<p>i know that certain admissions [insert term here] look over applications from a certain area...since at the info session i went to, the lady talking said if you were from troy-rochester, she would be looking at your applications.</p>
<p>apparently, my school got one of two red quill awards given to high schools in the state of michigan. this award is from the people of the ACT and it shows that my school is doing well preparing students for the ACT, etc. they mentioned in the article i was reading how our average moved from 22-24 over the last few years and the state average is like 18.8.</p>
<p>so here's where the question comes in-- does michigan (i guess colleges in general) see this with accreditations and what not? and since there probably is one person (or a few) who look over a certain area first, does that admissions person know a lot about the school?</p>
<p>i guess the reason why i ask is that it seems like a lot of people get into umich from my school don't have near the stats some people who get waitlisted do. my friend got in early response with her highest ACT score as a 26 and idk. sorry if this makes no sense, it's somewhat late but i've just been really curious what the people see, know, etc...</p>
<p>The same thing happens to people at my school. I was so surprised to read about people being waitlisted or even rejected with ACTs in the 30s and GPAs above 3.8. People at my school are accepted with class ranks well out of the top 10% and ACTs less than 30. Btw, I'm in the Chicago area which has a very high representation at Michigan.</p>
<p>Summerinthecity, you must keep in mind that Michigan receives 30,000 applicantions. You are bound to have hundreds (possibly even more) of sub 3.7, sub 1900/27 SAT/ACT students accepted and hundreds (if not more) 3.9-4.0, 2200+/33+ SAT/ACT students rejected. </p>
<p>However, as a percentage of applicants, I would say that the acceptance rates of those students with sub 3.7 GPAs and sub 1900/27 SAT/ACT are very low and the rejection rates of those students with 3.9-4.0 GPAs and 2200+/33+ ACT scores are also very low.</p>
<p>Part of the reason is that Michigan doesn't use a formula. It's not as though your higher GPA or ACT will automatically bump you a point above someone with a lesser score. Readers are considering EVERYTHING, including things that you don't have knowledge of (such as the content of their essays, the comments in their recommendations, and so on).</p>
<p>To answer your other question, admissions counselors are aware of high schools and their quality. It's not just the national or state awards they may get, but also the fact that Michigan tracks students by high school. They know how kids from your high school did after enrolling at Michigan.</p>
<p>well that's good too! someone from our counseling department said this year that many of our grads do really well at michigan, which he was saying to show that our school prepares us well but you know. thanks!</p>