I doubt there is a preset number for each school. They may want to admit some students from less popular schools for a diversity reason though. What is the rationale to set such a limit? My D’s school sends around 150 to UMich each year. Should they reduce the number then?
@natalie1227 that is completely false!
Just curious but does anything come up when one clicks on the scholarship profile button and then able to fill it out by checking boxes that apply to you,etcetc ?
i’m anxious and impatient RIP
@wcat506 That is always there.
@LvMyKids2 hence why I said, “I’m not sure if it’s true”…
Does anyone who applied to Ross have “view application data” and “view credential” tabs under their Ross application?
@sgp423 I do
Any thoughts on what that means? I didn’t have those links until a few weeks ago.
@sgp423 Have you been accepted to LSA? If not, it means nothing.
@sgp423 S Was deferred in 1st wave and those tabs showed up around the same time. Means nothing.
When are we expecting the next wave? Hopefully this week? My son is finding out that many of the kids he knows that were accepted did not take many AP classes. He has taken 11 and is now wondering if he should have even bothered. Has anyone else heard of this happening?
@bratinahat I have heard of this. My mom told me about her friend whose daughter took only ONE AP class during high school. She was asian too, and she had a 3.8 UW GPA and got into Michigan. It really sickens me to see ppl take advantage like that and get in vs those who take a harder courseload and have lower GPAS (like I do) and possibly get rejected. I am wondering too if it was even worth taking all those honors and AP courses that took away countless hours of sleep
@bratinahat @jj1999 same w ~13 ap classes/tests and 2 dual enroll credits. Regardless of if I get in or not, I do not regret taking the hard classes (and I hope your son feels the same). He’s gonna rock those college classes and earn credit. Don’t encourage any thought process about it being a waste of time. Umich’s loss, not his.
@wowisntthisfun I dont regret taking those classes, as they’ve helped sharpen my writing and thinking skills. However, I had gone through some extenuating circumstances, such as the flu, and my gradebook not appearing in my junior and freshman years, respectively (1st semester). However, I have had an upward trend since junior year and capped off sr year with a straight A semester with 4 APs. I hope this helps me get in. I sent a LOCI and everything. I dont want my first senior semester to be for nothing by getting a rejection.
First, the number of AP is not the only way to achieve high course rigor. It also depends on what the HS offers. So just going after the number of AP of other students is meaningless. Second, even UMich put course rigor as one of the most important factors, it does not really need a very high rigor level to fulfill that requirement. Consider yourself fortunate if your HS offers more than 10 AP course as many HS don’t. Lastly, they also put GPA as most important. So having high rigor but ended up with a lower GPA is not a wise move. There is no conversion chart to determine the optimal rigor and GPA as not all AP are equal. Basically, you need to maintain a GPA as close to 4 as possible and with sufficient rigor. After all, it is a holistic review process. There will certainly be some students with lower GPA or lower course rigor than you and got admitted. They admit the best students with their criteria. They do not think they loose anything by admitting or not admitting anyone.
@jj1999 this is exactly how I feel
Sorry bout that post i am just salty about it. That person went to a high school that offered just as many APs if not more than my school. I just personally think course rigor needs to be looked at harder cause its unfair someone taking all regulars gets higher priority because they had a good gpa with easier classes while the guy taking tougher courses has to suffer because unweighted GPA is the most important factor. Just my opinion
This is one reason you have regional reps from Michigan working in your region. They know the schools well and know the rigor of the classes VS AP VS all honors etc etc. They also track kids coming from said schools and how they perform overtime at Michigan. They will know who is just taking easier classes VS classes with said rigor.
There is no easy way to compare someone who took 6AP and received all A vs someone took 13 AP and got mixed A/B. The general recommendation by any counselor is to take the most challenging courses while you can maintain a near 4 GPA. Overwhelmed with difficult courses is never a good idea. However, having a 4.0 GPA with weak course rigor is also not a great idea. Usually, 5 or 6 competitive AP is sufficient to be considered good rigor at UMich even from a school that offers 15 or so AP. It is not like Bay area or NJ that most competitive students have over 10 AP.