<p>don’t be discouraged! i got accepted with a 29 ACT.</p>
<p>@cneogy: That’s what I thought too. My GPA is around a 3.75 or so on a 4.0 scale (my school does out of 100; it’s a 94 UW), but I was still admitted. Not really sure why.</p>
<p>Heard at 4:30 today!!! Accepted Out of State from MA!! Best day ever.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and Program: LSA</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: n/a
SAT IIs: n/a
ACT: 29
IBs: None
GPA (UW): 3.89 out of 4
Rank:
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Cross Country, Track, Badminton, Tech Crew, Interact
Job/Work Experience: Library Shelver, Cashier at a restaurant
Essays: it may have been my strongest area
Teacher Recs: did not read
Counselor Rec: did not read
Applied on (EA?): Early Action
Hook (if any): First Generation, Volunteer, Leadership Positions
Location/Person:
State or Country:Illinois
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone that got accepted :)</p>
<p>Still nothing</p>
<p>Deferred
-GPA: 3.7
-SAT: 2000</p>
<p>Posting for kid - don’t know all stats but will post what I know</p>
<p>Deferred - College of Engineering</p>
<p>ACT 34
SAT 2230 M750 CR760
SAT Math2 750, took two others, don’t recall which but they were fine
GPA 3.6 unweighted, 4.5 weighted
competitive public school, out of state</p>
<p>Good recommendations and ECs (we think). No hooks. Was very interested in Michigan so some sadness in the house today. Congratulations to all who were admitted.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>College and Program: College Literature, Science and Arts</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): n/a
SAT IIs: 740 US History
ACT: 33 Composite: 34 English, 33 Reading, 32 Math, 31 Science, 32 English + Writing
APs: 5 US History, 5 English Language/Composition, 4 Environmental Science
IBs: n/a
GPA (UW, W): 3.6 UW, 4.0 W
Rank: n/a (around top 25/111)</p>
<p>ECs listed on app: Art classes (in and out of school), Internship at Avon Walk, Volunteer at Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Varsity Cheerleading, school Arts and Literature Magazine staff
Job/Work Experience: Children’s Art Class Teacher
Essays (subject and responses):
Common App Personal Statement: about my love of art, my current AP English teacher said it was one of the best she’s ever read
Activity Essay: about my internship, standard
Why Michigan: talked about my visit to the school, love of big schools, classes I intend to take etc.
Diversity Michigan Essay: talked about my unique family (I’m half asian but do not relate to my asian heritage) and how I struggled with checking the asian box but ultimately felt obliged to</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: 1 from AP English teacher, 1 from AP US Teacher…both teachers loved me so I’m assuming it was good
Counselor Rec: Assuming it was good
Applied on (EA?): EA
Hook (if any): Art experience/art supplement, test scores
State or Country: California
School Type: Private, very competitive, excellent college counseling staff
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>
<p>color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color]
[b ]Objective:
[* ] SAT I (breakdown)
780 CR:800 W:740 E:12 (2320)
[* ] ACT:
[* ] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 USH
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6-3.7 (Bad Freshman Year, Strong Upward Trend)
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[* ] AP : USH 5 Lang 5 Env 4 Chem 3
[* ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: AP; Physics C, Macro/Mirco Econ, Statistics, Calc BC, Lit, (Self-Study): Gov. and Politics, Computer Science A
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar w/ Honor, 4th in AMC…that’s it
[* ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Peer Leadership, Chairmen of DECA, Co-Captain of Math Team, Captain of Indoor Track…and more but the most important for me was completing research at Yale and Cornell (I sent in my abstract with my app) and helping create a Mosque in Bangladesh
[* ] Job/Work Experience: Tutor, Gas Station
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: Fusion Mentoring, Charity and Community service at Bangladesh
[* ] Summer Activities: Research and Foreign Work
[* ] Essays: Common App: 9; I worked incredibly hard on it and talked about a topic that is probably just not attempted by most applicants. Supplement: 7,8; I think they were both very informative and showed my passion and humor (I think)
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: They both were awesome, can’t thank them enough. 9
[* ] Counselor Rec: Were chill, but still. Probably good, but not amazing
[* ] Additional Rec:
[* ] Interview: Didn’t have one
[* ] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[* ] Country (if international applicant): USA
[* ] School Type: Public (Very Competitive)
[* ] Ethnicity: Bengali-American
[* ] Gender: M
[* ] Income Bracket: ~$80,000-$90,000
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):I’m brown and like math and business: Anti-Hook
[* ] Strengths: Extracurriculars by far, SAT scores
[* ] Weaknesses: GPA. I got all ** my freshmen year. So upsetting
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays and ecs won them over
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list ][b ]General Comments: Just deferred from UPenn, so this was definetly a spirit booster. I love this school and am so happy to know that I have the option to attend here. Now just gotta wait till Regular Decisions. To those who weren’t accepted; keep faith. I know it blows not to get in, I feel ya. But sometimes, things happen for the best. We just figure out much later. So don’t worry!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted: Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): reading 630, math 800, writing 710 Essay 11 - 2140
• ACT: 31, but did not submit
• SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 800, Physics: 760
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): None. But 3.8 estimated
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not ranked
• AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Stat (4), Macroecon (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, AP physics, English, Music lesson, Anicent History, Japanese 3, Religion
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AMC12 School winner 3 years in a row since 9th grade.
Qualified for the USAMO
Best mathematics students award given to one person in our school
MVP for Tennis
Academic distinction
AP scholar with distinction</p>
<p>Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nationality club (President 2 years), Math Olympiad club ( president), Music club (member), JV Tennis (captain), V Track&Field, etc
• Job/Work Experience: Tennis help out job, Internship in a science facility researching unknown diseases
• Volunteer/Community service: Went to Mongolia during my summer vacation to give medical services.
• Summer Activities: Volunteer service and internship as mentioned above
• Essays: Common app was stellar
Supplements- Really good, I wrote a great deal about my interest
• Teacher Recommendation: One from my math teacher for Linear Algebra - should have portrayed a great deal of my leadership/math skills/integrity, etc.
Another from my Stats&econ teacer - he loves me as a person/leader/student
• Counselor Rec: Decent, but don’t know much about this
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: None</p>
<p>Other:
• State (if domestic applicant):PA
• School Type: Private Bording
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: Over $200,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I really don’t know what my hook is… probably my math, science ability incorporated by my leadership?</p>
<p>Reflection:
• Strengths: Essay, decent awards
• Weaknesses: Scores…
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure…
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from UPENN</p>
<p>General Comments: I was kinda shocked from the deferral from UPENN, but I this acceptance letter gave me comfort. Thanks :)</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision:Accepted! [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]College and Program:engineering-industrial[ /b]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section): CR 790, maths 790, W730
[ *] SAT IIs: math 770, chem 800, phy 770
[ *] ACT: none
[ *] APs: N/A
[ *] IBs: N/A
(do A-levels in S’pore)
[ *] GPA (UW, W): N/A
[ *] Rank: top 10%
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app: founding a student organization, lots of volunteering (both inititated and participated in), harmonica band, filming, engineering enrichment
[ *] Job/Work Experience: office worker
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): dilemma
[ *] Teacher Recs: only read one out of two… I’d say it is average?
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[ *] Applied on (EA?): yes
[ *] Hook (if any): ? what is this?
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Singapore
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I’m really happy coz this is the first decision I’ve got and it turns out positive! 
plus I really like U-M a lot based on what I know about American top colleges and I like American education much better than say S’porean or British ones… so really excited! Congrats everyone who’s got in :)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted! :)</p>
<p>College and Program: College Literature, Science and Arts</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 2050 (math - 680) (reading - 670) (writing - 700)
SAT IIs: none
ACT: none
APs: 5 US History, 5 English Language/Composition, 5 World History, 5 European History
IBs: n/a
GPA (UW, W): 3.95 UW, 4.5 W
Rank: 8 out of 300</p>
<p>ECs listed on app: Varsity Swimming (4 years, co captain this year), Varsity tennis 4 years, yearbook staff 3 years (co-editor in chief this year), Beta club VP, Student Council VP, Key Club Historian, volunteer for local food kitchen and congressional candidate. There may have been a few other things.
Essays (subject and responses):
Common App Personal Statement: completely based on the Josh Ritter song “Thin Blue Flame”. Wasn’t my favorite, but I felt the message about my faith and love of art was there.
Activity Essay: about my internship, standard
Why Michigan: split it into the sense of activism, rigorous academics, and my love for the school as a whole (campus, EC’s, etc.)
Diversity Michigan Essay: talked about my lifelong relationship with the Atlanta Braves and the community involved with it. I loved this essay, actually. </p>
<p>Teacher Recs: One from an English teacher. He called me the best student he ever had, so pretty good. Haha
Counselor Rec: No idea, but figure it was alright
Applied on (EA?): EA
Hook (if any): family has taught there, but I didn’t put it on the app. Come from a potentially underrepresented area - North Georgia. I only know one other student applying to Michigan, and he is doing so regular.
State or Country: Georgia
School Type: Public, large, community oriented, old, and mostly succesful. My school is 120 years old. Our Val is going to Harvard.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: so happy to see the acceptances! I can’t wait to be in Ann Arbor with you guys next fall! Also, I found out on Friday at 4:20-ish. Totally caught me off guard but a great surprise! Expecting lots ofnmichigan apparel for Christmas!</p>
<p>Posting for my daughter:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted.</p>
<p>Stat:
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.89 UW
6 APs
Editor of school newspaper
Great recommendations
president/officer of 4 clubs
lots of community service/volunteer work
Good but not perfect essays (I caught 3 spelling/grammar errors on her essays. She refused to let me read her essays before her submitted it). </p>
<p>Now my daughter is having second thoughts about Michigan’s weather. If UCLA/USC/Georgetown accepts her, it would be a difficult decision for her. Any recommendations?</p>
<p>D was accepted into LSA.</p>
<p>ACT: 29
GPA: 4.0 W (all honors & AP)
OOS
Great essay/recommendations
Good ACs
Decorated athlete</p>
<p>still haven’t heard</p>
<p>30 ACT 4.1 GPA Weighted- hoped to debate at Mich ( on the recruit list) senior class prez, elected model congress prez, 8 gavels, mock trial lead attorney 2 years ( only freshmen to be asked to be on team in 8 years)award for service and academics local paper, policy debate awards, 2 sport varsity athlete, founder debate club, half marathons, homecoming queen, lead in fall play and spring musical, started non profit for serve food banks…no study halls, APS and honors courses. </p>
<p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Just at a loss.</p>
<p>For early action, will there be acceptances and deferrals and no rejections?</p>
<p>I guess so… So far no one said anything about rejection. and I remember reading somewhere once that U - M doesn’t reject downright for EA another chance for everyone. Keep faith!</p>
<p>anyone know what the stats were for EA? # of acceptances, deferrals, and rejections?</p>
<p>Accepted. In state :)</p>