Chances for UMAA?

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<p>I am an OOS student (Georgia), but would probably be moving in and applying under my grandmother's address for residency.</p>

<p>I hope to go into the Biological Sciences.
I am a white female.</p>

<p>Class Rank: 37/644 (top 10%, almost top 5%.)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.5 W, about 3.86 UW</p>

<p>SAT:
CR- 690
M- 640
W- 640
1980</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Biology M-
Literature-</p>

<p>(I took these a while ago so I won't know the scores until October 29th. I feel good about Bio, and a bit wary about Literature. How important are these SAT IIs?)</p>

<p>APS:
Biology- 5
US History- 5
English Langauge- 3
Government- 2</p>

<p>All other classes have been gifted/honors, except for electives.</p>

<p>EC:
Senior Beta Club (3 years)- Have been Recording Secretary, and am currently the 1st Vice President
National Hispanic Honor Society (2 years)
National Honor Society (1 year)
Danced en pointe for 7th grade to 11th grade.
I have done countless hours of volunteer work for my clubs.</p>

<p>Awards:
Georgia Governor's Honors Semifinalist
University of Georgia Merit Scholar
AP Scholar</p>

<p>CURRENT YEAR SCHEDULE:
AP Microecon
AP Psych
Peer Leadership
Animal Science
Anatomy & Physiology
Japanese I
AP Stats
AP Lang</p>

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<p>Match! Apply very soon or your chances will dwindle.</p>

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<p>Thank you!
I will have to wait until about Mid December, when my ED status from Wellesley comes back.
But, I am pretty sure Im going to get rejected, so I am looking into my alternatives.</p>

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<p>Well you can still apply! Just turn them down if you get into Wellesley.</p>

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I am an OOS student (Georgia), but would probably be moving in and applying under my grandmother's address for residency.

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I wouldn't count on that plan working.</p>

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<p>um yea. i'm from michigan. i agree with chinaismine. i kno for sure that that won't work. don't count on it.</p>

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<p>I can pretty much confirm that the residency plan WILL NOT work so if the OP does not want to pay Out of State Tuition to attend U Mich he/she may wish to consider another plan. Having been through the residency process, I can assure the poster that U of Mich has one of the most rigorous residency requirements of all schools and that living with grandma is old hat to them. (Just those kinds of attempts are what caused U of Mich to ratchet up its policy.)</p>

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<p>reach because you are going to apply late.</p>

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<p>and there is no way you can get in-state tuition. I lived in michigan all of my life and I had to fight to be classified as in-state.</p>

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<p>okay, thank you everyone!</p>

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<p>
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and there is no way you can get in-state tuition. I lived in michigan all of my life and I had to fight to be classified as in-state.

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<p>Dang, what happened o_O</p>

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<p>Regardless, I will apply.
I am going to fill out the application as soon as possible, thank you for the feedback.</p>

<p>@blackpen- im sorry to hear that!</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/406496-michigan-soooooooo-dumb.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/406496-michigan-soooooooo-dumb.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>A thread from my high school days lol</p>

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<p>yea. i'm gonna have to fight for my residency also. tho i've lived in michigan for 13 years... it's actually quite ridiculous.</p>

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<p>Jester, as a Michigan business owner and tax payer, I was also quite peeved at my s's residency issue and having to "prove" the severance of ties. At first, I even considered filing a complaint with the ACLU as I felt my legal status was being challenged and that my s. was being treated unfairly as a result. I will warn you, however, that U of M has had legal challenges over this and continues to be successful in upholding its policy -- and, I have to eat crow here -- rightfully so : ). In retrospect, I eventually came around to their way of thinking once I discovered just how many students attempt to fraudulently claim in-state tuition. There really is no other way to control this phenom when it is a world-class school that admits 1/3rd of its population from out of state or country. It also receives a paltry 7% of its operating budget from the state of Michigan, so it truly cannot afford out of state students to claim in-state tuition.
Just make sure you present a crystal clear, well organized set of documentation with a cover letter outlining the evidence you're submitting (and label each). Treat it the way you would treat a submission to Immigration and you'll be fine. Include copies of absolute proof of residency, taxes, custody agreement, school records, address history (re: education) etc.</p>

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