Chance at UM

meowza13
Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:34:46 +0000

I am a current junior.

[ *] ACT: 30 composite highest so far. Will retest.
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.8 for junior year, 3.69 cumulative high school. upward trend.
[ *] Rank: my school doesn’t rank.
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Cofounder and leader of my school’s Cooking Club. NHS member, and participated in a NHS committee. Babysitter. Tutor junior high students. Held a job at a department store. Active Key Club member. National Art Honor Society member. Many hours of creativity, action, and service, as part of IB requirements.
[ *] Essays: haven’t written yet, but plan on them being good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: will be good/great.
[ *] Counselor Rec: will be great.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): legacy.
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: IB school, extremely rigorous curriculum. however, only 1 AP class offered, in 9th grade.
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: strengths- high school rigor and recs, weaknesses- possibly GPA and ACT
[ *] Other Factors/questions: How is “UM unweighted GPA” different from a regular unweighted GPA? Also, is the GPA asked for of our junior year or our cumulative high school GPA? Does UM look at letter grades/GPA with the +'s/-'s of the grades removed?

Thank you!!

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