Chances for UMich Engineering?

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So I’ve already applied for Early Action but I figure that I would try my chances for UM. I feel relatively confident in most of my areas expect for my SAT which I will be retaking in December. I hope to continue with either mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering when I pass the FYE course.

I’m a girl and I’m Mexican in a very, very non-racially diverse school. I’ll also be graduating a year early.

Class Rank: 25/150
Unweighted GPA: 3.87
Estimated Weighted: 4.22
SAT: 740 in Reading/Writing, 690 in Math
AP Exams: 4 in World History, 3 in English Language.
Currently taking AP’s: Calc AB, Psych, Euro History, Physics C Mechanics, English Lit. Overall I’ll take 7 of the 10 AP classes offered at my school.

FIRST Robotics
9-12th grade, and have served as Strategy Lead, Drive Coach, and Team Captain.
We run about 6 hr/wk in our offseason (about 40 weeks) and about 22 hr/wk in season (12 weeks)
I handle finances, scheduling, and all community service events within the team (which is about 60 something kids and 12 mentors).

I’ve overall achieved about 150 hours of community service within my community so far, including presenting at an AAUW workshop, supporting events for the FLL and FTC teams in my district, helping at summer community events, and helping spread the Vial of Life Project for elderly citizens in my community.

I’m a 2-year-member of my NHS chapter and a 3 year member of my Science Club but don’t spend more than 2 hr/wk at either year round. I’ll b e participating on my school’s Science Olympiad team for the first time this year.

I participated in a 5 day/40 hr internship at a local university with a professor in Computer Science.

I work close to home at about 8hr/wk (35 weeks) and 20 hr/wk (17 weeks).

Overall we are a really small school district in-state and we have about 15 kids that go to U-M every graduating class, most for engineering. A lot of my friends have been accepted with similar scores but I’m not as confident in my scores as they are. In addition, I was invited for this HAIL Interview with an engineering alumni by the school if that helps. Thank you!

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I’m a current Michigan engineering freshman.

Biggest question is if your out of state or not. If you are in state, you have a decent-ish shot.

If youre out of state, chances are slim, no matter how good your resume is. That being said being a Mexican Girl in engineering is HUGE. Write a good essay, try to get SAT up if possible, and you definitely have a shot.

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Mexican Girl(huge advantage in engineering). Your positions on the robotics team (I am on 1506) will help as Michigan looks for “leaders” and the internship is also a big help. With your passion in engineering and pretty good stats , I would say your in-state chance is pretty solid but your out-of-state is just ok. Good luck!!!