Ok. So I am a current sophomore in Ann Arbor Michigan. Our school is very recognized nationally. So I struggled freshman year only maintaining a 3.3. To start of this sophomore year I did well maintaining a 3.8. I wanted to know whether a 3.75 GPA and a 1500 SAT will give me a good chance? My extracurriculars are Chess Club, President of a volunteer club, a student athletic trainer in my school, will be applying to NHS, varsity tennis, JV Golf, and I have about 50 volunteer hours will get more. Any responses would be highly appreciated. Thanks!!!
Sure it’s still possible. It would take like failed classes or expulsion to be totally impossible after just freshman year… Schools love seeing an upward trend… 3.3 freshman year, 3.8 sophomore year, 4.0 junior year shows that when the going got tough, you got going.
Keep up the EC work, study like crazy for the ACT or SAT, and you’ll put yourself in a good position.
You should have no problems with that GPA and SAT. Umich loves Pioneer, Huron, Community, Skyline Gabriel Richard and Greenhills students (and other Washtenaw county HS too) and admits them at an amazingly high rate (and not coincidentally, Ann Arbor students have a very high yield) . Last year, in one of those schools, 100% of EA students were admitted.
Many universities love their neighbors. Stats for the university’s admission in general often means little for kids attending nearby schools. We are spitting distance from Northwestern and kids here routinely get in with lower stats and credentials than the general NW class. Penn has openly admitted it favors it’s neighbors. These schools know that locals tend to stay local and are often the most active involved and donating alumni.
So it is considerably easier to get in from Ann Arbor to lets say from Canton or Northville? @TooOld4School
I think it is a combination of the different things. Most Washtenaw county high schools have many university employees and alumni (who donate) , but they are also are pretty good. They also have very high yields - 60-70% is not unusual. In a 2010 Michigan Daily article, Huron and Saline HS had an amazing 74% yield.
Michigan is first choice for most of the students in the county too, so I would say that Michigan looks favorable upon those schools but not every one (e.g. Ypsilanti, Whitmore lake) who tend to send students to MSU, Central, etc…
Do you know what the Kinesiology school and LSA acceptance rate is? @TooOld4School
It is close to 50% for in-state, somewhere around 20% for OOS. It’s much lower for engineering. Those in-state numbers are a bit deceptive, there is a lot of self-selection going on and in-state yield is much higher. Does your school have use Naviance? (Ask your GC for access) If you look at the scattergram for your school that will give you a good estimate. Fortunately Michigan’s admittance rate hasn’t changed much for in-state students.
Would you say an in-stater with a 3.6 and on looks good from in-sate? Are the lower kids that self select have like 3.0 and 3.2 GPA’s? @TooOld4School
No we don’t use Naviance. Do you have a link to the scatterplot or know anyone who has it? @TooOld4School
My son’s school has a GPA/SAT/ACT of 3.74/1365/30 admitted average for Michigan since 2009. It’s probably a bit higher now, and the SAT has changed, but I expect the score distributions to be similar. That would not necessarily apply to your school, but it is going to be in the ballpark. That’s why I think you will be fine at 3.75/1500 if your GPA is unweighted and you take a lot of AP classes. The Naviance scatterplots are school specific.
What school does he go to if you don’t mind me asking? @TooOld4School
@indianguy1 Kinesiology GPA and standardized test scores are lower (on average) than LSA. Must supplement coursework with strong extracurricular activities.