Engineering Chances

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[<em>]ACT: 33 (32E, 34M, 34R, 33S, 8W)
[</em>]GPA: 4.141 W, 3.947 UW, 3.917 U-M UW
[<em>]Rank: 12 of 465
[</em>]Other stats:
1 AP sophomore year, 3 junior, 5 senior:
4 US, 4 Chem, 5 English Language (world...won't mention)
[<em>]Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
FIRST Robotics: 2 years
NHS: 1 year (my school is juniors/seniors only, by the way)
SADD: 2 years (possibly president this year)
French Club: 3 years
Band: 4 years (2 years in top band)
Piano out of school: 13 years
[</em>]Essays: Both very good, I'm told
[<em>]Teacher Recs: One excellent, one unknown
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Decent, I suppose, but we don't have very extensive relationships with our counselors.
[<em>]Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None.
[</em>]Location/Person: Southeast Michigan
[<em>]School Type: Moderately competitive public school
[</em>]Ethnicity: White/Non-hispanic
[<em>]Gender: Male
[</em>]Major strength/weakness:
No sports
ECs could be better?
Strong academic rigor for my school. Not many take 5 APs in one year.
No physics classes.
[li]Other Factors/questions: [/li]Senior schedule: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP French, AP English Lit, Band
First generation college student, no siblings. I'm nearly as clueless as my parents
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<p>Just a copy/paste from the "official chances thread."
Thanks in advance :)</p>

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<p>URM, great GPA, strong test scores and IS? You’re definitely in.</p>

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<p>^ How is OP a URM? He’s white.</p>

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<p>IS with those numbers you are most likely in.</p>

<p>I just wonder though, for as high as your UW GPA is and for how many AP and honors classes you must have taken, how is ur weighted GPA higher?</p>

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<p>Oh right, I read non-hispanic as hispanic lol. but still won’t make a difference.</p>

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<p>Pretty safe stats, engineering is competitive but from what I’ve seen I think you’d be well over the average applicant.</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t weight honors classes, only AP.</p>

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<p>“First generation” is not a URM but it IS a hook. Your weighted GPA seems a little low based on your uwGPA, did you take the most rigorous courseload? UMichigan likes their applicants in the most competitive majors to take the most rigorous courseload.</p>

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<p>The only weighted classes in my weighted GPA were the 4 AP classes I took over my sophomore and junior years. I have otherwise taken all honors classes where possible, but those are not weighted at my school. In addition to my 5 AP classes this year, I’d consider my schedule to be nearly as rigorous as possible given the classes my school offers.</p>

<p>If this is an incorrect assumption, by all means, please do let me know. Thanks :)</p>