Chances :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>i'm planning to apply to the main college for my freshman year and then (if i get in and attend) i would apply to the business school for my sophmore year</p>

<p>I'm a junior and my current unweighted gpa = 3.6 weighted=3.9 (should go up)
SAT: 1780 (planning to take it again in June, and I'm hoping to get at least a 2000)
SAT Subject Tests: Took French and Math in May
My current class rank is 29/166
White Female
In one of the most, if not the most, competitive public school districts in North Carolina </p>

<p>Currently taking AP French Language (and next year I'm planning to take AP Comparitive Government, AP Human Geography, AP English Lit, and a french class at UNC-CH</p>

<p>Taking online marketing class & self studying AP Psychology</p>

<p><strong>EC's</strong> + I have the most service learning hours in my grade
-founder/co-president of the Amnesty International Club (11,
-founder/co-president of the Movie Club (11,
-Junior Advisory Guide (11) and next year one of the people in charge of the program
-treasurer of National Honor Society
-Third World Relief Club (10)
-JV Volleyball Captain + on Varisty (10)
-In Academy of International Studies at my school + A.I.S Board (10, 11,
-Graduation Project Committee</p>

<p>I have over 500 service learning hours by:
-volunteer at local elementary school every summer (9, 10, 11)
-voluneer at local library (10, 11)
-CIT for 3 weeks at a YMCA Camp (10)
-volunteer counselor at an Art Camp (9)
-volunteer at local walks (9, 10)
-childrens soccer coach (9, 10, 11)
-tutor for students at my school (11,
-I stay afterschool to fundraise for the Amnesty Club-which gets me more service hours</p>

<p>i've been to summer camps like NC State Design camp (2 summers), Savannah College of Art and Design Summer Camp (1 summer), and Minnesota College of Art and Design Summer Camp (1 summer)</p>

<p>I'm going to be a Governor's Page this summer</p>

<p>Awards so far::
NC Scholar-Athlete Award
Varsity Letter (volleyball)
Placed 25th in state for level 5 french exam (to me this is an accomplishment!)</p>

<p>i'm trying to raise my gpa and my sat will def. improve! just let me know what you think!</p>

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<p>Reach
your GPA and test scores are too low and your ECs and class rank don’t make up for it (enough).</p>

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<p>for the main college, you think my gpa is really too too low? my SAT score will change, as i’ve said in my post. Hopefully I did good on my SAT II’s, which I get back soon.</p>

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<p>yes it’s too low. It should be a minimum of a 3.75… their range is 3.8-4.0.
and SAT2s don’t matter at umich.</p>

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<p>Your GPA (unweighted) is good, but low in a way to say match… though I dont think its too low at all. I’ve read a lot of things posted, and seems like you could be competitive at most universities ( including ivy leagues). Not sure how SATs are scaled, but looks like your between reach and match ( terms used to give students an ideal of chance of acceptance).</p>

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<p>State can be your safety</p>

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<p>As it stands, Michigan is a big reach for you. If you can raise your SAT to the 2000 level and finish with a high GPA this term and the first term of 2009, Michigan would be a reasonable reach.</p>

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<p>Thanks! Any other thoughts?</p>

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<p>Maybe this will help, here’s a chart of Freshman Admissions Expectations for the University of Wisconsin, another Big 10 school.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_FreshmanExpectations.pdf[/url]”>http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_FreshmanExpectations.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Given your GPA and <600 avg SAT, your chances at Wisconsin are about 50%.</p>

<p>Wisconsin has about a 60% admit rate, Michigan’s is about 40%. </p>

<p>While SAT statistics are similar between the two schools, that lower admission rate will be a big hurdle. It’s hard to see Michigan as anything other than a reach unless you dramatically increase your board scores and show some very good first semester grades.</p>

<p>P.S. Not to nit-pick, but you wrote, “Hopefully I did good on my SAT II’s”. No, hopefully you “did well”. It may seem like a small thing, but with a reach application everything matters.</p>

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<p>LOL!! Thanks for pointing that out actually vinceh! I always make that mistake!</p>

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<p>umichigan has rolling decisions, right? and does it make a difference when you apply (is there a greater chance of being accpeted by applying earlier?)</p>

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<p>if you apply early, you have a much greater chance of being accepted.</p>

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<p>hey, if any of you wouldnt mind chancing me also, i would really appreciate it!
mine is two below this one :))</p>

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<p>^^^^^^lol…</p>