<p>Hi im looking for opinions on my chances at Michigan and recommendations in regards to other possible colleges. </p>
<p>Male/Indian/PA
First generation in college in US</p>
<p>GPA: 3.86 UW 4.06W def top 10%</p>
<p>Senior year classes:
AP Calc
AP english literature
AP Economics
AP Biology
AP Psychology
Spanish 5</p>
<p>SAT: 2170 720M 720CR 730W (maybe retake)
SATII: 710 US History 660 MathIIC(retake in fall along with one more prob lit)
PSAT: 208 nationally commended i think???</p>
<p>EC'S
Varsity Basketball 3yrs- (MVP junior year, state qualifier, district champs)
Varsity Track/Field 2yrs
Karate 6yrs- second degree black belt
Student government- Class secretary junior year/Class senator senior year
Key club- 3 years
National Honors Society 2yrs hopefully secretary senior year
Model Congress 1yr
Growing up in a household of doctor's, i have taken great interest in the field of medicine and therefore look to follow it in the future.
100+ hrs volunteer work in hospital(ER attendant/ patient discharge)
Summer job in doctor's office 20+hrs a week getting to know the intricacies of the profession</p>
<p>will also have very solid essays/recs</p>
<p>Please let me know what you think my chances at Michigan are, and any of the other top 20 or so schools. Thanks</p>
<p>Apply early and I think you're in for sure. Other matches will be Northwestern, Cornell, Wash U (St. Louis), Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, UChicago. You will also have good shots at places like Duke, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Brown, Penn, and Dartmouth. </p>
<p>If I were you, I would emphasize the being Indian and being good at Bball thing. That is rare. It is something special in my view and you can write a whole lot of good stuff about it.</p>
<p>low match? I think it's more along the lines of safe match...if you're serious about michigan, get your letters of rec and essays organized within the next 3-4 weeks and apply in august, that will increase your chances.</p>
<p>I somehow doubt you'll get into the Ivies , and other colleges requiring SAT 2 scores as your scores are below par for their standards. Thankfully UM doesn't require SAT 2 so :)</p>
<p>You're definitely in range for many, but try to think of it on a school by school basis based on your personal preferances for a school...</p>
<p>oh and someone mentioned sat II's being low...does michigan care that much about them? because i stupidly took bio as a sophomore and got a 580...hope that doesn't hurt my chances.</p>
<p>OBrien, UM does not care about SAT IIs. If you report them, I think they can only help.</p>
<p>rayman04, you have the stats to get into any school in the country, including Harvard and MIT. Michigan is a very numbers driven school, and you certainly have the numbers. The top few schools are looking for unique people who also have the numbers. I really do think you're unique with the whole sports thing. I can't remember ever seeing a good Indian bball player. If you emphasize your uniqueness in some way, no school is out of reach for you.</p>
<p>Michigan does not even consider the SAT IIs, so don't bother sending them. Also, the earliest you can apply is late September. Source for both is UMich undergrad admissions office, as of 2 days ago. :) Good luck though, I think you're a match.</p>
<p>vc08, that is not correct. According the admissions website:
"The University of Michigan does not require SAT IIs for admission. We require either the SAT Reasoning Test or ACT with writing for freshman consideration. If SAT II Subject tests are sent to our office, they will be considered in the admissions decision. If the student is admitted, the tests may be used to determine placement. If a student has been fully or partially home-schooled, SAT II Subject tests may be required."</p>
<p>Yeah, that's what I read too, but I talked to an admissions officer on Wednesday, and she said "We do not use the Subject Tests in our admissions process, so don't even bother sending them." Maybe things have changed since they updated the website (I've heard it's slow), or maybe they only want subject tests after you've been admitted. I don't know, that's just what the admis. person told me. If you are unsure,"rayman04", you should call them yourself. Sorry if I confused things, that's just what I was told...</p>