***The official University of Michigan Chances Thread:***

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
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Please rate! Thanks!

[] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): CoE - computar science
[] SAT: Superscored 2340 (M-800, CR-740, W-800)
[] SAT IIs (if sent): MATH2(800), PHYSICS(800), CHEM(780)
[] ACT: 36C (35E, 36M, 35R, 36S)
[] UM unweighted GPA: 3.833
[] Rank: 20/550
[] Other stats: AP: BIO4, CALCAB5, CALCBC5, MICRO5, LAL5, APUSH5
[] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
-President of NPO
-volunteer at hospital
-volunteer at museum
-DECA with leadership posiiton
-Science NHS with leadership
-Black belt karate
-guitar with performences
-varsity soccer player
-work at doctors office(shadow/intern)
-work at pharmeceutical company(wet lab experience)
-research intern and helped conduct research in medical lab(I am second name on publshed paper)
[] Essays: assuming Great!
[] Teacher Recs: should be fine
[] Counselor Rec: should be fine
[] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): n/a
[) Location/Person: asian male
[] State or Country: NJ
[] School Type: 4 year high school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] major strength/weakness: will submit abstract of research paper
[*] Other Factors/questions: I am applying early action class of 2021

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[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA, preferred admission to Ross Business
[ *] SAT (one sitting): -
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): -
[ *] ACT: 31 Composite (34E, 33M, 28S, 28R)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.81
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 8 AP Courses (Lang, Lit, Chemistry, US History, Psychology, Macro & Microeconomics, and Gov) and also honors math, sciences, and spanish.
[ *] Rank: N/A
[ *] Other stats: weighted GPA= 4.33
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):

  • paid internship over the summer at the #1 wealth management firm in the US
  • Religious education catechist aide (junior and senior year)
  • Interact club member (all 4 years)
  • lots of other community service not related to Interact ^
  • NHS member for 2 years

[ *] Essays: Very solid
[ *] Teacher Recs: Should be solid as well
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great, my counselor and I are very close
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): First generation American (parents were born in Poland and came to the US at 17 y/o)
[ *) Location/Person: Caucasian female
[ *] State or Country: Illinois
[ *] School Type: Small public school
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian (100% Polish, if that’s important info)
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] major strength/weakness: I got a C in honors pre-calc junior year (lowest grade I’ve ever gotten) and that pretty much butchered my GPA. Other than that, I think my strengths are my ACT (kinda), essays, and extracurriculars.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I am applying regular decision

Please chance me!! Thank you!

2063

Hey people! Please chance me! Thanks
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): School of Nursing
[ *] SAT: Superscore: 2100 (Cr 780, M 690, W 630) | Best take: 2070 (Cr 780, M 660, W 630)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): n/a
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.54 (does umich still do this?)
[ *] Rank: class doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
EC:

  • head counselor of local religious group (4 years)
  • Cross Country Founder and captain (3 years)
  • Track and field founder (2 years)
  • Writing center Tutor (Senior)
  • Newspaper writer and head editor (11, 12)
  • Baseball (9,10,12)
  • President of Town hall Committee (10th)
  • Worked as lifeguard
    Special Circumstance: I was out of school with a concussion for parts of 9th and 10th grades which is what drove my stats down. I explained this in the common app and essay.
    [ *] Essays: 9.5/10, they were great
    [ *] Teacher Recs: 9/10 and 7/10
    [ *] Counselor Rec: 8/10
    [ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none, possibly male nurse?
    [ *) Location/Person: Cherry Hill
    [ *] State or Country: NJ
    [ *] School Type: Private (Jewish)
    [ *] Ethnicity: white
    [ *] Gender: male
    [ *] major strength/weakness: essays, sat scores, and founding a couple of sports teams
    [ *] Other Factors/questions: I was out of school with a concussion for
2064

@1nailedit Yes, UMich still recalculate uwGPA. Yours look rather low. Your SAT is right around the 25th percentile which would not help your GPA. Nevertheless, Nursing school’s admission stat should be lower than UMich overall.

2065

@nailedit1. Your SAT is around the 75th percentile for nursing which may help. If you tied your concussion to your interest in healthcare as well as your relatively low grades you may have a decent shot at it.

2066

Please Chance Me! – Not Terribly Optimistic

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA/Ross Preferred
SAT (one sitting): - 2270(780M; 740CR; 750W)
SAT IIs (if sent): - 800 Math2; 740 Lit
ACT: N/a
GPA: 3.3UW/4.0W
Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): As rigorous as possible
Rank: N/a
Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):

  • Several Leadership Positions
  • Lots of Volunteer Work
  • Music
    Essays: Should be excellent
    Teacher Recs: Decent
    Counselor Rec: Decent
    Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Full pay(Not sure if that’s a hook)
    State or Country: NY
    School Type: Private
    Ethnicity: White
    Gender: M
    major strength/weakness: Good EC’s but have a couple C’s on transcript so I don’t really think my scores will help me. Debating if I should even bother applying.
    Other Factors/questions: Applying very late in the admissions process, which will also hurt me
2067

Thanks @billcsho

2068

Thanks @maya54

2069

Can anyone chance me please ;p

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): College of Engineering for Mechanical Engineering
[ *] SAT I (superscore): 2090 (610R 800M, 680W 9 essay) (yes I know)
[ *] SAT I (single sitting): 2030 (600R 750M, 680W 9 essay)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Physics
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: NA
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 38/42 (school doesn’t reveal it to us, coin toss between 37 and 38)
[ *]Senior Year Course Load: All IB courses(predicted grades in brackets) Mathematics HL(6/7), Physics HL(6or7/7), Economics HL(7/7), Chemistry SL(5/7), Spanish B SL(7/7), English A Literature SL(6/7)
[ *] Rank: -/69 school does not rank
[ *] Other stats: TOEFL 107 (28 Reading, 24 Speaking, 28 Listening, 27 Writing)

[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (chair at school conference) , Battlelaureate 2015 (Treasurer and Logistics Head of organizing an interschool competition), Organizer of maths and science quizzes, bit of admin volunteering in various school events, bit of cricket in school and squash outside school respectively
Volunteer/Community service: Done volunteer projects on behalf of school for 4 years, every year a minimum of 50 hours. In Grade 11, I first volunteered with a school for autistic children, and later with an NGO to teach underprivileged kids maths and science which I continued in Grade 12.

[ *] Essays: 7/10, 9/10, 9/10 and 8/10, Common App essay was average, the EC essay and community were great, though I may have dragged it a bit in the 500 word one
[ *] Teacher Recs: 10/10, 9/10, 9/10 I didn’t read them so estimations based on what I know about the teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): mini legacy in the form of uncle who did PhD at UMich, though I couldn’t find the opportunity to write about him anywhere in the application form :frowning:
[ *] State or Country: India
[ *] School Type: International Private, one of top 5 int. schools in India
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: strengths in SAT IIs,recommendations, weaknesses in sat1 critical reading and writing, poor junior year grades and low chem grades (my teacher is a harsh grader “goes and sobs in corner”)
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Regular Decision

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@ajj2016 I think you have a solid chance. Good luck!

2071

[ ] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): 1st year Engineering( Aeronautical Engineering for subsequent years)
[ *] SAT: Highest Composite Scores: 2050 (640V, 800M, 610W); Superscore: 2110(640V, 800M, 670W)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Maths Level 2- 800, Chemistry- 800, Physics-780
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0 GPA (A-levels results: 3A,1A)
[ *] Rank:N/A
[ *] Other stats: TOEFL: 99 (24R, 23L, 27S, 25W)
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):

  • 3rd Grade in Taekwando Certificate ( 2009 )
  • 2nd Grade in Taekwando Certificate ( 2009 )
  • 1st Grade in Taekwando Certificate ( 2009 )
  • Member of Teenage Cadet Society ( 2010-2013 )
  • Member of Librarian Club ( 2011-2013 )
  • 1st place in English Language Essay School Competition ( 2012 )
  • 1st place in Malay Language Essay School Competition ( 2012 )
  • Certificate for Participating in Inter-School History Quiz ( 2013 )
  • Certificate for Moral Knowledge School Project-Certificate for English Language Oral Test ( 2013 )
  • Certificate for Malay Language Oral Test ( 2013 )
  • Certificate for Chinese Language Oral Test ( 2013 )
  • Distinction in Additional Mathematics School Project ( 2013 )
  • Participant for College Orientation Ball ( 2014 )
  • Participant for College Mid-Summer Masquerade ( 2014 )
  • Participant for College Orientation Camp ( 2014 )
  • Participant for College’s Community Service Programme at the Malaysian’s Association for the Blind ( 2014 )
  • Participant for College’s Character Formation Programme at the All-Terrain Vehicle(ATV) Adventure Park ( 2014 )
    [ *] Essays: Probably Good
    [ *] Teacher Recs: Probably Good ( All the recommended teachers knew me well )
    [ *] Counselor Rec: Probably Good ( Counselor knows me well, too)
    [ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Probably N/A
    [ *) Location/Person: International
    [ *] State or Country: Malaysia
    [ *] School Type: Private High School
    [ *] Ethnicity: Asian
    [ *] Gender: Male
    [ *] major strength/weakness: Strength: Determination/ Passion; Weakness: Tunnel Vision(Places too much focus on a single task, neglecting everything else as a result)
    [ *] Other Factors/questions: Applied for Regular Decision (Figured that most of the stronger candidates would apply on the Early Admission)
2072

Sorry, I forgotten to include my SAT essay writing score, its an 8.

2073

Why on earth would one applicant ask another to chance them? None sit on admissions, none are privy to decision making. 99% is speculation, or extrapolations based on their own experience.

2074

@excanuck99 Desperation and youthful foolishness.

2075

It might ease their worry, and there is no harm in asking people to chance them in a Chances thread. If you have to question it and you don’t like it why the heck are you in this thread in the first place. If you came only to complain, get out.@excanuck99

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[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: CR: 660 / Math: 790 / Writing: 750
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Math Level 2: 780 / Chem & Phy: 800
[ *] ACT: 33 (not sent)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: not sure how to calculate this
[ *] Rank: Top 10% of school
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):

  • Organised hackathon for high schoolers
  • Organised TEDx event in high school
  • Working on a pro bono web app for an organisation in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
  • Open source contributions to a popular online JavaScript curriculum
  • Internship at CERN for 3 weeks
    [ *] Essays: Pretty good I’d say
    [ *] Teacher Recs:
    [ *] Counselor Rec: No idea.
    [ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None.
    [ *) Location/Person: International
    [ *] State or Country: Singapore
    [ *] School Type: Private International School
    [ *] Ethnicity: Indian
    [ *] Gender: Male
    [ *] major strength/weakness: Grades had a downward trend from junior to senior year, which might be a problem.
    [ *] Other Factors/questions: None.
2077

Thought I’d include my IB scores:
I’m a diploma student with predicted 7s in Math HL, Physics HL, Chemistry HL, Economics HL and Hindi SL. I am predicted a 6 in English A Literature SL and 3 in TOK and EE.

2078

@awesomeaniruddh I believe you have a high chance of getting into Umich. With those scores, you should look at harvard.

2079

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT(Superscored): R:670 W:750 M: 780
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Math 2: 790 Chem: 730
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.7
[ *] Rank: No ranks
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): One bio publication+Lab research for 3 years, MUN, Global Leadership Organization VP, Volunteer Club Pres, 150+ Hours of Volunteer work, Varsity Basketball
[ *] Essays: Decent I think (8-9)/10
[ *] Teacher Recs: Decent 7/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty decent (8-9)/10
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
[ *) Location/Person: International
[ *] State or Country: TW
[ *] School Type: IB International School
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Downward GPA trend since junior year, decent SATs+lab work
[ *] Other Factors/questions: None

Chance me? Thankssss

2080

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Physics
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 2140
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 1450
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.8
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 5 AP, Linear Math on line
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: lots of weird interests which could be a strength or weakness. Not someone who follows the crowd.

[ *] Other Factors/questions: Did a U of I camp in Mechanical Engineering

Thanks for your thoughts.