For students at the university of michigan-ann arbor?

Question

does the essay mean a lot in terms of u getting in, i am a soph in highschool 3.3 gpa, a few extracuriculars and i might be joining a comunity service program. never been in trouble and it is my dream to go to the u-m. if i bring up my gPA to around a 3.4-3.5 and stress how much i want to go there on my essay, will i get it or do i have a chance? also what act and sat scores should i aim for

Answer 1

I personally do not believe the essay has very much impact on the admittance of the student, just from personal experience, because I just applied to UofM this fall.

I received a 11 out of 12 on the ACT writing section and had my essays proofread by a handful of AP teachers at my school. I also plan on majoring in English; so to say the least, I wrote 3 darn good essays (Michigan requires 2 short essays and one long btw).

I received a 26 the first time I took my ACT, then retook it and got a 28. I have a 3.8 GPA and I took mostly all AP courses. I have been a Varsity Cheerleader for 3 years and a captain for one year, as well as belonging to groups like class council, National Honor society, etc. I also had over 2,000 hours of community service over 4 years.

All that, and I got deferred. Deferred.

To be honest, with a 3.3, even a 3.5 I don't think you will get in. Unless you have athletics pulling for you, or you of a completely different racial background--- which may not even apply for you next year--- you will be at a long shot. It will help if either one of your parents went to UofM, but still. A 3.5 is mediocre, when most students are coming in with 3.8+. You can get in with a 28, some of my friends did this year. So I say thats a good target.

The best option for you though is to have backups. The kids that got admitted to UofM were either super outstanding students, star athletes, or class leaders. Unless you are close to that at all, your chances are slim. Sorry

Answer 2

People at Michigan aren't snobby. We're just intrinsically better. lol. See my other post, but I seriously wrote my essays in 55 minutes total. They didn't look. And you need a 27 on the ACT.

Answer 3

be conscious to both, considering both are strong faculties, inspite of the indisputable fact that Ann Arbor has a extra effective nationwide recognition accepted. it truly is a significant nationwide college -- a "public Ivy," with extremely selective admissions. a lot relies upon on what branch of organization you're extremely interested in reading. you'll easily favor to visual demonstrate unit to bigger than one or 2 faculties, because they're going to be figuring out on YOU (or not), not any opposite direction round.

Answer 4

There's always Michigan State.....where everyone isn't that snobby.