[B][size=4][color=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size][/b]
[B]Objective:*
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT (breakdown): Did not take
SAT II: 1420 (not sure of the breakdown, 680 math 740 reading i believe)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) Calculus AB (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Didn’t ease up, Two AP classes, 3 dual enroll college classes, and an online physics class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Was a Boys State rep for the state of Michigan (Not an award but a good accolade on applications and likely had some impact)
[B]Subjective:*
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football (3 year varsity, 1 year team cap) Basketball Track (Members) NHS (member)
Job/Work Experience: Worked part time since sophomore year, year round.
Volunteer/Community service: At a local church, for a youth sports training org, and at a local soup kitchen.
Summer Activities: Usually booked due to sports (football training). Boy’s state junior year summer.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Cant really rate my own essays, they were well written and expressed interest in the school as well as the field of study I was applying for.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
10 (Spanish Teacher) Became a good friend of mine throughout my high school years, had here freshman and junior year, loved me as a student and spoke on my work ethic and personality
10 (AP Bio teacher) The only 5 in her class, this one I chose because it focused more on the academic side of me. Talked about asking thought provoking questions in discussions and such. Also mentioned that I tutored a failing freshman to a passing grade, which I’m sure looked nice to them.
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Above
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Above
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Never got to see it, I imagine it was good but generally generic.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):N/A
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):N/A
[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): USA! USA!
School Type: Very small public school (100 graduating class)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Low (28K - 32K)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Possibly that I lived with my grandparents. Lost my mother at 12 and father lived out of state. makes me a minority demographic from University standpoint.
[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: Test scores, rec letters, GPA, and class rank (so mostly academics)
Weaknesses: Came from a school and small town with hardly any community service orgs, so that definitely weighed down on me.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Reasons listed above.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
[B]General Comments (if any):*
I wrote out applications to my second choice schools but applied EA to U of M. I did this to save money, if UM would have rejected me I would have than sent in the other applications that I already had ready and prepared. This kept me from spending potentially hundreds of dollars in application fees. Boo.