Chance a gentlemen.

ZincWhiskers
Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:56:58 +0000

What was the breakdown of your 1930? UM is looking at Math and Reading. You should also be taking the ACT - many students do much better on one or the other, so why not give yourself better odds? 3.5GPA is okay, top 20% is okay - enhanced by a nice high SAT or ACT score would improve your chances. If you are scoring 4’s and 5’s on the AP tests, that helps as well.

You should consider visiting the school. I’m upstate NY also, so I feel your pain regarding costs to travel to Coral Gables, but if you are truly serious about attending UM, I think it adds to your resume.

Wish I could say that coming from NY adds to the diversity of UM, but NY is 2nd behind FL for student origin. Probably better if you lived in Montana or Vermont!

Take the SAT and ACT as many times as you can, keep challenging yourself with AP and honors courses.
Good luck to you!
~Zinc