<p>Alexandre, when you say that they use the same criteria for OOSers, do you mean that they would be as likely to admit OOSers as residents? Eg., does it handicap your application? </p>
<p>Also, with regards to your comments about the baseline standards, would really low grades (3.0 UM GPA) at the top public school in CA be compensated for by a 1480 (800 CR and 680 M) on the SAT?</p>
<p>kingjamesmvp, it really depends on many things. A 3.0 GPA will usually hurt a Michigan applicant. But if you go to the best school in California, take very challenging classes, do well on AP exams etc..., who knows. Have your grades been consistantly 3.0 or have you improved as time goes by. Your SAT will definitely help you. Try to ace your first semester of your senior year. Apply in September or October, but you will most likely be defered. So your first semester grades will be looked at.</p>
<p>Ugh, I really don't like the thought of being deferred. Oh well- it's really my own fault. My grades have been pretty uniformly around 3.0, although my UC-weighted GPA is upward. It's kind of a weird situation- I've taken the hardest honors course through HS (it's only the top school if you discount privates/magnets) but the UC doesn't weight any of my soph. honors classes. Therefore, my soph year GPA was 3.0 and my UC-weighted junior year GPA was 4.0. Under Michigan, though, it's all 3.0.</p>
<p>same question as the other post...does UM recompute based on what constitute A/B in diff states? In our area... A = >94% and B+ = 90 to 93 which in other states would be equal to A.</p>