[ ] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA (Preferred Ross, but definitely not getting in.)
[ *] ACT: 25 (Taking it again in October,but practiced with “The Black Book” this time. 30+ Confirmed.)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.65 (Calculated through UofM’s system.) *Upward Grade Trend
[ ] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 9-10 Honors. 3 AP classes out of 6 or 7 offered at my school.)
[ *] Rank:6/24 in Weighted. 5th for Unweighted.
[ *] Other stats: Low Economic Class
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Job- SA Trainer (Huge Leadership Role. March 2015-current)
School’s Ivy League Mentorship/Young Scholar’s Program (Leadership Role with Leaders training. 10th grade-current.)
Carwash Job (September 2013 - July 2014)
Computer Building (Self Taught and Funded. Help/teach others. 2014-Current)
Student Captain of Magic: The Gathering Club (2014-Current.)
Co-Captain/Co-Founder of Model United Nations Club (Senior Year)
NHS, which everyone and their dog is in.
Some in-school Volunteering.
[ *] Awards (Intel, ect): Gold Medal at National CONSEF (Science fair.) (March 2014 and March 2015)
MU Theta Alpha Award is SEMFD (Special math award at Regional Science fair) (February 2015)
Concept School’s Person of the Month February 2015
SEFMD Outstanding Award (February 2015)
Won School’s Math Olympics in 9th Grade
[ *] Essays: Common App Personal 8-9/10. Supplement 1&2 are 9-10/10. Sup. 3 is about 6-8/10 Revised by teachers.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Pretty good I hope. I told them to convey my leadership and initiative qualities.
[ *] Counselor Rec: My counselor adores me and my friends so I’m sure he’s doing the best that he can.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): In-State. Mentally ill mother. I live with my Grandmother.
[ *) Location/Person: *In-State
[ *] State or Country: Michigan, The United States
[ *] School Type: Charter School
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: I put heavy emphasis on my leadership, initiative, and persistence in essays. Upward Grade Trend. Many Leadership Roles in&out of school. In-state applicant. My many science fair awards.
[ *] Other Factors/questions:
Thank you for your time analyzing this. I really appreciate it. :-*
@WallTitan117 Unfortunately UMich would be a rather high reach for you. Your GPA and test scores are below the admission range. Michigan has banned Affirmative Act in admission.
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA
[ *] SAT:2080 (650 CR, 740 Math, 690 Writing)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): N/A
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.74 (That’s my UW GPA on the Common App, Idk if the UMich GPA Calculation is any different. I have a large upward trend in grades.)
[ *] Rank: 36/353
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Nothing special: Debate Club, NHS, 100 Volunteer Hours.
[ *] Essays: One about how I ended up overcoming adversity in a math class and how I developed a work ethic from the experience. My additional essay was about how I grew up with and overcame a learning disability.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I think they will be good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I think it will be good.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): N/A
[ *) Location/Person: California
[ *] State or Country: Country (OOS, I live in California)
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: I guess I would say I’m very resilient and I have a great work ethic. My weakness would be that I have ADHD and can lose focus at times.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: N/A
Applying to engineering, computer science
SAT I (breakdown): 800M 800CR 690W 8E 2290 Composite
Subject Test: 800 Math II, 770 Physics
ACT: Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st decile rank
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP German 4, APES
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing much other than honor roll/AP scholar award
Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis):
VP of Japanese Cultures Club
President of Anime Club
President/Founder of Psychology Club
Coding
Writing Short stories (wrote a transcript for HS play)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for German American Society Association as Teacher aid.
Volunteer at library
[] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[] SAT: Did not take
[] SAT IIs (if sent): Did not take
[] ACT: 31
[] UM unweighted GPA: 3.6
[] Rank: 1/66
[] Course Load: 3/4 AP Courses offered (Calc AB, Chem, AP Euro) - 2 college courses (Psychology, Speech)
[] Other stats:
[] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
–WYSE (World Youth in Science and Engineering) participant
–Illinois State Scholar
–“Outstanding Performance” Plan Test Award
–Eucharistic Minister
–Christian Service program (100+ hours of community service)
–RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Association) Participant
–Spanish Club member (4 years)
–Interact Club board member (4 years)
–Baseball (1 year)
–Basketball (4 years)
–Tennis (3 years, captain)
–Piano (Studied formally 2005-2013)
[] Teacher Recs: Strong
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
[] Location/Person:
[] State or Country: Illinois
[] School Type: Private/Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] major strength/weakness: Essays, Schedule Rigor (took the hardest schedule possible all 4 years except for 1 AP class), Rec Letters
[*] Other Factors/questions:
@RHSclassof16 UMich LSA would be a reach for your from OOS. Both your GPA and SAT are below admission average by slightly above 25th percentile. @Defeat Your test score and GPA are both within the admission range and above average, but the OOS admission rate at CoE is in the teens. @blucas Your school is really tough. Top of the class still only gets 3.6 in GPA. You do need help from your GC LOR and school profile report though. Your ACT is below admission average. From OOS, it would be a reach for you.
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA - Ross Pre-Admit
[ *] SAT (one Sitting): n/a
[ *] ACT: 33, 33 (32E 30M 32R 36S & 35E 30M 33R 34S)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.94
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 7 APs, 5 Honors, 2 accelerated, 1 dual credit English class (most rigorous course load available)
APUSH- 5; AP Gov- 4; AP Bio- 4; currently in AP Calc (AB), AP Physics 1, AP Spanish, AP Euro
[ *] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): 4 years technical theater (15 productions total), 4 years Field Hockey (1 JV, 3 Varsity), 4 years Asian Club, 3 years Journalism, 2 years Model UN, 1 Year Softball (JV), NHS member, some service, National Merit Semifinalist (most likely will be finalist), 1st honors (honor roll) all 4 years
[ *] Essays: creative, good hopefully
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec: We aren’t allowed to read our letters, but I’m assuming they’re decent
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *] Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Wisconsin
[ *] School Type: Private, Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: I’m not sure if this counts, but I had slightly downward trending grades my junior year, although this is mostly due to increased rigor. By Michigan’s gpa calculations I had a 4.0 through my sophomore year and then my junior year I got 2 B’s first semester (AP Biology and Honors Trig/ Pre-Calc) and 1 second semester (Shakespeare).
@GoPack87 You have a downward trend in GPA that may have a small impact. For Ross pre-admit, your credential is within the range but not really outstanding, while their admission rate is very low. However, they consider EC and your background more than your test score/GPA once you are in the range. It is a reach for anyone due to low admission rate. For LSA, it would be a very high match as the OOS admission rate is around 20%.
[ *] College of Engineering
[ *] SAT: NOT REPORTING
[ *] SAT IIs : None
[ *] ACT: 33C - 35E, 31M, 34R, 30S
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.98
[ *] Rank: School doesn’t rank (decile 10%)
[ *] Other stats: Took the hardest courses possible in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade years
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Bronze Medal Congressional Award, Internship at Turkey at university, etc…
[ *] Essays: 9/10
[ *] Teacher Recs: 10/10 & 10/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
[ *] Location/Person: ?
[ *] State or Country: California
[ *] School Type: Public, top in my district (Cupertino High School)
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: NO strengths, Weakness - No SAT IIs and No AP Scores
[ *] Other Factors/questions: My ACT scores are the September ACT, and my writing still hasn’t gotten out, not sure if I can send them in time for early action.
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA - Ross Pre-Admit
[ *] SAT (one Sitting): n/a
[ *] ACT: 35 (35E 35M 34R 35S)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.95
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 8 APs, 1 College Class (most rigorous course load available)
APUSH- 5; AP Calc AB- 5; AP Calc BC- 5; AP Physics C- 5; AP Lang- 5; AP World- 4; AP Chem- 4; AP German- 3 currently in Linear Algebra, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Psychology
[ *] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): LEAD Scholar, 3 year Tennis (Varsity), 4 year German Club, 2 year Business Club (Co-Founder + Treasurer), 2 years Model UN (Treasurer), 2 years Chess Club(Co-President), 2 years NHS, National Merit Semifinalist
[ *] Essays: Pretty Solid
[ *] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Decent
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *] Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Got 2 B’s second semester 11th grade because I took a 7th class at a local college.
@Salutation Your GPA is fine while your ACT is right at the admission median. The main concern is your math section score at or below the 25th percentile at CoE. Together with the low admission rate and you are from OOS, CoE would be a low reach to reach for you. If you have a great SAT2 Math2 score, it may help. Let’s hope your September score will be better. If you have submitted your previous score, I would not worry about the delay of September score. It should arrive before application review. @StandardUsername LSA should be an easy match for you, but Ross is hard to predict. Do you have any EC that would make you an interesting candidate? In state student has little advantage there.
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA (Biology)
[ *] SAT: N/A
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Biology : 740
[ *] ACT: 32 (33E 31M 34R 29S)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.79 (10-11) 3.85 (9-11)
[ *] Rank: n/a
[ *] Other stats:
AP Bio: 4
AP USH: 4
AP Chinese: 5
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Partnership with Business Marketing Committee Lead
Hospital Volunteer/Trainer (80+ Hours of service)
Pre-Kindergraden Service Group Leader
Chinese Honor Society Volunteering Director
Chinese Teacher’s Assistant
Youth Student Leader at Church
Campus Representative (Serengetee)
Summer Researcher at UC Irvine
National Honor Society Member (45 Hours of Community service)
Math and Science Tutor (100 hours of community service)
[ *] Essays: 2 are Great, One is good but I am working on it
[ *] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Generic
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Nothing
[ *) Location/Person: Cupertino
[ *] State or Country :Califorina
[ *] School Type: Public school, slightly competitve but not really
[ *] Ethnicity: asian american
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] major strength/weakness: Essay are Great/lots of alright EC’s;Rec’s; AP’s; subpar act/sat scores and GPA
[ *] Other Factors/questions:
FBLA awards: Business Financial Plan (2nd Place National)
Insurance and Risk Management (3rd Place State)
Hospitality Management (4th Place State)
AP Scholar
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: NA
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): NA
[ *] ACT: 31C (33E, 28M, 32R, 30S) & 31C (28E, 31M, 32R, 31S)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: 7/308
[ *] Other stats: AP Chem, AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Microeconomics
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Community service (~200hrs/year, very involved in a community outreach program for the past 5 years)
Theatre- 4 years
Advance Choir Ensemble- 3 years
Varsity Swim- 3 years
Hospital Volunteer- 1 year
NHS, Key Club
[ *] Essays: Above Average
[ *] Teacher Recs: Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Generic
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Legacy (both parents)
[ *] State or Country :Michigan
[ *] School Type: Public school
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] major strength/weakness:Strength- GPA, Weaknesses- ACT, course rigor (took as many AP courses as I could, that I was interested in. School doesn’t offer as many as others.)
[ *] Other Factors/questions:
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): CoE
[ *] SAT: 2150 (670 CR, 750M, 730 W)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 770 M Level II
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: 2 of 277
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Activities:
(1) Debate - Captain
(2) ACE team - Officer
(3) ACE Club - President
(4) Steganography Project with VTech Professor
(5) Encryption program for computing security professional in MD
(6) Community Service for helping NSA (Nepali Student Assc) at VTech with cultural event
(7) Tutoring/Comm serv for NHS
(8) Research assistant (cited in published papers) for my fathers PRJ-published papers
(9) Rec Soccer for 4 years
[ *] Essays: I would think they are well-written and perceptive. I made a distinct effort to avoid sounding banal and show how I can be an asset to UMich community.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Generally good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
[ *) Location/Person: VA (OOS)
[ *] State or Country: VA
[ *] School Type: Public (Medium)
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (SE Asian)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: SAT Score
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I am not really familiar with the CC community or what you mean by “low reach” “high match” etc. Please take this into consideration when giving your responses. Thanks!
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: NA
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): NA
[ *] ACT: 27C (30E, 27M, 23R, 29S) Retook last week. Hoping for at least a 31, but still submitting Early Action for Computer Science
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: 1/163
[ *] Other stats: AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Physics, AP Eng Comp., AP English Lit. (These are the only AP courses available at my school)
[ *] Dual Enrollment: CO101, CO116, CO117, CO127, College Algebra (CO is in the computer science department)
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Community service
NHS Vice President
Mayor’s Youth Council
Senior Executive Board
Kids Food Basket, Blood Drive, etc
[ *] Essays: Above Average
[ *] Teacher Recs: Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): URM, First Generation
[ *] State or Country :Michigan
[ *] School Type: Public school
[ *] Ethnicity: Black
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] major strength/weakness: Strength- GPA, Weaknesses- ACT, course rigor (took as many AP courses as I could)
Also, I’m not sure if there is anywhere on the Common App that I can put this: Next Semester I will be taking dual enrollment for General Chemistry 1 and PreCalculus.
AP Scholar w/ Distinction (7 exams, 5555444), NM Commended, various Honor Roll awards, French NHS induction
Rigor in 12th:
AP Physics, AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Computer Science, DE Journalism
3.65 (Calculated through UofM’s system.) *Upward Grade Trend
