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Western Michigan University

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Your Combined ACT:
*** reported for attending students
Your Chances at WMU
(on ACT score alone)
Men
Women
# Applicants
6,696
7,925
# Admitted
5,456
6,657
% Admitted
81.5%
84.0%
% Overall
82.8%

Students who got into WMU:

Tips mention: Interview (5), ACT/SAT (20), Grades (23), Sports/Extracurriculars (4), College Essay (2)
WMU and MSU were my final choices for collegeApr 13 2016Finance
WMU and MSU were my final choices for college. I chose WMU because it had a smaller feel and felt more personalized. My test scores were not fantastic, but I had a good GPA in high school. I worked in high school in addition to being and Eagle Scout and playing multiple sports.
ACT: 23 SAT: 1050 Male
I appliedOct 09 2014Other
I applied. That simple. Finish High School then do one year at a community college to do gen eds. Make sure they are the right ones and transferrable. This will save you a lot of money, time, and your grade point. If your interested in flight science get your private pilot prior to going to WMU. This will save you some money and a little aggravation. You will still have to do a short course however most students pay at least $25,000 for their private pilot some pay more through WMU. This will also give you the chance to know if this is something you want to do with your life before you fork out a lot of money.
Female
Keep upJun 16 2014Criminal
Keep up grades, score fairly well on ACT and SAT.
ACT: 21 Male
I am a transfer so I sent my transcriptsOct 08 2012Other
I am a transfer so I sent my transcripts over and applied to WMU. You need good grades to get into Western!
ACT: 25 Female
I honestly didn't have to do anything specialJun 06 2011Psychology
I honestly didn't have to do anything special. I did take AP classes in high school, scored a decent score on the ACT. I was in the National Honors society also. However, i know plenty of people who didn't do any of this and still got in. Pretty much make sure you have above a 3.0 in high school. If you're transferring it helps to also have a 3.0 or above, although i'm sure you could get in with a bit lower GPA.
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