<p>i'll make this as quick as i can. really bummed out over my GPA because of my laziness.
GPA: 3.5
freshmen: 3.25 1 AP (AB Calc)
sophomore:3.33 3 AP's (Euro, Chem, BC Calc)
junior: 3.66 first semester, 3.83 second semester 3 AP's (Bio, Stats, Spanish)</p>
<p>SAT: 2330
PSAT: 221</p>
<p>robotics member- 2 years
president of one other club, heavily involved all 4 years,
jv tennis 2 years, varsity 1</p>
<p>senior year AP'S
AP Lit
APES
AP Physics Mechanics</p>
<p>asian female instate
applying to engineering</p>
<p>do i even have a chance?</p>
<p>You’re ECs are a little weak, but I wouldn’t see why not. You pulled yourself together junior year, and took hard/relevant AP classes to your major.</p>
<p>You have a chance but GPA makes you a reach. Laziness is not a desirable trait. I think you know all of this already so you are not going to find much useful information here.</p>
<p>Is that GPA weighted or unweighted</p>
<p>unweighted.
also have a math SAT subject test of 800.</p>
<p>Michigan will be a reach, but it is certainly a reasonable reach considering your strength of curriculum and steadily rising GPA. Apply EA, and continue to improve your grades through the first semester of 12th grade. There is a good chance that you will be deferred, so having a strong mid-year report next year could make a big difference.</p>
<p>I agree with the other posters. You’re always going to be a reach with a GPA of a 3.5. That said, considering your upward trend, very high SAT and SAT subject scores, instate status, decent extracurriculars, and very strong course rigor, there is a pretty decent chance that you will be able to slip through despite your lowish grades. </p>
<p>The best way to boost your chances is to get a first semester senior year GPA of 3.8+ and apply early action. Good luck.</p>
<p>I agree with what Kron says. With the strong SAT, PSAT and course rigor; I think you have an OK chance. I believe being instate helps a little. Are you a national merit semi-finalist/finalist? If so, another boost for sure.</p>
<p>With that PSAT you certainly should be a National Merit Semifinalist; in 2013 the qualifying score in Michigan was 207 and it will probably be somewhere in the same range in 2014. That will help.</p>
<p>The problem for you is that Michigan weighs GPA more heavily than standardized test scores. The good news is that your GPA shows a strong upward trajectory. You might think about the decision to apply EA in light of when you get your first semester senior year grades. If you knock them out of the park–and if the admissions committee has them by the time it’s making its decision–that could give you another boost.</p>
<p>Your SAT/PSAT and course rigor are terrific, and highly selective colleges tend to like STEM-oriented women, which sometimes gives them an edge in admissions.</p>
<p>In short, this is all positive except for the GPA, but there are two ways to look at the GPA. One is that it’s a bit below standards for the University of Michigan. The other is that it reflects an extremely bright and talented person who didn’t get it together until her junior year in high school, whether for reasons of immaturity or just plain laziness, but who now is clearly on the right track and performing at a very high level. You might even want to think about writing an essay about that; it’s risky, but it might be the most effective way of making it clear to the admissions committee that you’re a changed person and you now take your education seriously. You might also have a heart-to-heart talk with a favorite teacher or guidance counselor about all that; what they say about you in their recommendations can make a big difference.</p>
<p>A final suggestion would be to consider whether there’s a community college course or two you might take this summer, just to add a little more external validation to your newly found status as a serious student. Those grades won’t count toward your HS GPA, but if you took, say, 2 community college classes (real classes, nothing Mickey Mouse) and pulled down an A in both of them, then backed that up with a strong performance in the fall of your senior year, it would be easier for the admissions committee to dismiss your cumulative GPA as a misleading indicator of where you are academically. Right now you’d be asking them to dismiss evidence from the first 4 semesters in light of the last 2, to which a natural response might be, “Well, maybe the first 4 semesters are the trend and the last 2 just an aberration.” You need to convince them you’re on a new trend.</p>
<p>thank you all so much for your input. very helpful.
do i have a better chance at engineering or LSA and then transferring?</p>
<p>engineering admissions is generally considered to be more difficult. But if your application clearly shows that you’re strong in the math/sciences, I would go ahead and apply to engineering. LSA looks for a more well rounded student, engineering will probably prefer a student who is strong in math/science.</p>
<p>Female in engineering is also a nice boost</p>
<p>You have a great chance of getting in as long as you keep your grades in Maths as high as possible. That SAT score is great. </p>
<p>I got in with SAT 2030</p>