<p>ouch, well if thats the case mine is a 3.3 unweighted (yet im in the top 5% of my class). i have mostly As for first quarter senior year though and all As 1 B+ fresh. year. they dont look at any of those?</p>
<p>Once you are admitted, they check to make sure you are maintaining good grades senior year, but it doesn’t calculate into your GPA.</p>
<p>my unweighted is 3.72</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *]SAT: M 780 CR 780 W 770 (1560/2330)
[ *]SAT IIs (if sent): 790 math IIC, 760 Physics, 590 History :s
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: 4/357
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Essays: Decent
[ *] Teacher Recs: 1 Great, 1 decent
[ *] Counselor Rec: decent
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: New Jersey
[ *] School Type: Not really competitive, Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Good math and science skills
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I did a 7 week internship this past summer at Stevens Institute of Technology in the Chemical Engineering Department
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Participated in about 5-6 different clubs for 3 years but no leadership positions. Have about 50 hours of volunteering. Have 5 APs under my belt already, and for senior year taking another 4. I took the Physics B (5), Calc AB (5), and US History (3) exams. This year, im taking Bio (?), Calc BC (?), and Psychology (?)</p>
<p>lol i’m applying but i dont need chances…this is interesting though</p>
<p>nvm i DO need some chances:</p>
<p>For Ross PreAdmit:
College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA/Ross PreAdmit
SAT: M 790 CR 770 W 740
SAT IIs (if sent): 800 math IIC, 790 Physics, 800 History, 800 BioM, 800 Chem
ACT: 36m 36e 36r 35s = 36c
UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank: top 1% or 2%
Other stats: umm
Essays: lol nothing spectacular
Teacher Recs: okay i guess - haven’t read them
Counselor Rec: decent
Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
Location/Person:
State or Country: New Jersey
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: female
major strength/weakness: er
Other Factors/questions: research @ msu over the summer?
Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): leadership positions in about 5 things…research over the summer…a bunch of state science & math awards as well as national merit SF and AP scholar and FBLA national awards all that random stuff</p>
<p>help…</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Ross
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 2090 (780M, 620R, 690W)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 710 Math2, 710 Chem
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.95 (weighted: 5.12)
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 13 APs
[ *] Rank: 12/590
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Varsity Tennis 9th-12th (co-captain 12th)
Key Club (10th-12th)
JV Lacrosse (9th)
Catalyst Award
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Summer camps in science/math (won an award for my research)
[ *] Essays: pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec: alright
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: North Carolina
[ *] School Type: competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: chinese
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>ermmm i know my sats kind of blow, but i was hoping my courseload/gpa will be enough? i’m kind of hoping on preadmit for ross…</p>
<p>Once again:</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA (changed from previous post)
[ *] SAT: 660 Writing Skills, 650 Critical Reading, 600 Math
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 670 writing, 700 CR, 680 Math
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.64 (I calculated it wrong the first time)
[ *] Rank: ~6-10%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: strong
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Dunno if I have one, I guess having rigorous classes maybe, I tested into a special academic program that I was in throughout HS that only accepted 60 people a year
[ *) Location/Person: Maryland
[ *] State or Country: USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White, Jewish
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Unweighted GPA (?)
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>here’s what I think:
hilikus881: match (How the heck did you take 13 aps? Wow. And managed to get a 3.95 GPA)
bbqsause: slight reach (you’re SAT and GPA are under average, but good class rank :))</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: CR:660 M:590 W:610
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Literature 650
[ *] ACT: NOT SENDING, but 24 (twice)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: unknowm, most likely around 2.5
[ *] Rank: school doesnt rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): severe depression during sophomore and junior year, but not indicated on app
[ *] Essays: EXCELLENT (says english teacher, and college consular. worked really hard b/c my app deff needs strengthening)
[ *] Teacher Recs: science teacher who taught me in both middle and high school
[ *] Counselor Rec:great. schools love the recs from our counselor
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): recruited athlete, aunt graduated from Ross, have met w/ head of ross
[ *] Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: New York City
[ *] School Type: Private; one of the most competitive in city. school has had A LOT of michigan acceptances in the past
[ *] Ethnicity: black, puerto rican
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: weakness- LOW grades, i have a D+ from math last year, fell from a B after 1st semester… do not have As in academic subjects
[ *] Other Factors/questions: VERY STRONG ECs. prob evidence from my not so stellar grades</p>
<p>applied before november 1st, have visited twice, and to a wolverine weekend for my sport</p>
<p>if GPA is a 2.5, then that’ll be the decider for admissions unless you can give them some sort of explanation</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: N/A
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): N/A
[ *] ACT: 30 composite, 8 essay
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.6
[ *] Rank: 106/476 or ~22% 
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): decent ecs… one leadership position, varsity sport for two years, lots of community service
[ *] Essays: great
[ *] Teacher Recs: amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: great
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Illinois
[ *] School Type: very competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: weakness=class rank, gpa
[ *] Other Factors/questions: N/A</p>
<p>according to their class profile, 99% were in the top 20% of their class… does this mean i shouldn’t even bother applying?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Computer Engineering or Mathmatics</p>
<p>[ *] SAT: 2060 (CR 690, WR 660, MA 710)</p>
<p>[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Chem 760, Math2C 800</p>
<p>[ *] UM unweighted GPA: about 89% average, so 3.6?</p>
<p>[ *] Rank: School Doesn’t weigh</p>
<p>[ *] Other stats: AP Chem 4, AP Calc AB 5</p>
<p>[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Okay EC. Held head positions in some clubs,
yearbook editor, newspaper editor… had a job as a illustrator.</p>
<p>[ *] Essays: Normal</p>
<p>[ *] Teacher Recs: Probably Decent</p>
<p>[ *] Counselor Rec: Good (Top 1% on some stuff, top 5% overall)</p>
<p>[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None</p>
<p>[ *] State or Country: Canada</p>
<p>[ *] School Type: Public</p>
<p>[ *] Ethnicity: Korean Asian</p>
<p>[ *] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[ *] major strength/weakness: GPA/ SAT I Score?</p>
<p>[ *] Other Factors/questions: Taking University courses in highschool
(early admission)</p>
<p>Chances?</p>
<p>is there a place on the application that could have indicated a reason for low grades?
maybe the additional information? would it have been appropriate to put it there.</p>
<p>You could have explained it in one of your essays. Or there was a part on the application that specifically allowed you to explain low grades, I think. You should only explain if you have a legit explanation, though, obviously.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2110; M 650 CR 730 W 730
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): n/a
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: I don’t know how UM calculates it, but I have a 3.75 unweighted; 4.39 weighted…if considering only academic classes, probably a bit lower
[ *] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats: Took 5 AP courses last year, one AP the year before that, and taking 4 AP courses now; 5’s on all 5 AP tests except a 4 in AP AB Calc
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): part of the Humanities and Arts program at school, Color guard (secretary) for 3 years, National Merit Commendation, viola for several years, over 150 volunteer hours at the National Aquarium (I got to adopt an animal!), AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>[ *] Essays: varies….depends on how much time I put in.
[ *] Teacher Recs: great
[ *] Counselor Rec: great
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): n/a
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Maryland
[ *] School Type: Public, one of the best and very competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: weak ECs, sucky at math; excellent with all Humanities
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I have great essay topics?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.45
[ *] Rank:86/400
[ *] Other stats: 6 AP ( 4 before senior year & AP scholar) 7 honors (all before senior year) 2 years of double science (finished all H and AP sciences classes at my school), 1 year of double math, 3.55/4.0 gpa weighted by HS, 6 core academic classes ( as defined by UofM every year)
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): lived abroad for 4 years & attended 3 different high schools. 4 clubs, 1 varsity sport, 250 community service hours, 2 yrs NHS, work part-time since sophomore year
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: really really good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):none
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: FL
[ *] School Type: competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: weakness: gpa, ACT
strength: class load
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>allypal: to calculate UMGPA:
A+/A/A-= 4.0
B+/B/B-= 3.0
C+/C/C-=2.0</p>
<p>Count only soph and junior year and only academic courses.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2210//CR720/M690/W800 (superscored)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Lit730/MathI:730/USH:740
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: N/A
[ *] Other stats: All courses are honors–school is one of the best public schools in the nation. All courses this year are AP-level–there’s a slight issue with actually giving a course the name of AP So-and-so because some school departments did not want to stick with CollegeBoard/AP-dictated curriculum but I plan on taking 5 AP tests this year. Took USH last year, got a 5.
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
[ *] Essays: GC told me she thinks they’re great–worked really hard on them too.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Should be great.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Should be great.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): N/A
[ *] State or Country: NY
[ *] major strength/weakness: Weaknesses include SATs maybe? Also got a B in a class last year.
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>