At Berkeley and maybe the other UCs, your first-year grades matter even more than later ones if they determine whether you get into a major. So the overall acce

At Berkeley and maybe the other UCs, your first-year grades matter even more than later ones if they determine whether you get into a major. So the overall acceptance rate is higher than schools of similar prestige, but that's because the competitive majors/schools have a higher bar to clear. There are some less competitive alternatives that nerf class signup priorities, like Cognitive Science. I wonder if U of M is similar. But then they wouldn't be able to ignore grades.