Chance me for the College of Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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Could someone please chance me? I’m getting nervous now that the date is so close!

[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering
[ *] SAT: (New SAT) - 1360 composite, 730 Math, 630 Reading/Writing
[ *] SAT IIs : 780 Math II
[ *] ACT: didn’t send
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.85
[ *] Rank: School doesn’t do class rank, but I know for sure I’m in the top 10% at least

[ *] Extracurriculars (only included the ones I put on my Common App):
*Done club gymnastics for the past 12 years/all four years of high school. Team captain 11th, hardest worker 11th, regional qualifier 9,10,11 : 17.5 hrs/week , 52 weeks/year
*Gymnastics coach: teach gymnastics to children, specifically those with disabilities (11,12)
*Varsity gymnastics (9,10,11,12) - team captain (11), Regional and State Qualifier (10th,11th) Beam State champ (11th) Team conference and regional champs (11th) MVP (9th,10th) Gymnast of the year (11th)
*STEM Club for girls (11,12) - Participated in the Technovation Challenge
*Varsity swim and dive (10,11,12) - Varsity letter (10th,11th) Girls team conference champs (11th)
*Summer camp at Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo called Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC) - summer camp to introduce myself to what engineering is
*Camp counselor in training at Hameau Farm Summer camp working with girls aged 8-14 at a working dairy farm summer camp

[ *] Essays: Very well-written, I’d say 9/10 between all the peer/teacher editting. I worked very hard on them as Michigan is one of my top schools, if not my top choice. Essay was about how my life is made up of building blocks and how gymnastics, math and science, and teaching gymnastics to kids with disabilities relate to that (makes more sense if you read it)

[ *] Teacher Recs: 9/10.
Chemistry/Multivariable calculus teacher: I have a very close relationship with him and he knows me very well as I had him twice. He even comes to all of my high school gymnastics meets (something not many people come too)
AP BC Calculus teacher: I have a very close relationship with him as well and he saw me grow as a student as I struggled in the beginning with BC and he knows how hard I worked in that class

[ *] Counselor Rec: He likes me a lot, but probably a generic recommendation
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None I think
[ *) Location/Person: Virginia
[ *] State or Country: USA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: strength: writing and recommendations ; weakness: test scores

[ *] Other Factors/questions:
My course load of APs -
school doesn’t offer honors classes
Sophomore year - AP world
Junior year - AP Psych, AP English Lang, AP BC Calculus
Senior year - AP Physics C, AP French, AP US/comparative government, AP English Lit, Multivariable Calculus (dual enrollment)

Thanks!

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In my opinion: You have an okay to decent chance. If your SAT 1 was 1500+ It would seem far more optimistic, especially since out of state and CoE. Decent EC’s but not major focused. Good luck time will tell. :slight_smile: Kill the essays! Being a women in engineering is like a very mini hook so that my slightly help.

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Thanks for responding @ChapStick123 ! yeah I know my SAT 1 is definitely low but hopefully my math SAT 2 will make up for some lost ground. As for my ECs, I was going for 12 years of gymnastics showing commitment so hopefully admissions see it that way. Thanks again!

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Michigan likes scholar-athletes. Good luck!