Full Ride at U of M?

My daughter applied there from OOS and got a package of scholarships that covered all tuition and most of room and board – three scholarships were from the admissions office, one from the college she applied to at the U, and one from her major department. Her GPA and test scores were similar to yours. However, CBS is one of the most competitive colleges to apply to there, and you don’t seem to have any significant science awards or scientific research experience in a professional lab. Also, as already mentioned, not being NMF can hurt.

It is better to apply to CLA as an English major, where you would be one of the top applicants with your stats and have awards to back up your application. Or consider one of the science majors in CFANS, where you could take similar courses to microbiology, yet be more of a standout student with your stats and also support your application with your dog clinic volunteer experience.

Here are the admissions profiles by college, so you can see where you would stand out the most, and therefore be most likely to get scholarships.

https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/academics/profile.html