Chance Me?--University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a junior in high school and like many, University of Michigan--Ross business school is my first choice. Here are my current credentials as well as future credentials I plan to pursue my senior year. I am unfortunately out of state.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.76 Unweighted, 4.43 Weighted
SAT: 1860 with little studying, hoping for a 2200+
Nationality: Asian</p>

<p>EC's:
*100+ hours of community service, including 2 week long mission trips to repair derelict buildings from Hurricane Sandy and construct houses for the less fortunate as a part of Habitat for Humanity DreamBuilders
*4 year volleyball player (2 on varsity, hoping to be captain next year)
*Awarded for regional and county accomplishments in volleyball
*President of Key Club
*Johns Hopkins Medical School 6-week paid internship over the summer
*Student Government Association member of 2 years (running for secretary next year)
*Published article in a professional magazine distributed to roughly 1,000 researchers per month
*Spanish National Honors Society member
*Recognized for outstanding display board at Student Learning Conference
*Traveled to China for 2 weeks over the summer and taught English to elementary students in poverty ridden cities (plan to pursue next summer)</p>

<p>AP courses:
Psychology
Calculus AB
Macro/Microeconomics
English Language
English Literature
Spanish V
Statistics (possibly next year)</p>

<p>Recommendations and essays should be solid.</p>

<p>I also want to apply to New York University, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and University of Florida.</p>

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<p>First of all, you do need to get your GPA and more so your SAT score higher. The admission average GPA is 3.85 and mid 50 SAT is 2030-2250 for UMich overall last year. It is likely to be slightly higher as the number of applicants increased 10% again this year.
Second, even with 2200+ and 4.0, it is still hard to be pre-admitted into Ross. However, around half of the students enter in sophomore year. So if you do well in freshmen year at LSA with required courses, you have another chance to get in.
Lastly, check out the NPC first. You don’t want to be surprised by the cost at the end. It is very expensive for oos students unless you are the top of the top that receive one of the significant scholarships. Otherwise, even for the lucky dozens with the LSA scholarship of $20k/year, you still need to come up with $35k per year. So make sure if it is affordable to you before considering application.</p>