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10-31-2008, 08:24 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a place where I will challenge challenges that are beyond my wildest dreams (Michigan '13)
Posts: 1,473
| OFFICIAL University of Michigan Decision - Class of 2013
Since we have an official chances thread, why not have an official decisions thread?
Ok, so to help out future freshmen, for those who have recieved results from UMich, post your stats here using this format: Quote:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] UM-GPA:
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on:
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
| DELETE ALL THE SPACES IN THE BRACKET OR ELSE IT WILL LOOK REALLY UGLY
A few notes: If waitlisted, change decision color to yellow.
If rejected, change decision color to red. (my condolences)
BTW, do not make random chats on this thread.
Good luck to future freshmen!
Last edited by ab2013; 10-31-2008 at 08:39 PM.
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10-31-2008, 08:27 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a place where I will challenge challenges that are beyond my wildest dreams (Michigan '13)
Posts: 1,473
| Decision: ACCEPTED
Major: Aerospace engineering
Preadmit programs: Ross Business Stats:- SAT I (by section): 2260 (800 M, 750 CR, 710 W, 10 E)
- SAT IIs: Math Level 2 800, Chem 780, Bio M 760, Eng Lit 680
- ACT: 34 (36 M, 34 S, 34 W, 30 R, 12 E)
- APs: 9 APs total, with 4x 5's and 1x 4
- IBs: None
- UM-GPA: 3.75 (Latin killed me)
- Rank: Not ranked
- Other stats: Several state math/science/writing awards, MMPC Top 1000 Finalist (2 years), Nat'l Merit Semifinalist
Subjective:- ECs listed on app: Quiz Bowl, Science Olympiad, JV Cross Country (1 year then was out because of high blood pressure), Hospital volunteering about 200 hrs total, NHS, Latin Club, City Youth Council, Project LEAD, Orchestra (1 yr. as Principal/first chair)
- Job/Work Experience: None
- Essays (subject and responses): Creative on Diversity and Engineering, so-so for favorite book, very outside-the-box for Business Preadmit (as my english teacher said)
- Teacher Recs: Good - talked about how I could adjust to new environments easily and how I handled constructive comments to improve myself ASAP
- Counselor Rec: Good - knew her too well
- Applied on: September 24
- Hook (if any): Not really
Location/Person:- State or Country: Michigan
- School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
- Ethnicity: Not specified
- Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Grr at UMich's recalculated GPA and thanks alot CC!
Last edited by ab2013; 10-31-2008 at 08:46 PM.
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10-31-2008, 08:30 PM
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#3 | | Member
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cornell '13
Posts: 340
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Also it'd be helpful if people posted when they sent their app in
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10-31-2008, 08:33 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a place where I will challenge challenges that are beyond my wildest dreams (Michigan '13)
Posts: 1,473
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Yes Sorry missed that... will include
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10-31-2008, 08:43 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 132
| Decision: Accepted Stats:- SAT I (by section): 780 M 750 R 690W
- SAT IIs: 770 Math II 720 Chem
- ACT: N/A
- APs: Took classes, not tests
- IBs: N/A
- UM-GPA: 4.00
- Rank: 7/198
- Other stats: None of note
Subjective:- ECs listed on app: Golf, Track (all 4 yrs) Basketball (Fresh, Soph), NHS, Spanish Honors Society
- Job/Work Experience: None
- Essays (subject and responses): OK but filled with little errors I didn't catch until it was too late
- Teacher Recs: Good
- Counselor Rec: Good
- Applied: 9/18/08
- Hook (if any): Dual Enrollment at Ohio University (if that counts for anything)
Location/Person:- State or Country: OH
- School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Good public
- Ethnicity: White
- Gender: M
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Thanks for your help with my app everyone at CC!
Last edited by SleepyAlligator; 10-31-2008 at 08:55 PM.
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10-31-2008, 08:46 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In a place where I will challenge challenges that are beyond my wildest dreams (Michigan '13)
Posts: 1,473
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SleepyAlligator, delete the space in the bracket, and you'll get something like mine. And close your general comments tag with this: [ /b]
Good job on getting in!
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10-31-2008, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Penn 2013
Posts: 987
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Decision: Accepted
Major: Math/Econ
Preadmit programs: Ross Business
Stats:
* SAT I (by section): N/A
* SAT IIs: Math Level 2 800, Chem 780, Math Level 1 720
* ACT: 34 (36 M, 36 S, 34 W, 31 R, 10 E)
* APs: 8 total and EPGY Multivariable Calculus
* IBs: None
* UM-GPA: 4.00
* Rank: Not ranked but I am 1
* Other stats: Some stuff
Subjective:
* ECs listed on app: Tennis, Investment Club (Founder), Math Club, 2 volunteering services (both tutoring/mentoring)
* Job/Work Experience: 4 weeks at a hedge fund
* Essays (subject and responses): Beyond creative on diversity, basic on LSA, sad yet uplifting story for the main essay, Ross Preadmit was basically whati did at my internship at the hedge fund blah blah...
* Teacher Recs: Great
* Counselor Rec: Great
* Applied on: October 2 (everything received)
* Hook (if any): Not really
Location/Person:
* State or Country: NY
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Did not realize Preadmits came out later
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10-31-2008, 09:25 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Plymouth/East Lansing, MI
Posts: 3,585
| Decision: Accepted Stats:- SAT I (by section): 710 M, 630 CR, 590 W.
- SAT IIs: 800 Math 2. (Had some more but don't remember them. They were pretty ugly, and I didn't send them.)
- ACT: 33. 29 E, 34 M, 33 R, 34 S.
- APs: English Lit- 3, English Lang- 3, Psych-4, Gov-4, Calc AB-4, Bio-3, World History- 4.
- IBs: None.
- GPA: 3.72 W.
- Rank: No clue. Top 15%ish.
- Other stats:
Subjective:- ECs listed on app: President of Animal Rights club, coach 3 years (basketball, softball, volleyball), started girls basketball league, tech on school plays, 400+ hours of community service.
- Job/Work Experience: Theater work.
- Essays (subject and responses): Don't remember.
- Teacher Recs: Very good. Worked on two independent projects with two different teachers and they wrote my recs.
- Counselor Rec: She likes me, probably good rec.
- Applied on: Early October.
- Hook (if any): First generation college, very low income.
Location/Person:- State or Country: Michigan.
- School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very large public.
- Ethnicity: White/ Hispanic.
- Gender: F
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Accepted, but not attending. Congrats to all though!
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10-31-2008, 11:02 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: State of Michigan
Posts: 3,194
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To the comment above, I thought you said Michigan State University was the only school you applied to....
Resource: Applcation status
Oh well, I guess it was someone else.
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10-31-2008, 11:26 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Yale 2013
Posts: 526
| Decision: Accepted
Major: Industrial Engineering Operations Research Stats:- SAT I (by section): 800M 800CR 760W
- SAT IIs: 800Math2 780Chem 760BioM
- ACT:
- APs: 5s on 10; MVCalc, LinAlg;
- IBs:
- UM-GPA: 3.92
- Rank: top 10%
- Other stats:
Subjective:- ECs listed on app: National and state-level Science, Piano, and Writing; Varsity Tennis; Political stuff; School Service; ~500hrs CommService
- Job/Work Experience:
- Essays (subject and responses): Great for diversity and why engineering, Horrible for meaningful book.
- Teacher Rec: Math teacher who was a grad student at UMich, glowing
- Counselor Rec: Should be decent
- Applied on: 10/16
- Hook (if any):
Location/Person:- State or Country: NJ
- School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Competitive Non-Magnet Public
- Ethnicity: not listed
- Gender: Female
[b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I GOT INTO COLLEGE!!!  I'm not sure if I'll attend yet though...
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10-31-2008, 11:44 PM
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#11 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 443
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for those who listed pre admit: Ross did you guys find out if you have been accepted to the pre admit
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11-01-2008, 12:12 AM
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#12 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 114
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Decision: Accepted
Stats
[] SAT I (by section): nope
[] SAT IIs: nope
[] ACT: 31
[] APs: 3
[] IBs: no...
[] UM-GPA: 4.0
[] Rank: school doesn't rank
[] Other stats:
[] ECs listed on app: figure skating club, nhs, interact (volunteer), SADD
[] Job/Work Experience: not really any
[] Essays (subject and responses): really personal, deep, I started them in July.....
[] Teacher Recs: amazing
[] Counselor Rec: I didn't read it, but good I think
[ Applied on: Sept 30
[] Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
[] State or Country: Northville, MI
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): really good public school
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was so worried I didn't have enough aps... but apparently 3 was good for them!
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11-01-2008, 12:47 AM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Plymouth/East Lansing, MI
Posts: 3,585
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Coolbreeze, it's a long story. Check your PMs.
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11-01-2008, 06:52 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Columbia 2013
Posts: 1,148
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Could you guys add when your stuff was in?
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11-01-2008, 08:09 AM
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#15 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,932
| Decision: ACCEPTED LSA
Applied: Early September Stats:- SAT I (by section): 800m, 800cr, 770w
- SAT IIs: did not send
- ACT: <SAT
- APs: Three 5s, One 4
- IBs:
- UM-GPA: No idea, high 3s?
- Rank: Top 3%
- Other stats:
Subjective:- ECs listed on app: President of service club, Founded a multicultural club, Active political volunteer, few others
- Job/Work Experience: Camp/After school counselor
- Essays (subject and responses): They weren't great I don't think. I got too excited and submitted them without editing extensively
- Teacher Recs: Should be pretty good
- Counselor Rec: Should be great
- Applied on: 2nd week of September
- Hook (if any): TASP (Michigan has a branch house that invites TASPers to apply)
Location/Person:- State or Country: IL
- School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Average public school, ACT is 1 point higher than state/national average, sends 1 or 2 kids to a top 25 school each year.
- Ethnicity: -
- Gender: Male
[b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm stoked! Congrats to all who got in, Michigan is in my top 5 so I'm only applying to 4 schools now! If anybody can tell me about the UMich experience for OOS students, pm me!
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