Chance for EA

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>[ *] GPA (UW, W): 3.35 UW
[ *] ACT:35
[ *] APs:World History, European History, Art History, Macro, Chem, Biology, Calc AB
[ *] Other stats: 2170 SAT, SAT 2s: 710, 670</p>

<p>[ *] ECs listed on app:
President of GSA
Captain of Tennis
Class Senator
HS Research at Laboratory- Submitted to Westinghouse, Intel Talent Search, 2000 hours
Teacher Assistant at Church Summer Camp for children
500+ Volunteer hours- walks, fundraisers, community building</p>

<p>[ *] Essays (subject and responses): spoke about a cultural divide, GC said it was great
[ *] Teacher Recs: i assume both are great
[ *] Counselor Rec: great, got to know her well
[ *] Applied on (EA?): yep
[ *] Hook (if any): first generation college student?</p>

<p>[ *] State or Country: Manhattan, NY
[ *] School Type: Specialized Public- top 60 in nation according to usnews.
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: M</p>

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<p>GPA could be a problem. Unless there is a plausible explanation, I would think U-M is a reach.</p>

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<p>My freshman year grades are the problem. After that, there’s a 10 point jump into sophomore year. Will this help? I also head UM doesn’t count freshman year grades?</p>

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<p>Slight reach </p>

<ul>
<li>Low UW GPA with moderate AP load - good school rep and rising grade trends may help </li>
<li>Pretty good test scores</li>
<li>Decent ECs with leadership</li>
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<p>What do you mean 10 point jump? What is your GPA not counting first year?</p>

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<p>91-92. I had 80-81 in freshman year.</p>

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<p>Bump, 3.35 is a 89 right? I have that.</p>

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<p>bumpplease</p>

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<p>91 to 92/100? Isn’t that an A-? An A- should be a 3.7.</p>