Can somebody chance me at the University of Michigan - Engineering? I already applied EA...

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Hola CC! It would be great if you guys could chance me at my dream school. At the moment, I am freaking out because of my “why UMich” essay. I had so much to say but i couldn’t put it down into words in enough time, so I am preparing for the HAIL interview, hopefully to show my interest!

  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Asian (Korean)
  • OOS Applicant (Georgia)
  • Unweighted GPA - 3.731
  • Top 25%
  • Scored a 1470 on the SAT (770 in math and 700 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing on my second test)
  • 30 on ACT (Took it once)
  • Course Rigor: Fairly challenging... All academic classes were considered gifted, honors, or AP. ---Senior Year Academics: Multivariable Calculus, AP Chemsitry, AP Statistics, Pre-AP Gov & Econ, Pre-ap Language arts (hopefully changing to AP Lang for my second semester of senior year), and Philosophy p.s. My school is on block schedule so changing to AP Lang wouldn't be a problem with catching up.
  • AP Classes --- Calculus BC (5)... Calculus AB subscore (5) --- Physics C: Mechanics (4) --- Biology (3) --- World History (2) --- US History (Didn't take it...) --- Chemistry (TBD) --- Statistics (TBD) --- AP Scholar award
  • Extracurriculars --- JV/Varsity Soccer (JV: 9th & 10th / Varsity: 11th & 12th) Also lettered all years p.s. Region champs my junior year --- Competitive Club Soccer (outside of school and participated from 9th-12th grade) --- National Science Honor Society (11th & 12th) --- Beta Club (11th & 12th) --- Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) 10th-12th --- Drone Piloting (12th) --- Work Experience (9th-12th) --- Tutoring students from 5th grade for underclassmen college students (9th-12th)...(12th was when I began to tutor college students)
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Your GPA is low for CoE (admission average 3.9+) while your SAT is near admission average (ACT below mid 50). For OOS, it will be a reach for you.

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But does it favor my application if I took rigorous courses and got high B’s in them? I heard that schools prefer HS students to challenge themselves and a B in an AP class is much more preferred than an A in an honors or on level class

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i also got a 23/24 on the SAT essay and UMich requires the essay scores…

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According to the U of M Common Data Set, academic GPA and secondary school rigor are “very important” factors considered for admission; standardized test scores are an “important” admission factor.

So you are average in an “important” admissions factor (standardized tests), low in a “very important” admissions factor (GPA), and probably good in a “very important” admissions factor (rigor). Not much evidence of leadership in your ECs.

I agree with the assessment that you are a reach as an OOS applicant.

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Yes, they want students with high rigor curriculum, but with a high GPA at the same time.

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They also do a holistic process. So do you have any hooks? First-gen, low-income etc. GPA’s a bit low. Reach