<p>^ that is what i am afraid of.</p>
<p>John6391</p>
<p>Hard to get into does not necessarily mean that it will be hard to be successful there. The biggest challenge you face right now, is that you don’t believe you are “good enough” for U of M, and that you will get in because of, and only because of, your father’s connections. That is not a healthy way to start anything.</p>
<p>Make an appointment with your guidance counselor at your high school. Sit down with all of your grades, and all of your ECs and everything else that shows you as a unique individual. Ask your counselor if students who look like you do on paper have ever been admitted to U of M, and if they have been successful there. If you are within the general range of students who have been admitted (low end, middle, top end, none of that matters, just the range itself), then you are indeed in that category, and you can be successful.</p>
<p>Doing well in college is mostly about diligence and time management, not smarts. Do the reading, go to class, ask questions, take advantage of office hours, do the problem sets, and take advantage of any writing workshop on campus when it is time to write a paper.</p>
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<p>Okay, while there are legacies at HYP, and there are kids whose parents donated huge sums of money, the vast majority of rich kids there are neither legacies nor the children of big donors. How many big donors do you think there <em>are</em>?</p>
<p>I think happymomof1 hit the nail right on the head - the key to success in college is more related to time management and planning skills, than how smart you are.</p>
<p>The kids that I have seen do the best are the ones who are self-motivated, stay on top of their assignments, start studying for exams well before the exam date, and plan their study schedule out.</p>
<p>John6391, take advantage of this opportunity - but in order to succeed at Michigan (or anywhere else), be prepared to WORK.</p>