I’m suprised by how hard it is to get into the university of Michigan because of how many people who go there. I don’t know what to do. I really want to go there for it’s superior anthropology program. It’s either that or go to penn state and live with drunk-tards.
How can I guarantee that I will be accepted? Cam I see stats of people who were accepted? Thanks.
The admission stat is ob their website, but there is no guarantee to get in even if you match the stat. You do have a highef chance if from in state. Otherwise, aim at the 75% for a better chance.
Just saying, there are plenty if not the same amount of “drunk-tards” at Michigan!
Michigan has always been selective. For in-state applicants, selectivity standards have not changed much over the years because the number of in-state applicants has remained unchanged with approximately 10,000 Michigan residents applying annually since the 1990s. That makes sense since the state population has not grown in decades, and as the state flagship university, Michigan has long been the destination of choice for the state’s best students.
Where things have changed considerably over the years is the size of the OOS applicant pool. It has grown from under 10,000 in the 1990s to over 40,000 this year, and it is going to continue to grow for the foreseeable future. Michigan will only admit 10,000 OOS applicants at most, perhaps even fewer, so this year, Michigan will likely admit 20% or so OOS applicants, and this figure will only drop with time.
The quality of the students that are admitted by, and enroll at, the University of Michigan is quite high. Again, until 2010, Michigan lagged its smaller private peers slightly (on average by 3 points on the ACT and by 120 points out of 1600 on the SAT). Last year, the gap had closed to 0.5-1 point on the ACT and 50-70 points out of 1600 on the SAT, which is completely negligible.
Speaking as a current UMich student, my sister went to Penn State and the success she’s achieved since graduating I can only hope to achieve myself. So chill with your stupid comments, just because PSU’s students got slightly lower grades in high school doesn’t mean jack about them compared to U-M, and you can absolutely find success there as long as you don’t have a piss poor attitude about it.
Not to mention that you’ll find just as many “drunk-tards” here in A2.
^^^Agree with above statement, except for the numbers of “drunk-tards.” Penn State will have more just because they are bigger. 
Also, just to comment on the stats, the stats colleges give are for accepted students, not people who accept and enroll. This means that those who are accepted but don’t enroll could possibly skew the data upward.
^ There are stat for both admission and enrolled freshmen. But it is true that the admission stat is slightly higher than the enrolled freshmen stat.
Is anyone aware of the acceptance rate for in state students? I was thinking somewheres between 40%-50%
^ That sounds about right.
I think the in-state acceptance rate is closer to 60%.
^ If you assume the yield rate is 60%.
That rate seems so high based on credentials of those accepted (I don’t mean to dispute it; I have no idea what it is). Do you think it is because there is a lot of “self-selecting.” In other words, there may be in state students who would love to go to UM but they realize (or their school counselor realizes) that their chances are slim so they don’t apply. Selective private schools really try to increase applications to lower their acceptance rates, but that presumably would not make sense in state.
I do think that Michigan is “self selecting” because most of the kids I know here in Michigan won’t even bother applying when they know they’ve got no shot. I go to a school just thirty minutes from Ann Arbor at a mid sized public school with a graduating class of over 500; it’s got a good reputation but is still very average overall. I would estimate 20 students applied (I’ve talked to many of the kids and think this is a fair estimate to include the ones I haven’t talked to). Including myself, I know 9 people in my class who applied EA. 5 of them (including me) were accepted the first round of EA, and the other 4 were deffered (not sure if they ever ended up being accepted). 3 (including me) will enroll.
Nearly all of the kids who applied that I know personally had a decent shot at UM. I highly doubt any of them had grades below 3.7 or an ACT below 28. Most kids I know go to community college for a few years, or have their parents cough up the money for schools like Central, Western, and MSU that will accept anyone with a heartbeat and a checkbook.
I doubt there was many (if it all) kids from my school who applied as a “reach”. I think all of the kids I know that applied and didn’t get in have the intelligence (probably the same grades as me too) but maybe not the recipe of extracurriculars and essays UM was looking for. So I don’t think it’s fair to say it’s “easy” for in state kids. It’s definitely not as difficult as OOS, but they are only slightly more lenient. The kids that do apply are almost always qualified.
This reminds me of how on campus day I ran into one of the kids who was admitted from my school, and he was ironically in my ~10 person tour group. I’m not an outwardly studious or intelligent person, I am not a person to participate in class and I probably come off as a ditz because I look like all I care about is clothes and makeup as i parade around in excessive amounts of pink and skirts on casual days. Anyway, he asks me… “So you’re in? I didn’t even know you applied here.” The surprised look on his face when I tell him… So funny. He would not have expected me to even have APPLIED. So I hope this made my point about how no one really applies except a few, and you sure as hell aren’t expected to think about applying to UM unless you’re known as a smart kid.
Missalyssaxox: Congratulations on being accepted EA and making the wise choice to attend. Keep fooling the guys!
I would agree with @Missalyssaxox. Michigan kind of self selects for applicants instate. I was accepted first round of EA along with 2 other kids. No one at school was suprised at all that we got in EA. We all have different “things” but each of us are in / above the GPA and ACT 25-75% mid range. Kids with a 3.6/ below a 30 don’t often even apply.