Michigan EA Class of 2020 Results Thread

[GoBlue217]

Decision:Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):n/a
ACT (breakdown):32 C 33 M 33R 32 W 30 S
SAT II (place score in parentheses):n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):97/405
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 (U.S. History) 4 (Macroeconomics, U.S. Government) 3 (Chemistry)
IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, Choir, AP Calculus AB, English IV Honors, Business Ownership Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):n/a, but AP Scholar with Honor

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
-Interact Club(9,10)
-Key Club(12)
-JV Tennis(9,10)
-Varsity Swimming(10-12)
-Choir(9-12)(State Choir Festivals/Benefit Concerts)
Job/Work Experience:n/a
Volunteer/Community Service: Interact/Key Club Events(~25 hours) and Miscellaneous Events(~10 hours)
Summer Activities: Having Fun
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-Common Application(8/10): Discussed how I matured both academically and socially after moving.
-UM Community(9/10): Lighthearted, discussed my passion towards UM sports and how I fit into that community.
-Why UM College(7.5/10): Discussed how I wanted to change Business Management through internship opportunities and the coursework at Ross.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
AP U.S. History(9/10): UM Graduate, Family Friend, Emphasized Work Ethic
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): No Idea
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):n/a
Interview:n/a

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant):FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150k-$200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Third Generation Legacy, Season Tickets to UM Football(Donations)

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essays, LoR
Weaknesses: ACT, EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Legacy and Passion for UM
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
-UPenn ED: Rejected
-UVa EA: January 31st
-UF: Febuary 12th
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: My Class Rank is low because my schools ranking is based off Weighted GPA. My weighted is lower because I was not offered as many AP/Honors classes during my first two years(at a school in Michigan) compared to my current school. I applied Ross Preferred Admission as well.

[thejappster]

Decision: Deferred

College (LSA):

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 32 (33 E 31 M 34R 29 S 10 Writing)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 (3.79 10-11)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio: 4 APUSH: 4 AP Chinese: 5
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Gov, Physics Honors, Brit Lit, TA, PE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Numerous State and 1 national FBLA Award; AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NCHS (Volunteer Director), Piano (Level 9 Honors), Chinese Teacher Assistant, FBLA (Committee Leader)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital Volunteer (100 Hours), Lots of volunteering around my church (200+)
Summer Activities: UC Irvine Research --> Our report got published!
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 9/10 --> Found some mistakes afterwards when I was filling out the UC App
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 10/10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8/10 (We are public School)
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: N/A
Interview:

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 180,000k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really

Reflection
Strengths: Recs, GPA
Weaknesses: ACT, SAT 2 (should have taken more), more extra
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably because low ACT score compared to the average, not enough extra., I would say a slightly underwhelming app
Where else you are applying or have already applied: All UC’s Except Riverside, merced, Santa Cruz, Udub, UW-Madison, UIUC, Ohio State
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Get a ton of people to read your essay!!! Super important, I caught a some critcal mistakes afterwards; Take more SAT 2 and NEVER stop trying. Freshman year, go ham on extracurricular but FOCUS on what you want to do. If you are STEM, do STEM related extracurricler.

[nfeldy20]

[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/size][/color]

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 31; 35 E, 33 R, 28 M, 27 S
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): About 3.79…if they take out my summer B+ in gym then probably a little over 3.8. Weighted is roughly 4.056.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.
AP (place score in parentheses): Eng Lang (4), Calc AB (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Micro Econ, AP Environmental Science, AP French, AP English Lit, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uhmm nothing really. Just being on the Honor Roll at school if that even counts?

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Forensics/Debate team for 4 years, team captain for 3; swim team for 3 years, captain for 1; NHS; Science NHS; French NHS; French Club for 4 years;
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered a lot at my local hospital for about 2 years.
Summer Activities: Nada
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I’d probably give my main essay a 9. Writing is really the one thing I excel at, and I actually wrote my essay on writing. I talked about my intrinsic fear of the future and how writing is the one thing that gets me through it. Kind of different from what the typical applicant would talk about, but I think it was pretty solid. My two supplementals were probably 8-9. One of them was about my place on my Forensics/Debate team, and I really emphasized my role as a captain and how that has been beneficial to me. My second one I thought was well-written, but it didn’t really discuss any particular things about UMICH…more just the school as a whole. I talked about my brother who went there and that the school provided me with a huge sense of home. IDK. Something like that.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Got one from my AP English Lang teacher…probably a 10. I read it, and it was masterful. Also got one from my French teacher that I have had for the past 6 years. I read it as well, and it was pretty solid. I’d say a 7-8.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read, but I’m pretty sure it was really good. We talk a lot. I assume around an 8.
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): It was from my Forensics coach, but it was fairly generic. I’d give it a 6
Interview: Nope

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My brother graduated from Umich…so legacy, if that makes me one.

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Course load. ACT score. I speak Russian fluently. My brother graduating may have helped. Essay was very, very solid. Took a LOT of hard AP classes purely out of interest and not relating to English, my intended area of study. Also, extremely strong in English and showed huge passion for English in my app.
Weaknesses: GPA, but only to an extent. I had a B in math freshman and sophomore year and in AP Physics my junior year. Also, my EC’s are good but not spectacular. Some people’s are definitely better.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, I have no idea!! You never know what happens. I guess they just liked my app, lol. I personally do think my essay had a lot to do with it, and I also think that UM strongly likes applicants who speak multiple languages.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: MSU (accepted), Kzoo (Waiting), Columbia ED (rejected), Barnard College (waiting), NYU (waiting)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: You never know what happens! I’ve been freaking out all weak. People with higher stats than me from my school got deferred. It’s a hugely subjective process. Anyway, so excited. Go blue! Victors 2020! Good luck to everyone still waiting, and to those who got deferred-you’ll be okay.

[deathlyhallows11]

**Decision: Deferred LSA **

Objective:
SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2070 (680 R/610 M (super bad at testing in math)/780 W/10 E)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank/Percentile: 1/182
AP (place score in parentheses): AP World History (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Statistics (3, oops! Got an A on the final exam, though!), AP English Language (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP French Language, mandatory theology class, AP US History, AP Physics (1 and 2 crammed into 1 year), AP English Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Commended, but that is about it besides some debate awards or school-level recognition.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Mock Trial program founder/team captain/Head Plaintiff Counsel
Varsity Golf
Junior State of America (Cabinet position)
Student government: homeroom representative for 3 years and Co-Class President the other (there were 2 of us)
Advanced Concert Choir for as many years as we have had the program
Varsity Policy or CX Debate (went to State and won some speaking awards at a national tournament)
Harry Potter Club Co-President
National Honor Society Officer

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours with Campfire USA, some other local events throughout the years
Summer Activities: Some work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Economics for Leaders (10/10 would recommend!), French cultural immersion experience, did Golf Camp one time (hilarious), performed at Carnegie Hall with my school’s choir.
Essays: Hard to gauge, but Common App 9/10, co-curricular about my involvement with JSA 8.5/10, community essay about feminism 9/10, LSA essay 8/10.
Teacher Recommendations: One from my Mock Trial coach/English 11 teacher and one from my French teacher/NHS supervisor. I waived my right to read them, but I have a good relationship with both teachers.
Counselor Rec: Also waived my right to read this, but we also have a good relationship.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes.
Projected Concentration: International Studies (PICS program)
State/Country: WA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: XX
Income Bracket: $200k + between two households
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever!

Reflection
Strengths: Essays and commitment to my ECs.
Weaknesses: TEST SCORES!!!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no clue but I am very grateful to them for giving me a second shot! I plan to submit another ACT score, so that will hopefully help me out.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: State flagships (accepted), Notre Dame EA (rejected), Georgetown SFS EA (deferred), UMichigan LSA EA (also deferred). RD: USC, Berkeley, UCLA, Wake Forest, American, Boston College, Johns Hopkins, Brown, Cornell
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:
Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!!

To all those who are deferred: I know it is frustrating (I have three of them) but I am trying to stay positive and wish everyone the best!

To all those rejected: Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason to this process (look at my stats and decisions!), but know that we will all end up where we are meant to end up!

To future applicants: At the end of the day the process is so random that it is best to stay true to yourself. I spent years trying to guess what the AdCom wanted to see on paper, and I finally realized at the beginning of this year that I needed to just be me. All of you are amazing individuals who will change the world in some way and will end up at the right school for YOU! Admissions can be a tough pill to swallow but if you do your best and keep working on those grades and test scores, you should feel accomplished for even trying!

[gracie21]

Decision: Accepted

College: LSA, NEUROSCIENCE

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 english, 30 math, 35 reading, 33 science)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 760 US History, 760 Biology, 730 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 , 4.51 Weighted
(two B’s first semester of junior year that turned into A’s second semester)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US Gov’t (5) AP US History (5) AP Biology (5) AP Language and Composition (5) AP Psychology (5) AP Comparative Politics and Gov’t (5), taking 3 more at the end of senior year
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP Modern World History, Honors Calculus, Physics, Studio Art, Psychology Internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Henry Clay Center (legislative thing), Community Service Award for over 500 hours

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Editor and Contributor at my school’s science journal-- we conduct and publish academic research and literature reviews submitted from students across the country. huge time commitment, we are the only journal of our kind that is entirely run by high school students. I had to learn how to create and edit serious academic work for a publication setting.
Literary magazine, co-founder and editor.
Book donation system for nearby food bank, over 9,000 books so far, about 300 a week that I single-handedly find and deliver. Huge time commitment, I spend my weekend mornings collecting books.
Tutor at inner city DC public school, once a week
Crew Team (rowing)
Job/Work Experience: prestigious internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center-- competed with college and graduate aged students. Worked in neurosurgery and research departments with head science writer and helped to edit major research papers.
Volunteer/Community Service: over 500 hours, huge part of my life
Summer Activities: Worked at a wolf sanctuary in Colorado for abandoned/abused wolves.
Essays: Common App-- was on my book donations project and how reading transformed my life. Supplemental-- How working with the abused wolves shaped my educational experience (moving from memorization to learning for the sake of learning)
Teacher Recommendations: one from AP Lang teacher, he’s fantastic and definitely the most difficult grader in the school. He really loved me and we bonded a lot, I transformed in his class from shy girl in the back to outgoing girl leading the discussion. APUSH and APCP teacher who saw my enthusiasm for politics and learning.
Counselor Rec: She knows me well, and in a public school that is rare. She seems to really love me, nominated me for the Jefferson scholarship at UVA (only 1 nominee per school)
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?no
Projected Concentration: Neuroscience. most of my interests revolved around this major
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland, (DC suburb)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large competitive public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: research experience, really heartfelt essays, AP test scores
Weaknesses: imperfect test scores/grades, didn’t take AP Physics my senior year, no extraordinary awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Really showed interest in my projected field of study
Where else you are applying or have already applied: already applied to 14 other schools and some huge scholarships. UMD-CP, UFL, Tulane (community service scholarship), Vanderbilt (Ingram), UNC-CH (Robertson), Davidson, Brown, Williams, Georgetown, Wash U (one of their social science scholarships)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Apply to lots of places, take difficult classes.

[njsdcisdjk]

Choose one:

Decision:Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 33 (highest sections: E35 M36 R32 S32)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2 800 Physics 760 Chinese 800 (lol)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98?(school doesn’t do unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 61/651 had a great disadvantage transferring credits from my home country, just use this to encourage future applicants that initial adversity on GPA could be overcame by other factors, keep your hope up!
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses): Full IB Diploma Math SL 7 Physics SL 6 others don’t know
Senior Year Course Load: 7 IBs 1 AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): published book review on UN website, nothing too big

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): service club, research, math club, generally well-rounded
Job/Work Experience: Intern journalist
Volunteer/Community Service: lot with service club
Summer Activities: wrote a review and published
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 8/10
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: one teacher ruined my recon, found later 3/10, another is good 7/10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 5/10 generic probably
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8/10 intern journalist
Interview:

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? no
State (if domestic applicant): TX (but i’m an international)
Country (if international applicant):china
School Type: big public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: fe
Income Bracket: not mentioned in app I guess? not high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: essays, act (kinda)
Weaknesses: recommendation, class rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: well shown interest
Where else you are applying or have already applied: lots. Duke (ED Rejected), Uchicago (EA Deferred), will apply to several ivies and top schools
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m so happy! It is my first acceptance letter. I can finally be relieved that I can at least go to this amazing school no matter RD results :)))

[foreverdeferred]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
ACT (breakdown): 35 (E- 36, M-35, R-34, S-33)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 760 Math II, 760 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): 5: AP World, AP US, AP Psych, AP Language, AP Calc BC
3: Physics 1 & 2
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Computer Science, AP Gov, AP Marcoecon
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): newspaper (Editor in chief), mentoring program (exec. board director), student council (secretary), Debate (member), dance (senior dancer, teacher for lower levels), Math and ACT tutoring
Job/Work Experience: Tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: Not significant
Summer Activities: Internship, business summer camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 9/10, Why Michigan: 9/10, Community role essay: 8/10
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): English teacher: Didn’t get to read, but she wrote it over the summer and loved me. Math teacher: Pretty average I’m assuming… Psych teacher: kind of random, got to know her better after she submitted the rec so probably not that great
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Pretty standard, I’d say 7-8/10
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Interview: Did not have

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yup
State (if domestic applicant): OOS
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public hs
Ethnicity:
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: My Why Michigan essay was good, leadership positions, ACT score
Weaknesses: extracurriculars, the other supplement essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I tried to make my Why Michigan essay show my connection and interest to UMich even though I’m OOS.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Deferred from Yale, applying to Princeton, UPenn, Stanford, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and Carnegie (Maybe Duke)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I guess I’m going to college?! Good luck everyone! Congrats to everyone who got in.

[smilealways1]

[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]

College: Engineering

ACT: 28 composite
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geography, US History, Environmental Science, Language and Comp, . Chemistry, Physics 1, Micro and Macro Econ
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Gov
Major Awards: AP Scholar, 5 school grade achievement awards, Girl scout leadership award.

Extracurriculars :

Volunteer/Community Service: 50 hours volunteer research helper, 200 hours library assistant
Summer Activities: Embassy internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details):10 lots of interest shown
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):? i oped out of reading my recs but teacher was one of my faves
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10 Counselor was my favorite person who worked at my school, really knew me well

Interview: very good, great conversation about Michigan and why I love it so much

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?: YES!!!
State (if domestic applicant): VA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:White, Middle Eastern
Gender: Female

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Tons of APs, strong desire to go to UMich
Weaknesses: Numbers, Junior year I moved A LOT so I got all B’s and destroyed my 4.0 GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Numbers
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Only Applied to UMich my dream school, Now I have to figure something else out in case i don’t get accepted
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t apply to just one school even if you absolutely love it, it just makes getting deferred or rejected that much harder.

[willowhearted]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 33C | 34E | 36M | 33R | 28S
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): 4, 4, 5
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): A lot of music stuff, and some honor societies
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: served as secretary for this community service club
Summer Activities: hospital volunteer
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: personal statement i thought was okay. a lot of people really liked my community supplement, and personally i thought my ‘why umich’ essay was pretty bad.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: i haven’t read any of them, but i think they should all be fine
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: haven’t read
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? no
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: essays?? maybe?
Weaknesses: GPA and lack of activities
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

[NotVerySmart]

Looks like I’m a little late to the party.

Decision: Accepted

College: LSA

Objective:

SAT I and/or ACT (breakdown): 2330 SAT (800 CR, 800 M, 730 W)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Lit - 800, French - 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Rank/Percentile: N/A
IB (place score in parentheses): English HL, Geography HL, Biology HL, Economics HL, Math SL, French SL. No final scores yet (grades: only 6 was in French last year)
Senior Year Course Load: See above
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Awards in national history bowl (some team victories, individual medals). Debate awards from 3 different years. A few others.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Political volunteering, debate, MUN, work for a UN committee, and more.
Job/Work Experience: Internships at a marketing agency and in local government
Volunteer/Community Service: Tutoring
Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins CTY (2014)
Essays:
–Common App: 7/10, not a standout
–UMich essays: 5/10, I’m surprised I was accepted at all. Wrote these in the space of a day after spending over 1 month on my UChicago essays. Mentioned the political science department, and the appeal of being near Detroit - which is essentially one giant public policy laboratory at the moment - but didn’t demonstrate much familiarity with UMich.
Teacher Recommendations
–English teacher: 9/10, a teacher who not only is fond of me, but is one of the best writers I know, and has never had an unkind word for anyone in the time I’ve known her.
–History teacher: 8/10, a non-conformist who’s liked me ever since I spent most of a semester poking holes in a textbook’s account of the Cold War.
Counselor Rec: 8/10, he took to me years ago for some reason, and his qualifications are above and beyond what the job requires. Anyone he’s fond of will have a strong rec.
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid? Yes.
Projected Concentration: Political science
State/Country: Living in France, US dual citizen (other citizenship is a small European nation with few applicants)
School Type: Small international (private) school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): US dual citizen from an underrepresented country.

Reflection

Strengths: Awards in history and debate, strong stats, good recommendations (I think - didn’t read them).

Weaknesses: White male applying from France. OOS. Until yesterday, I was sure I’d be rejected because my essays just screamed “Doesn’t know much about UMich.”

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Has to be stats, because everything else about my application pointed towards a rejection.

Where else you are applying or have already applied: Already accepted to Northeastern (with 15K/year in merit aid). Got my UChicago letter yesterday, and will probably attend there, as much as I’d love to spend 4 years at UMich.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I know there are thousands of deserving applicants who didn’t get in. I’ll make sure to let the admissions office know my decision ASAP, so one or two of them can be admitted RD thanks to the spot I free up. You can only attend one college, and I really wish I could discover all that UMich has to offer, but Chicago has always been my first choice.

[izr2016]

Decision: Deferred

College: Nursing (Don’t know anyone else who applied to Nursing…)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 30 composite (35 Eng, 27 Math, 31 Read, 26 Sci)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): U.S. Hist (4), World Hist (4), Eng Lang (5), Psychology (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Anatomy & Physiology, AP Bio, AP Eng Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Stats, AP U.S. Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing much besides AP Scholar w/ Honor Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Interact Club (Secretary junior yr, President senior yr), Spanish Club, National Honor Society, RYLA conference
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
Volunteer/Community Service: 2 yrs (100+ hrs) weekly volunteering at local food pantry, local projects through Interact (blanket-making for homeless shelter, Rebuilding Together, etc.), fundraisers for international organizations through Interact, school event volunteering & tutoring through NHS
Summer Activities: 1-month trip to the Philippines before sophomore yr, some babysitting
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Strong common app essay on “a problem I’d like to solve” (mental illness stigma); UM questions were decent but a bit rushed.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): English Lang teacher; was an awesome letter but wasn’t specific to nursing
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): wrote about my cultural and service experiences & my goal to become an NP; didn’t flow that well IMO
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? yup
State (if domestic applicant): in-state MI
School Type: public ranked top 5% in nation
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $75,000 - $99,999
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): aunt and uncle are alumni

Reflection
Strengths: decent GPA, lots of cultural and volunteer experience, president of a club, very rigorous course load.
Weaknesses: ACT (especially Sci score), letter of rec not from a science teacher, lack of volunteering/shadowing in hospital or other clinical settings, no significant awards, PROCRASTINATION (submitted my app on Nov 1).
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see weaknesses…lol
Where else you are applying or have already applied: MSU (accepted), Calvin (accepted w/ early admission to nursing school), Hope (accepted), Oakland (accepted)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m pretty sad that I got deferred, but hope is not lost. Congrats to everyone who got accepted & good luck to my fellow deferred kids

[JLurkin]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering

Objective:
SAT I: 2260 (710R 800M 750W)
ACT: 36 (36EMS 35R 8 Essay)
SAT II: 800M2, 800Phys, 730Chem
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank: 10/350
AP: 4 APUSH (few pending)
IB: 6 Econ SL, 7 Math SL (many pending)
Senior Year Course Load: HL Phys, HL Chem, HL English, SL French 4, BC Calc, TOK (lol), AP Micro+Macro (online)
Major Awards: NMF SF, many state+ piano awards, school/district recognized awards, nothing huge.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Hip Hop Crew member (one of CO’s top, 9hr/wk); competitive piano performance (state rep for past 3-4 consecutive years, 8hr/wk); NHS (President); Hip Hop Club for school, involving performing at assemblies, halftimes, parades, shows, etc. (creator/president/choreographer/literallyruneverything); Econ Club (Pres); choreograph for school mascots/cheer, school tutor
Job/Work Experience: Teaching cultural dance to 4-7 year-olds
Volunteer/Community Service: Summer hip hop camps (30hr/week); Thrift Shop managing (3hr/wk); Food/coat/book drives w/ NHS (abt 2hr/wk average); teaching free piano/music lessons to local families who cannot afford lessons otherwise (2hr/wk)
Summer Activities: Summer hh camps (see above), traveling, researched and wrote my EE/senior thesis on economics (gluten-free product market: took data and price elasticity calculations, etc.)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): CA 10/10 (about hip hop crew, more artistically-oriented); UMich 7/10 (described specific programs offered and showed interest, but I didn’t spend a lot of time on them)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 English teacher, extremely positive but very generic; Math teacher I’ve no idea - really likes me and has a reputation for writing incredible recs
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, probably generic but we’ve become very close w/ intense circumstances involving a friend last year
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): none
Interview: Honestly, I had second thoughts about UMich after the interview. The alum, while kind enough, didn’t sell the school and pretty much described engineering as “all work no fun”; he said I would not have much time for my ECs otherwise. I don’t have many engineering/science ECs so I’m not sure he had great thoughts about my admission either… Awk. It wasn’t a terrible interview overall, but I would not have been surprised at a deferral afterwards.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes, though received nothing so far. Hoping for merit.
State (if domestic applicant): CO
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: Objective aspects, essays
Weaknesses: I have no engineering/research ECs outside of school, which will probably limit me in a chance at merit scholarship
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Primarily test scores and academics, “well-rounded” (more of a benefit for public schools)
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Stanford (deferred). Haven’t heard back otherwise, and still in process of applying to many others
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Very excited to be accepted but most likely will not be attending depending on results with preferred Ross admission and cost. I have a friend who was also admitted yesterday to LSA, and she’s committed already. These threads helped me while applying – I hope this helps someone else as well. Best of luck to all! I’m sure we’ll all end up where we are meant to be

[citygator]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (M:740 R:750 W:610)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (M:32 E:34 R:32 S.:31)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chem (730) Bio (730)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/250
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio(4), Chem(4), US HIS(4), EuroHIS(3)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Mostly AP’s and Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Gov (Pres), Major Varsity Sports, NHS, etc.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: Bunch of service and religious activities
Summer Activities: Sports and Service Volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details)::8 - Not a great writer but with editing probably average for top schools. Did lean into Michigan tradition in essay.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::10
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9
Interview: None

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Pub
Ethnicity:W
Gender:M
Income Bracket:High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths:GPA, Ranking, Course load for school
Weaknesses: Middle to lower scores for top schools particularly writing SAT, essays?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Lucky but perhaps strong GPA and rank with hard schedule
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Match: UVA, UNC, Reach: Duke, Vandy, Georgetown, Safeties: UF, Pitt(accepted)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Where ever you end up you will have a great opportunity to succeed so don’t sweat it.

[er2016]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (770CR 780M 690W)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (33E 33M 36R 34S 30E/W 8W) 33 (35E 27M 34R 34S 33E/W 10W)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I (760) Literature (720) French (640)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89 UW (Should be 3.89 for UM too)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): none
IB (place score in parentheses): Chem SL, Bio HL, French HL, History SL, English HL, Math SL (all except math taught HL, exams not taken yet)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Chem, IB Bio, IB history, IB English, IB French, IB Math SL, IB theory of knowledge, Product team
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (leader this year), French Honor Society (helped found it), NHS, Ballet, Civic Engagement Association
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: Habitat for Humanity, Public Library
Summer Activities: HfH, Ballet
Essays (rating 1-10, details): EC one was good, wrote it about MUN 8/10. College one was probably a bit generic 6/10. Community one was about people who wear glasses, my dad thought it was really clever if that makes a difference 8/10. Common app essay on failure was not my best work though I assume it was refreshing as it wasn’t about academic failure 6/10.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): should be 11/10 have had her all of high school for French and French Culture. I also went on the school France trip and wrote my EE in French (she was my advisor and loved my essay).
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): probably 7/8 she wrote 80+ recs though she particularly likes me as I was the only NMSF
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Interview: n/a

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes but had to fax them my SSN because I forgot it on my app
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: IB DP public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100k-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: In-State, test scores, good GPA, awesome letter of rec, I toured campus summer 2014 and went to a “view of the u” thing (though I missed the school visit because I had a history exam) so I demonstrated interest
Weaknesses: essays, ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good GPA at a school they get lots of apps from, strong schedule, my letter of recommendation
Where else you are applying or have already applied: was already accepted to my safeties MSU and Oakland (my parents went to these schools), got into Georgetown EA this week, still have to apply to Northwestern
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I wasn’t expecting to be rejected but I wasn’t 100% on acceptance so I’m quite pleased! My mom works for U of M (at a different campus but still) which I put on my application where it asked for it so I don’t know if that made a difference but I feel like I should mention it. I’m not a legacy though.

[Larka7]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (770 M, 800 CR, 800 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 740 Math II, 770 Lit, 800 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): None offered
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Engineering Honors, AP Art, Calc 1-2 Honors, Advanced Molecular Bio, In Tune with Nature, Practical Politics, New Media and Culture, Gender, Race and Class in Media, Encounters (Religion Studies)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Highest school honors, National Merit commended student, school community service grant.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (advanced debater), Young Democrats (head), Dorm Prefect, School Paper (senior and graphics editor), Varsity Crew, Varsity X-Country Skiing
Job/Work Experience: Intern at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, intern for congressional campaign, sailing instructor
Volunteer/Community Service: Tutor refugee high school students, big sister to underprivileged youth, service trip to Haiti
Summer Activities: Sailing race team, interning
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app (9)- artistic risk about crashing a drone, my grandfather, and my bonsai tree; Michigan Supplements (7)- showed enthusiasm for UMich and engineering as a whole
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Humanities teacher (10)- he absolutely loved me and I was his best student; Marine Bio teacher (9)- I was very enthusiastic and his top student
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): (7) She knows me as a very strong student, but we don’t have the best personal relation
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): (10) Engineering mentor from the summer
Interview: None offered

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Boarding
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:
Strengths: Strong courses and grades, good SAT I, lots of engineering experience
Weaknesses: No APs at school, unfocused ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that my engineering experience was quite comprehensive and my scores were high enough
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Deferred early from Yale, applying regular to Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, Tufts, Swarthmore, Wesleyan
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Applying from a top boarding school, I was afraid that UMich would think I was using them as a safety school. However, I’m really impressed with their engineering program, and would be completely happy to attend if other schools don’t work out!

[daxyzh]

Decision: Deferred

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (650CR/800M/770W/11E) - Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 35C (36E/36M/35R/32S/36E)
SAT II: Math 2: 800 Chemistry: 780 US History: 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.11
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~Top 40% of class (competitive high school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) AP Computer Science A (5) AP Calculus AB (5) AP Chemistry (5) AP Chinese Language and Culture (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government and Politics, AP Physics I, AP Statistics, TA, Student Tutor, PE
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, couple of DECA business awards (California DECA Virtual Business Challenge 2015 - Retailing 1st Place)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
DECA Business Club 9,10
American Cancer Society (Co-Founder, Executive Vice President, President) 11,12
The Octopi Project, A Startup Company (Co-Founder, Vice President) 11,12
Boy Scouts (Webmaster, Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster) 9,10,11,12
New Student Support (Treasurer and Technology Manager) 12
Chemistry Club (Tutor) 11,12
Job/Work Experience:

Currently an intern at a communications company
Interned at a dentist office one summer
Volunteer/Community service:
Run an independent Java tutoring service (5 hours/week) 12
Volunteering service project in a foreign country one summer (100 hours/wk for 2 weeks) 10
Summer Activities:
Harvard Summer School - Calculus II and Adolescent Literature (8 units total) 11

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (8.5/10), Michigan Supplementals (9/10), Additional Info (9.5/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 8.5/10 -TA for this teacher for two years now, one year as a math class TA and now serve as a Java programming class tutor
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 - Tutor for APUSH class, very well respected by students, teacher said my recommendation was by far the easiest for her to write since there was so much she could talk about
Teacher Rec #3: 8/10 - AP Chemistry teacher who based her letter off my perseverance
Counselor Rec: 7/10 - meh, didn’t read, so will assume generic, perhaps decent if he put in some effort
Additional Rec: 8.5/10 - Professor of Calculus II course at Harvard, must have been pretty good since I performed well in the class

Additional Rec #2: 8/10 - Professor of Adolescent Literature course at Harvard, talked about my creative thought since he liked my writing style a lot
Interview: 9/10 - I really liked this guy and he thought I was a pretty good fit for Michigan.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: B.S. Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~$250,000/yr
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Additional Info essay explained my upward trend in GPA performance despite initial setbacks due to a family crisis.

Reflection:
Strengths: ACT Score, Recommendations, Essays, EC’s? (short lived though)
Weaknesses: GPA (easily)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA was probably just short of making it out of the defer pool. Otherwise, no freaking idea.

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Northwestern, Case Western ($25k/year scholarship), Northeastern ($18k/year scholarship), and Purdue

Absolutely shocked that Michigan deferred me after Northwestern took me with the same stats. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Either way, I’m heading to Northwestern next fall, and will be withdrawing my application from Michigan. Good luck to those who got deferred! You’re still in the race! Congrats to those who got accepted!

[Soonay]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 750/760/790 (2300 total)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (760), Math II (770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 93.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
Senior Year Course Load: Pretty standard, with 2 APs and focused towards science/medicine
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Badminton Club (Public Secretary), Track & Field (Team Leader),
Job/Work Experience: Summer job working as medical scribe in a clinic (~200 hrs), Clinical Research (helped draft background for a research protocol) (~50 hrs)
Volunteer/Community Service: >80 hours
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 9/10, Supplements 6/10 (worked on them super last minute, was honestly scared I’d get rejected because of them)
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10/10, 7/10 just guessing here
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8/10
Interview: N/A

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Nope
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Very selective public school in NYC
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Strengths: High test scores, Selective school, specialized ECs
Weaknesses: lack of strong leadership, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: All because of my test scores probably
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Columbia (Rejected :()
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: So happy to have been accepted!!! Just glad I’m going to college at this point

[kcoleman89]

Decision: Accepted!

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 29C (31E, 27M, 31R, 26S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72U, 4.2W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (school doesn’t give specific rank)
AP (place score in parentheses): English Language and Composition(3) but didn’t send
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Dual Credit English, Theology, Government, other electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Lacrosse (Captain), Student Body Secretary, NHS, Started my own club, lots of others
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: 100+ hours at the Boys and Girls Club
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 8 or 9, I showed a lot of passion and interest in UMich
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 10, I asked my two favorite teachers and I had the highest average in their classes
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9ish
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: n/a
Interview: didn’t have one

Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Parochial
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: lower middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly have no idea but I’m incredibly thankful. GO BLUE!!
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I honestly didn’t think that I had a chance because I’m OOS and had relatively low test scores. However, my parents encouraged me to and I am so thankful that they did. Even if you doubt yourself, apply anyways. The admissions officers may see something in you that sparks their interest. You never know!! Good luck to those deferred and congrats to those accepted. See y’all in August!

[muse256]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA- Cell & Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (710 CR, 710 M, 620 W)
ACT (breakdown): 31 (30 E, 33 M, 31 R, 29 S)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 with an upward trend
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): English Language & Comp. (4), Psychology (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP Environmental Science, Honors Chamber Singers
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding performer at a national competition, some other small ones

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Leadership position in nationally ranked activity, very involved in my high school’s music program
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer tutor, some hours from local food pantry
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: not sure, but very personal and about overcoming failure
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 7/10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9/10
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9/10
Interview: none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM? But I don’t think they consider applicants’ ethnicities

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Recommendations
Weaknesses: Test Scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not sure to be honest
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Boston University, Brown, Penn, Ohio State (Accepted), Iowa (Accepted), Rice, UIUC, USC, UW-Madison

[ScrubaDubDub98]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 (34 E, 35 M, 34 R, 36 S, 10 E)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 (Math II), 780 (Spanish Reading), 760 (Chemistry)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC (5), English Lang (5), US History (5), Spanish Lang (5), Chemistry (4), Biology (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, AP Spanish Literature, AP English Literature, AP Economics, Honors Linear Algebra/Multivariable Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Spanish Exam Gold Medal (2 Years), Top 15 ACS Chemistry Exam

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tennis (3 Years Varsity, Captain, All-Conference), Academic Bowl (4 Years), Math Team (4 Years), Drug-and-Alcohol Free Club (4 Years), Marching Band (2 Years)
Job/Work Experience: Summer Youth Tennis Counselor, Mathnasium Instructor
Volunteer/Community Service: Peer Tutor at School (40+ Hours a Year), Interact
Summer Activities: Work, USTA Tournaments
Essays (rating 1-10, details)::
CommonApp: 9.5/10, Supplements: 9/10
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Calc and Spanish Teachers
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Should Have Been Good
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Tennis Coach
Interview: 10/10 We really hit it off.

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Large Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Single-Parent Household
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: GPA, ACT, SAT II’s,
Weaknesses: No stand out STEM awards/activities
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Show interest by visiting because a lot of my friends with superb applications who didn’t visit got deferred.