Who Would Accept Me (Where Should I Apply?)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Asian male from MI
Unweighted cum. GPA: 3.5
Class Rank: Just inside 25%
SAT: M780 R780 W760
ACT: 32
APs: Calculus BC, American Govt(5), English Lang. (5), Physics C (4)</p>

<p>EC:
4 years varsity track
3 years varsity cross country
3 years school newspaper (2 years as editor of the opinion section)
3 years quizbowl club (currently VP)
2 years national honor society</p>

<p>Work: worked as an office receptionist the past two years</p>

<p>teacher rec: good
essays: great (hopefully)</p>

<p>awards:
National Merit Semifinalist (so far)
Some statewide journalism awards for newspaper
Some awards for track and cross country</p>

<p>I applied to UMich, and some other in state universities. I know my gpa sucks, is it even possible to get into UMich? How much will the SAT even help? Where else should I apply? What schools will give me a lot of money for National Merit finalist status? I'm pretty undecided for my college major, but my interests are journalism, political science, english, pre med, pre law. My main goal is to go to the best place possible. </p>

<p>Thanks for the help, it is much appreciated.</p>

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<p>i had a friend who got into mich at ann with a 1920 sat, and was in top 20 percent at school. but he got in from the waitlist though.</p>

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<p>Your GPA isn’t low in general, it’s just low by CC’s astronomically high standards. I’d say your a match for Michigan considering that you’re in state and your extremely strong test scores. Consider other more numbers-based schools (usually bigger, public schools) that are heavily test-score based. Don’t stress and good luck.</p>

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<p>You will get into UMich. I would be shocked if you didn’t.</p>

<p>As for this “What schools will give me a lot of money for National Merit finalist status?”
Try Arizona State University (they have a great honors college and being a finalist will get you a full ride). You might also want to apply to Wayne State (they will dump money on you).</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply. If it matters, I applied Oct.1 I think.</p>

<p>Also, what schools were you referring to that put a lot of weight on the SAT?</p>

<p>Some other schools I was thinking about were Northwestern, Rice, University of Southern California. But these may be a bit of a reach. UMich is my first choice though.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>Help is much appreciated.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>Help is much appreciated.</p>

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<p>look at your scores…you’ll get into Umich no problem…gpa is avg and your test scores are way way way above avg</p>

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<p>If they don’t see my AP scores, will that hurt me? I found out that those weren’t submitted.</p>

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<p>hey youve got tgreat stats!!! your gpa may seem low… but your scores make up for it!! work some more at ec’s and on your gpa, and you should consider uc berkeley, ucla, and usc!!</p>

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<p>bump…first round of decisions and no word. I’m extremely nervous. Anyone with similar stats get in? Anyone else with experience for Umich want to chance me?
Thanks</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>University of Minnesota, they have a good journalism program from what I hear.</p>

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<p>Any thoughts on Umich?</p>

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<p>u mich is very possible. regardless of gpa/rank, your SAT, committment to certain activies, and national merit are impressive!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>how much will it hurt me that i didn’t send the ap scores?</p>