<p>I think you're missing that selectivity dosn't make for a better education neccesarily, not to mention that kids with stellar recs from out of state get rejected all the time. My cousin had a 4.0, got a 28 on her ACTs and got rejected. It'll do you a great disservice going into one of the strongest universitys in the country feeling like you're better than everyone and so so sad about it. And believe me, it's not easy as pie once you get there.</p>
<p>I think it's pretty low to assume that just because people with low stats got in that it automatically means the very qualified students will not be attending. I'm sure there are many in state that picked uMich over Ivies because of the price, and there are also going to be a lot of people like you and I there (Hundreds in the honors program from each class) who were on the borderline at the top-notch schools (I'm waitlisted at Harvard and MIT) with a 1500+ SAT, multiple perfect SAT II's, and state medals in multitudes of academic competitions. I plan on seeing an honors math program full of these types of students because I know the caliber of those who got rejected from honors and I also read about some current honors students there who blow my mind.</p>