Out of state, Asian applying to college of engineering
UW gpa: 4.0
W gpa: 4.24
Class rank: 1 of 200
Scores
Sat I 1990 (probably won’t submit)
ACT 32 (took once, taking again December)
Sat II: math 730, bio E 650 (taking again December)
6 ap classes completed, 3s WHAP Spanish Lang bio, 4 apush, 5 stats
3 aps this year : calc ab govt and literature
This is the maximum amount my school offers
notable ECs
Tennis team varsity 4 years, number 1 position 3 years, team captain 3 years
Had an undefeated season, 2nd place in team championship and individual championship, won a couple tourneys
Sax section leader 3 years
Band council president senior year
First chair for all 4 years in highschool for both concert and jazz band
Made it to regional honor band twice, all state once
Academic decathlon (team captain)
Highest scores in poly sci and ecological science categories
California scholarship federation (Vice President)
Work/community service
Irrigation automation manager on our family’s 700 acre family farm (moisture control monitoring, VFDs microsprinklers etc)
Volunteered at the library for 8 years, interned at a congressmans office for 2 years
Letters of rec should be ok, I have a congressional letter of rec too
I’m applying to other top schools too, but I’d say umich would be my 4th option
A match for you if you can improve your ACT a few points. The current average GPA is 3.9 and ACT range is 31-35, but the low end of that range is taken up by in-state students who have a much greater chance of admission. The main obstacle will be your essay; you have to convince the adcom that you really, really want to come to Michigan and that it is not your 4th choice. They want people who want to be at UM and tend to decline students who use UM as a backup school. For in-state students, this is not much of an issue, the yield in engineering exceeds 80%.
I am not sure there is a match for the CoE any longer. I recall reading somewhere that the CoE admitted only 15% last year, which means the admit rate for OOS applicants was probably lower. But to have a reasonable chance, I would say at least a 33 on the ACT or 1500 on the SAT, and even then, it would still be a reach.
@TooOld4School Thanks for the advice. Over the past couple of days I’ve been really researching mich and I can confidently say its one of my top choices. Going to hit the books this break and hopefully bring up that ACT. If I don’t break 700+ for science, should I even bother sending that score?
@Alexandre thanks for the info. I knew that OOS and CoE would put me at a disadvantage, but I didn’t think the percentage would be that low. I guess I just have to hope for the best