quick chance?

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<p>hey guys, i'm interested in applying to umich ea. (LSA) my major will probably be biology, although i'm looking into econ right now. i'm OOS.</p>

<p>race: asian
gender: male
school: ranked a top 50 high school by us news. sends ~10-15 kids to ivies every year.
class rank: does not rank</p>

<p>umich gpa: 3.845. all my number grades are higher than 90 though, if number grades matter at all.</p>

<p>SAT: 2240. (770cr/690m/780w)
SAT2: math2: 790
will take biology or chem in october.</p>

<p>class rigor: all my classes are honors
i will take 9 AP classes, 10 AP tests by the time i graduate. </p>

<p>honors: average to above average
extracurricular: average to above average
essays: haven't started, but probably average? lol
recs: hopefully above average.</p>

<p>i don't usually like to do these threads, but reading on the forum has made me a bit cautious about my chances. what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>match.
10 char</p>

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<p>If all your “number” grades are above a 90, then your UM GPA should be a 4.0…</p>

<p>I think you’re in.</p>

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<p>oh cool, it’s just that an A in my school is a 93+.
so which “A” should i use? 90-100 or 93-100?</p>

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<p>If below a 93 is a B or any variation of one, then I guess your GPA changes. If 90-93 is an A-, you have a UM GPA of 4.0. </p>

<p>If your school actually reports grades to the colleges as numbers, I believe they’ll rate 90-100 as an A. Infact I’m almost sure of it.</p>

<p>Edit: Just noticed this… Are you really from South Park?</p>

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<p>sweet! i didn’t know that. yeah our school gives only As or Bs. it’s either a 4.0 or 3.0. sucks. =/</p>

<p>thanks for the replies guys! so i guess i can call umich a match to high match?</p>

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<p>Safe match. If you apply ER (early response), your chances are very good.</p>

<p>The way Michigan recalcultates GPAs is by eliminating minuses and pluses. So all As are 4.0, all Bs are 3.0 all Cs are 2.0 etc…</p>

<p>So, if 90% is an A- at your school, your unweighed GPA is 4.0. Either way, 3.8+ is good enough along with your tough course schedule and your good SAT.</p>

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<p>thanks alexandre. that’s really good to hear. hopefully umich considers my sat 2 score more than the SAT math section.</p>

<p>and qwertykey, no i’m not really from south park lol. i have been close to south park though. a few years back i went to colarado for vacation, and was like an hour away from there. =]
nah i’m just a fan of the show, and put south park to throw off potential stalkers. lol.</p>

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<p>Safety match!</p>

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<p>thanks for the responses guys! i really appreciate it. you guys are much kinder and more active than some other school forums.</p>

<p>just to make sure, assuming i get accepted in december or something, i can still decide if i want to go or not in the spring right?</p>

<p>aaand, looking at the other thread on this forum, do i have a good chance at getting some merit scholarship? what part of my application should i work on to improve my chances?</p>

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<p>Do really well on your essays, that should improve your chance for a scholarship.</p>