<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA - biology
[ *] SAT: it’s not good 
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Chem: 710, Math 2: 690 (yeah they suck)
[ *] ACT: 32 (retaking)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:
- my weighted GPA is 3.8. My gpa sucks but I have a really good upward grade trend (straight As junior year)
[ *] Rank: horrible, I imagine, hopefully top 1/3
[ *] Other stats: APUS: 4 , AP World: 4, AP Chem: 5
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
-Eagle Scout
-4 yrs varsity swimming
-2 yrs jv water polo, 2yrs varsity water polo (captain senior year)
-Volunteer at local charity organization summer 2010 (25 hrs/week)
-Volunteer lifeguard at local charity summer camp (4hrs/week)
-Habitat for Humanity the past three summers for a week
-HS Students for Obama fall 2008
-Young Democrats 2009, president 2010</p>
<p>[ *] Essays: they’ll be alright
[ *] Teacher Recs: It’ll be good, my chem teacher liked me as a student…i think…
[ *] Counselor Rec: I hope it’ll be good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): legacy
-2 grandparents
-1 great uncle that was a prof
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: MISSOURI
[ *] School Type: public, but decently competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: white/caucasian
[ *] Gender: male!
[ *] major strength/weakness:
weakness: GPA
strength: ridiculous upward trend in grades
[ *] Other Factors/questions:
5 AP classes senior year, full schedule (also taking band and gym, i need gym to graduate or Id take another AP) no independent periods or anything!</p>
<p>Thanks for the response, j89! Yeah, I am not nearly good enough to be recruited for D1 hockey, but I will tie it into my essay!</p>
<p>Damn mikey, a full schedule. I had two study halls, lunch and i left early</p>
<p>haha well i wanna get into michigan (and north carolina)!</p>
<p>2 questions.</p>
<p>What does OOS stand for? I know this must be a commonly used word but I’m new to this webste and admissions in general. </p>
<p>Do you guys know of any top 30 schools that i would have a good chance for early decision? I know this is a bit irrelevant for this thread but I did already post my stats here. 2100 SAT, 3.85 gpa uw, internship, volunteering, etc…</p>
<p>Edit: OOS = out of state. So does this hurt or better my chances?</p>
<p>thank you j89! if you dont mind i still have 2 questions. first, are sat IIs required for LSA for me to take? im really not sure if I’ll have enough time to take them. But im not sure a 2030 Sat is so great.</p>
<p>also, based on how you determined LSA to be a match for me? what do you consider put me at match status and not slight reach? is it the parent legacy? because im worried my sat score is what is really hurting my chances.</p>
<p>hey_hey, you are in the match category because your GPA and SAT are pretty much in line with Michigan averages. Your GPA is slightly higher and your SAT is slightly lower, but since Michigan places more weight on school transcripts than on standardized testing, your are ok. Match sounds about right, assuming you apply EA. </p>
<p>Legacy status helps very little, but does not hurt.</p>
<p>The Michigan admissions webpage makes it very clear that it does not require the SAT II.</p>
<p>thank you alexandre for your help. im planning on applying early (the school has rolling admissions). </p>
<p>would you happen to know if i can submit additional sat scores after the deadline if they are higher [after i’ve already applied]. this would definitely give me more time to take them</p>
<p>how much does legacy help?</p>
<p>Michigan no longer has rolling admissions. Starting this fall, Michigan will only have EA and RD options. And should you submit a higher SAT score after November, it will most likely not be considered unless your EA application is deferred, in which case it will be considered as a RD candidate. So, if you sit for the SAT in September or October, your score will most likely be considered for EA. If you take it in November, it won’t.</p>
<p>my6cents, legacy helps very little. It may act as a tie-breaker between two virtually identical candidates…or tip the scale every so slightly in favor of a strong candidate, but it will not truly alter the course of the admissions decision.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2120
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Biology 800,
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:
- 3.86
[ *] Rank: N/A
[ *] Other stats: APUS: 4 , AP Biology - 5, AP Euro - 5, AP Comp - 3 [ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
V Volleyball, V Soccer, V Track, Various Honor Societies, , Outside Orchestras. Red Cross Volunt. Hospital volunteering. Soup Kitchen volunteer. Summer internships. </p>
<p>[ *] Essays: Will be good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: New York
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>I have legacy somewhere else but decided to ask here.</p>
<p>On UMich’s site it says if you take the SAT in Oct. you must send in your previous scores but MUST make sure that you SEND the OCT SAT to UMICH right away when you put codes on the testing day on if you want to send scores directly to college. Later on of course they’ll receive your new scores but they have to see your previous ones first.</p>
<p>How much more difficult is it to make it to Ross than it is to get into LSA?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2200
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:
- 3.8+?
[ *] Rank: N/A
[ *] Other stats: APUS: 4 , AP Biology - 5, AP Euro - 5, AP Comp - 5, AP Psych- 5
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Honor Societies, Hospital Volunteering
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>I pretty much have nothing on my resume but my overall academics are pretty good. any suggestions for volunteering/internships for the fall anyone?</p>
<p>Kingtut you look pretty good I think!
now someone actually chance me haha</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA - biology
[ *] SAT: it’s not good
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Chem: 710, Math 2: 690 (yeah they suck)
[ *] ACT: 32 (retaking)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:
- my weighted GPA is 3.8. My gpa sucks but I have a really good upward grade trend (straight As junior year)
[ *] Rank: horrible, I imagine, hopefully top 1/3
[ *] Other stats: APUS: 4 , AP World: 4, AP Chem: 5
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
-Eagle Scout
-4 yrs varsity swimming
-2 yrs jv water polo, 2yrs varsity water polo (captain senior year)
-Volunteer at local charity organization summer 2010 (25 hrs/week)
-Volunteer lifeguard at local charity summer camp (4hrs/week)
-Habitat for Humanity the past three summers for a week
-HS Students for Obama fall 2008
-Young Democrats 2009, president 2010</p>
<p>[ *] Essays: they’ll be alright
[ *] Teacher Recs: It’ll be good, my chem teacher liked me as a student…i think…
[ *] Counselor Rec: I hope it’ll be good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): legacy
-2 grandparents
-1 great uncle that was a prof
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: MISSOURI
[ *] School Type: public, but decently competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: white/caucasian
[ *] Gender: male!
[ *] major strength/weakness:
weakness: GPA
strength: ridiculous upward trend in grades
[ *] Other Factors/questions:
5 AP classes senior year, full schedule (also taking band and gym, i need gym to graduate or Id take another AP) no independent periods or anything!</p>
<p>mikey 32 on act is pretty good, i dont think theres need for retake, but September is definitely a good option</p>
<p>thanks btw! you look pretty good too. good EC’s, good AP scores, legacy, rigor, upward trend. good chance!</p>