Chance Me, Please (U Mich, HYP, UCs)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone! I live in-state for Michigan universities and am currently a senior in a fairly affluent suburb with a graduating class of around 500 kids. I plan to apply to the following universities: </p>

<p>University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (College of Engineering)
Michigan State University
UC Berkely
UCLA
Columbia
Cornell
Cal Tech
Carnegie Mellon
MIT
Duke
Harvard
Princeton
Yale</p>

<p>Here's my stats: </p>

<p>GPA UW = 3.97</p>

<p>9th Grade
-Algebra II Honors
-ELA 9 Honors
-World History Honors
-Spanish 3 Honors
-Engineering 1 Honors
-Biology 1 Honors</p>

<p>EC: </p>

<h2>Robotics</h2>

<p>10th Grade:
-Pre-Calculus Honors
-AP US History
-AP Chemistry
-Spanish 3 (i was forced to retake it because Spanish 4 at my school is an IB class and sophomores can't take IB classes)
-Civics & Economics
-ELA 10</p>

<p>ECs:
-Track and Field
-Model UN
-Math Club</p>

<h2>-Science Club</h2>

<p>11th Grade:
- AP English Language & Composition
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- IB World History HL 1
- IB Spanish SL
- IB Computer Science HL 1</p>

<p>ECs:
- Kiwani's Club
- Model UN
- Science Club
- Computer Club (we were building and refurbishing computers to give to low-income families)</p>

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<p>12th Grade classes:
-- AP Lit
-- AP Calculus BC
-- AP Physics: Electricity & Magnetism
-- IB Business HL
-- IB Computer Science HL 2
-- PE/Health (mandatory)</p>

<p>ECs:
- Kiwani's Club
- Model UN
- Math Club
- Science Club
- Computer Club
- Debate
- DECA (can only do DECA at my school if taking a business class)</p>

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<p>AP Scores:
- APUSH: 4
- Chem: 4
- Calc AB : 5
- Physics Mechanics: 5
- Computer Science A : 4</p>

<h2>- most likely 5's on Lit, E&M, BC Calc</h2>

<p>SAT II Subject Tests:
- Math Level 2 - 800
- US History - 780</p>

<h2>- Physics - will be taking this October; expecting 750+</h2>

<p>SAT: 2270 (CR 730, M 770, W 770 Essay 10)</p>

<h2>ACT: 34 (E 35, M 34, R 34, S 34, essay 9)</h2>

<p>50+ community service hours tutoring elementary school students in mathematics and English and working as a farmhand at historical homestead</p>

<p>My ECs and community service hours aren't so hot because I've been moving around a lot, which has made me somewhat more reserved than others. Do colleges take this into consideration? I spent 10th-12th grade at the same high school by the way, but it was somewhat hard to adjust since it was such a tight-knit community.</p>

<p>Thank you for your time!</p>

<p>*Note to mods: please lock my prior post.</p>

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<p>University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - match
Michigan State University - safety
UC Berkeley Engineering - low reach
UCLA Engineering - high match
Columbia - reach
Cornell - reach
Cal Tech - low reach
Carnegie Mellon - high match
MIT - reach
Duke - reach
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
Yale - reach</p>

<p>HYP are always reaches. Your scores are within range of the average admit, so it will be the essays and recs that determine the outcome of admission. </p>

<p>You have a fairly strong safety, so focus on the reaches.</p>

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<p>UMich — High Match
Michigan State University — Match
UCLA — Low Reach </p>

<p>The rest of them are reaches with CalTech, Duke, HYP and MIT not really being possibilities. Your ECs and coursework are not focused enough for me to see you getting into some of the more selective schools without some sort of hook. </p>

<p>That you moved around can help if you have obvious holes in your application, but they cannot make up for not showing clear passion in a particular area.</p>

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<p>I daresay my courses are fairly focused, considering I want to go into engineering/comp sci…</p>

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<p>^Yes, they are fairly focused. In all honesty, there’s not easy way to evaluate the quality of someone’s ECs. Lots of diverse activities, a few focused activities… It all depends on the school and the person.</p>

<p>UMich: high match
Michigan State: safety
Berkeley: low reach
UCLA: high match
Columbia: high reach
Cornell: low reach
Cal Tech: high reach
Carnegie Mellon: high match
MIT: high reach
Duke: low reach
Harvard: high reach
Princeton: high reach
Yale: high reach</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input! Oh, and will being in-state for University of Michigan somewhat increase my chances for it’s CoE?</p>

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<p>bump 10char (btw, I’ll chance back)</p>