| Alexandre, in the example you gave both students would probably have been admitted. The point is that most schools use some system to evaluate their applicants and its not always just SAT scores alone that indicate the academic profile of a group. However, in certain fields like the pure sciences and engineering I would find it very unusual if the admissions office didn't consider SAT/ACT scores in their admission decisions. But Michigan might also find that there is no difference in student performance within a certain range (ie, 600-800) or perhaps they too are finding GPA is a better indicator of success. All questions to ask an admissions officer, and one reason not to pick a school just on the SAT scores of those admitted. I would however like to remind any Juniors reading this, that SAT/ACT scores do become important factors in scholarship decisions at many schools (I think that includes Michigan), so they are not without merrit. |