<p>Should I retake a 34 ACT (36 M, 34 W, 34 R, 34 S) and a 2250 SAT (800 M, 730 W, 720 CR) if I am looking for one of the bigger (LSA, Shipman) scholarships? I have a 4.0 (3.98 if a college math course is counted :( ) GPA, as well. </p>
<p>I think I can easily improve my scores with some practice because my preparation for each of these two tests last time was a single practice test.</p>
<p>seriously dude, get a life.</p>
<p>Yes, but just focus on one.</p>
<p>When applying to these competitive scholarships where there are approx. 40 recipiants, the only safe score is a perfect score. You have great scores none the less, and although you may not get the full ride, you may qualify for a lot of merit based aid.</p>
<p>You lose nothing by retaking them. You are definitely going to be admitted and there is a very good chance you will get into the honors program. As for your scholarship chances, I'd say you have a solid chance, but Michigan isn't the most generous.</p>
<p>So the resounding answer is "yes, retake," right? <em>sigh</em> I was afraid of that...I'm sort of in the same situation, would really like a scholarship, but also really don't want to waste another 5 hours on testing...</p>
<p>Get a 36 on the ACT.</p>
<p>wow this is unbelievable. I got in to umich with a sub-2100 SAT, sub-4.0.....
chill peoplz</p>
<p>Perhaps they should add a test to admissions then... like seeing if you can read a post before responding?</p>
<p>MasterStanF2K, nobody is saying that the OP won't get in. But the OP wants to secure a scholarship. Michigan only hands out a limited number of merit scholarships annually.</p>
<p>idk.. just keep in mind uM ain't too generous with scholarships so...</p>
<p>Someone from my HS told me he got something close to a full ride with a 27 from the College of Engineering...don't know if he was just BSing.</p>
<p>If he had a 4.0 Michigan GPA, was ranked at the top of the class and was an URM, it is possible.</p>
<p>Engineering seems to be a little more generous with money.</p>
<p>Is that because there are less people vying for the same number of scholarships, or because it takes lower stats(than LSA) to get an engineering scholarship?</p>
<p>I think they simply have more money per student to distribute for this purpose, so they can offer a larger number of scholarships (with respect to their size).</p>