<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: N/A
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): N/A
[ *] ACT: 33 (Math 34, Reading 34, Science 32, English 31 - and Writing 9, Combined Eng/Writing 30)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0 (UW GPA 4.181 at my school)
[ *] Rank: 1/330ish
[ *] AP (score): US History (4), Stats (4), World History (5), Calc AB (5)
[ *] IB (score): Psych SL (7)
[ *] Senior year courseload: Full IB Diploma candidate (IB Math SL, IB Biology HL, IB Hist.Americas HL, IB English A1 HL, IB Spanish B SL and Theory of Knowledge) and AP Psych
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): VP NHS 11th and 12th, Cross country through 11th grade and lacrosse through 10th grade, school volunteer group, and a few other clubs at our school. I participated in a Mexican exchange program (hosted student and stayed in Mexico for 2 wks). I went on Habitat for Humanity build in Paraguay. Did counselor in training program this summer.
[ *] Essays: N/A, I feel as though they will be pretty good if I chose a good topic for them. I’m a pretty good writer.
[ *] Teacher Recs: My teacher has had me for AP US and IB Hist.Americas and she likes me, so I think it will be a strong rec.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Will probably be decent and generic… he knows me but not very well.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): N/A
[ *) Location/Person: ???
[ *] State or Country: MI, USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Strengths are IB Diploma and ACT score (for UM anyways), believe my essays and teacher rec will be good! Not sure if I have strong enough ECs or awards in my favor.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I play instruments??? I think I have everything. THANKS!</p>
<p>@billcsho how do you suggest I mention my cultural and leadership experience on my application? they aren’t really activities, should I put them in the additional information section? thanks again! </p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): 1st choice: Engineering, 2nd choice: LSA
[ *] SAT: Didn’t take and will not take
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT: 33 (E:33, M:34, R:30, S:33) I have gotten a 34 on English on another attempt but idk if michigan superscores.
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.81
[ *] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Was on the debate team in 9th and 10th grade. Have about 300 volunteer hours will have about 350 by the end of senior year. I volunteer at a hospital every Saturday for 3 hours and am a part of a volunteer club at my school. Started working at Kumon at the beginning of junior year and work 6 hours a week tutoring kids in math and reading. Played basketball for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Was on Math team in 9th grade.
[ *] Essays: My essay will be decent I am not that great of a writer but I have my brother and a couple of people to help me.
[ *] Teacher Recs: will have 2 good letters from my AP Bio teacher and Pre-Calc teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: I don’t know if I should get one or not. I will probably not right now unless it will help a lot. Can someone let me know if a Counselor Rec helps a lot and is worth completing.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person: Plymouth
[ *] State or Country: Minnesota
[ *] School Type: Public pretty well known public school and very competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] major strength/weakness: I have a lot of patience and I work very hard in school. I am naturally smart but I have to work hard at school in order to do well in some subjects.
[ *] Other Factors/questions:</p>
<p>Awards: I have gotten two Presidential Volunteer Service Bronze awards and will probably get a third. I have gotten many awards in debate. I got 9th place at JV state in 10th grade and have many other awards at tournaments.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT: 2200 (740 CR, 690 M, 770 W) Should I retake? Math is usually my strong point, so 690 was really unexpected!
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Bio M-750, Math 2- 680 (made mistake to not prepare at all)
[ *] ACT: 33 (35 E, 33 M, 32 R, 33 S) retaking in September
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.00
[ *] Rank: N/A prob top 5-10%??
[ *] Other stats: AP Calc BC (5), AP Lang (5), APUSH (4), AP Bio (3) really disappointed, AP World (3)
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Secretary of NHS (11), President (12). President and founder of French Club (10-12). Secretary (11) and probably VP (12) of HOSA. Parliamentarian (11) of Model U.N. and 3 major awards (2 at MSU conferences and one at Umich). Around 350 volunteer hrs. at hospital, nursing home, library, school organizations. JV tennis 3 years. Summer Reading page at Library around 95 hrs. Research assistant in hematology/oncology lab around 150ish hrs. Some other awards/ecs.
[ *] Essays: should be decent.
[ *] Teacher Recs: French/english teacher ones should be strong! Not as sure about my bio teacher one
[ *] Counselor Rec: She knows me well so should be really good!!
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Michigan
[ *] School Type: public pretty well known competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian/Iranian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: weakness standardized test scores. Decent ecs…
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Advise on which tests I should try and retake, please!!!</p>
<p>@Schmitty3333 There is no need to take SAT. You should be a high match for LSA and a low reach for CoE as oos applicant. Your GPA is just below admission average. @frenchgal You should be an easy match for LSA as in state student. </p>
<p>@frenchgal Are you sure you want to retake any? Your ACT is at the 75% and you are from in state. Your ACT is slightly better than SAT in composite and also better distribution.</p>
<p>@LetterPurple You should be a high match. Your GPA is a bit low while your ACT is great. Your SAT2s are just okay but UMich does not require them anyway.</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA (maybe engineering)
[ *] SAT: 2010 (770 M, 680 W, 560 CR…)
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): 800 Math II, 750 Chemistry
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.79
[ *] Rank: N/A school doesn’t give any rank!
[ *] Course load( # of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc):
Freshman: AP music theory (self study 3…)
Sophomore: AP US History (4)
Junior: AP Chemistry (5) AP Calculus BC (5) AP World History (3…)
Senior: AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Physics 1, AP Computer Science)
Will take college level organic Chemistry
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
Played classical piano seriously for 10 years, won around 10-12 different competitions some statewide and one nationwide for several years in a row. Passed tests with Distinction and Top Scores in Theory and Performance
played jazz piano for a few years won a soloist award at states and band won 4th overall in the state.
Lead a Music community service group for children
volunteered at a senior home
volunteer at the arts council
volunteer at the library.
English Teacher in Japan.
Summer internship for cancer research internship.
Part of the School Newspaper, Operation Smile Club , Peru Club (raises money for schools affected by mudslides in Peru), Yearbook Club Editor, Asian American Club.
National Japanese Exam Level 3 4th Place State
presented haiku at the United nations
won a Japanese speech contest (not native speaker)
AP Scholar with Distinction
Did cross country JV (4 years)
[ *] Essays: Pretty solid, kind of unique
[ *] Teacher Recs: One amazing rec, one pretty good rec
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure… should be decent
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): N/A
[ *] State or Country: New Jersey
[ *] School Type: Very good public school (nationally ranked)
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] major strength/weakness: CR of SAT and GPA are my weaknesses. I think my EC’s are pretty okay.<br>
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Should I take the ACT?</p>
<p>@ehello129 Being a female applying to CoE would have some advantage, however, your SAT is low for CoE (particularly CR score). Your GPA is also below average. As an oos student, CoE would be a reach for you. Even LSA would be a reach as your SAT is below 25% and GPA is below admission average. </p>
<p>@billcsho thank you for your input! would it be helpful to take the ACT? Also could my EC’s be a deciding factor or does University of Michigan look at scores more?</p>
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