Chance Me Brown and UMich RD

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics:

  • Asian Indian Female
  • 10-15k EFC
  • International
  • Majoring in CS/Math

Stats:

  • 4.0, 4.68
  • SAT: 1540
  • ACT: 35
  • PSAT: 1490
  • SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Bio
  • Class Rank: not val or sal, but def top 5%

Classes:
AP’s: Bio (4), CS (5), APUSH (5), BC (5), Stats, Chem, French, Lit, Physics C

Other: Multi/Lin Alg

EC’s:

  • Captain of Scioly
  • Robotics C++ programmer
  • Girl Scouts
  • Content Writer for news startup
  • NHS
  • Girls Who Code SIP
  • bioinformatics data viz research
  • programmed an app (won CAC for it, see below)
  • Math Team

Awards:

  • Congressional App Challenge
  • RIT Computing Medal
  • NCWIT State Honorable Mention
  • National Merit Semifinalist
  • Girl Scouts Gold Award and Silver Award
  • many Science olympiad medals at states and invitationals

Other

  • Essays: good (7 - 9/10)
  • LOR’s: same
2

Quick question here-I don’t think international students are eligible for NMSF/NMF. Are you a US permanent resident or citizen?

3

I’m living in the United States, but my parents are in the process of becoming permanent residents (waiting for a green card). So, technically, I’m not a US citizen or permanent resident. I think I qualify for NMSF just because I go to school in the states, but I can’t become a finalist.

4

I think they use an asterisk on the PSAT score report to distinguish the eligibility. Your score and GPA are definitely within the admission and above average for UMich LSA. International is hard to chance though. If you are considered OOS, it should be a very low reach to very high match for you.

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It’ll be tough for you to get into an Ivy as a prospective CS/Math major, even though most are not necessarily renowned for these particular fields. It makes it even harder that you’re an international student.

AIME/USAMO/USACO would boost your app significantly, as a lot of these international kids applying the same major as you have these awards. I’m not familiar with the RIT computing medal: is that prestigious?

Anyway, I’d say Brown is a reach, and I think UMich would be a low reach, with that OOS and international label.