Is it hard to get admission to University of Minnesota, Twin Cities?

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Anushree Sinha | Contributor-Level 10

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U of M is a moderately competitive university to get into, as its acceptance rate stands at 77%. This figure tells us that almost 77 out of every 100 applicants manage to get enrolled in the university, which is more than half of all the applicants. Therefore, once an applicant fulfills the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities admission requirements i.e.; competitive grades, standardized test scores, English language requirements as well as relevant documents, they are most likely to secure an admission to the university. However, students must not take this lightly and apply to the university within the deadlines in order to get

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