Chance me for U-M Engineering?

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Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1320 (690M, 630 R/W, 6/6/6 essay)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 4.16
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 58/670 (top 9%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geog (4), Europ Hist (3), US History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP French Language and Culture, AP Calculus AB, English 12, Civics/Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club for 4 years (president), French Honor Society for 3 years (treasurer), California Scholarship Federation for 3 years, Rho Kappa for 2 years (treasurer), GSA for 2 years
Job/Work Experience: Childcare worker for 2 years, TJ Maxx for 1 year, = 22 hours/wk avg
Volunteer/Community service: ~60 hours
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9.5/10, focuses on hard times growing up w/o father, economically challenged, minority, being gay, interested in engineering.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 (French teacher, known me for four years)
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 (History teacher, knows me from Rho Kappa club)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 (glowing rec)
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 (Physics teacher, B student)
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Engineering (Industrial/Operations Research)
State (if domestic applicant): OOS - CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $35,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen, lgbt, single parent

Do you guys think I have a shot at engineering? Would it be better if I applied for LSA and then transferred later? I’ve already gotten in Purdue for engineering, but I think it’s less selective.

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Your gpa and sat are below average for engineering but first generation will def help and it’s something they consider. I think you should just apply directly to engineering because it’s a hassle to transfer from lsa to engineering and I heard it’s difficult. Also Purdue is already a great school for engineering but if u don’t get into umich engineering first time u can always transfer from Purdue if u want. Purdue is also a lot cheaper than umich. Your income is perfect for questbridge, have you applied for that? Idk if umich will give u enough financial aid for your income but it’s getting better. Also def apply ASAP don’t wait until the deadline because it shows you are not interested since it’s rolling for regular decision.