Chance an in-stater for UMich! Will chance back!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.71 UW (most rigorous courseload possible; huge upward trend after bad frosh year grades)
ACT: 31 (33 M 34 W 29 R 28 S) - will retake, aiming for 34+
SAT: 2030 (760 M 690 W 580 CR) - will retake, aiming for 2200+
APs: USH, Euro, Lang, Calc BC, Physics, Lit, Gov, French (8 total)</p>

<p>ECs:
-Co-Editor in Chief of HS yearbook junior & senior years (on staff sophomore)
-Forensics team (broadcasting category) 3 years
-Robotics team 2 years
-Tennis team 4 years
-Big Brother Big Sister (founder/president) 2 years - mentoring for freshmen</p>

<p>Volunteering:
-Extensive summer relief work in Detroit, working with kids/painting/gardening (leader) 2 years
-Summer camp counselor 4 years
-Hospital 2 years
-tutoring 2 years
-food banks/farmer's market helping sporadically</p>

<p>Work:
-lifeguarding
-babysitting
-tutoring</p>

<p>Awards:
-NHS 2 years (can join once you're a junior)
-Principal's List all 4 years
-Presidential Service Award
-possibly NM Commended?</p>

<p>Essays: I'm a good writer, so most likely good! Probably about volunteering in Detroit</p>

<p>Recs: AP/Honors Physics teacher, AP Lang teacher, Yearbook advisor - most likely all good
Counselor - who knows? she just came to our school this year</p>

<p>White female; medium/large public HS in suburban Detroit (one of the top in the state); income = ~$175k; in-state for Michigan</p>

<p>Thanks in advance! :)</p>

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<p>If you get your expected retake score you have a very good chance.</p>

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<p>Almost forgot! Intended major = Engineering OR Pre-Med (unsure at this point)</p>

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<p>…anybody???</p>

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<p>liv4physicz I think UMich is a shot in the dark. Primarily because of your poor frosh grades. You didn’t tell us what they were so they must be really bad. It’s good that you want to boost your SATs to a 2200 but you aren’t going to look as good as an asian american from nonsuburban detroit who’s parents income isn’t 175k who got a 2330 on his/her first shot. It’s really good that you took a lot of AP classes. That might help you out. Also, the valuable leadership skills like the ones you gained from babysitting are exactly what selective programs look for. You’ll excel as a premed major!</p>

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<p>They were - sadly - probably an even mixture of As and Bs, and even two Cs :frowning: what SUCKS is U of M used to be one of the schools that didn’t count frosh grades! Do you think they still have that sorta mindset at all, that that year is a transition period, and if that’s what’s bringing your GPA down, it’s not so bad?</p>

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<p>Is a 3.7 THAT bad? I mean, could be worse, right? My UW GPAs for soph/junior years were both like 3.9s!</p>

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<p>I think U Mich is a match for you, and I also think you are good enough to get into a better school. Just try to bring up the ACT or SAT</p>

<p>Chance back!!! </p>

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<p>Thanks so much</p>