Chances for dual applicant?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Am I on the right track, coming into my senior year?</p>

<p>[li] College: Dual consideration for Engineering or Architecture. (This is a new thing at Michigan. You can be accepted by one, both, or neither.)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] ACT: 31 (one sitting)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] GPA: 3.83 UW</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other stats: Very well-developed, process-emphasizing Architecture portfolio. UofM summer camp for architecture. Reviewed in advance by UofM grad students.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Subjective: Elected to student gov. for the last 3 yrs, I frequently publish poems and win poetry competitions. That's my real passion. I also work as a volunteer with the University of Michigan Depression Center, where I am sponsored to host workshops and depression/anxiety education seminars at my school. I have one circumstance, being that I was rendered homeless my sophomore year because of financial reasons, and that reflected on my transcript for that year.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: n/a yet. I intend to write about the homeless ordeal and what I learned from it. Also, I am thinking about writing about how growing up in an Egyptian household/family has impacted my worldview and sense of self, as I am a first-gen in this country.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: n/a yet.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: n/a yet.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hook: My aunt taught at Michigan and helped develop the state-wide preschool system while employed as a researcher there.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Location/Person: Ann Arbor, MI (local!)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern (trilingual Arabic / Albanian)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Major strength/weakness: Very strong curriculum (passed four AP exams), accelerated German and math studies, AP Chem/Calc/Physics, 4.0 in freshman/junior year. Also part of my school's Engineering magnet program, where I have earned 12 college credits (held at Eastern Michigan University). Weakness: Awful sophomore year: 3.5 GPA and 1 suspension.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Other Factors/questions: Am I out of the running because of sophomore year? I bounced back pretty well, if you ask me.</p>[/li]
<p>There are other things about me that I don't think are worth putting on the app. I performed</p>

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<p>with the school band for two years, and am considered a guitar prodigy by the local music scene.</p>

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<p>Considering you have an explanation, and the situation is presumably resolved, I don’t think your sophomore year will be held strongly against you. You will probably get into CoE. I don’t know much about admissions for Architecture so I can’t really tell you there.</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at getting accepted, but there is always a chance that you won’t be. You have a solid ACT score and GPA. Your extracurriculars are decent, but not great. Your homeless situation should help justify your sophomore performance. </p>

<p>Good luck to you! (I’m a senior too, hopefully we will both be on campus next year)</p>