Chance me...Please?!

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<p>Chance Me Please for Computer Science:</p>

<p>Chinese Male</p>

<p>Not meant to be a sob story but this information might be useful? My father passed away from cancer when I was in the 7th grade.
First Generation College Student - Mother graduated high school but is unemployed, Father did not graduate high school but deceased.
Income Level - <25,000
Also my brother goes to Stanford U (Junior) he's a T.A.</p>

<p>I go to a high-school that is well known for being ghetto, but has a good advanced program (which i'm in).</p>

<p>GPA: 9th Grade: 4.0 UW/4.0 W
10th Grade: 3.9 UW/4.25 W
11th Grade: 3.9 UW/4.5 W
Top 1% of Class</p>

<p>ACT: 29 Composite (1st)
SAT: 1840 Total (1st) 700 M - 580 CR - 560 W
SAT II: Math 2: 620 - Physics: 580</p>

<p>10 AP Classes: AP Chem, AP World, AP US, AP Physics, AP Chinese, AP English 11, AP Lit, AP Gov/Econ, AP Bio, AP Calc AB</p>

<p>Community Service: Head Youth Volunteer at Local Relief Foundation - Since I was 12 so I've logged over 400 hours.
Also Volunteered as 1st-5th grade boys and girls basketball coach - 4 years - about 100 hours</p>

<p>Internship/Work: Summer 2013/Summer 2014 worked at Sushi Restaurant as a Waiter : 20 hrs/week - 8 weeks/year
Summer 2014 interned at Kaiser Permanente Hospital as a Youth Intern in the Pharmacy: 40 hrs/week - 8 weeks/year</p>

<p>Sports: Played Adult League at a local basketball gym since I was a freshman so 4 summers in a row now.
Varsity Golf Team - 4 years (Captain - 2 years) -> Won All-League Player, Won 3 League Championships, and Won Most Improved Player</p>

<p>Leadership: California Scholarship Federation: Junior Year = Publicist, Senior Year = President
Chinese National Honor Society: Junior Year = Vice President, Senior Year = President
Model United Nations: Junior Year = Co Founder and Vice President, Senior Year = Vice President
Local Youth Buddhist Group: Freshman Year = Treasurer, Sophomore Year = Secretary, Junior Year = Vice President, Senior Year = President
Chess Club: Senior Year = President
Also in NHS, Mesa</p>

<p>Awards: All League Golf Player in my Region (1 of 6) in 2014
2x winner of a Korean Engineering and Math Association - 2nd place as a sophomore, 3rd place as a junior
Most Outstanding Student Nomination in 2011 for my Advanced Program
2x winner of a Regional Essay Contest - 1st place as a freshman, 2nd place as a sophomore
Picked as 1 of 8 participants in a Vietnam War Seminar with a California Senator ( Gold Seal on Transcript )
AP Scholar Award - College Board</p>

<p>Extras: Played Piano up until Level 8 (Passed recital and theory tests)</p>

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<p>Everything but your ACT score is perfect to get into UMich.</p>

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<p>Michigan will be a slight reach/target if you apply to LSA and reach if you apply to the CoE. If you can improve your ACT to 31, I would say target straight up. Michigan is improving OOS financial aid, but I am not sure how generous they will be. Still, it is worth giving it a shot, but you are a virtual lock at UCLA and they will likely meet your FA needs.</p>

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<p>@jm9715‌ Thanks bud!</p>

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<p>@Alexandre‌ My thing with UCLA is how competitive engineering is over there. Honestly my friends with 35 ACTs and 2100+ SAT scores have been denied from engineering and altogether the school (doesn’t really consider alternate majors). If I go to UCLA I will do Economics and Accounting cause of the LA location.</p>

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<p>kcheese, Michigan Engineering is more selective than UCLA Engineering. That is compounded further when you consider that you are IS for UCLA and OOS for Michigan.</p>

<p>But the nice thing about Michigan is the ability to switch majors. At Michigan, you can be admitted into LSA and transfer to the CoE without too much difficulty. At UCLA, most majors are impacted, so switching majors is very difficult. </p>

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<p>@kcheese If you cannot get into UCLA engineering in state, it would be much harder to get into UMich CoE from OOS. Your ACT score is below the 25th percentile for UMich overall this year, while your SAT1/SAT2 scores would not help at all. For Computer Science, I do think you should apply to LSA and there is really no need to transfer to CoE. Nevertheless, even LSA would be a reach due to your test score and from OOS.</p>

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<p>Apply to Illinois!!! (UIUC)
Your EC’s are SOLID. Who cares about the ACT?
Chance me please.
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