enidandds
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Connections can sometimes make a difference, but from what people from the school told me, they really try to be as objective as possible. At my interview, I met people who had nothing to do with Michigan at all, so it is possible to get accepted as an OOS having had no connections. I am in state and have many connections, and I think that played a role in me getting an interview.
The connection helps put your name on a list of people to pay close attention to, and I believe it only goes as far as to ensure that your application is not as easily regarded as "just another application". That means you still need an otherwise competitive application for the connection to be of any use. If your GPA or DAT won't cut it, for example, forget it.
Yeah, I think it definitely depends on the case. I’ve never been to Michigan and don’t know a single soul who lives in Michigan so clearly there’s no connection here.