<p>Safety, guaranteed admission. whatever.</p>
<p>Instructive story: Our neighbor (in state) was rejected by UMich. I know for certain the following facts:
valedictorian
4.0 unweighted
35 ACT
Killer ECs</p>
<p>Knowing her strengths and the other schools that admitted her, I would assume that she had very good to excellent essays.</p>
<p>Not a single smirch on her record. The HS staff adored her for good reason.</p>
<p>Rejected.</p>
<p>The only reason I can see is that the GC messed up and did not send supporting docs immediately, but they were sent within a normal time frame.</p>
<p>I understand that someone from out of state might scoff at the idea that the OP’s student could not count UM as a safety. But this is how it goes.</p>