How much does Michigan value GPA

NerdyAsianKid
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:55:31 +0000

I heard that Michigan values GPA a ton and that everything else (SAT, ECs, essays, etc.) pales in comparison to HS GPA. How much truth is there to this? I got deferred two weeks back, and I’m just wondering, does this deferral somewhat reflect my chances at my other schools of choice? I had a low GPA, which was probably the reason why I got deferred.

Also, does Michigan care about course rigor? Because some girl in my school (rich, white, no hooks) got in with a really high GPA, although she had a really easy course load (she took like 1 easy AP class throughout high school and my school offers over 20 AP classes). She didn’t really have anything else that was spectacular besides her GPA, and this led me and probably a ton of my surprised classmates to think that Michigan doesn’t really care about course rigor. Again, is there any truth to this or is this girl a really special case?