<p>lol, it's not a safety for him... imo safety is somewhere you can get into and qualify for at least 75% merit aid, with a 32 ACT, he's a match, I doubt he'll get any merit aid. Michigan has a lot of enemies, every school in the big 10 hates us, rjko, let these big shots with 1400 SAT scores and presidents of key clubs brag in peace. </p>
<p>In general, engineering schools always have higher acceptance rate, when I was a student, the acceptance rate was high 40s for Michigan engineering, it fluctuates between 40% and 70%, the student quality has been the same. Engineering is self-selective, acceptance rate alone means nothing. Engineering applicants tend to be those who truly excelled in math/science.</p>
<p>Yes, 800 on SAT Math is a big plus, Engineering admissions works a little bit different from LSA, You can have lower verbal scores/writing scores, but you absolutely need a high math score.</p>
<p>A lot of your engineering exams are going to be somewhat like the SAT math section,Of course the problems will be way more difficult. You'll get a ton of problems and very limited time, you have to think fast and apply fundamental theories to a variety of new problems. Many times, I knew exactly how to do each problem, and wasn't able to finish the test.</p>