Does Michigan have an Early Decision program? Does it help with acceptance?

CountHobo
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:33:18 +0000

I’m planning on applying to U of M next fall and was wondering if they had an Early Decision program. If they do will it help with me with getting accepted?

The following is my profile: (BTW this is a prediction of what my profile will be, although I’m pretty sure this is what it will look like)

HS GPA: 3.5
ACT score: 32 (Taking it again, hopefully will score higher)
PSAT: 180

Extracurriculars: Track (not varsity) for 4 years, Diversity club for 2 years, Bowling club (I don’t know if colleges care about that) for 4 years, Tech Crew for 2 years, National Honors Society member, And the Robotics team for 1 year.

AP classes:
Junior Year: AP Lang./Comp. and AP U.S. history
Senior Year: Will be taking AB calc., AP US Government, and AP Bio

-I’ve had a fairly heavy course load throughout high school. AP/Honors classes every year.

-I also have about 30 hours of Community Service and did a summer program at Michigan last summer.
-My mom lives an hour and a half away from my High School and we drive there every morning and drive home every afternoon. (I kinda worked this into my essay, not real substantial but was a bit of a hindrance at times)
-2 of my Uncles, 2 of my Aunts, my Dad, and my Grandfather went to U of M.
-I am a Michigan resident.
-I’ve been playing guitar for 3 years. It’s just a hobby and haven’t really done anything with it, I douby Michigan will really care about it.

I’m really worried that my GPA is too low for acceptance, I know they place a lot on that credential. I’m hoping my ACT score and possible decision of Early Decision will help bridge that gap and earn me acceptance. Thanks for any comments in advance.