I am applying to The University of Michigan which is need-aware and I was wondering if I should apply for financial aid or if with my stats I should just apply for none for a better chance at getting in. Here are my stats.
Demographics
- Gender: Male
- Residence: Pennsylvania
- Income: Not gonna say exact but upper middle class
- Grade: Senior
Intended Major(s): Engineering
Academics
- GPA/Rank (or percentile): 4 UW and a 4.28 on a 4.5 weighted scale. No rank but top of my class is 4.3
- 12 APs after this year
- Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Stat, rest is stupid electives/study hall
Standardized Testing
- SAT/ACT: 1560 (800M, 760R)
- AP/IB: 5 (AP Bio, Euro, Comp Sci, Micro, Macro, Calc AB) || 4( AP Lit)
Extracurriculars/Activities:
FBLA - PR (12th grade)
I am PR for my FBLA chapter and this year I’m tasked with contacting 50+ businesses for our SLC and running a committee and an Instagram page.
STEM Club - Treasurer (12th grade)
Help put together in-house events and manage money
STUCO– Event Chair for Charity Drive and MORP (reverse Prom, 11th grade) and Co-founded First School Wide Field Day(12th grade)
Ran committees and raised over 2500 food/toiletry items and HOCO obviously the whole school attends and MORP has over 300 attendees and I helped set up and run the events and committees
Tutoring Club - PR/Co-founder (11th and 12th grade)
I run the social media, accept new tutors, and control department/subject heads
Part Time Job (11th and 12th)
I worked at mod pizza and I work 10 hours a week and help train new employees. I also am the second most senior member at our establishment
Mini-THON BOM Committee Member (11th and 12)
I was a committee member for the business operation management team for my schools version of Penn State’s THON. I personally raised $100 and for the committee I helped in raising a total of over $10k
JV Track and Field (9th and 10th)
Ran both distance and sprints and one 3rd place in my relay at a regional competition in my sophomore year (didn’t run junior year due to injury)
Non-Competitive Weightlifter (9-12th)
Mentored peers and stuff ykyk
Awards/Honors:
- 3rd Place PA FBLA Mobile App Dev 2024 (Made Nationals)
- 9th Place PA FBLA Mobile App Dev 2023
- Student of the Month
- NHS/German NHS
Essays:
I’ll say 6/10 conservatively. I think they might be like a 7 or higher but they definitely wouldn’t hurt my chances.
LORS:
AP Bio Teacher (Will be gas she pulled me aside saying she wants her kids to be like me and emailed my parents a paragraph as to why I was such a good student)
AP Lang Teacher (Had me Freshman and Junior year and really liked me and glazed me but maybe not as much as my bio teacher)
Counselor (1600+ kid public school. He hardly know me lol)