The official University of Michigan Chances Thread:

azzajack · November 14, 2009, 2:01pm

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Hey guys im from Southern CAL from one of the most competitive schools in the nation.
Class Size 970 (School does not rank)

Applying to Aerospace Engineering

My stats

-GPA UW - 3.55**
dont know weighted

**Moved around alot Sophomore year (to Kansas and back)
and this really affected my GPA (HEAVY INFLUENCE TO GPA I am having assistant princiapal write about this)
My EC’s were also impacted by this

SAT - 2290 (Will Retake DEC. focus on writing)
CR - 760
M - 800
W - 730
(1560/1600)

Subjects
Math 2 - 790 (retake Nov.)
Physics - 740(retake Nov.)

ACT - 34
E- 35
M - 35

EC’s
Astronomy Club - PRESIDENT (12), Treasurer(11) , 10, 9
ROBOTICS Engineering (we compete at JPL/Caltech etc.) 12, 11
Philosophy Club - PRESIDENT(12), 11, 10, 9
LEO Club - 9,10,11,12 - various projects and hours
Tutor Volunteer Association 12, 11 (Math + Science)
Computer Tech Volunteer at Library 9, 10, 12
Self-taught Guitarist (9,10,11,12)

Awards
Principals Recognition Roll
California Scholarship Federation (Gold Seal Graduate)
Had Project Hosted in Arcadia Historical Museum
AP Scholar

Work Exp.
Tutor for pay -Math + Physics

AP Scores
Calculus AB - 5
Physics C Mech - 5
Physics C - E&M - 5

Senior Schedule
AP Bio
AP Comp Sci
AP Stats
Calc CD (Honors)
Econ/U.S. Government
English 12

<h2>Adv. Robotics Engr.</h2>

bostoneer · December 4, 2009, 5:16pm

I already applied before Nov 1st, but I am really nervous and would like your opinion on my chances, please and thank you :)

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): engineering (civil)
[ *] SAT: 2080
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Math2= 740, Bio E=680 (weakness)
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.8
[ *] Rank: top 15% in a really competitive public high school
[ *] Other stats:
all honors/AP throughout high school, except for art courses each year. Took AP European History and AP Biology sophomore and junior year, respectively, and I am currently taking AP French, AP English, AP Calc AB, and AP Environmental Science this year for my APs.
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Captain of crew club team senior year, active throughout all yrs
Co-President of community service club at our school senior yr, active member all yrs
Co-President of Working to help the homeless club senior yr, secretary sophomore yr, active member all yrs
Co-President of a club that has mentally challenged students socializing with other students, active member all yrs
Member of Environmental Club, 12th grade
Member of Save Darfur Club, 11th and 12th grade 
over 500 yrs of community service, Crew team award
Went to a french immersion camp for one month in Switzerland summer 2007
[ *] Essays: good (in my opinion)
[ *] Teacher Recs: good, i hope
[ *] Counselor Rec: same, i have know clue, i didn’t read the recs
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): mother is an alumni to engineering, sister currently attending in LSA honors, two uncles also alumni to engineering
[ *) Location/Person: ?
[ *] State or Country: MA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: middle eastern (aka white)
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
strengths: i think i have pretty good ECs, have a lot of diversity in my life, hopefully legacy helps
weakness:possibly my scores which i think are too low for engineering
[ *] Other Factors/questions: i really want to get in, but was it a bad idea to have applied to engineering? i really want to be a civil engineer, and if i had applied to LSA instead, would my chances have been better? and would i been able to transfer afterwards??

your feedback would be much appreciated:) I am waiting on my response from them any day now…

cannotwait22 · December 5, 2009, 12:28am

[ *] College LSA
[ *] SAT (one sitting):
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:27
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.606
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.):accelerated math, AP Statistics, Honors English
[ *] Rank:no rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): 4 years competitive dance team, captain senior year, volunteered in pediatric hospital all summer, over 100 hrs of volunteer the last 2 years, rowing freshman year, honor roll every semester, very involved in religious activities and volunteering
[ *] Essays: very good
[ *] Teacher Recs:good
[ *] Counselor Rec:did not see
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): father attended
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:michigan
[ *] School Type: competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity:white Caucasian…but jewish ha
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: had a major recruiter for umich write a letter of recommendation straight to the office of admissions

had everything in by september 28th

i know it is a reach…how close though?

eivita3 · December 5, 2009, 2:23am

im reading a lot of these people telling you guys that yall are likely to be deferred/eventually rejected… i know their intentions are in the right place but i’d like to say, it HONESTLY comes down to the admissions decisions and not others telling you yes or no.

I’m from Texas with a not so impressive SAT: 1910// UW GPA: 3.79//W: 4.26
i didnt have crazy extracurriculars or aynthing and to be honest i was a pretty vanilla student, and i still got in. so dont let things like low scores discourage you. you could honestly get it maybe perhaps because you wrote an incredible essay or something (i think this is my case)

I also got a C junior year in an engineering class and thought that was it for me. and btw, if you guys have a bad grade or have lower gpa’s and plan on having someone/yourself write/explain why you had a little dip in grades, you might want to reconsider. i was goign to explain my C; however, after contemplating i thought it would just seem like i was trying to save my own ass. just a thought

but good luck to everyone still applying/waiting for answers and i really do hope each and every one of you get in. you all seem like you deserve it.

iamme32 · December 5, 2009, 5:46pm

Stats:[ul]
[LSA] College (LSA, engineering, etc.):
[] SAT: 800 CR, 670 M, 650 W (2120) Superscored
[] SAT IIs (if sent):World History 790, Literature 680, U.S History 640
[] ACT:
[] UM unweighted GPA:3.4 UW, 4.0 W
[] Rank:School doesn’t rank
[]Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]10 Ap courses by the end of Senior year if that means anything. Right now I’m taking AP Euro, AB Calc, AP Macro and Micro, Ap Lit and AP ES
[] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):6 years of taekwondo out of school, black belt. I’ve been playing guitar in various bands for about 5 years, and have performed a few times. I also teach taekwondo over the summer to both children and adults.
[] Essays:Good
[] Teacher Recs:We don’t get to see them, but the teachers loved me
[] Counselor Rec:Probably good too
[] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):None
[] Location/Person:
[] State or Country:MD
[] School Type:Public, ranked in the top 50 high schools in the nation
[] Ethnicity: ethnically chinese, but my parent are from Jamaica, so i tried to stress that and didn’t check a box for race.
[] Gender: Male
[] major strength/weakness:
[] Other Factors/questions: Ap scholar w/ honor and national merit commended
[/ul]

xxxstrawberries · December 5, 2009, 7:46pm

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering(Biomedical)
[ *] SAT:1950
[ *] ACT:32 (35 E, 30 R, 33 M, 28 S)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.866
[ *] Rank: top 10 percent
[ *] Essays:OK
[ *] Teacher Recs:OK
[ *] Counselor Rec:OK
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):sibling attends
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Good public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *]APs: 7 APs (Chemistry, Statistics, English Language, Physics C, Calculus BC, Biology, Spanish)
[ *]Applied: 11/30
[ *]ECs: Hospital volunteer (300 hours), Summer volunteer abroad(30 hours), Project LEAD, Club Med, Debate
[ *]Awards:Beaumont 100 Hour Student Pin, Gold Medal Winner National Spanish Exam- Level III, Third place in National Spanish Exam- Level IV, AP Scholar, Academic Excellence Award

Coolbrezze · December 5, 2009, 8:07pm

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g-ram · December 6, 2009, 1:21pm

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *] SAT: N/A
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): N/A
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] GPA: 3.7 UW, 3.9 W
[ *] Rank: 52/258
[ *] Other stats: AP Comp Sci AB: 4, AP Physics B: 4, AP Microecon: 4, Taking AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Phys C and AP Gov this year
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): 4 yrs Football, 2 yrs Wrestling, Robotics Club, Student Council, “School Spirit” Club.
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, mentioned camps I went to on campus, talked about what I could bring to the school.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I didn’t see it but I think it’s pretty generic
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): My Dad got his MBA from umich
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Highly Competitive Private Catholic High School
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: my gpa/class rank (frosh year I had a 3.6 W)
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Applied 10/28

neohanyou · April 8, 2010, 2:32pm

Hi everyone, I’m still a junior, but I’ll like to know my chances as of now :)

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA atm, might try engineering (chance me for both?)
[ *] SAT:none
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):none
[ *] ACT:30
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0 At the moment, not done with my junior year but I expect All A’s.
[ *] Rank:2/196
[ *] Other stats: My school typically uses CP (college preparatory) instead of honors, is that the same thing? Every class that I take that offers CP, I take it. So far 1 AP (Ap PSYCH), taking AP calc BC and AP Physics next year, but my school only offers max 2 per year.
Dual Enrolling atm at looking CC, taking 2 classes now, already did one last summer. Possibly taking 3-4 more before graduation.
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Parents are divorced, none went to college (1st gen), somewhat low income.
ECs: Key Club (treasurer next year), Student Congress, Quiz Bowl (Co-Captain next year), World Language Club, Art Club, Possibly track this year.
[ *] Essays:none yet
[ *] Teacher Recs:none yet
[ *] Counselor Rec:none yet
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): In-State?
[ *) Location/Person:?
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Not great, average ACT scores are low, and very few students go to Tier 1 schools.
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Strength: GPA+Rank Weakness: Not many ECs in school, Began joining a bunch of stuff this year. Scores may be too low for engineering.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Is it possible to apply to both colleges and get into one and not the other? =/ I’m not really knowledgeable at ALL about the college application process. Also, is there anything I should change to increase my chances? I still have a year.

beyourself123 · April 9, 2010, 7:55am

Hi everyone, I am new here and will be applying to UMich at the end of this year.
Here are my stats:

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *] SAT: 1850
Maths: 740
CR: 540
W:560
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] GPA: GCSE GPA (year 11 grades) is 6.85/8 on our system.
Now, I am doing the IB diploma and my subjects/grades are: HL Econ - lvl 7, Computer Science - lvl 6 and Physics -lvl 6. SL Maths - lvl 7, English and Spanish lvl 5
Overall: 36/42 which percentage wise is around 86%
[ *] Rank: school doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
CRICKET:
-Represented the national Hong Kong Cricket team (once in U13, twice U15, selected for U17 squad but couldnt go) and played internationally with 7 teams all over Asia.
-Travelled on tours to Malaysia and Nepal and got paid by the HK Cricket Association
-Gained recognition in several newspaper articles about our upcoming tours/results.
-School Team throughout high school
-Local league (U17s) - runner’s up twice
-Saturday league (Mens) - represented a club
-Coach Cricket to young kids every week (voluntarily and as a paid job)
-Won ‘Man of the Match’ awards at the Junior Cricket Sixes

TENNIS:
-HK National Tennis - ranked in the top 25 in HK U18s
-A grade school varsity team
-Captain
-Play for a club
-Won several trophies for club tournaments in both singles and doubles
-Coached young kids

SQUASH:
-Participated in various international U17 tournaments
-Play in the HK Squash league (winter and summer) for a club (Mens team) and won several trophies
-Got sponsored by the chairman of the club I play for (recieved professional training)
-Participated in numerous charity tournaments - came in the newspaper
-Founded the school Squash team at school - captain
-Squash Committee of club - organised a tournament
-Wrote several articles about/promoting Squash for the club magazine
-Oragniser of a charity tournament in school

KARATE:
-Trained for 7 years and I am a black belt
-Won a medal at a free-sparring tournament
-Coach Karate to kids for free

Work Experience/Paid jobs:
-Internships during two summers
-Maths Tutor
-Cricket coach

I currently have 5 leadership positions at school - 2 major ones

Volunteering: ~100 hours from various clubs and events/coaching sport
Went on two service mission trips

[ *] Essays: Should I involve my Cricket experience? Going to a different country, meeting reporters etc etc
[ *] Teacher Recs: Very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): First Generation (I am told UM tends to accept a lot of first generations, is this true?)
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Hong Kong
[ *] School Type: Highly Competitive Private School (one of the best schools in HK)
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: SAT :S
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I have a great passion for sport and learning

Thanks a lot :)

broncos93 · April 11, 2010, 10:10pm

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *] SAT: 2150 (probably won’t send)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):MathI 700, BioM 740(took as freshmen), will be taking chem & mathII
[ *] ACT: took saturday, getting 34’s and 35’s on practice, might get 36 but i doubt it
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 94 and going up
[ *] Rank: school does not rank
[ *] Other stats: 7 aps (chem, comp. science, apush, econ, stats, calc ab, physics)
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Columbia University Science Honors program (2 years), Crew 4 seasons, 100+ volunteer hours(random assorted things and service in Tanzania over summer), internship at wayne state university over summer, training to become private pilot, leadership courses
[ *] Essays: pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recs: good, one of the teachers i will have had 3 years in a row.
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good, i have a close relationship with her.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
[ *) Location/Person: ???
[ *] State or Country: new york
[ *] School Type: (top 50 high school in country) small public high school
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: math and science/writing
[ *] Other Factors/questions: my aunt used to do research there till she quit.

HardcoreMD · May 25, 2010, 3:27pm

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT:2000
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):790 Molecular Biology
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: I’ll just put my regular Unweighted, because they don’t recalculate anymore. 3.8/4.0
[ *] Rank: Top 10%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):Volunteer work at UM’s hospital. Raised $6,000,0000 dollars for UM’s new Children’s hospital. Yearbook club, Autism mentorship group, Writer for school’s news paper, part time job.
[ *] Essays:Fantastic!
[ *] Teacher Recs:Glowing
[ *] Counselor Rec:Generic
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):Aunt and Uncle went to UM, firtst gen. to attend college, Socioeconomically disadvantaged.
[ *) Location/Person:Clinton Township
[ *] State or Country:MI
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:Science strength. Not sure of weekness.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: What do you guys think? Do you think I’ll get in?

HardcoreMD · May 25, 2010, 5:07pm

Hey guys. I’m planning on applying to LS&A.

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT:2000
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):790 Molecular Biology
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: I’ll just put my regular Unweighted, because they don’t recalculate anymore. 3.8/4.0
[ *] Rank: Top 10%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):Volunteer work at UM’s hospital. Yearbook club, Autism mentorship group, Writer for school’s news paper, part time job, NHS.
[ *] Essays:Fantastic!
[ *] Teacher Recs:Glowing
[ *] Counselor Rec:Generic
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):Aunt and Uncle went to UM, firtst gen. to attend college
[ *) Location/Person:Clinton Township
[ *] State or Country:Michigan!
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:Science strength. Not sure of weAkness.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Raised $6,000,0000 dollars for UM’s new Children’s hospital. Socioeconomically disadvantaged(Homeless father. Mom doesn’t make alot of money.) Ovvercome adversity(5 open heart surgeries)

ismailcc · May 26, 2010, 5:34pm

HardcoreMD: I’d say you’re likely to get in, especially given your charity work.

[li] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA, maybe Ross?[/li]
[li] SAT: 790 CR, 780 M, 730 W[/li]
[li] SAT IIs (if sent): Will take next year[/li]
[li] ACT: 31 Composite[/li]
[li] UM unweighted GPA: 3.93[/li]
[li] Rank: Unsure, hopefully top 25%[/li]
[li] Other stats: Class of 2011. Will have taken six or seven AP courses (eight or nine exams) by the end of senior year[/li]
[li] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): [/li]-Made it to DECA’s International Competition 2009, attended Future Problem Solvers state conference 2010, 90+ %ile for National Spanish Exam for the past three years. Muslim Students’ Association since freshman year (possible president 2010-2011), school newspaper writer, ad manager during 5th semester, school volunteering organization member since early 2010, future member of MUN and Debate teams/clubs 2010-2011.
-Have written (non-personal) blogs since sophomore year.
-Have self-studied or am self-studying various writing systems (Hebrew and Arabic abjads, Cyrillic alphabet, Devanagari, Hiragana, and Katakana) over the summer; will likely pick up moderate vocabularies in each language.
-Intend to assist at local law firm and well-known nonprofit over the summer. Intend to help publish research on local nonprofits.

[li] Essays: Haven’t started[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: Likely strong[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: Likely strong[/li]
[li] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None[/li]
[li] State or Country: Michigan[/li]
[li] School Type: Public[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Will not list[/li]
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[li] major strength/weakness: ACT, lack of extended extracurriculars[/li]
[*] Other Factors/questions: I already sent my ACT scores to UMich as part of the free score reporting service offered during the 2010 MME exam. If the adcom sees my SAT scores (1570/1600 or 2300/2400), will they be willing to overlook the comparatively worse ACT entirely, or should I study for and retake the ACT?

worder15 · July 6, 2010, 12:59pm

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT : 730 Critical Reading, 580 Math, 630 Writing
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):going to take in October–Math 1, Lit, Chem
[ *] ACT: 26…
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: got two B’s, all A’s besides that
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): took one A.P. junior year and going to take another senior year at new school (old school offered only three A.P.'s)
[ *] Rank: was at least in top 10%, probably either first or second in grade level
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Been somewhat involved in Band, Choir, Church stuff, Tennis, also…pretty poor, bad school-think this might help?
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Public, but Private for senior year
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:

j89 · July 6, 2010, 6:22pm

I’ll go backwards.

worder - your gpa seems like it’ll be fine. Your SAT can be a bit better. I would study for the sat again and try to get 2000 or more. Right now, I would say very slight reach.

ismail - your strong match for LSA. Don’t expect to get Ross preadmit though I think its possible with your credentials.

Hardcore - it seems like you’ll be fine. Match, definitely explain your situation in your essays.

ryancj11 · July 6, 2010, 11:37pm

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA
[ *] SAT: 1800
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: 27, 10 on writing
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.7
[ *] Rank: top 5 percent
[ *] Other stats: AP, Honors, High Honor Roll all quarters
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
-NHS, Drama Club, Key Club, Science Olympiad
-Volunteer work with the Humane Society
[ *] Essays: haven’t started
[ *] Teacher Recs: strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: strong
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Ohio
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Writing, very involved, a lot of AP and honors. Weakness: Standardized tests.
[ *] Other Factors/questions:

Osceola · July 7, 2010, 1:02pm

Doing this for my little brother, since he absolutely loves this school and the college life but really wants a scholarship:
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering (Planning on double majoring in Aerospace Eng & Biomed Eng) OR LSA (which does he have a better chance at?)
[ *] SAT: CR (770); M (800); W (760) = 2330
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Math Lvl 2 (800); Biology M (790); Chemistry (800); Physics (800)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.75
[ *] Rank: N/A (But probably Top 8-10%)
[ *] Other stats: 2 APs, several honors courses
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):

Completed or nearly completed several vocational certification programs, esp in computer/electronic related work i.e. CompTIA A+ & Network+ & CISCO Certifications [following in my footsteps! ]
Avid computer programmer and produces various software and games (can he send samples in as part of the application?)
Hospital/Geriatric Center/Library Volunteering
Public Service Internship (Rigorous summer program giving teenagers a taste of law and policy making)
Political Internship (not sure about details but its basically secretarial work)
Tennis (Played for over 10 years, plays on an out of school team several hours a week)
Math Team (Freshman Year)
INTEL Plant Genomics Research Project
[ *] Essays: Excellent
[ *] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Apparently, she’s very supportive of him
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: Public; 4000 Students
[ *] Ethnicity: South Asian (Indian)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
Strength: Very passionate about what he does and I assume this will show up in his essay
Weaknesses:
waited until junior year to do lots of ECs (besides tennis and programming) although he has put in crazy hours every day (working like 40-60 hrs a week like a real job for the past 6 months = intense participation and involvement)

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<li>had a bit of a blow in junior year, dropping to 3.5 avgs for both semesters (otherwise his GPA would have been higher)</li>
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[ *] Other Factors/questions: Can being a late bloomer be compensated by intense involvement in whatever time remains? My brother has worked an insane number of hours and he plans to do more until January of senior year and I think while he lacks long-term involvement he certainly has the intensity and a considerable number of hours. 2nd, is it possible to shave off freshman year with APs (to cover humanities reqs) and possibly a second year by pushing the credit limit per semester and doubling up? Our parents, while middle income cannot pay for both me and my brother, so finishing quickly is the only possibility. Can performing well in the first year grant him permission to push the credit limit beyond the norm? Thanks, and sorry for the long response.

jimseung · July 7, 2010, 2:20pm

[li] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Ross, if not LSA[/li]
[li] SAT: 2200[/li]
[li] SAT IIs (if sent): MII 760, Korean 770, USH 770[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] UM unweighted GPA: 3.7[/li]
[li] Rank: school doesn’t rank[/li]
[li] Other stats:[/li]
[li] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): [/li]
FBLA 9-12 (VP 10-12) + several regional and state awards
Debate 9-11 (Captain 10-11)
Tutor 9-12, both school associated and private (Kumon)
Job at local shop two summers 10hrs/week for 2months
Quiz Bowl 10-12 (Co-Captain 11-12)
TKD 7yrs (demo team, part instructor) + several awards
Judo 4yrs (instructor) + 2 awards
Hospital 150 ish hours
Church work 100 hours
Interpreter for Korean Travel Agency (internship)

[li] Essays: so many multiple edits. decent.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recs: pretty good. hopefully they can show good aspects of me[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: should be pretty bad. happen to have the worst counselor in the school.[/li]
[li] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):[/li]
[li] Location/Person:Central Jersey[/li]
[li] State or Country: NJ[/li]
[li] School Type: Public~1600[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)[/li]
[li] Gender: Male[/li]
[li] major strength/weakness: low gpa, lack of ECs[/li]
[*] Other Factors/questions: do i stand a chance for Ross pre-admit? or should i just go for LSA and do an internal transfer later?

j89 · July 7, 2010, 6:46pm

ryancj - slight reach. You seem to have a strong courseload but definitely try to get a better SAT/ACT score to become a match.

osceola - match. Tell your brother to describe his experiences in his essays/additional material and he’ll get into w.e school (lsa coe) he wants. Thats basically his extra curriculars and his application should be quite appealing with it [despite his lower than average gpa]

jimseung - match, you have enough ECs. Now ross is going to be difficult to get preadmit but given your experiences, and if you do decently well freshman year, I’m sure you’ll get in through internal transfer.

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