<p>I’m an international student who applied to UMich ann arbor for a physics major at LSA. I am waitlisted.
Here are my stats:
didn’t have a gpa but was ranked 14th in a class of 88 students
IB final scores: 33/45 though i got a 3 in TOK and extended essay (my extended essay was in physics)
My 1oth gade final exams: 87%
SAT 1: 2140 (verbal : 690, writing : 680, math : 770)
SAT 2: 710 in physics and 710 in math
essays were good, recos i assume were good cause my teacher and esp my counsellor liked me.
TONs of ECs:
school cricket team,
school boxing team,
school athletic(javelin) team,
IAYP all three standards (gold,silver and bronze)
LAMDA silver medal ( London academy for music, drama and the arts) in public speaking
400 hours of social service at the child education center for the impoverished, village construction for the poor farmers in a village my school has undertaken to rebuild, and working at the paper recycling unit in my school.
senior editor of a science magazine published in school
Member of the prestigious BNHS society started by the late ornithological genius Salim Ali
Won the naturalist of the year award for the school I was studying in.
I do anything to go to Umich, is there any adivice one can give me such that i can attract the admission officers attention. I thought of sending my ee and tok, is that a good idea?
I would really appreciate any advice one would give me.
thanks.
oh i forgot i’m severly dyslexic ( not trying to invoke sympathy amongst the people who read this, but is there anyway i can use this to my advantage</p>
<p>I think your achievements and well-roundedness would make you a strong candidate, though your class rank could be a little higher (UMich prefers top 10th percentile; but the most emphasis is on grades, next standardized tests.) Re- your question re dyslexia: Not really likely to help you per se now that you’ve already applied – maybe if you had explained what it took – all those extra hours, self-management, to be a high achiever with dyslexia in your ‘overcoming obstacles’ essay, and as a context for understanding your class rank, it could have given them a broader feel for your application.</p>
<p>If you do get off the wait list, (keeping fingers crossed for you!) make sure to contact the Students with Disabilities office right away if you need any support whatsoever. You will need a recent, adult, full neuropsych report completed in order to receive accommodations – it is different at the university level than receiving accommodations in high school. The concept is “access” as opposed to “compensation” – if you get the difference.
Best wishes!</p>
<p>thanks, that certainly was helpful</p>