better chance of getting into CoE or Ross

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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Instate Applicant–> between AA and Detroit
GPA: 3.5 UW 4.24W ( we dont minuses or pluses which hurts me because all my B’s are actually B+'s)
Took a very rigorous course load at a local renowned private school

AP’s taken/taking: AB/Bc Calc, Psych, APUSH, BIO, Chem, Gov
IB: Organic Chem, Physics, Precalc, TOK
Total # of honors/IB/AP: 16
ACT: 34 (34,35,33,33, writng:8)

Math 2: 770
Bio:660

EC: Volunteering: 350 in total (200 working in a hospital)(100 helping underprivileged children in India)(50 peer tutoring)(50 work in many of my clubs)

3 years JV tennis–> 1yrs JV captain

4 years V Track–> 2yrs Leadership Council

MIT Inspire finalist (top 100 out of 5k)( contest involving subjects in the humanities)- wrote about pablo escobar/drug trade and was invited to present it at MIT

Co-Founder of UNICEF Club–> 2-year member

GYLI Club(Global Youth Leadership Initiative)–> group leader --> 4-year member

Newspaper Club–> 4 year member–> editor for two years(Section then Senior Editorial Board)

Summer Job at Kumon/Mathnasium

Shadowing a nephrologist

Attended the NYU Lead(SBI) Business summer program (I am creating an app with my cohort, it’s about mental health)

Research Assistant in a Lab that worked on diabetes, and schizophrenic people

Project Break The Cycle: I joined a business with my friends, it is a non-profit that sends money to orphanages in Libya. We sell T-shirts and hoodie, and I am a marketing officer.

Male, Indian, Middle Class, top 20% of my class, Michigan, sister went to UMICH(ross) and Uncle teaches at Umich(Coe)

Interested in Biomedical Engineering at CoE

Rec Letters: above average

Supplements(only for EA’s so far): Umich has great supplements Common App: above average(all based on teacher reviews) ross; havent written yet

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You should look at Naviance for your school. If you are talking about a ‘renowned’ school like Cranbrook DCD, Greenhills or Roeper you have a decent shot. A few years ago, on Naviance, I saw an admission floor of about 3.4/31 from one of the schools above. Plug in your data and see where you stand.

That being said, CoE and Ross are the most competitive schools in the University. My son was rejected at Ross for PA even with a 4.0/36 (probably because his essay was not that great). No problem with CoE.

To hedge your bets if Naviance shows some rejections, I would consider applying to Kineseology, LSA or Nursing, all of which have lower averages. You can transfer to CoE with a 2.5 Michigan college GPA, but a 3.0 would better. In the past, Ross cross-campus transfers have needed GPAs in the 3.6+ range.

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Thanks,
According to Naviance it seems that I will most probably get in however Naviance doesnt show the individual schools.

Also do you know if it is possible to transfer to CoE the summer before my freshman year( or during winter), or does it have to be once I complete freshman year

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UMich actually calculates your uwGPA without subgrades anyway. Your test score is good but your GPA is low but you should ask your GC about past student’s GPA admitted into UMich.

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If Naviance shows no rejections at your GPA/ACT band you should be fine. Many of the better students apply to engineering. If you apply to Ross, you should have a strong business interest and essays, plus ECs.

Here is the link for cross-campus transfers. You will need to have completed the prerequisites before transferring. During freshman year >half of a typical engineer’s course load is non-engineering anyway so it isn’t a big deal.

https://www.engin.umich.edu/admissions/undergrad/cross-campus-students/admissions/