<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2100 650R 760M 690W
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 790MII 730MI 720USH 690CHEM
[ *] ACT: -
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.8 or something? it’s a 4.8 weighted
[ *] Rank: top 5%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): I’m very well rounded - lots of honor societies, tutoring, music, athletics, volunteer work, etc
[ *] Essays: regular common app essays were amazing, one of the supplements was kind of rushed but still good
[ *] Teacher Recs: decent/good
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably not that good…
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none that I know of
[ *] Location/Person: NJ
[ *] State or Country: USA
[ *] School Type: larger public, very diverse, we have several kids go to ivy leagues each year
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: very well-rounded, my SATI scores
[ *] Other Factors/questions: How long until I hear back? I applied at the beginning of December, so would I hear back in the next week or two?</p>
<p>I am an out of state student and have applied over a month ago for the college of engineering! Hope you all get into the college you want to get into!</p>
<p>Academic:
•My GPA: UW: 3.69 W: 4.14
•My SAT: 2020 (Superscored)
•ACT: Comp: 30 (36 in math & 31 in science) don’t remember the others
•SAT2s: MathII 800, Chemistry 770, Physics 720
•Asian-American (Indian)
•Rank N/A (top 15% I think out of 212)</p>
<p>Course Load:
•Taking 5 AP’s this year: AP Statistics, Bio, Comp Sci, Spanish, & US History
Junior Course load:
•AP BC Calc: 5 Chem: 4 Physics: 4</p>
<p>My EC/Community Service:
•Volunteer at Temple and event manager
•Founder of Ping pong club
•Founder of International Club- Help developing countries through fundraising through Red Cross, etc.
•Science Olympiad
•Model UN-Treasurer
•Varsity Tennis- Second Doubles
•FIRST Robotics</p>
<p>Work Experience:
•None…</p>
<p>Awards:
•Science Olympiad Award of Excellence
•Honor Roll
•Commended as National Merit Scholar
-AP Schloar</p>
<p>Essays:
•Working on them atm. Any suggestions would be nice and I’m applying to the college of engineering.</p>
<p>Recommendations:
•Chemistry Teacher- We’re pretty close. She knows me well enough I think 0.o
•History Teacher- Should be good
•Counselor: Knows me well, rec should be good
•Supplemental Rec from Temple owner: it’s okay</p>
<p>Other:
•State (if domestic applicant): NJ
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Indian (Asian-American)
•Gender: Male
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection
•Strengths: Community Service/Volunteer, ECs, Leadership, Recs, SAT II’s
•Weaknesses: GPA, SAT/ACT, OOS</p>
<p>I’m also applying to Cornell, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, UVA, Georgia Tech, University of Maryland and URochester. Thanks!</p>
<p>[ *] College mechanical engineering</p>
<p>[ *] ACT: - 26
[ *] unweighted GPA: 3.67. Weighted is 3.79 with only one ap class recorded so far. We havent gotten through the semester yet this year.
[ *] Rank: no idea.
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Marching band, Pit band, science Olympiad, US First robotics.
[ *] Ap classes, Ap chem last year, AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Stats this year.
[ *] Essays:I felt good about all of them.
[ *] Teacher Recs: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good i think.
[ *] Location/Person: Michigan
[ *] State or Country: USA
[ *] School Type: Medium sized public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Great grades this semester, Not so good freshman year.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I was already deferred. But what do you guys think.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if your chances are affected by when you apply? Is is rolling?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): civil engineering
[ *] SAT: 630R 680M 750W
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: - 32 math, 33 reading, 30 science, 32 english, (writing: 9)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.85
[ *] Rank: top 5%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): three sports, team captain; long term out of school sports, some volunteering, quite a few clubs in school, work experience, taking classes at community college
[ *] Essays: really good common app essay, one supplement essay was good, other was decent
[ *] Teacher Recs: very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): first generation college student, if that counts
[ *] Location/Person: new jersey
[ *] State or Country: US
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness: lots of AP/honors courses
[ *] Other Factors/questions: how highly do they weigh the essay, and do they still have rolling admissions? I’ve heard mixed answers about that</p>
<p>[ <em>] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *] SAT: Didn’t take
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Didn’t take
[ *] ACT: 31 comp. (35 english 30 math 30 reading 27 science; this was my 4th try after getting 26, 25, 26.)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.75 (without band or theology, 3.82 with)
[ *] Rank: 16th, small class (50 people) and there are 6 people tied for valedictorian
[ *] Other stats: NA
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): 3 years of soccer, vounlenteered and participated at architecture camp, worked at jimmy johns a year
[ *] Essays: good, geared toward me wanting to be an engineer in general
[ *] Teacher Recs: alright
[ *] Counselor Rec: dunno
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person: Saint Joseph
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Private and Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: took the ACT 4 times.
[ ] Other Factors/questions: I got deferred from UfoM </em>College of Engineering which means it is tougher to get into. At Tech Day (October 2011) they released last’s years kids credentials (Middle 50% was 31 ACT and 3.9 gpa).</p>
<p>My friend got accepted with a 33 ACT and 4.0 gpa (duh) but my other friend was deferred with a 3.9 gpa and a 32 ACT. That really scares me.</p>
<p>So, what are my chances? Thanks in advance for your time!</p>
<p>@ahrimx I got in with a 2120 (1400) , 3.83, and I’m Asian and out of state (the average SAT and GPA for engineering are 1410 and 3.9 respectively). Your extra-curriculars are incredibly weak though – that coupled with your “alright” teacher recommendations may break you.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2100ish (dont remember breakdown, but 700ish in each)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 790 US, 800 Math II
[ *] ACT: NA
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.96
[ *] Rank: NA
[ *] Other stats: 5 5’s and 2 4’s… But the common app only had room for 5 APs so they only saw the 5 5’s.
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): My extra curriculars are strong. I have a place as a walk on if I go to UMich, but im not sure the coach is helping me with admin
[ *] Essays: My community one was different – it talked about how I fit in when I lived in south america when I was younger, and how living in south america was a reminder of my own hispanic roots.
I think my Umich was pretty strong – I really want to go!
[ *] Teacher Recs: One Awesome. The other was hopefully awesome? I didn’t see either.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably nice, but generic. One counselor writes like 150+ letters
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Will walk on, but I dont think the coach is talking to admin
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: AZ
[ *] School Type: Great public school, that is ranked nationally.
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: you guys tell me
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I really hope I get in!</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 650 english. 645 math. 600 writing
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: haven’t taken yet
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.8
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 2 Honors Freshmen
2 Honors 1 AP Sophomore 2 AP 3 Honors Junior Year</p>
<p>[ *] Rank: top 20% (I have 1,300 in my graduating class)
[ *] Other stats: N/A
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
[ *] Essays: good, stayed away from bragging too much and focused on the passion behind being involved in student government
[ *] Teacher Recs: three really awesome recommendations
[ *] Counselor Rec: pretty generic
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person: Carmel
[ *] State or Country: Indiana
[ *] School Type: Public High School
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: Involved in lots of extracurriculars
[ *] Other Factors/questions: WILL I GET IN?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Not sure, i’m a junior right now.
[ *] SAT (one sitting): PSAT - 211, (potentially a semifinalist, last year’s cutoff score in Michigan was 210)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): none.
[ *] ACT: 31 
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: around 3.8
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 7 APs by end of senior year (micro, macro, apush, spanish, calc AB, stats, chemistry), 6 honors (sci fi., adv comp A, mod lit., physics, alg. 2, geometry)</p>
<p>[ *] Rank: top 7% (I have 600 in my graduating class)
[ *] Other stats: N/A
[ *] Subjective: Will be Founder/President of Future Business Leaders of America next year (pre-approved, but late this year), Key Club, BuildOn, Spanish 4 Tutor, MHS volunteer, YMCA member, accepted to NHS but never went since our chapter doesn’t do anything, possibly Founder/President of Recycling Club (pending), Varsity Golf
[ *] Essays: Next year
[ *] Teacher Recs: Next year
[ *] Counselor Rec: Next year
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): I have a cousin majoring in economics there if that means anything…
[ *) Location/Person: Canton Michigan
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Public High School
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian American
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Extracurriculars, challenging classes, possibly a National Merit Semifinalist. WEAKNESSES - low standardized test scores, no essays
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I live 30 minutes away from UofM Ann Arbor, there’s really no other college I would want to go to:\ thank you to anyone</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2250 (800 M, 750 W, 700 CR)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 800 World History, 790 Chem, 780 Math II, 750 Math I
[ *] ACT:-
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: Top 5%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Over 700 hours of medical-related volunteering (hospital/ambulance), over 100 hours of other volunteering, captain of nationally ranked academic challenge team, lots of music things
[ *] Essays: Decent
[ *] Teacher Recs: Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Idk but my counselor isn’t the best
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):-
[ *] State or Country: NY
[ *] School Type: Rural Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Major strength/weakness:-
[ *] Other Factors/questions:-</p>
<p>purplemooses - match
HeyItsMo - reach, OOS and lower SAT/GPA
1005pker - slight slight reach. Due to the gpa only, but I’m sure your course load will make up for it.
Shaq395 - match</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Nursing (or LSA)
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 2050
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 700-bio
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.6
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 13 Honors, 4 AP
[ *] Rank: Does not rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Accepted into HS’s competitive pre-med program, interned at 5 departments at local hospital, 150+ volunteer hours at local hospital, Varsity Golf, Soccer and Softball, President of my Class, Student government/congress all years, president of Cybersafety club, vice president animal welfare club, Physics team president, national technical honor society, principal advisors committee
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs: Dazzling
[ *] Counselor Rec: My counselor got fired at the beginning of my junior year, so I got a new one and I don’t really know her that well…
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None
[ *) Location/Person: -
[ *] State or Country: NJ, USA
[ *] School Type: extremely competitive suburban hs
[ *] Ethnicity: asian - adopted
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA)
[ *] SAT
[ *] SAT IIs
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.6
[ *] Course load 10 APs, 3-4 honor classes
[ *] Rank: Does not rank
[ *] Other stats: 5 AP US, 5 AP Euro, 5 AP Lit
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): JSA (Debating), Cross Country, Track, Quiz Team, AP Scholar, Ventures Scholar, Took classes at OSU, over 300 hrs of volunteering at the library, community, school and other events like Asian festival and Dublin Irish Festival. Working at a retirement home 20hrs a week
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs: Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): First family member to attend college in US
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Ohio
[ *] School Type: extremely competitive suburban hs
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: What are some out of state scholarships I can apply for?</p>
<p>spazetak: Low Match
realhummus: Low Reach
joverla: High Reach
yogifan123: Match
Ahrimx: Low Reach
purplemooses: Low Match
HeyItsMo: Low Reach
1005pker: Match
Shaq395: Safety
retrodreamer11: Low Reach
ftwpker: High Match</p>
<p>Transfer Student
[ul]
[<em>] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] College GPA: 3.79
[</em>] UM High School unweighted GPA: 3.6
[<em>] Rank: 15%
[</em>] Other stats: Upward trend throughout
[<em>] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Student Government President, Student Council VP
[</em>] Essays: Transfer essays were quite good in my mind
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I had a T.A. write that I was a top 1% student on the Instructor Eval form
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not applicable for transfers
[<em>] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): First-gen immigrant?
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan (Instate)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[*] Other Factors/questions: Applying for an Econ major. I have 16 credits at Wayne State, working on another 16 as we speak. [/ul]</p>
<p>[ *] College (Engineering)
[ *] SAT
[ *] SAT IIs
[ *] ACT: 27 (retaking in Feb. Expect 30+)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.9
[ *] Course load School doesn’t offer AP, so I’m dual enrolled Chem, Calc and Psy.
[ *] Rank: 3 out of 104
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):Boys State,Varsity Track, Science Olympiad, over 60 hrs of volunteering NHS, American Red Cross Blood Donor, there’s more, I just can’t think at the moment.
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Very Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Wasn’t born in the US?
[ *) Location/Person: Downriver
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: Small school in a Detroit suburb
[ *] Ethnicity: Arab
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: ACT score is low. Retaking in February.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Do I have a chance? I was deferred in December.</p>
<p>albo23: High Match
puremeerkat: Low Reach</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *] SAT: 2330 [M: 800] [CR: 750] [W:780]
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): (Math II : 750) (Bio E : 770) (Bio M : 800)
[ *] ACT: didn’t take yet
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.5
[ *] Rank: Do not know.
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Over 300 hours of volunteering, NHS, member of national society of high school honors, won awards from CTY since i was in 7th grade, won awards from music competitions, Cadet at a local volunteer first aid squad, and member of TSA, JSA, and MUN clubs, Internship at a local company
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: good
[ *] Counselor Rec: extremely good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): first gen going to UMich
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: Extremely competitive - we have kids that get admitted into Harvard and MIT every year.
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strengths: SATs, Music. Weaknesses: GPA, i got a C+ for one of the quarters in physics freshman year (NOT FINAL GRADE THOUGH), and no leadership positions.
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>vohallah - OOS, low GPA - Reach.</p>