<p>My son has 32 ACT composite, 3.9uw / 4.35 w gpa with all honor courses Taking AP Calc senior year. Had 32 in math component and but 28 in science , with 34 in english and reading. All' A's but a B+ in honor physics but A- second semester in jr year, had A then B+ in honors chemistry soph year....had all A's in honor math. At one of the top public HS in mi.</p>
<p>Very good EC's (eagle scout, class president, 6 varsity letters, works, etc...)</p>
<p>I know Michigan Engineering very competitive, but I just want to make sure he will get into engineering if he applies to that school.</p>
<p>Will take the ACT again in late OCT just to try to boost a point or so.</p>
<p>We are in-state.</p>
<p>Anyone with similiar stats and got into engineering?</p>
<p>I'd say he has a very good chance of getting in. The average engineering ACT is around 31 I think, and he's fine GPA-wise. Although, since engineering does look specifically at math and science scores, it would obviously be better if he had higher math and science rather than english and reading. But being in-state helps as well.</p>
<p>yes, i think it would be good to boost the math and science score, the problem is with the rolling admissions, we need to submit by nov 1. and he is taking the ACT in late oct. What I am hopeful for is all A's in honors math and taking calc AP his senior year makes it a strong application.</p>
<p>I wonder if he went LSA, then switched to engineering if he can.</p>
<p>But also he isn't gung-ho on engineering, I think the Ross School of Busines is a great opportunity but a little nerve wracking to have to find out admittance end of freshmen year.</p>
<p>But with his EC's he might get preferred admitttance to Ross if we go that route.</p>
<p>honestly i'm trying to avoid this forum because i think the people in this forum make michigan a lot harder to get into than it really is. i know someone who got into lsa last year with a 26 on the act, she was in-state and didn't have any major hooks. </p>
<p>i think your son is fine! well i hope so, i'm applying to engineering and i have very similar stats :P best of luck!</p>
<p>mt522 flukes do happen, and that was probably a case which I would consider a fluke, the majority of the people on this site know what they are talking about, it is somewhat difficult to get into Michigan in-state, and really difficult OOS, and Michigan has alot of ppl with alumni and other connections so some flukes do mooch their way in even though most of the students are outstanding, I would say your son has a great chance to get into the engineering school but it is very competitive so he should apply as early as possible, his stats are really impressive though</p>
<p>However, I will tell you from personal experience that my cousin applied to Michigan pre-med LS&A(supposedly much easier than Engineering) with a 32 ACT and a 3.9 GPA and somehow got waitlisted/rejected</p>
<p>ramennoodles, judging from all your recent posts, i think you are trying to make Michigan look much harder than it actually is. Michigan right now isnt even top 25 school.</p>
<p>I agree on them making it sound too tough. I have probably 30 kids here from my graduating class, plus another 10-20 from the magnet school I went to. I would have to guess that the majority of these students had below a 30 on the ACT, likely in the 26-29 range for most of them.</p>
<p>I think that as an in-state student, admission to engineering is even more straightforward than LSA if you have good grades in math/science classes and a good ACT score. With a 3.9 and 31 your son should have no problems getting into Michigan Engineering.</p>
<p>You might be right in general but last year some students were surprised when they applied late. I know of a few students who got admitted to Cornell, Northwestern, Chicago, UCB/UCLA and other top privates but found themselved on waitlist at Michigan. I also know some students put on waitlist who would normally be a sure-in.</p>
<p>I realize that it was the first year for ER and they should be able to handle it much better this year. But why take the risk?</p>
<p>MiPerson,
I meant to say that your son should make sure to send in his application before the Early Response deadline; and that includes his test scores, transcript and recommendations. Unlike rolling admission in the past, ER is a real deadline. Btw, I like his chances.</p>
<p>ExarKun I know you are right that Michigan may not be hard to get into for some people and that it isn't a top 25 school and that I probably am overstating the difficulty of getting into Michigan, but from personal experiences I had with classmates that got in with 24 and 25 ACT's last year and also classmates that got waitlisted then rejected with 31 and 32 ACT's my opinion has changed on UMich, I know I may be overhyping Michigan's difficulty to get into but they are REALLY inconsistent with admissions which is probably why Michigan has dropped out of the top 25 because people are beginning to realize that Michigan has to change its admissions process, they are really making some serious mistakes, I was honestly in complete shock when my cousin didn't get in to LS&A with a 32 ACT, 3.9 GPA, 3 varsity sports, involved in clubs, amazing writer so I know her essays were fairly well written and her application was a near perfect match for Michigan</p>
<p>I always think there is something amiss when someone does not get in with ACT of 32 and uw GPA of 3.9 (is this the UM calculated GPA)....I wonde about MIP's, academic suspensions, a really bad recommendations, etc....at our HS, counselor said that everyone they thought should get into UM , got in, the only one who didn't, was becasue the appliations was late but she go in later</p>
<p>The admission rate is 65% for the CoE. Don't worry, getting into the program is not that hard, just be prepared to work hard when your son gets admitted though. The courseload is tough I believe. As far as selectivity is concerned, the CoE is not that selective.</p>
<p>The 65% admit rate is misleading as CoE applicants tend to be self selective. The stats for the enrolled freshman engineering class tend to be slightly higher than the university average:</p>
<p>Total Freshman Applications 4,475
% Offered Admission 65%<br>
Median HS GPA for Admitted Freshmen 3.9<br>
Median ACT for Admitted Freshmen 30<br>
Median SAT for Admitted Freshmen 1390<br> Michigan</a> Engineering | Student Profile</p>
<p>But ProudWolverine is right...CoE is not ultra-selective. I like your son's chances.</p>
<p>Here we go again with this USNWR nonsense. Michigan is a top school. Not easy at all to get into. I don't understand the mentality of people sometimes.</p>