<p>I have a 3.3 from my first 2 years of high school cause i slacked off like crazy but i have good grades this year im pretty sure ill hve a 3.5 by the end of this year cause im taking a bunch of AP/IB. I got a 207 on my PSAT n im takin the SAT soon. I just want to know if like a 3.5 is enough to get in. And im an under rep minority.</p>
<p>oh yeah, fo sho</p>
<p>it sounds like its a match</p>
<p>There are more factors than just your GPA which affect whether you’re admitted or not.</p>
<p>Check out the “CC” Early Response Statistics Thread. It will answer all your questions about average, high, and low GPA as well as test scores.</p>
<p>I’ve talked to current minority students that had GPA’s around a 3 and even some had sub 3.0. I would say 2.8 being the lowest I’ve heard.</p>
<p>So if i have a 3.5 by the end of junior year a 2100 ish SAT some ok ec’s(track, volunteer work and a job) and a good essay talking bout the struggle i had to go through from being a somali to adjusting to US culture. Would you think i would get in? And i am OOS</p>
<p>Can’t really say for now, but all you can do is apply. Michigan doesn’t put too much weight on essays. They look at GPA, Test Scores, Rigor of high school curriculum and extracurricular activities. I’m an African male and I got in with a 3.3 and 1600 SAT.</p>
<p>like some people said before, it depends on other factors besides GPA. you could have like a 3.0 but have a huge load of extra-curriculars and taken one of the hardest courses ever. or you could have a 4.0 but done jack s-h-i-t.</p>
<p>They like seeing strong upward trends. I have a not so hot GPA but I got in as an ORM to COE because of an upward trend. If you write strong essays, have an upward trend, and good test scores, you have a higher chance of acceptance. Being a URM should help a little.</p>
<p>Uh I thought Michigan didn’t do affirmative action. There was this court case a few years ago…</p>
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<p>They find ways around it. And you honestly believe everything you hear? You think Michigan Football follows the NCAA practice rules, think again. They might not classify it as “practice” but they’re practicing. There are loopholes in everything, and some people are great at finding them.</p>
<p>^Yeah I thought they got rid of the whole ethnicity question on the application but when I filled it out it was right there. Like Joshrk22 said they will still find ways to fit their quotas.</p>
<p>There is no quota, however I was talking to a graduate student who is involved with admissions and she said that whenever they see a minority applicant that is likely to succeed at Michigan, they review their application more extensively. Even though affirmative action has been outlawed, admitting students with lower standards in order to achieve a more diverse student body is the way these colleges play the system. Apparently minority enrollment has been decreasing.</p>
<p>“You honestly believe everything you hear?”</p>
<p>??? It’s a court case for crying out loud. When you say that they “find ways around it”, what evidence do you have of that? Anecdotal evidence? That means nothing.</p>
<p>Did you even read the wikipedia page you linked to?</p>
<p>“In a 6–3 decision announced on June 23, 2003, the Supreme Court ruled the university’s point system (which automatically awarded points to underrepresented ethnic groups) was too mechanistic in its use of race as a factor in admissions, and was therefore unconstitutional.”</p>
<p>They got rid of the points system. They didn’t change their admissions goals.</p>
<p>Yes, and then there was a ballot where the Michigan voters voted down the use of affirmative action in Michigan public schools.</p>
<p>Affirmative action has been legally banned at Michigan schools but the fact that underrepresented minorities can write essays on their hardships that they’ve faced as well as the fact that they can bring diversity into Michigan schools offers them an upperhand in the admissions cycle. (UofM has a specific essay on diversity and a possible essay on hardship). That said, being an underrepresented minority does have some benefits and can change admissions decisions. However, the number of URMs at UofM has decreased since the Affirmative action ban.</p>
<p>Jankow, did you even read my example of the football team? Errr durrr…</p>
<p>The CIA isn’t allowed to interrogate terrorists anymore, but I can promise you it happens. That court case happened because some kid *****ed about not being accepted into the school, therefore, the school changed their admissions grading system to please the kid, his parents, and the public.</p>
<p>Uh, do you have any sources to back it up? </p>
<p>“I can promise you it happens” </p>
<p>Oh really? Based off of what? Anecdotal evidence? Football team… anecdotal evidence again? Try a better argument. Have you ever taken a stats class?</p>