Would UM accept someone with a 3.1W GPA?

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
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<p>Has it ever happened? What are the special conditions? My 12th grade brother is a huge fan and wants to go to UM, but he has a 3.1W. He attends Northville High School (in-state). He says he could get a 3.8+, but he loads himself with AP classes, and has a pretty good number of credits so far. I can tell he’s not lazy or anything because I see him locked up in his room studying frequently. I really want him to succeed and go to UM. Here are some of his stats:</p>

<p>-In-state
-URM/First-gen college student
-2040 SAT/29 ACT

  • 4 years of language
  • Award letter from congressman</p>

<p>He wants to go to LSA and major in computer science</p>

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<p>It will be very hard, umich values GPA greatly. I would still try tho and has he considered msu? It is a good school as well.</p>

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<p>Would be a reach</p>

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<p>There’s no chance</p>

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<p>Okay, fine. I’m an 8th grader in middle school making all these stories up. Can I get banned now? Nothing wrong with gaining information.</p>

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<p>Got no problem with gaining info; you deceiving people/trying to pass off stories as truth is disrespectful to the people who chance you. If you want to make a hypothetical chance thread go ahead… dunno why you’re worrying about admissions in 8th grade anyway- stats could change dramatically by the time you’re a senior.</p>

<p>Assuming you are actually an 8th grader (which I doubt)</p>

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<p>Well:</p>

<p>In state +
URM +
First Gen college student +</p>

<p>The university really likes those things. They love diversity too. I would never say there is no chance if you are an in state URM looking at a field with little to no URMs</p>

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<p>^Yeah, but the GPA 3.1 WEIGHTED, which is what he wrote, would only fly like MAYBE from Thomas Jefferson or some such, not from Northville.</p>

<p>Sorry, I say big reach, unless everyone else at Northville has something in low 3’s and that weighted GPA is somehow in the top 10 percent…which I’m betting it isn’t.</p>

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<p>Realistically, the university can accept whomever they want for whatever reason. There may be internal governance around admissions but there is no public criteria for accepting or rejecting particular applicants.</p>

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<p>If you’re a 4-star football recruit, sure . . . .</p>