Chance? Upward trend

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Hey guys. So here's my story. When I was a freshmen, I transferred in October from (what you may call) a "ghetto" school district to a much more competitive one. It took some time getting used to the heavy workload and competitiveness found in the new district; I ended up with a 2.8 first semester, and 3.3 second semester :(. So that is overall a 3.05 to colleges if I'm not mistaken. Though I don't think UMich weighs too much on freshmen year, I just thought I'd like to share this "excuse". I worked as hard as I could from there, which ended up as an upward trend in my GPA.</p>

<p>Background: Indian
Intended major: Economics
State: Michigan
Hooks: First gen, low income, in state?</p>

<p>Stats:
9th grade GPA: 3.05
10th grade GPA: 3.5
11th grade GPA: 3.66
(Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this a 3.4?)
12th grade first quarter: 3.8
ACT: 34
PSAT: 210
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Biology M</p>

<p>AP:
10th grade: APUSH - 5
11th grade:
AP Macro/Micro - 5
AP English Language - 5</p>

<p>Senior courses:
Honors Physics
Honors Financial & Managerial Account
AP Calc AB
AP Spanish (took all 4 years of Spanish and am now a fluent Spanish speaker)
AP English Literature
AP Euro History</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Key Club (10, 11, 12)
DECA (11, 12)
Physics Bowl
NHS (11, 12)</p>

<p>Awards:
Congressional Recognition (9)
DECA 2nd place (11)
Physics Bowl 1st place (11)</p>

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<p>Your GPA, even with the upward trend, is extremely low. It doesn’t help that your over represented. I will call this an extremely high reach.</p>

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<p>Would the first generation hook help? What about the awards? Standardized test scores? It’s kind of hard to believe that GPA is all they look at regardless of their backgrounds… I applied EA too.</p>

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<p>You’ll find out in December! But seriously, you are in-state you’d get a better idea by talking to your Guidance Counselor. Admissions will undoubtedly know your school and be able to put your application in context. Good luck!</p>

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<p>You’re first generation for what? First generation for college? First generation in USA? (by Indian, I’m assuming you’re South Asian Indian). If it is the latter, not much of a hook; in fact, as post #2 says, Asian Indians are over-represented.</p>