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<p>This is amazing thank you so much. I really have no idea if I have any chances of getting in.
I went to a small private school freshman and sophomore year and I did poorly freshman year with straight B’s once C and improved sophomore year with mixed A’s and B’s. I transfered to a big public highschool junior and current senior year and I got straight A’s junior year.
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: Math: 690
CR:590
WR:710
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):US History: 650
Math II: anywhere from 700-750 i hope
Japanese: will be 700 or above
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.81
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 5 aps total-
US History
Language and composition
Calculus AB
Physics
Psychology
Honors Geometry, Honors Trig, Honors Pre-Calc/ Honors Calc A
Honors Chemistry
Academic Tutor Spanish
[ *] Rank: 35% (my current highschool counts my gpa from my old school so I got very unlucky. If it were only my gpa from my current highschool then i would be in the top 1%)
[ *] Other stats: Freshman GPA-2.89, Sophomore GPA-3.56, Junior GPA-4.0
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
-Began a nonprofit group my junio year that raised money to help underprivileged children in my community. I have then began a club my senior year to raise awareness and recruit more people. I am the President of this club.
-Designed a website to get more involved in the club and group
-JV Swim team (9-10)
-Varsity Swim team (11)
-Academic Spanish Tutor (12)
-volunteer elementary tutor (9-10) (5 hours a week every week)
-Secretary of Invisible Children Club (12)
-Saturday japanese school (1-12 grade) Completely fluent in Japanese
-Intern at Wells Fargo (junior year) (40 hours a week for a month)
-Volunteer at Japanese American Retirement Home (9-12) (20 hours a month)
-Volunteer at Alzheimer’s care center in Japan (11) (8 hours per week in August)
-Volunteer at my pre-school in Japan teaching English (8 hours per week in August)
-Member of Delian’s Honor Society (11-12)
-2007 received Student Athlete Award (scholarr athlete receiving highter than 3.5 unweighted) and MVP Stroke Specialist Award
-Japanese Speech Contestant(9-12)
-Piano 8 years (6 yrs-14years old quit freshman year)
-Acting, Dancing, Singing Workshop and appeared in theatre productions 6 years (2nd-8th grade)</p>

<p>[ *] Essays: pretty solid
[ *] Teacher Recs:good
[ *] Counselor Rec:good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): sadly no
[ *) Location/Person: Born in Japan
[ *] State or Country:California
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: eurasian. white and asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] major strength/weakness: My freshman year gpa is my greatest setback but I have shown improvement in every year. I also have a very strong cultural background and foundation.
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>

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<p>tabtab: you’re definitely in</p>

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<p>Michiganfan, Tabtab’s scores and GPA are right around Michigan’s mean and she is out of state. I would say match.</p>

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<p>oh my goodness do you really think so? I really hope to get into michigan it would be a dream. you don’t think that my freshman gpa will hurt my chances of getting in? thank you so much for your help</p>

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<p>Michigan does not look at Freshman grades, so you are ok. Send your application in as soon as possible.</p>

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<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA and Ross
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 2100: 690 Math, 690 CR, 720 Writing
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: 33 comp.
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.6
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): all honors level since freshman year, will have 5 AP’s total
[ *] Rank: 20/321
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):</p>

<p>***ECs-
Volleyball 9-12
–3 yr varsity
–captain 12
Student Council 10-12,
–secretary of class 10
–executive board secretary 12
DECA (business/marketing club) 11-12
–executive board/manager of school store 12
NHS 11-12
Russian Honors Society 10-12
–secretary of Russian Honors Society 11,
Key Club
Peer Development Leader 11-12
after school language teacher for elementary schools
Habitat for Humanity 12
-new chapter at school-officer position, very involved</p>

<p>***Awards- 1st place overall at regional DECA competition, 3rd place at state DECA competition—qualified for national DECA conference; 4 years of gold qualification at Russian Olympiada (competition of spoken Russian); Principal’s Scholar; High Honor Roll every semester</p>

<p>[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: strengths-ACT, EC’s…weaknesses-GPA
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>

<p>do I have any shot at all for Ross PA? The B’s on my transcript are mostly B+'s in honors science classes–not my forte…but hurt my GPA</p>

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<p>Hi tayx63!</p>

<p>I’m happy to chance you for UMich … and I’ll give you a full eval.</p>

<p>Your UM GPA of 3.6 is a bit low for UM standards; however, depending on your courseload, that may be overlooked if you have taken a challenging curriculum, and based on what I know, NJ schools are highly competitive. I will also note that UM has higher admission standards for OOS students, so your lower GPA will put you in at a disadvantage. Try to make up for that with good essays + recs. Your ECs are pretty good and should help compensate for your “disadvantage,” and demonstrates your interest in your own culture, and most importantly, in business. </p>

<p>Your ACT is above average at a 33 - that is above UM’s 75-th percentile so that should help boost chances. Your SAT of 2100 is also very good and is near UM’s 75-th percentile. Overall, you’re a strong test taker, so don’t worry too much here. </p>

<p>Chances:
UM: Match
UM/PA: Reach (Average stats here are ACT 32 and GPA 3.8 … but write really good essays to make up for it.)</p>

<p>Good luck!
-ab2013</p>

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<p>tayxz; My D had your EXACT stats last year (with almost the exact same rank)…and we are from NJ:</p>

<p>She was deferred EA and withdrew her app for RD (but was waitlisted anyway)…
Soooo, I think it’s a reach</p>

<p>But, good luck…maybe NJ applicants will have better luck this year…</p>

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<p>thank you!!!</p>

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<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Nursing
[ *] SAT (one sitting):
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: 29
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.8ish
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 8 APs and 2 Honors classes
[ *] Rank: top 24/667 (top 4%)
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):</p>

<p>***ECs-
School Activities:
Ninth Grade: German Club member and S.A.D.D. member
Tenth Grade: German Club member, Key Club member, Junior Varsity Tennis Team member,
Student Senate member, S.A.D.D. member, and Yearbook member
Eleventh Grade: Key Club treasurer, School Tennis League member, S.A.D.D. vice president,
Project Outreach secretary, N.H.S. member, Counseling Office aid
Twelfth Grade: Key Club vice president, S.A.D.D. president, Project Outreach member, and
N.H.S. historian</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Ninth Grade: The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life
Tenth Grade: Relay for Life committee head and team captain, participant in UNICEF
fundraisers, and participant in Ronald McDonald House fundraisers
Eleventh Grade: Relay for Life team captain, volunteer at Henry Ford Hospital, participant in
UNICEF fundraisers, helped run a blood drive for American Red Cross, and involved in many
projects with local Kiwanis Group
Twelfth Grade: volunteer at Henry Ford Hospital, participant in UNICEF fundraisers, helped
establish a Key Club at a newly opened International Baccalaureate School nearby, volunteer at my church’s McRest Program, involved in numerous projects with local Kiwanis Group, and participant in multiple Ronald McDonald House fundraisers</p>

<p>Outside of School:
karate for the last nine years
Ninth Grade: babysit twice a week
Tenth Grade:employee at Law Firm, and babysit twice a week
Eleventh Grade:employee at Law Firm, babysit twice a week, and tutor kids
in English once a week
Twelfth Grade:employee at Law Firm, and babysit twice a week</p>

<p>Awards:
Ninth Grade: received the Best English Student award at school, recognized by the United States
Achievement Academy and Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and had a poem
and short essay published by Creative Communications
Tenth Grade: recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students, the National
Society of High School Scholars, and National Honor Roll
Eleventh Grade: recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students, the National
Society of High School Scholars, and National Honor Roll
Twelfth Grade: recognized in a local newspaper, for being named a National Honor Roll Student</p>

<p>[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: MI
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>

<p>Will the B’s (3) on my transcript hurt me? They are B+'s in Honors/AP science classes</p>

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<p>Reposting this:
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA i think? political science
[ *] SAT:CR: 710 Math: 660 W: 710
[ *] SAT IIs not taken
[ *] ACT not taken
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: Well i haven’t calculated it, but probably around 3.4. Higher without freshman year grades
[ *] Rank: not very good, maybe 70/450ish
[ *] Other stats: Eagle scout, not much else
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Rec: very good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: counselor is new this year, so i don’t know and it shouldn’t matter
[ *] Hook: Dad went to UMich
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Northern VA
[ *] School Type: Public, always ranked top 50 schools
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:M
[ *] major strength/weakness:strengths? not that i can think of
[ *] Other Factors/questions:Class rank is pretty bad because alot of very average students take regular classes - grade inflation to the max - and get close to a 4.0, or higher with the occasional BS ap/ib class thrown in there. I’m taking 3 IB and one AP this year, took 4 IBs last year.</p>

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<p>*] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering (Industrial)
[ *] SAT: 640M, 590CR, 600 W - Plan 700M, 600+CR after Oct SAT
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: did not take
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.5?------- 4.0 WEIGHTED.
[ *] Rank: 14/96
[ *] Other stats: All Hon except AP Calc and AP English (GPA boosts ranked)
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): </p>

<p>Baseball 4 years
Campus Ministry (catholic school)
Over 70+ Community Service for a local Charity Organization
Owner, Creator, and Operator of a DJ Business ( Started in 2000 ). Fairly popular amoung New England Region. Profits estimated over $10,000
Took College Precalc Over the summer at NHTI (comm. college) (skipped precalc to move to Calculus as senior)
Univeristy of Rocester Susan B Anthony and Frederick Douglas Award (30,000 if accepted)(awarded for work ethic, social justice and for being a positive influence on my school)</p>

<p>[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: yes, 2
[ *] Counselor Rec: yes
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: NH, USA
[ *] School Type: small private
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] major strength/weakness: 2 c’s 4th quarter junior year (first all high school) transfer to private school junior year.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: PLEASE CHANCE ME! i’m going to do Early Action. </p>

<p>any help appreciated…</p>

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<p>Hey guys… Please Give me a Chance!!</p>

<p>[li] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Pre med[/li][ *] SAT: 760M, 670CR, 680 W - 2110
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Did not Take yet
[ *] ACT: did not take
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.71
[ *] Rank: 6/69
[ *] Other stats: Full IB Diploma
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
ECs
President of Health Society-raised ~1000 Dollars
Charity Director of Asian Culture Club
Head of Public Relations for Environment Club
President of Tech. Crew.
Empowered Student Partnership Member
350 Hours Volunteering
[ *] Essays: 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recs: two
[ *] Counselor Rec: two
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person: Out OF State… International :frowning:
[ *] State or Country: Ontario, Canada
[ *] School Type: IB Public School
[ *] Ethnicity: South Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Applying early during rolling admissions</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!!!</p>

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<p>What’s your expected IB score out of a total of 42?</p>

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<p>i am not sure but i think a 36/42… meaning all 6s which is all A + by our Canadian standards.</p>

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<p>Hi! I really appreciate this!</p>

<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 1800 (this sucks, I know)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Lit-710 US-630
[ *] ACT: 28 Eng-31 Read-30 Math- 28 Science- 24
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.7 (which sucks because I got straight As frosh year)
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 2 APs this year, 2 last year, 4s on both APs last year, 5 honors this year, and 4 honors throughout.
[ *] Rank: We don’t rank.
[ *] Other stats: 4-AP Eng 4-US history
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
ECs:
Editor of my school’s newspaper (2 years) + 2 years of being a writer
Counselor at diversity retreat for 2 years + 2 years as a delegate
Captain of my mock trial team, which I’ve been on for 3 years, varsity letter
Co-wrote mock trial play
School mascot (I know michigan is big on spirit)
NHS (since second semester sophomore)
Quill and Scroll Honors- for editors of publications
Northwestern University National High School Institute
3 Jobs: Receptionist 2 summers, Cashier at a Bakery, Quizno’s subs </p>

<p>[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): I’m from Michigan, I’m very diversity-driven, I want to be on the Daily.
[ *) Location/Person: Currently in AZ, but resident of MI
[ *] State or Country: MI/AZ
[ *] School Type: Highly competitive religious private (best in the state)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: GPA, test scores
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>

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<p>

IB is a universal standard; IB exams are written and graded by outsiders … not sure what you mean by Canadian standards. Admissions are familiar with IB grades.</p>

<p>36/42 is not really competitive for the most selective schools like the Ivies.</p>

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<p>goblue… i mean for predicted IB points… our teachers look at our Junior Year mark and then predict a grade. In Canada an 80 is an A … 90 + is is A +… for us to get predicted a 6 we need 90-95… for us to get predicted a 7 , we need a 96-100 in our Junior year. Thats what i mean. So what do you think my chances are at Mich</p>

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<p>I don’t get it. Are you saying your teachers underpredict your IB scores? How accurate are the predictions compared with actual scores in general?</p>

<p>Not sure how to gauge your case but there are many kids with 38 or better scores applying from my area.</p>

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<p>goblue… its hard to explain… all i am saying is i can get an A and get a 5 which seems unfair to me. Our schools val last year had 2250 on SATs and had 38/42…(btw i am talking out of 42 … not 45) so that seems like our teachers are a bit harsh when judging grades. Our val this year is a downright genius/near genius…and if he keeps his pace up, he will get predicted a 38/42… I am in the top 10 %… SATs over 2100… GPA decent… but yea i dont think i will get predicted over 36/42. I contacted some schools… Brown said they look for ‘37 or over’… JHU said ‘mid to high 30s’…i am assuming the standards at Mich may be similar or even a bit lower. These people you speak of… they are all getting 38+/42? Ummm… what are their SAT scores like? Lets say i don’t send in my Predicted grades… then how do my chances look like?</p>