats:
Female/White/California Resident/Attending rigorous, small private school w/limited honors & APs
GPA: 3.67 unweighted, 3.8 weighed (On a scale of 0-4)
3 APs (APUSH- Scored 5 on AP, Literature, Human Geo), 2 Honors (Geometry, Integrated Math 3)
SAT super score 2000 - reading 640, math 600, writing 760; best single test 1980
Subject test: US History 690
Currently taking Spanish 5 & at the Calculus math level</p>

<p>Recommendations from 11th grade English and Spanish teachers. I think the English teachers one was probably pretty good, Spanish teachers ok. </p>

<p>My school has a history of good acceptance at UMich. About 50-60% of applicants get in. But, according to Naviance, a student who applied EA got deferred and was given a wait list position but never got in. </p>

<p>Leadership positions/Extracurriculars:
Co-Chair of my schools film festival (I have been in the filmmaking class throughout high school)
President of Community Service club
Writer for local newspaper (out of school)
Varsity tennis team (freshman through senior year)
Founder of small business w/community service component
Volunteer at local community center for 4 years
Peer Advisory Leadership Club
AIDS Awareness Club
School Newspaper (Frosh and Sophomore year)
School Ambassador (Chosen to speak to prospective students & parents about my school)
Summer 2013 Internship related to tv production (I got letter of rec. from my employer here)
Year round 2014 Internship at local newspaper</p>

<p>I would be happy to chance anyone back!! Thanks!</p>

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<p>Your GPA is below admission average while your SAT is 50pt below 25% (no superscoring). It would be a very very high match to low reach for in state LSA.</p>

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<p>@billcsho I’m out of state. Does that make it harder or easier? Maybe the state wants that tuition money!</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, oos make it harder. It would be a reach for you.</p>

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<p>UM uses a holistic process for admissions. We cannot know the quality of essays and recommendations. </p>

<p>They look at GPA, unweighted, course rigor, tests ( not super scores ), recommendations, essays and extracurriculars.</p>

<p>In general, you can look at threads from previous years of admissions results, and see where you fall amongst those applicants. Sometimes, you can get a good feel that way. </p>

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<p>Your numbers are more-so USC, UC-Santa Barbara or Pepperdine.</p>

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<p>USC is much harder to get into than u of m. Just saying</p>

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<p>USC is much harder to get into than u of m. Just saying</p>

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<p>No.</p>

<p>They are actually pretty equal to get into, and not an outstanding recommendation for the OP as a non-reach.</p>

<p>You can find online the admission profiles of students accepted to both schools. :slight_smile: USC and UM have very similar profiles. </p>

<p><a href=“University of Michigan: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/UMich_profile.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“USC: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/collegeprofiles/p/USC.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>When something has an acceptance rate of 20% lower, it becomes much harder to get into the school.</p>

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<p>Yeah. </p>

<p>USC and UM have very similar admission profiles. There are other numbers that play into both schools, and there’s no need to have a further conversation. </p>

<p>I’ll leave it at that, because to say more starts a detraction from the OP.
:slight_smile: </p>

<p>( but thank you for the attempt at an unneeded stats lesson. :wink: )</p>