How selective is Michigan Ann Arbor with out-of-state students? I know that the medians for SAT and GPA are skewed because of the high percentage of Michigan citizens, but how much of a chance would you give someone (like me) with a 1400 sat and an unweighted gpa of 3.8 (even though the class rank is something like top 12%)? How heavily does class rank play on these bare bones state applications like Michigan’s?
Thank you.
<p>Excellent chance, even better if you apply early in the year (by October). U Mich is on rolling admissions and slots for out of state students fill up fast. Admissions gets more competitive the later you apply.</p>
<p>"on these bare bones state applications like Michigan's?"</p>
<p>I hope you are putting in some effort on your Michigan application. In case you haven't heard, Michigan is taking a holistic approach in their application review. They are not gonna just look at your GPA and test scores.</p>
<p>Btw, your chance is good but not a sure thing, considering you are out-of-state applying late.</p>
<p>Definitely do it now if you plan to at all. I have friends getting deferred left and right.</p>
<p>More on the "bare bones" issue -</p>
<p>My daughter found Michigan's app to be the most time-consuming of all her schools - there were 3 essays, and I don't think she was able to recycle any she'd written for other apps. She found the main essay, dealing with a social issue, took more time and effort than she'd originally thought. Another state school with a challenging app: UVA. I'm wondering how the admissions folks can possibly read so many essays from so many applicants and still see straight afterwards, let alone remember who said what.</p>
<p>When my older d applied to U-M a few years ago, it was a much more numbers-driven process. I even have a handy-dandy numerical chart stored somewhere in this computer, detailing how U-M graded apps on a point system. Must have made the process a bit more manageable for the adcoms.</p>