Boston College Vs. University of Michigan

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According to Michigan’s most recent common data set, they meet on average 83% of need. We know their policy is to meet full need for in-state students, but since sticker COA is much lower for in-state students, and since in-state students represent only about 65% of the undergraduate student body, an awful lot of that FA must be going to OOS students as well.

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<p>Sorry, BC, but your analysis for Michigan is inconsistent with the same discussion of NYU. In the first par, you discuss dollars, but in the second, you discuss matriculants.</p>

<p>Michigan clearly meets 83% of need, as you note; but those are bodies, not dollars. But since it is 100% of need of instaters, by definition the met-need of OOS’ers has to be much, much lower than 83% (unless nearly all instaters are full pay, which is not likely). </p>

<p>Yes, you are correct, in that I don’t know for certain that the OP would not receive his/her full need in Ann Arbor. But the published statistics are against it. And if the OP is just looking for “one” more app, it seems silly (to me) to waste it on a school that clearly does not meet full need.</p>