<p>^ I’m not looking to one up anyone, but I am basing my opinion on results I have seen for actual applicants the past few years. Granted, it is a small sample of the overall pool, but we live in an area and my kids go to a school that has several applicants each year who apply to both, some legacies at ND, some not, some in-state for UMich, some not. The past couple of years, the profile of students who have been accepted at UMich, both in and out of state, is a step below those, legacy or not, who have been accepted at ND. I’m not saying that’s the last word, just my experience. My advice to the OP would be to concentrate on raising his/her scores. Joining more clubs senior year tends to be a red flag that the applicant is resume padding. Not as sure about UMich, but ND looks for depth of EC involvement, not padding. My other bit of advice re: ND is to really give thought to your supplements. They really want to know that you are a fit and why. As someone from ND once told me, legacy status will cure the sick, but it won’t raise the dead.</p>