Will I get into UW? Deferred from Umich

omegared179
Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:47:55 +0000

I am putting the final touches on my app, I was deferred from Umich, which makes me a little worried about UW, which is the only other OOS public school I am applying to. However, the acceptance rate at UW is much higher, so IMO

Stats:
Applying for BBA

[ *] SAT IIs :700 USH, 720 Lit
[ *] ACT:33
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:3.56, weighted: 3.85 upward trend
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): APs: us history (5), Biology (X), AP English, AP Gov/Econ, Honors english (3 years), advanced science and math classes, pretty good courseload
[ *] Rank:31/536
ECs
• Varsity Fencing (06-07)
• Volunteer Work in Malaysia,wrote essay on summer 07
• Book club (05-09), secretary, pres
• Music Appreciation club (07-09), co-founder and president
• Member of Chinese club (06-07)
• Shadow program (only for freshmen, 05-06)
• CSF (07-09)
• St. John’s volunteer food for needy (07-09, 75 hours)
• De Young Museum Ambassador Program (05-06, wished to continue, did not want it to interfer with school)
• Biotech Internship (summer 08), over 200+ hours, working primarily with Business department and the interworkings of a business.

[ *] Essays: very good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.)
[ *) Location/Person: San Francisco
[ *] State or Country: California
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Malaysian/ Jewish/ Pacific islander
[ *] Gender: male