Decision: Accepted LSA
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1360
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Senior Year Course Load: Advanced statistics, Calculus, Spanish, Creative Writing, Econ, WWII History
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hockey team (assistant captain), golf team, Student Government (athletics secretary), Veterans Awareness club (founder), Writing tutor
Job/Work Experience: Golf club caddie (2 years)
Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics Team USA (I played on a unified team that went to Austria for the world special olympics 2017)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9 I am a good essay writer so all 3 of my Michigan essays were strong. I did a good job of demonstrating my passion and enthusiasm in a unique way, as well as demonstrate my very strong interest in the school.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10. I got along great with my teachers and my counselor and have known all of them for many years.
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 8, history teacher/ dean of students has known me well for 2 years prior to senior year, I did well in her class and she helped me with many of my extracurriculars
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9, english teacher I did really well in his class, where I got to choose meaningful topics to write about. We got along very well.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10, I had an amazing relationship with my counselor, who really wanted to see me do well. She knew me very well and I assume the rec was very personal
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Econ
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Mixed (Asian/White)
Gender: Male
Reflections:
Strengths: Essays/Recs/Grades
Weaknesses: SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong interest shown in school, demonstrated my enthusiasm through extracurriculars/writing
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Michigan and Boston College, rejected at Notre Dame
General Comments (if any): I go to a small school in NY that doesn’t offer AP classes. My grandmother went to Michigan (doesn’t donate money though) and U of M has been one of my top choices forever. I really wanted to go to Michigan and this was translated through my writing.