<p>One of my profs was talking about this admissions formula that they used to see if kids got in the school. Gave us a short 10-15 min speech on something called S.C.U.G.A which is some sort of points system that they use to determine if you get into UM or not. It went a little like this…</p>
<p>S - School - They rank public H.S. depending on size, # of AP classes, honors programs, etc.
C - Curriculum - Want to see if you coasted through H.S. or challenged yourself.
U - Uniqueness? - Could be wrong on the name, but basically it measures just what kind of diversity you brought to UM.
G - Geographical - Where exactly are you from. Probably for housing purposes / cost of attendance.
A - Alumni - Want to know if your parents went to UM.</p>
<p>They add up your GPA and SCUGA score to see if you’re qualified or not. They did this back when, just wondering if anyone still knows if this is how it is or not.</p>