Senior here. Only other decisions I have are a rejection from Stanford and an acceptance from Ohio State (go bucks). I m applying to the Computer Science major in the engineering school and while I am definitely interested in Michigan’s strong program I am not very familiar with their selectivity, other than that they are more selective than OSU and less selective than Ivies. Any chances would be great. Also: when do RD decisions start to come out? Thank you.
APPLYING REGULAR DECISION, NOT EA
TESTING/GPA/RANK
-/85 bc school does not rank.
ACT: 36 (36E, 36M, 36R, 35S) with 6/12 essay (bad essay)
the new SAT: 1550 with decent essay (760 in reading/english, 790 in math)
SAT II Chemistry: 800
SAT II Math 2: 710, then an 800, and I sent both.
UW GPA: 3.96 ??? I got one B
Weighted GPA (high school’s system): 4.339
AP: APUSH (4), statistics (5), music theory (3), calc AB (5), US gov and politics (5), english lang (4), chemistry (4). planned are computer science A, english literature, and physics 1.
SENIOR YEAR CLASSES
AP Physics 1
AP Computer Science A
AP English Literature
Dual Enrollment Sociology (1st semester, 1 HS credit, 3 credit hours)
Dual Enrollment Psychology (2nd semester, 1 HS credit, 3 credit hours)
Dual Enrollment Calc 1 (1st semester, 1 HS credit, 5 credit hours)
Dual Enrollment Calc 2 (2nd semester, 1 HS credit, 5 credit hours)
Band
Digital Design 2 (a class where you do wherever you want on a computer, I use it for programming)
AWARDS/HONORS
National Merit Semifinalist. I scored higher on the SAT after the PSAT which means that I will probably be a Finalist.
FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Semifinalist (the only FRC award for individuals)
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Honor Society
ACTIVITIES
FIRST Robotics Competition, 4 years, I have 3 leadership positions
Marching Band, 4 years, Squad Leader
Part-time job, since July 2017, 12 hrs/week
Garden Club, 2.5 years (growing food for food pantry, cafeteria, counts for volunteer hours)
Various other volunteering, not a significant amount
Couple other small clubs
One of my activities in Common App was teaching myself how to program and programming various things
ESSAYS/REC LETTERS
– My Common App essay is good. I think. It was about being in a place that I wasn’t familiar with and having to get to the hotel before dark while trying not to get soaked in the rain, and I used that to talk about how I was a problem solver and how life’s challenges make it fulfilling.
– I have not done the supplements yet, but I would assume that they will be the same quality as my others which I would say are maybe 7/10, 8/10 ish?? Good and not just copy and paste from school to school, and honest but certainly not amazing.
– I didn’t read any of my rec letters but I have no reason to believe that they’re bad. One was from a science teacher who I’ve had for three years and she once told me that I was one of the best students that she has ever had, and that I deserved to go to a summer program even though the acceptance rate was 3% (I tear up every time I think of this lol I’m gonna miss her next year). Second was from a math teacher that I had for two years, I am not close with her but she likes me. Counselor likes me a lot, I work in her office during study hall so I know that I’m not just a number to her.
OTHER
Income bracket: $100,000 - $200,000
Race: Half Asian half white
Female
Computer Science major
Ohio resident
School is tiny and does not rank.
Any chances would be appreciated!