What should I expect come Dec 23rd?

stewta4
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:41:07 +0000

I’m going to be slightly less optimistic than above, but still I’d say 60-70%. Two years ago, you would have been in for sure, but its getting harder since CommonApp=way more qualified Ivy candidates using U of M as a safety. The reason is your test score. Now, Im also instate, and I have a very anal college counselor (hes not even a guidance counselor, just college) who is very to the numbers. He says that if your instate, you need a 28 ACT unless you have something else that is exceptional. Now, you have a 27, so its not a big difference and you won’t need something EXCEPTIONAL per say, just above average. Your GPA is good, plenty above the 3.8 UW instate preference, but your rigor isn’t terribly hard, although its as good as possible because you aren’t offered classes and are taking college courses (which acutally means your rigor will help you instead of hurt you and will be viewed above average because of your intiative). Your ECs are good too, but not AMAZING (again, I’m being picky). And of course, none of us read your essays/recs. I would say that it will probably come down to them, if your essays are outstanding (or at least they think they are), you should be in. Also, the Arab thing might actually help. I know it is Caucasian, but on the CommonApp we had to differentiate between Arab and European; if they were going to judge you the same as a European white, why make you click a different button? I second the above tho, you wouldn’t be rejected EA, only very unqualified people are, so the worst you can expect is a deferral. BTW, (idk if this will make you happy, nervous, or both) you shouldn’t be expecting anything on December 23rd. They will come out before then, although the date is uncertain, they always have in years past and some people on this thread have called admissions. I’m thinking it will either be end of next week or the beginning of the week of the 18th. The admissions people don’t want to be working the friday before Christmas when all of the students and teachers are on break =]