<p>@jinglebells85 I could calc ur UM gpa in a minute or two</p>
<p>@jinglebells85 I am sorry to say but, your UM gpa is: 3.395 
I suggest applying to some high level southern private schools like vanderbilt/rice/emory since they are more ACT oriented
UMich acceptance: Not likely :c </p>
<p>Okay, thank you.</p>
<p>[ <em>] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 2040(1340)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.9375
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 9 APS by end of senior year, our school didn’t have honors but it offered pre-ap, which I took 9. Ignore that if it doesn’t matter
[ *] Rank: haven’t told is yet, but for sure in top 20%
[ *] Other stats: have an upward trend
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
*no positions</em>
NHS member
Key club member
Volunteer at community center
Volunteer at foodbank
Worked at a fast food place
Business professionals of America(have some awards)
Debate
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: good but not amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):no hook
[ *) Location/Person: Houston/ apartment
[ *] State or Country: texas
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] major strength/weakness: lack of positions in extra curriculars, no amazing reccomendations
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>@Fuffy24, your GPA is fine but your SAT is a bit low for SAT particularly for OOS student. It will be a reach for you.</p>
<p>@fuffy24 Your EC’s are general. Colleges like to see how an EC affected you in your essay. They want the student to show commitment and passion. However your gpa is outstanding! Umich really cares about gpa, just bump up the sat score and you are definitely in!</p>
<p>^ uwGPA at 3.9375 is good and slightly above CoE admission average of 3.9, however, “outstanding” would be an overstatement.</p>
<p>@billcsho i doubt that the average accepted gpa at umich is a 3.9/4 </p>
<p>@billcsho btw how did u find the average gpa? :)</p>
<p>@Whatfreak123 If you have no idea about the admission stat, how can you make comment on other’s data and even give chance?
See for yourself:
<a href=“Facts & figures”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/facts</a></p>
<p>^ To be fair, for some high qualified applicants Umich is a safety, so the admitted gpa is probably higher than matriculating gpa. However, I do agree that admitted gpa is likely a better indicator for determining admission chances.</p>
<p>Not really yikes. I have seen 4.0 students taking 10+ APs, with 2300+ on the SAT being flat out rejected by Michigan the last two years. I am not talking about 1 or 2 cases. I am talking about dozens of Dubai’s best and brightest. Kids that got into peer schools like Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown Northwestern and Penn (including a student who got into the Huntsman program). For Michigan residents, Michigan is still a “safety” for top students. But as far as OOS and international students go, Michigan is no longer a safety. It is a target for brilliant OOS students, and it is a reach to all international students.</p>
<p>@yikesyikesyikes With the admission rate going lower and lower every year (now it is at 30%), it is hard to consider UMich as safety. If you have been in this forum long enough, you should see many highly qualified applicants got rejected. Even with ACT 35 or SAT 2300+ like Alexandre said.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] ACT: 32 (E:33 M:31 R: 34 S: 31)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.81
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.):
Fresh: 2 Honors, 1 AP Class/Test
Soph: 3 Honors, 0 AP (Usually only allowed for Junior up)
Junior: 5 AP (8 tests)
Senior: 3 Dual Enrollment</p>
<p>[ *] Rank: Top 10%
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
DECA State Competitor
Maronite Catholic
Started tutoring business
President and Founder of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
BPA District Competitor
AP National Scholar
Volunteer at Roman Catholic Church (No Maronite church near us)
[ *] Essays: Good/Great
[ *] Teacher Recs: The Teachers I am using love me, so I think I’ll be good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Got to known Counselor a lot since I almost graduated early, so great
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):no hook
[ *) Location/Person: Macomb County, Michigan (so In-state)
[ *] State or Country: Michigan, USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Lebanese
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Great academics, lackluster ECs
[ *] Other Factors/questions: </p>
<p>Sometimes I still wonder if Michigan can really be considered as “safety” even for in-state students. One of my S’ friend, who had “successfully” completed UM Math 295-396 sequence during high-school, and just generally an extremely smart & well-rounded kid, was rejected by UM. </p>
<p>We don’t know anything about his GPA, test-scores, essays & LORs – there’s no reason to not think that he’s one of the top students – and he doesn’t appear to have any ‘hooks’ at all. Regardless, we were (still are) very shocked to hear this unbelievable news.</p>
<p>Another friend of S’, who had been taking strictly college classes in the past 2 yrs of her HS, and presumably did quite well, also got rejected by UM recently. Her only ‘hook’ is, I guess, her gender.</p>
<p>I have to agree with @parentOf2018 and @Alexandre on this. With an acceptance rate of 30%, average admitted student GPA of 3.85, and middle 50% of admitted students’ SAT being 2040-2260, Michigan is becoming more of a target for top students each successive admission cycle, especially for out-of-state applicants. Although I had a 2300+ SAT and 3.9+ GPA, I think what further strengthened my application and, eventually, led to my acceptance were my essays, which I worked tirelessly on to compellingly illustrate my keen interest in the school, and my letters of recommendation, one of which was specially written for UM. I believe that comprehensive letters of recommendation and engaging essays can differentiate applicants with strong test scores and high GPAs from one another.</p>
<p>I calculated my UM GPA as sophmore and junior years, so correct me if that is wrong. Also, I don’t think UM is a safety school, as top programs and large numbers of applicants prevent it from being one, but as a public university, it doesn’t seem as hard to get into as UCB.</p>
<p>It may be easier to get in than UCB particularly for oos students. Around 40% enrolled students are from oos at UMich. That is around 2500+ each year. Location could be a factor leading to a smaller applicant pool too. But it terms of admission stat for oos applicants, I believe they would be very similar for both schools.</p>
<p>Well, the yield rate at UMich is 41.5%, indicating that it IS a relative high safety/match for some applicants (especially highly qualified in-state ones) or not a primary choice. Compare this to Harvard’s yield rate of 81%. For someone like me, Mich is a reach, however.</p>
<p>^ Yield rate has nothing to do with admission chance. Yield comes after admission process. A consistent increase in yield rate may lead to a decrease in admission rate though. By your criteria, there are plenty of high safety/match schools including Northwestern, Rice, CalTech, GA Tech, etc.
<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2014/01/30/national-universities-where-accepted-students-usually-enroll”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2014/01/30/national-universities-where-accepted-students-usually-enroll</a>
Note the following quoted from the link above"
And now the yield of UMich is even higher.</p>