<p>@anxious00, Thank you very much!! I applied on October 24th and sent in all my test scores since late Sep</p>
<p>Do you guys think it would be advantageous to send UMich my AP scores? I got a lot of 3s, but i got a few 5s and 4s. I just self studied a bunch.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College: Engineering</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34 C (35S, 34M, 33E, 32R)
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Chem (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP CompSci, AP Physics, AP Macroeconmics, AP Microeconomics, Wind Ensemble
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band (Rank Captain for 2 years), Solo & Ensemble (Apart of an MYAF nominated trumpet ensemble), Lead Audio Engineer for Musicals (Big ~$160k Productions, full house for all 7 nights), Jazz Band, Chemistry Olympiad, Freshmen Mentor for 2 years, and French Club
Job/Work Experience: Worked as Net Admin at small/mid-size company for 4 years
Volunteer/Community Service: After School Tutoring, Recycling Club
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 9 for Mich, 9 for Common App
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 7 (Close relationship, writes a lot of letters)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8 (Known for a long time)
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10 (School Principal)
Interview: No (Never Offered)</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, Mid-Size Suburban
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $80000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, GPA, Essays
Weaknesses: Curriculum Rigor for Junior Year
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Stats slightly above 75th percentile for CoE, Strong Subjectives
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Carnegie Mellon University, Kettering University (Full Scholarship), University of Washington
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: The bulk of the “underqualified” students seem to be for LSA. If U-M is purposely rejecting overqualified apps, it should be ashamed. Having a strong student body and integrity is more important having a slightly higher ranking due to gamed stats (high yield, low acceptance). Also, OOS students should not be at such a disadvantage. STILL PUMPED I GOT IN!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College: LSA (comp sci, econ, math)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math II, 800 Latin, 800 US History, 790 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA (I’m homeschooled)
AP (place score in parentheses): US Gov (5), US History (5), European History (5), Macro (5), Micro (5), English Lit (5), English Lang (5), Chemistry (5), Calc BC (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): didn’t take
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Comp Sci, Discrete Math, Asian History, Asian Literature, Front-End Web Development, Machine Learning, Personal Finance
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): major writing award (not naming to protect identity), National Merit, National AP Scholar, an award for girls in computing. </p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Lots of leadership (founded and taught economics class, mentor at Coder Dojo, teaching assistant for several AP classes), paid job at library, various computer science extracurriculars (Google Code-In, volunteering with CS competition for girls, volunteering at startup, etc.), music (piano, choir).
Job/Work Experience: Library page
Volunteer/Community Service: See ECs, plus 400 hours volunteering at the library from ages 12-16.
Summer Activities: Economics seminar, government/business camp, taking care of grandparents, working
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Why U-M essay? (9/10, lots of concrete reasons). Common App essay (9/10), EC essay (7/10, not super-interesting)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 10, 6 or 7 (I’m not as close to this teacher)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10/10 (written by my parents, since I’m homeschooled)
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 7/10 (complimentary rec from my boss)
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Homeschool
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $70-80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, parent works at U-M</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: high stats, legacy status, leadership, good essays, difficult courseload
Weaknesses: I still feel like my ECs and awards were slightly weak. (It was harder to participate in extracurriculars since I’m homeschooled.)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that high stats and some unique extracurriculars got me in!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: deferred from Princeton, accepted to Alabama with full-tuition+, accepted to George Mason with 10k scholarship. Also applying to UChicago, Rice, Stanford, WashU, Harvard, Rochester, and a few other safety schools.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t be discouraged by the deferrals! It’s so frustrating, but it sounds like the problem is theirs, not yours. Hoping for good news for all of you next year! (After this whole process, I’m never going to judge a person by what college they attended. It is so chancy!). </p>
<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>College: LSA (preferred admission to Ross)</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 30 (33G 26M 31R 29S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
AP (place score in parentheses): none yet.
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP psychology, AP micro, calculus, epidemiology, global education. 2nd semester ecology, AP psychology, marketing 2, global education
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Global Education academic awards, honor roll, NHS, DECA state finalist. (Nothing major like I see on here all of the time!) </p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Students Against Destructive Decisions (VP), Class Council(Treasurer), DECA, Model UN, NHS, Anti Drinking/drug program citywide helper. Maybe one or two other insignificant things.
Job/Work Experience: no “job” but I started my own online business. I think this played a pivotal role in my admission. I sell jewelry online, and expressed my true passion my whole life (and how I pursued my business interests beyond academia. I think they want to know you actually enjoy what you’re studying there.)
Volunteer/Community Service: Lots of anti drinking and drug stuff with SADD. Lots of other volunteer work at the library, a medical office, and tutoring. Maybe 100 hours.
Summer Activities: none except maybe sell jewelry more.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 9.5 honestly. They were really solid, I spent like an entire day writing them.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: first rec was amazing, very open minded teacher who admired my work ethic and artistic abilities, wrote a beautiful letter!
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 7, don’t know her.
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 6, pretty cookie cutter rec. However another kid I know that got in (of the 10 or so kids who get accepted to uofm from my school) with the almost exact same letter from the same teacher… Haha! Maybe it’s good luck.</p>
<p>[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? I will
State (if domestic applicant): in state 30 minutes away
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: medium/large public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 25-50k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Essays that directly explained how I truly have a passion for this area, due to my own business, as well as how much of a critical thinker I am (one of my answers to the essay prompts “what do you challenge” was just about how I push the boundaries in my ideas. I wasn’t sure if it would sound pretentious or cocky, however it’s seemed to have worked!)
Weaknesses: ACT, haven’t taken any advanced classes that were AP specifically, until this year.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: because my essays showed that I have great critical thinking skills, communication skills, and a passion for my area of study.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: U of M Dearborn(3k) Wayne State Honors College(7k), Madonna (16k. almost full ride… But their b-program is a joke). Rejected nowhere, and thankfully U of M wasn’t the first!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I think you have to market yourself. In all fields, I believe you have to have a good work ethic, good communication skills, and a way you pursued your passion outside of academia. </p>
<p>Good luck! (I believe everything is luck/coincidence. Kids with stats and awards infinitely higher than me got deffered. So I blame it all on luck. All you can do is make yourself interesting. Don’t bore them.)</p>
<p>Choose one:</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>LSA</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I : 800 Math, 720 Writing, 730 Reading (not submitted)
ACT : 35 composite, 36 science, 35 english, 34 math, 33 english
SAT II : NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10 percent
AP : Calc AB (5) Calc BC (5) Physics C
IB : NA
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III at Community College, Jazz Band, AP Physics C Mechanics, Advanced Journalism, Health, Tutoring
Major Awards : National Merit Semifinalist</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars : Mock Trial, Saxophone, Newspaper (copy editor), Student Council (VP), Youth in Government,
Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s, Assistant at Temple
Volunteer/Community Service: Math Tutoring (300 hours)
Summer Activities: Took a math course over the summer before freshman and sophomore year, went to Michigan Math Science Scholars before junior year
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (8, talked about class-ism and McDonald’s) Michigan (8, talked about how Ross would help me as an actuary)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10 (took Calculus AB with her as a sophomore)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 9
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: NA
Interview: NA</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): Instate
Country (if international applicant): NA
School Type: Public, in Ann Arbor
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150,000 combined
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Took Calc II at UM junior year and did fairly well. Double legacy.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Instate, high stats, recs
Weaknesses: School doesn’t offer APs, rigor, didn’t edit essays too much
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Instate, High Stats, Decent ECs, Did a decent amount of research for Michigan essay, so obviously wasn’t generic
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Only Michigan
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Michigan doesn’t reject many instate applicants above a 32</p>
<p>Application was marked complete October 28</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not take
ACT (breakdown): 33C (33M, 33E, 33R, 31S) superscored: 33M, 34E, 34R, 31S
SAT II (place score in parentheses): did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH 4, AP Eng Lang 5
IB (place score in parentheses): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish, AP Chem, Orchestra, Piano, and Ceramics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Orchestra, NHS (leadership), Tutoring, other various clubs etc
Job/Work Experience: drawing commissions
Volunteer/Community Service: I probably have around 200 hours?
Summer Activities: some community service
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: My essays were the best I could have made them I think. I spent a lot of time.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Not sure, didn’t read one. One was very nice but I’m not sure how it compares to others.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Not sure. Probably plain, but nice.
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: none
Interview: none</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: My ACT and essays
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ACT and instate status
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: </p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):30composite (32 science, 28 english, 30 math, 30 reading, 8 writing)
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses): Psychology (5) Enviromental Science (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP calculus BC, AP Language, Philosophy, Geology, Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, All-state academic honors (2 sports)</p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Water Polo (3 years varsity), Ski Team (4 years varsity, captain junior and senior year), Track (2 years jv), Boy scouts (3 years leadership position)
Job/Work Experience: summer camp counselor
Volunteer/Community Service: Boy scouts (eagle scout, 250+ hours) NHS
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: I cant objectively rate my own essays
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: unsure
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::unsure as we just got a new counselor and i had only met her once
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: none
Interview: none</p>
<p>[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? no
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 150,000-200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): family line of Michigan graduates (4th gen)</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Extra curriculars, GPA
Weaknesses: ACT score
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: good question, idk
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Colorado College, Colgate, Middlebury, Lewis and Clark college
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: </p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA with Ross Preferred Admission</p>
<p>Objective: </p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): </p>
<p>First Try: 2080, Second Try: 2250, Superscore: 2300, Highest Math: 740, Highest Reading: 780, Highest Writing: 780</p>
<p>ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Biology E (770), Math II (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6-3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25 of 300
AP (place score in parentheses): 6 scores reported: 3 5’s, 3 4’s
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP Classes, 1 Elective, 1 PE/Health, 1 Dual Enrollment @ a CC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurricular—</p>
<p>-Eagle Scout Candidate (Project in-progress)
-President of a Science related club (one of the largest student organizations in the district, if not the largest)
-Captain of Debate Team (Varsity)
-Held multiple leadership positions in Boy Scouts since 9th grade (6-month terms, the highest position being equivalent to Vice President)
-DECA awards at State and Regional Level
-Science Olympiad Medals at Regional Level
-National Honors Society
-String Orchestra all 4 years (every year since 4th grade)
-Tri-M Music Honors Society
-World Language Honors Society
-Model Congress (Award)
-Model UN</p>
<p>Volunteer Work—</p>
<p>-Volunteer at an after school program
-Volunteer at School Library
-Volunteer at local elementary/middle school science fair multiple years (two years as a mentor included)
-Summer Volunteer at County Library summer before 9th-11th grade
-Total Volunteer Hours: 280-350</p>
<p>Other/Misc./Experiences—</p>
<p>-Worked full-time in the summer after junior year as an intern in a local firm helping to develop some innovative financial software (Provisional Patent Application under process)</p>
<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 8
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details)::
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey (OOS)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium-size Public, One of the better schools in the state
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 120-160k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Course Rigor, Extracurriculars/personal experiences, Test Scores
Weaknesses: GPA to an extent
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, OOS
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Pending
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I considered UMich LSA as a match and Ross as a reach- I was a little disappointed with my deferral. Congratulations to all who made the cut though!</p>
<p>should i be worried if i applied early action and still have not gotten a response from michigan?</p>
<p>ACCEPTED LSA also applied ROSS</p>
<p>ACT 29 - Reading 31, Math 28, English 30, Science 27 - Reading/Essay Combo 30
Essay 10
unw. GPA 3.81 w. 5.6
Rank 88% or 14/123
15 AP and Duel Enrollment Classes - 37 high school classes in total
4 Years involvement in 1 community service over 1300 hours
3 clubs that held leadership rolls
7 high school awards including 3 writing/one national
Posse Foundation Semi Finalist
2 Sports Teams
Recommendations (2) extremely good 10
Florida
Highly Ranked Magnet School
Female
Legacy
Also accepted so far: Babson College, Fordham University, University of Pittsburgh, Florida State University.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>
<p>College: LSA Neuroscience</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): 560 CR 490 M 510 W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/36
AP (place score in parentheses): AP LIT, AP US HISTORY (school only has 2 AP courses, mostly only honors classes)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Calc, AP Lit, Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): African Students Association (Founder/President), Diversity Club, Robotics, Greener Partners
Job/Work Experience: Intern at philly Department of Behavioral Health
Volunteer/Community Service: NHS, Travelled to Spain to teach English to Spanish students
Summer Activities: Researched with penn state professors
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10, they were amaze balls. Wrote about how I was born in a refugee camp in Africa ect. Showed I really loved Michigan.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 7/10 My English teacher loves me.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 he loves me too
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: None
Interview: None</p>
<p>[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): DE
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Boarding
Ethnicity: Black (African)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Low Income (full scholarship at boarding school)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): African, lived through Liberian war and refugee camp. Yeah lol</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: GPA, EC’s, Essays
Weaknesses: Scores loll
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not sure tbh. Well maybe my great essays.
Applied: Johns Hopkins, penn state, duke, uva, wake forest, Wesleyan, udel aware, morehouse
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Anything is possible! Just be yourself!! Really!</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320; 800M 740CR 780W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): 9 taken, 5 more this year, mostly 4s and a couple 5s
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Gov, AP Stats, Film, Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Baseball (Captain), etc
Job/Work Experience: Summer Intern at fortune 500 company
Volunteer/Community Service: International service trips, several local projects
Summer Activities: above
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 7, could have been better
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 10 and 6, one really loves me, the other was likely ok
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9, we have a close relationship and he is known for strong letters
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):N/A
School Type: Private Religious
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, course load
Weaknesses: GPA, no hook
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My test scores more than made up for my GPA, and everything else was admissible
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Princeton deferred, Harvard, Penn, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, USC
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I knew I would probably get in, but its nice to know for sure that I’m going to a great school!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>College (LSA, engineering, etc.): engineering</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140; 770M 580CR 790W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): math II (800) chemistry (800) physics (790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5) Chemistry (5) Microeconomics (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): Korean A SL (6) English B HL (6) Economics SL (6) Physics SL (7) Chemistry HL (7) Math HL (7) TOK (B) EE (B)
Senior Year Course Load: IB course above
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Baseball, MUN club, robotics club (founder) etc
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Hynix semiconductor factory
Volunteer/Community Service: concert for autistic children
Summer Activities: above
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 8, could have been better
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 7
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: No idea…
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): China
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Around middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: test scores
Weaknesses: SAT CR, but I tried my best…, essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my SAT score worried me the most
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UC Berkeley, UCLA, Harvey Mudd, Cornell, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Just one question, is it really hard to get in Michigan for international applicants?</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted
(Applied to ross)
Sent in application on Dec. 1st, still EA qualified lol</p>
<p>College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): never took
ACT (breakdown): 35
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 790 M2 740 USH 730 BIOM
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84 (4.41W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parentheses): 10 taken, 4 more this year, mostly 5s and a some 4s
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: gov stat phys eng cs (all ap or college)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): a bunch</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): cant go into this for confidentiality
Job/Work Experience: see extracurr.
Volunteer/Community Service: see extracurr.
Summer Activities: above
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 7, could have been better
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 4 and 5 (both teachers knew i was a lazy student)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10 (she gunned for me to get into ivies)
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10 (a great friend)
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):N/A
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $120k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, course load
Weaknesses: GPA, no hook
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My test scores more than made up for my GPA, and everything else was admissible
Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted to osu as well
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: cool</p>
<p>(This is my friend’s stats. I’m posting on her behalf because she doesn’t have a CC account)</p>
<p>Accepted to CoE
Sent in app: sometime in October
ACT: 24
SAT: 1560
OOS (Indiana)
Will have taken 9 total AP courses by the end of senior year
GPA: 3.7ish
White
School: public
Income: 90k+
Hooks: none
Fin. Aid: no
Senior Courses: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP Computer Programming, TA (teacher assistant) period, band, AP Macro</p>
<p>lots of courses and extracurriculars in engineering and computer programming
Member of the school’s robotics team that won state
30+ volunteer hours (mainpy from NHS)</p>
Decision: accepted
College: LSA
[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): 1830 (660 CR, 620 M, 550 W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): international student/ no GPA but highschool average 15/20 with class average 12/20
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4th
AP (place score in parentheses):none
IB (place score in parentheses):none
Senior Year Course Load: English, Spanish, History and geography in French, history and geography in Spanish, life and earth sciences, physics and chemistry, university preparation in physics, philosophy, mathematics (calculus, analytical geometry and statistics), specialized mathematics( modular arithmetic, cryptography and prime number), and juridical, social and civical education.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): judo (ranked 9th in the country) plus a few internships (European space agency, a university etc)
Job/Work Experience: none other than the internships
Volunteer/Community Service:none
Summer Activities:: Michigan math and science scholars at the university of michigan
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app essay 9.5 and Michigan essays 8.5. Worked very hard on them and made them very personal (personally thought they where great 
)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 10++
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: didn’t read it
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::none
Interview:none
[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?yes
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): live in Spain but French in a French school
School Type: technically public but outside of France
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: don’t know
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: highschool grades, I speak three languages, have lived in various countries, my internships, judo results, and letter of recommendation
Weaknesses: not many academic awards, no community service, small number of extra curricular activities, low sat scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays and being different from most applicants
Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted at Purdue and applying to uchicago and Cornell
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Happy to get accepted, will hopefully be at U-M soon. Congrats those who were accepted and those who were deffered don’t lose hope.
GO BLUE!!!
Decision: Accepted
College: LSA
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (720 CR, 790 M, 800 Writing)
ACT (breakdown): 35
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800), Literature (780), Physics 1 (710)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Just out of top 10% (class size is 1004; yeah, we’re a pretty big school)
AP (place score in parentheses): 5s: Calc BC, Physics B, AP US History, AP Bio, AP Human Geography. 4s: AP Chinese (oops lol), AP English and Composition (darn)
Senior Year Course Load: AP: US Govt, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Environmental Science, Themes, Stats. Dual Enrollment: Calculus 3 (Multivariable calc), Advanced Linear Algebra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Idk, I placed 6th in state for a FBLA public speaking competition. Oh wait: AP Commended Scholar as well.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Future Business Leaders of America (Project Manager), NHS (Inductee Mentor), Law Club
Job/Work Experience: Interned at a international recycling company over the summer
Volunteer/Community Service: English T.A. in China over summer, Highschool Peer Tutor, Out of school (at another local high school) Teaching Assistant, worked in food bank another summer, worked in a homeless shelter and soup kitchen another summer
Summer Activities: See above.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Idk, I’d say good, but there’s really no way to rank this stuff
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Calc teacher and English teacher. Calc teacher was amicable, English teacher adored me.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Verrrry great relationship (not bad in such a big school!)
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: (Supervisor at internship; loved me)
Interview: Nope
Other
Applied for Financial Aid
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Nationally ranked Public school (I think we’re second in the nation?)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Not too sure lol 90-100k?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant from China as a child. Bilingual.
Reflection
Strengths: Course load, essay, internship (very out of the obx)
Weaknesses: GPA (darn you spanish and Physics!)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: no clue!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Berekely, Northwestern, WashU, Georgetown, Cornell, USC, UCLA, Boston College, Penn
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I got accepted into a very good school! I’m pretty satisfied.
Looking at the stats posted so far, there has been a pretty wide range of students admitted so far, statistically speaking, but the majority were, as I expected (and unlike many here seem to think), stellar students with elite university academic credentials. The sample size is limited so far (33), but it is consistent with my expectations. There is no evidence that Michigan is avoiding accepting “Ivy League” type applicants.
GPA (unweighed)
3.9+: 16
3.8-3.89: 9
3.7-3.79 : 6
3.6-3.69: 0
Sub 3.6: 2
2250+/33+ SAT/ACT: 15
2100-2240/31-32 SAT/ACT: 8
1950-2090/28-30 SAT/ACT: 6
Sub 1950 SAT/sub 28 ACT: 4
Even though thisis a limited sampling it’s very close to how their final scatter will look I suspect. If individual colleges would break-out the statistics it would paint a fairly accurate picture. Through the years I’ve known some exceptionally talented artists and musicians who could barely scrape a 26 or 27 on their ACT which I could contrast with young people in COE I know who had sky high GPAs and standardized test scores. The campus is a wonderfully diverse group of people with different interests and abilities.