<p>Pianista-I sent my SAT scores before I took the SAT II’s, so they haven’t been sent. I don’t know if they will help much, and I don’t want to hold up the process if they won’t.</p>
<p>Ok, what would someones chances be with theses stats?</p>
<p>White OOS male
UW GPA: 3.75
W GPA: 4.24
UM-GPA is about 3.87-right now…might go down by a tad, but only by .05
Top 10% class
Pretty competitive private H.S.
31-32ish ACT, about 2000 SAT</p>
<p>Eagle Scout, volunteer a lot, Catholic Schools for Peace and Justice, model UN, school ambassador. Want to study abroad for junior year or at-least for the summer through YFU or Rotary.</p>
<p>ipam45: reach (low GPA)</p>
<p>dax2007: match</p>
<p>ryegye: reach (low GPA). By the way, when you send them your AP test scores they’ll receive your SAT IIs also. SAT IIs don’t matter to them anyway.</p>
<p>hawaiiboy15: match</p>
<p>Please chance me! Thanks!</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Nursing
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: around a 4.0
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 5 AP classes, 10 Honors classes
[ *] Rank: Don’t know exact, but in top 10%
[ *] Other stats: AP U.S. Government and Politics test - 5, taking APUSH, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, and AP French language tests this year
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): 6th place nationally in National French Contest, placed regionally for two years before, Compete in Speech/Debate, Secretary of National Honor Society, Good background in community service (worked at hospital, school library, etc.), National French Honor Society, Worked for a political campaign in August and October
[ *] Essays: One about the separation of my parents and my negligent father (and how it taught me how valuable a college education is due to my present financial circumstances), one about my experiences living in Israel, and one about having 4 siblings and a background in working at a hospital that make me want to pursue nursing. All were read and revised by peers and teacher, I was told I was a good writer.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I have a good relationship with the teacher, he is also the NHS advisor so I work with him often, and he knows me better than any other teacher in the school. I gave it my all in his class.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good I’m assuming, since we have a good relationship and she likes me.
(I haven’t read my letters of recommendation, having been told that it is in bad taste to do so.)
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Neither of my parents went to college, I am a low-income student from a single parent household with 4 siblings and do a lot around the house. I am bilingual. Applied early response.
[ *] State or Country: Northwest Ohio
[ *] School Type: Very competitive, strong academic background, sends students to top-ranked schools each year, good reputation in the region
[ *] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: Ambitious, hard-working, independent, always eager to learn something, there is no subject in school I hate</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 770 Math II, 660 Lit, but did not send
[ *] ACT: 31 (M35, E36, R27, S27)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.7
[ *] Rank: doesn’t rank… top 15% guess?
[ *] Other stats: course load: 9 honors, 6 ap’s, 4 years foreign lang and 4 years band
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): strong leadership in band and community service activities, (marching band, symphony band, jazz band) youth bible study leader 4 years, varsity track and field 4 years, state cofounded non profit organization, co chair charity project 3 years, national merit scholarship commended student, mhsaa scholar athlete nominee
[ *] Essays: really good
[ *] Teacher Recs: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person: birmingham
[ *] State or Country: mi
[ *] School Type: competitive public… very good district
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] major strength/weakness: strengths - essays, ec’s weaknesses-recalc gpa
[ *] Other Factors/questions: does being asian really hurt chances</p>
<p>Chance Me!</p>
<p>Asian Male from Competitive Public Magnet in NJ
GPA: 94 on 100 scale, most rigorous schedule.
SAT: 2340 highest single sitting.
SAT IIs: 800 Chinese, 800 Math II, 790 US History, 770 Chemistry
APs: 9 5’s, 1 4.
NMSF.</p>
<p>ExtraCurriculars:
Eagle Scout
City Council Recycling Advisory Committee
Founder/Leader of my School’s Fed Challenge (econ competition) team
Columbia University Science Honors Program (take classes there on weekends)
Lots of other extra curricular activities with a focus on the environment/economics</p>
<p>Academic Interests: Environmental Sustainability as an academic discipline.</p>
<p>Applying to LSA.</p>
<p>yes, because you really need ur chances :P</p>
<p>College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
SAT (one sitting):N/A
SAT IIs (if sent): 720 Math I, 710 Chemistry
ACT:30
UM unweighted GPA:3.81
Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.):3 AP’s thus far (NSL, Chemistry, and Psychology) which 4’s on each AP Exam and taking 3 more Ap’s this year
Rank:School doesn’t rank
Other stats:
Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):3 years of varsity tennis in which we won the state title who of the three years, captain of the tennis team, 260 community service hours, 2 years cross country and indoor track, President of a club for the past two years, ap scholar with honors, honor roll all four years to name a few
Essays: Good (so I think, but many people reviewed them)
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Very good
Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
Location/Person:Bethesda
State or Country:Maryland
School Type:Extremely competitive public school
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
major strength/weakness:Could have a higher ACT and SAT II scores</p>
<p>Well, nevermind I just got in!!!</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): engineering
[ *] SAT:none
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):none yet
[ *] ACT:33
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:3.7
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.):AP Computer Science AB, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Microeconomics, AP Spanish, AP Statistics
[ *] Rank:top 25%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
4 years Football
4 years Wrestling
2 years NHS
2 years Robotics Team
2 years Science Olympiad
4 years Spanish Club
3 years (so far) High Honors
[ *] Essays:teachers and peers said they were very good
[ *] Teacher Recs:very good from what ive heard (my AP CompSci and AP Physics teacher)
[ *] Counselor Rec: should be good, I’ve talked to her alot over the past two years
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Dad got his MBA here, Mom works at the hospital if that means anything?
[ *) Location/Person: 20 min away from ann arbor
[ *] State or Country:Michigan
[ *] School Type: Highly Competitive all male private school
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
Strength: Doing very well in chemistry physics and computer science
Weakness: due to a B in algebra freshman year, I wasnt put on the honors track so I can’t take AP Calc.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I am currently a Junior</p>
<p>g-ram: You have a decent chance. I advise you to try to get a 4.0 this year to bring up your 3.7. It’ll help you a lot.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:28 (28 english, 31 Math, 26 reading, 27 science) (10 writing on my other act which was a 27)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:3.75
[ *] Rank:50/547
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
[ *] Essays:Good
[ *] Teacher Recs:Think they’re good
[ *] Counselor Rec:Think they’re good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):Foreign language private school
[ *) Location/Person:Michigan
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:Competitive Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Middle Eastern
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I participated in the ISTF and ISEF fairs. I was in a secondary school (DCMST) for four years which are all honors level courses or higher- even if the course name is not an honors course. </p>
<p>Community Service- over 300 hours</p>
<p>Clubs: Rotary Club, History Club, Medical Club, One Club (secretary), Football, Model United nations (vice-president for one year), School Paper, Red Cross club, National Honors Society, and Key Club.</p>
<p>I only took three AP classes- passed two AP exams, but took many honors courses.</p>
<p>MAle West coast
Applying to eng
2250 SAT (1510/1600)
790 math 2
760 chem
700 physics</p>
<p>3.98uw
4.3 w
5/600
some pretty good ec’s. Started some clubs, pres of some clubs and got some state level awards in some activites.
essay- prolly not that great</p>
<p>Applied 10/23</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT (one sitting):1930 (790 M, 570 R, 570 W) (will my math score stand out enough to make my score seem a little better?)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:Didnt send
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:3.542 (3.66 weighted)
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.):4 Advanced, 3 honors, 7 AP’s
[ *] Rank: Our school doesnt do rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
[ *] Essays:Reallyyy good
[ *] Teacher Recs:Pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec:Didnt see…but she is a new counselor w/only 1 year prior experience
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:Michigan
[ *] School Type:Public…2nd largest feeder school to U of M (Nearly 80 students)
[ *] Ethnicity:Indian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:extracurriculars/GPA</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
3 years Soccer (captain as freshman)
1 year Varsity Football
4 years Track (2 years varsity)
4 years law club
2 years National Honors Society
400 hours community service at cultural association
100 hours of community service at Temple
Obama Campaign Intern</p>
<p>Questions:
- I’ve heard that being Indian will hurt my chances? Is that true?
- Is it true that about 80% of all Early Response decisions will be given by Black Friday?
- If I do get deffered/waitlisted, then what are my chances If I have a 3.2 UM GPA (im taking 4 AP’s along with Varsity football) for the first semester?</p>
<p>4) U of M’s average GPA was a 3.72 last year, so that means half the students have less than that…how come we never hear of those students getting admitted? How did those people get in? I know there has to be students with scores somewhere in my range who got in. right?</p>
<p>Thanks alot in advance</p>
<p>1) Being Indian will neither help nor hurt your chances. Asians and Caucasians are given no special consideration one way or the other. </p>
<p>2) I don’t think it is possible to know the answer to that question for sure. I would assume that close to all ER applicants will hear back from the school by Christmas day.</p>
<p>3) If you are deferred, your Senior year grades will be very important. A 3.2 will most likely not cut it. </p>
<p>4) The average GPA may have been 3.72, but that does not mean that 50% got less than 3.7. In fact, the GPA distribution for last year’s class went like this:</p>
<p>28% 4.0 GPA
52% 3.9 GPA or higher
67% 3.8 GPA or higher
86% 3.6 GPA or higher</p>
<p>As you can see, roughly 75% have recalculated GPAs of 3.7 or higher.</p>
<p>And that’s for students who enroll, not for students who are admitted. The admitted stats are generally even higher because the yield rate for students with stronger stats is lower than the yield rate for students with weaker stats.</p>
<p>
Where did you get 3.72?</p>
<p>Average GPA for enrolled class:
2007-08 GPA=3.80 (USNWR)
2006-07 GPA=3.75 (common data set)
2005-06 GPA=3.72 (common data set)</p>
<p>The GPA distribution Alexandre provided is from the 2008 freshman class.</p>
<p>How much of a chance do you think I have of getting in?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA for now
[ *] SAT: 550 CR, 660 M, 530W (i got a 560 W &10 essay from a different test date…)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Math IIc:740, Bio: 650, Chinese: 700
[ *] ACT:26 (English 22, Writing 24, Math 27, and Science 30)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: no GPA at my school.
[ *] Rank: No rank… but about 3rd in my class of 14.
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
*Varisty Bball Team in 10, 11 and 12 –> captain in 11 and 12
*Vasrsity Vball Team in 10, 11 and 12–> captain in 11 and 12
*BEIMUN (Beijing Model United Nations)–> 10, 11 and 12
*SiChuan Earthquake Relief Fundraiser–> Student Leader
*Principal Advisory Committee–> 11-12 grade (selecting new principal)
*Student Council–> 10, 11 and 12; Co-president in 12th grade
*National Honor Society–> 12; Vice President
*JV Softball–> 9th grade (When I lived in America)
*NYSSMA Junior All-State Band–> 9th grade; 1st flute, 3rd chair
*Year Book Committee–> 10, 11
*Meals on Wheels
*Assistant Coaching Middle Sch. Basketball team
*Work with Handicap Chinese Children
*Varsity Soccer Team–> 10, 11
*Flute Choir; Performed during festivals and at nursing homes</p>
<p>[ *] Essays: Pretty Good from people who read it. Working on another one at the moment.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Great!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Really good, I have an excellent relationship with my counselor.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):none…
[ *) Location/Person: International School in China… Went to a highschool in NY for my freshman year
[ *] State or Country:China
[ *] School Type:International
[ *] Ethnicity:… ok this is the hardest question for me to answer… mixed ethnicity… half taiwanese half caucausian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: my SATs SUCK. I SUCK at SATs. Really… my grades compared to my SATs are soo off… Plus im taking the most rigorous course of study… ever… IB Diploma Program. And I have pretty darn good grades.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Since my SATs are embarassing enough for me to post against everyone else on this website… will this really kill my chances for getting in? Like people told me my ECs are great and I have great leadership skills and attitude/work ethic which are developed in my essays and my grades… just not my SATs …
btw I cannot retake. My parents complain that I have had enough sats.</p>
<p>another question… is it better to put down “asian american” or “caucasian” or “other” and specify exactly what ethnicity I am… will one improve my chances better??</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>no chances for me? I am on the previous page.</p>
<p>trickstylez: good GPA/test scores, but what was your course load, and when did you apply?</p>