I am a senior and in-state.
Varsity hockey (two years). Starter and MVP
Varsity field hockey- Starter, MVP, All-state, captain
Varsity track- all-conference, all-region, state finalist
Student council senator and student activities director
WILLOW member
Interact Club (community service)
NHS
School paper- I am the managing editor
reporter for our local paper
Bible school instructor, volunteer at local soup kitchen
Classical pianist- have competed, 13 years of experience.
awards in journalism and english, and the journalism awards were in national competitions
mentor for at-risk kids at my school
attended a 5-week journalism program at Northwestern
GPA- 4.4 (weighted)
4.24 (unweighted)
ACT-34
SAT II- US History- 780. Bio M-730 English-680
AP: US-5, Lang-5, Bio-4, Macro-5, Gov-5
Current schedule
AP Calc AB
Applied medical research (unique to my school, nationally recognized)
AP Enviro
honors physics
AP Lit
AP psych
Journalism
I’m applying early action and Ross preferred admit is my first-choice for college
uwGPA is in 4.0 max scale. Recalculate your UM GPA and post again. But if you have nothing lower than A-, it will be a 4.0. Ross pre-admission is a reach for anyone. Your stat is within the range but think about what can make you standing out. The admission rate is in the teens.
NU loves Cherubs!! Why isn’t NU #1 for you?
I love NU, and I’m applying regular decision. I’m just unsure of the job prospects in journalism and would rather have a strong, employable background from Ross than take a chance with a double major in journalism and economics, or whatever combination could get me a job out of college. Also, in-state tuition vs Northwestern… 'nuff said.
And I have a 4.0 on a 4.0 scale.
My daughter was a pre-admit last year with similar stats. Your chances should be good! Only concerns would be your focus on journalism and being in-state. Write great essays and you should be fine.
Wouldn’t be surprised if you get preadmit. Wouldn’t be surprised if you don’t get it either.
“NU loves Cherubs!! Why isn’t NU #1 for you?”
Because a degree from Ross is just as good.
Yorkie97. If Michigan doesn’t pre-admit you for Ross, then I don’t know who is qualified. An instate student with your backround should be an auto admit to the program. Best of luck!
I don’t believe being instate helps with Ross pre-admit.
It should be wayneandgarth! The state of Michigan needs to educate and try to keep it’s best and brightest at home.
There is no guarantee for admission even for in state. Note that there are less than 200 pre-admitted into Ross each year. OP’s stat is within the range but the range is rather wide as Ross looks beyond scores and GPA for admission. There are also plenty of students with similar or better stat got rejected each year, from both in state and OOS.
To clarify, Ross pre-admitted nearly 400 a year ago, but less than 1/2 accepted.
More clarification. The yield rate was less than 50% (actually 46.5%) which is on par or slightly better than the overall yield rate. The admission rate is in the teens, far less than 50%.
Below is the pre-admission data:
3.89 Average High School GPA
3.7-4.0 Middle 80% High School GPA
1480 Average SAT (Math & Verbal)
33 Average ACT
38% Women
8% International
14% Underrepresented Minorities
2,480 Number of Applicants
389 Number Admitted
181 Number Attended
46% In-State Attending
First, note the mid 80 instead of mid 50 in GPA is presented.
Second, there is little advantage for in state students. Considering the higher yield rate for in state, only 46% is in state.
Third, they really want to diversify the class as indicated by the percentage of international and URM.
even if you don’t get in with preferred admission, the fact that you applied for it will almost guarantee you a spot at Ross if you apply when you’re at the University of Michigan (at least that’s what an admissions rep told me)
@paraguas That is not the case. Sophomore (regular) admission to Ross has an admission rate of 36.8% this year.
See stat below:
3.67 Average U-M GPA
3.40-3.92 Middle 80% U-M GPA
41% Women
6% International
44% In-State
4% Underrepresented Minorities
1,284 Number of Regular Admission Applicants
473 Number of Regular Admission Admitted
Figures are for entering Regular Admission sophomores in 2015
It is far from a guarantee.
@billcsho okay, but did those students apply for preferred admission?
also, I wasn’t really saying I was sure about it… that’s just what an admissions rep said when he visited my school
@paraguas That is the regular admission for UMich students applying to Ross. It does not matter if they did apply to pre-admission previously or not. It is a totally different game.