What are my chances for Ross?

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Hello,

I am a Junior this year and just wanted to get an idea of how I will fare with U Michigan.

  • Ethnicity: INDIAN (How much will this affect me?)
  • Household Income: 200000
  • Texas resident, top 4.2% of my class (23/548)
  • Highest SAT I: (2nd time) 2050 (640 CR) (720 Writing) (690 Math)
  • ACT: 33 Composite (31 English) (35 Math) (33 Reading) (33 Science)
  • SAT II: Haven't taken any, do I need to?
  • 3.9 Unweighted GPA
  • Taken 10 AP Classes
  • Taken 5 PAP Classes
  • Varsity Tennis (captain next year)
  • NHS, NTHS, STUCO
  • BPA (advanced to state for video production)
  • DECA (advanced to state for Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan, hoping to go to nationals)
  • An Independent study class where I'm under the mentorship of a business professional (He went to UT BHP so I know he can write a good rec letter)
  • Part of a marketing team for a local exterior painting company
  • Over 150 volunteer hours

Also, my ACT essay score hasn’t come out yet but I don’t think I did that well on it. Can someone tell me what I need on my essay to have a chance? Will the ACT essay be a big factor in admissions?

Thanks so much!

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You have a good chance at getting into umich, but getting into Ross is hard to say. So many excellent students apply to Ross pre-admit every year and so many of them get rejected. However, keep in mind that the decisions are separate. You have to get accepted into LSA, engineering, or some other unit that accepts freshman first before your application gets forwarded to Ross. If you don’t get into Ross but still decide to come to umich, you can always try again as a regular applicant during your freshman year. Most Ross students get in this way.

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Ethnicity is not a consideration at Michigan by state law. Your stats are well within Michigan averages. Ross pre-admit is supposed to be expanded to about 17% this year, but no way to tell for the class of 2021. A higher SAT or ACT is not going to hurt you, nor are good SAT II scores, however.