<p>mt522 flukes do happen, and that was probably a case which I would consider a fluke, the majority of the people on this site know what they are talking about, it is somewhat difficult to get into Michigan in-state, and really difficult OOS, and Michigan has alot of ppl with alumni and other connections so some flukes do mooch their way in even though most of the students are outstanding, I would say your son has a great chance to get into the engineering school but it is very competitive so he should apply as early as possible, his stats are really impressive though</p>
<p>However, I will tell you from personal experience that my cousin applied to Michigan pre-med LS&A(supposedly much easier than Engineering) with a 32 ACT and a 3.9 GPA and somehow got waitlisted/rejected</p>