Michigan EA Class of 2020 Results Thread

[eterniall]

Decision: Accepted on December 18, posting this right now for my daughter

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190, critical reading 740, math 700, writing 760; 2290 superscore
ACT (breakdown): did not send
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (school does not rank)
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (4), Calculus AB (4), US History (5), Lang (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: ap calculus bc, ap stats, ap comparative government, ap literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing special just the usual AP exam award and some school awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): co-president of a club, held officer positions for a couple clubs at school, advanced symphony orchestra, other EC’s don’t exactly recall
Job/Work Experience: did a dual paid restaurant-corporate internship at Panda Express this past summer, I think this is what made her stand out
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteered at Huntington Library plus other organizations

Summer Activities: travel with family, Panda summer internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 9/10 she worked really hard on them, esp the common app essay and the why michigan supplement, really tried to demonstrate lots of interest in UMich
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 10/10: ap lang teacher said that he would be able to write a great letter; 8/10: not sure for the other teacher
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 10/10, counselor told her she would be able to write an amazing letter of rec for her
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: N/A
Interview: did not do one

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? no
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths: essays, summer internship at Panda, rec letters
Weaknesses: test scores, GPA, EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: worked really hard on her essays and supplements, really thought they reflected who she was & her summer internship at Panda
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Case Western ($25,500k/yr scholarship), Boston College (rejected), still waiting on USC and UC’s, need to apply RD to Cornell
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: my daughter and I are very satisfied with the news! umich is a beautiful school and the out of state tuition isn’t as bad compared to other colleges. we’re very grateful with the outcome. because of this,

[whej123]

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

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): engineering

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): R 730 M 740 W 780 = 2250 total (superscore is 2310, with M 800)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II (place score in parentheses): math II 800, chem 800, physics 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 (nothing lower than A-, so 4.00 for umich)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): Chem 5, Statistics 5, Micro 5, Macro 5
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calc BC, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Lang, photography I, english (senior), advanced math
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (not major but) math league high scorer for 3 yrs

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): quiz bowl (founder/leader), a lot of teaching/hands on service activities, school newspaper, helping to run a christian program at school (technically a “leader”), orchestra (assistant concertmaster)
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community Service:look at extracurriculars
Summer Activities: volunteer at single mothers home in southeast asia
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 7 why umich, 8 community, 8 common app
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: not phenomenal, but pretty good (im guessing. didnt get to read)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::6/10 at best, he doesnt really like me
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview: didnt get a chance

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? nope
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): china
School Type: private american curriculum
Ethnicity: asian/korean
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:AP/SAT II scores
Weaknesses: essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays probably
Where else you are applying or have already applied: rejected from one extremely selective school, applying to a mostly umich-tier schools, a few harder/easier
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: my writing sucks. essays were probably barely on par. super bummed dunno why everyone from my school was deferred

[rosegold6]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800CR, 740M, 800W), took only once
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math, 780 Lit, 770 Spanish reading, 760 US Hist, 760 World Hist, 720 Physics, 710 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): officially N/A (school doesn’t rank), unofficially top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), English Lit (5), APUSH (5), Spanish Lang (5), World History (5), Psych (self-studied, 5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ (combined Micro/Macro), AP American Gov, AP Physics C, AP English Lang, AP Calc BC, Leadership
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top-ranked in USA for debate, several debate tournament awards, national scholarship winner for debate, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate captain, ASB position in Leadership, CyberPatriot founder/captain, varsity volleyball, math tutor
Job/Work Experience: Internship at national laboratory as software programmer and TA for cybersecurity classes
Volunteer/Community Service: On planning committee for large American Cancer Society fundraiser for the past 2 years
Summer Activities: Study abroad after sophomore year
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Personal statement and smaller essays were decent, probably 7-9, but Why Michigan essay was 10+ fantastic and I’m sure it’s what got me in - I mentioned Ann Arbor community spirit, attending UM debate camp, and tons of Michigan references showing I knew the school in and out and I loved it
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Probably 8’s or 9’s. I know Michigan asks for one but I accidentally submitted two…my AP Calc AB teacher and APUSH teacher, both like me and I did well in their classes, but I know my APUSH teacher wrote hers last minute so idk how strong it was
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8, my counselor likes me but I go to a large public school and she writes hundreds of recs, so probably not too original
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9, internship mentor, very professional, talked about work I did for the lab
Interview: None

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public, competitive atmosphere
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Girl in STEM, legacy

Reflection
Strengths: High scores, Why Michigan essay, and cybersecurity internship
Weaknesses: Not much community service, no major awards related to Computer Engineering (intended major)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My high grades and scores, plus demonstrated interest from attending the debate camp and several on-campus football games, plus legacy
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Stanford (rejected), waiting for USC, UVA, Maryland, Duke, Penn, Yale, Harvard, Brown, UChicago, Columbia, Princeton, MIT, Caltech, NYU, Carnegie Mellon
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I got my acceptance packet today in the mail! I absolutely love Michigan and I can’t wait for our football team to be great again in year #2 with the Prodigal Son. Not committing until after RD decisions but I can 100% see myself in Ann Arbor having the best time ever. GO BLUE!!! Good luck to all those that were deferred.

[KeepRunning51]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send (one sitting 2100 c, 690r 680m 730w)
ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite (35E, 35M, 32R, 33S, 31W/E) One sitting
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100 unweighted (my school doesn’t do out of 4.0)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5) US History (3) Physics 1 (3)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, Original Science Research, College-level english class, AP Spanish, AP Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4-year varsity cross country (captain), 4-year varsity winter track (captain), 4-year varsity spring track (captain), 6-year piano lessons, 2-year member of school’s Model Congress club, Member of school’s chapter of National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: 4-year referee for local rec soccer league, 1-year counselor at local day camp
Volunteer/Community Service: 3-year volunteer at local food pantry, various other random service events
Summer Activities: Did a summer program at Princeton where students can learn about topics that interest them that aren’t standard to most schools’ curriculum (examples include the Psychology of Dreaming, the Mechanics of Time travel, etc.)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Common app (9/10 mostly for creativity) was about a time when my phone was stolen and how my true failure was yielding to my cynicism of the world; Activities essay (8/10? not sure cuz only 100 words) was about my volunteer work at the food pantry and how it helps me as a person ; Communities essay (9/10 lots of voice) was about being captain of the XC team and how I tried to make the younger, newer members of the team feel more like a member of the community; Why Michigan essay (8/10 a little scrambled but got the main points across well) expanded on the food pantry and how that has ignited my interest in the economics of developing countries, and also how I have always enjoyed mathematics and why I would want to study in the Ross School of Business.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Never saw any of them, but they all liked me and witnessed what I would consider to be some of my best academic work, so I hope they were good
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Ditto
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8/10 Director of distribution for all food pantries in the county; he knows me very well and the rec highlighted a part of me that no part of my application had truly covered (ambition and reliability)
Interview: Never offered

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant): United States
School Type: Public (about 1400 student total
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High ($200,000+)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing at all

Reflection
Strengths: Strong ACT score, good GPA, deep involvement in extracurriculars, creative and thoughtful Essays
Weaknesses: AP scores, few Awards,
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: While my numbers were strong, I also believe I did a good job of showing what I add to the UMich community as well as how I would benefit from it personally
Where else you are applying or have already applied: REJECTED from Duke ED; ACCEPTED to Miami Ohio ($22k/year scholarship + honors), Northeastern ($22k/year scholarship + honors), Tulane ($32k/Year scholarship + honors); STILL WAITING TO HEAR from Cornell, Northwestern, Tufts, UNC, UVA, and Wake Forest
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I’m so excited!!! Congratulations to all others who were accepted! For those who were deferred/rejected, definitely don’t dwell on it too much; you’ll end up somewhere great that is right for you.

[redrubies1224]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (took once, didn’t send): 800 Math, 790 Writing, 710 Reading
ACT (breakdown): 35 (took it once)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math II, 740 Biology (didn’t send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure, maybe top 10%? The average GPA of my class is a 3.66.
AP (place score in parentheses): School doesn’t offer APs.
IB (place score in parentheses): Haven’t taken my IB exams yet, nor have I received predicted grades.
Senior Year Course Load:

IB2 Mathematics HL
IB2 Biology HL
IB2 French HL
IB2 Chemistry SL
IB2 History SL
IB2 Literature SL
IB2 Visual Arts SL
IB2 Theory of Knowledge

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad-top 1.5% in North America

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

Muslim Student Association (treasurer): raised $130,000 for Syrian refugees in one dinner
Psychology Club (founder/president)
Science Olympiad
French Honors Society

Didn’t join NHS because at my school, all they do is 10 hours of community service at the same place every year.

Personal Endeavor: trying to write and illustrate a French children’s book as a gift for my French teachers. I plan to get it printed, and perhaps have it available as an e-book too.

Job/Work Experience: co-founded a tutoring business with my father, 16 regular students and counting
Volunteer/Community Service:

Teacher at local Sunday School: since 7th grade, 1000+ hours of service
Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Volunteer: Neuroscience department
Teen Board at local library: organize library community events, choose books to order, etc.

Summer Activities: not many, started hospital volunteering after 11th grade, visited family in Pakistan for entire summer after 10th grade.

Essays (rating 1-10, details):: Common App essay was pretty good, talked about a turning point in my religion and how that changed my personality and outlook of others.

Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Not sure, the teachers at my school say that if they agree to write you a letter of rec, then it’ll be a good one.

French teacher’s letter of rec: 7-8 maybe?
Biology teacher’s letter of rec: 8-9

Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: Didn’t know her too well, but was impressed with my extra-curriculars: maybe 6-7

Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: No additional rec
Interview: No interview

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Going to
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public (Nationally recognized)
Ethnicity: South East Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $70,000-$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, extra-curriculars, course load, school rank
Weaknesses: Declining grades
Why you think you were accepted: U of M absolutely loves my school (it’s the best in the state); pretty much everyone gets accepted. But I think my overall image was pretty appealing.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Yale SCEA (deferred), going to apply to Harvard, Johns Hopkins, other Ivies, etc.
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Like I said before, I had the advantage of my school rank in the country, as well as the in-state position. I know this isn’t good advice for all of you, but I think it was a big factor in my case. To be honest, I always considered U of M to be my safety school, so if you have these stats, you’re more than good to go.

[sibibib]

Does anyone know if international students get a postal mail if they are accepted or just like Purdue we are sent emails of acceptance but no post or acceptance package?

[janevyl]

Remove spaces in brackets before posting!!

Choose one:

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA (waiting for a pre-admit decision!!!)

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): 2320
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (790), Chinese (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.51 (weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Stats (5), AP Micro (5), AP Macro (5), AP Calc AB (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Lang, AP Calc BC, AP US Gov, Logic, Java, C++
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Swim (Captain), Newspaper (Editor), MUN (delegate, chair, reporter, editor, etc.), orchestra, etc.
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 9
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 8
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview: n/a

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: not sure but don’t need aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I wrote a really detailed essay for the why school/major (but I wrote the entire essay on why Ross, not really LSA)
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Penn , BC , UNC, UVA, USC, Berkeley, NYU, Vandy, Cornell, UC, NU, CMU
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Yay! Just praying for pre-admit now…

[tfarandom]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 math 630 reading 670 writing
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses):didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9-not completely sure since we do GCE
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: physics, math, chemistry, economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): tennis player, drama council, volunteer teacher at under privileged school
Job/Work Experience: month long internship after my sophomore year
Volunteer/Community Service: mentioned above
Summer Activities: nothing as such
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 8.5
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 9s
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::9
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview: didn’t have one

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? not applicable but indicated
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
School Type:highy selective - one of the best in the region
Ethnicity: didn’t mention
Gender:male
Income Bracket:$50-75k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

Reflection
Strengths:supplements
Weaknesses:SAT scpres and activities
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:supplements
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

[whizkid98]

Decision: Deferred - Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): C: 34, M: 30, R: 36, E: 35, S: 34, W: 29
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: IB Chemistry, IB Biology, IB Spanish, IB Literature, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Math SL 2, IB History, Theory of Knowledge, IB Exam Prep
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Co-Leader of Spanish Honor Society, Member of NHS, Science Olympiad, High School Freshman/JV soccer grades 9-11, Club soccer grades 9-10
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service: Various volunteering positions, at least 50+ hrs since 9th grade
Summer Activities: Trip to Spain, High school soccer camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: I’d say the Common App was 7/10. Good story but the writing probably could’ve been better. UMich essays 6/10. I worked on all of them for about a month but I was never really happy with them.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Both 10/10, they love me.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 8/10, She doesn’t know me that well, but she writes great recs for everyone.
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: N/A
Interview:

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: URM
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM but I know this is illegal to consider in the state of Michigan

Reflection
Strengths: ACT. I studied hard to get a 32, and didn’t study at all and got a 34, some kind of luck. Extreme demonstrated interest: multiple information sessions, 3 campus tours, college fair visits, shadowed a student, attended an application workshop. My school is nationally ranked full IB school, and a feeder school to UMich (over 100 students accepted each year).

Weaknesses: GPA definitely. I had a downward trend since freshman year, received my first B in sophomore year. Junior year was tough, but I was able to end the year with 2 B+'s in the second semester. If they received my first semester grades early this year, I’m not sure how it would’ve turned out…3 B’s for a 3.69 semester GPA. I think the intense rigor of my curriculum and ACT saved me, plus possibly my demonstrated interest. I also had very few awards and not enough volunteering.

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I expected a deferral but was hoping for an eventual acceptance. Apparently I was just on the cusp of being accepted EA, because I was accepted exactly at midnight on Feb. 5. I sent a letter of continued interest when the admissions office reopened on Jan. 4, and was hopeful because I got the “good” deferral letter.

Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: UMich, MSU, Wayne State University, Case Western Reserve University. Applied: Harvard, Northwestern, Columbia, Yale, Princeton (obviously no hope for these but I don’t care since I’ve been accepted to UMich)

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: This has been a long and stressful process for me, which I’m not used to because I’m known for living a stress-free life. If you’re deferred, don’t lose hope! If you know you have the stats to get accepted, you stand a very good chance. Be sure to send in a letter of continued interest, because it really can’t hurt you. Best of luck to all future applicants! Hopefully I’ll see you all on campus someday!

[NCHTRasdfghjkl]

Has anyone gotten scholarships notifications yet? Jean Fairfax, shipman etc?

[sibibib]

My folks are asking if there’s a FB page that allows parents of admitted students to network. Purdue has a page like that. Its really helpful.

[meira1660]

I was DEFERRED then ACCEPTED (sorry I have royally screwed up the lovely code someone made for us to copy and paste. my bad)
College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA Residential College

bObjective:/b
SAT I (breakdown): Math: 790 Writing: 800 (11 essay) Reading: 800
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800) Spanish w/o Listening (800) Literature (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school uses 12 pt system, I have a 10 which is like an A- or like 3.7ish I think??
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses): English Language (5) Chemistry (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: 1st semester: Political Shakespeare (English course), AP Calc AB, AP Physics 1, Spanish 4, Arabic 2 (taken with Malone Schools Online Network via my school), 2nd semester: English class where we learn abt short stories…idk what it’s called, everything else is the same.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Spanish Exam Gold in grades 10 and 11

bSubjective:/b
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Students United for Racial Equity (Co-head of club); JV Basketball grades 9, 10; Sprachcaffe Language learning program in Malaga (basically, I went to Spain for three weeks this summer to improve my spoken Spanish)
I also put a few things in my CA that aren’t strictly extracurricular but that I do outside of school like going to Synagogue and taking my Arabic class, which is after school
Job/Work Experience: JCC Day Camp counselor for two summers, CIT two summers before that
Volunteer/Community Service: I did like an hour of fundraising outside a Barnes and Noble for the CT Food Bank, which my school organizes every year
Summer Activities: See work experience and Extracurriculars
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: idk I guess like 8 or 9?? I worked pretty hard on them and my aunt, who writes grants and also works with high school seniors on their apps (like, they pay her) worked pretty closely with me. She didn’t write anything for me but she helped me cut down word counts and really make sure I was answering the questions properly. OH also my main essay, the personal statement, was great. I wrote it last year in English and got an A and both my aunt and my college counselor loved it. It is about my relationship with religion and prayer.
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Probably like 10. I chose one teacher who had me for two years (chem, then AP chem) and while we were not very close, she saw that I worked incredibly hard in her class. The other teacher is my favorite teacher (he was my Spanish teacher in 9th and 11th grade) and we talk all the time and he is like my #1 fan.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: ~8?? Idk we don’t know each other that well but he likes me and I make sure to keep him updated
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details):: n/a
Interview: n/a

bOther/b
Applied for Financial Aid? Yeah
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private/Prep
Ethnicity: White (Jewish)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: I don’t really know, it’s complicated because one of my parents recently became unemployed
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m like a quadruple legacy. Both my brother and father also went to U of M undergrad and were in the RC. So were most of my cousins and aunts and uncles on my dad’s side. My parents met at U of M law school.

bReflection/b
Strengths: SAT scores for sure, and my personal statement
Weaknesses: extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly i’m not sure why I was deferred. It may be the combination of my extracurriculars and the fact that I’m OOS…maybe my grades were a little low? Idk
Where else you are applying or have already applied: I’d prefer not to say, but I’ll say that there are plenty of fancy shmancy Ivy Leagues on my list and…ugh.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

[wayneandgarth]

@sibibib - yes. It’s a closed group; private message me her name and email and I can have her added.

[Brexit99]

Decision: Accepted!

I feel the absolute outsider. I’m OOS, go to boarding school, and am on financial aid and was accepted in December (LSA). My GPA is the equivalent of about 3.8 (we use an 11 point scale) and my SATs are in the mid-600s. No hooks that I can think of. Parents are middle class, white, live in Connecticut. I’m active in some high school activities but nothing spectacular. Feel like they made a mistake!

[choirsandstages]

You must’ve had good recommendations and good essays and your grades are good. I’m sure you are deserving!

[mistnight8]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 750 M 750 W
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (790) Physics (790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/372
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (5) APUSH (5) Physics 1 (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, English HL, Civics, AP Calc AB, Chinese 4, International Relations (MUN)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): a smatter of school clubs, MUN, piano
Job/Work Experience: cashier at fast food, tutor
Volunteer/Community Service: hospital and church volunteering
Summer Activities: nothing really…just my job
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Worst of my college essays since Umich was written first, but probably like a 7
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t see, but one was generic and one was personal so 7
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Generic 7
Interview: Received HAIL offer but I haven’t been contacted yet

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Nope!
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: prefer not to say

Reflection
Strengths: scores, GPA
Weaknesses: no engineering extracurriculars!
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have no idea the other people who got accepted were intergalactic. I guess probably academics.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Berkeley (accepted!), UCLA, UC Davis, UCI, UCSD, Stanford, CalPolySLO
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I was deferred in December after refreshing my decision every 5 minutes and then accepted when I didn’t expect it. You can’t do anything right now so don’t stress out over decisions! They’re best when you aren’t anticipating them!

[kipler]

I was accepted EA and am just now posting

Decision: Accepted

College: LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 740 M, 740 W, 2280 overall
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Molecular Bio (790), Lit (720)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Honors English (my school does not have AP English), AP AB Calc, Honors Physics, AP German, AP Psych, and TA of a biology class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Three time German National Exam Gold Medalist, Goethe Society Award from the American Association of Teachers of German, German Book award from my high school

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Cross Country (Captain), Indoor Track, Outdoor Track, extracurricular orchestra
Job/Work Experience: Summer Camp Counselor
Volunteer/Community Service: 3 hours a week at a local hospital
Summer Activities: summer leadership camp, two years of summer research
Essays (rating 1-10, details): English Teacher (9) said it was the best recommendation she’d ever written
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Biology (8), did well in his class, am close with him this year as well because I TA his class now
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): (9) I was allowed to read it
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details): (8) from my research supervisor
Interview: N/A

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White/Middle Eastern
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, although I’m not sure if it matters for a public school and other legacies from my school were rejected

Reflection:
Strengths: Very heavy course load (At my high school, you cannot take any APs until you are a junior and most people do not. 4 APs senior year is also extremely heavy)
Weaknesses: Essays were fine but not my best work
Why you think you were accepted: Legacy, good grades, good recs
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

[HemanthC98]

Decision: Accepted
To the College of Engineering

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite (36 Sci, 35 Eng, 35 Math, 33 Eng)
SAT II: Math II: 800, Chemistry: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t give GPA.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank.
IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 40/45.
Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma Programme ( Math Physics Chemistry HL, Business Management, French ab English Lit SL)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NTSE Scholar, IAIS Mathematics Gold Medalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Cabinet (Head Boy), Started my own NGO (President), Started designing my own app for Community Service, Football (School Team)
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Around 100 hours
Summer Activities: None
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8
Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t see
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
Additional Rec: Didn’t see
Interview: Couldn’t happen

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Foreign
Country (if international applicant): Indian Resident (US Citizen)
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Around $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Test Scores
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test Scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford (Rejected) UT Austin (Rejected)

[WallTitan117]

Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA (Preferred Ross, but definitely not getting in.)

Objective
ACT: 25
Unweighted GPA: 3.6 Something before Senior Year. 3.85 thanks to senior year. Upward Grade Trend Course load: 9-10 Honors. 3 AP classes out of 6 or 7 offered at my school.)
Rank:6/24 in Weighted. 5th for Unweighted.
Awards (Intel, ect): Gold Medal at National CONSEF (Science fair.) (March 2014 and March 2015*)
MU Theta Alpha Award is SEMFD (Special math award at Regional Science fair) (February 2015)
Concept School’s Person of the Month February 2015
SEFMD Outstanding Award (February 2015)
Won School’s Math Olympics in 9th Grade

Subjective
Extracurriculars (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Job- SA Trainer (Huge Leadership Role. March 2015-current)
School’s Ivy League Mentorship/Young Scholar’s Program (Leadership Role with Leaders training. 10th grade-current.)
Carwash Job (September 2013 - July 2014)
Computer Building (Self Taught and Funded. Help/teach others. 2014-Current)
Student Captain of Magic: The Gathering Club (2014-Current.)
Co-Captain/Co-Founder of Model United Nations Club (Senior Year)
NHS, which everyone and their dog is in.
Some in-school Volunteering.
Essays: Common App Personal 8-9/10. Supplement 1&2 are 9-10/10. Sup. 3 is about 6-8/10 Revised by 3 teachers.
Teacher Recs: Pretty good I hope. I told them to convey my leadership and initiative qualities.
Counselor Rec: My counselor adores me and my friends so I’m sure he’s doing the best that he can.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid: Of Course.
Income: Low Economic Class
Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): In-State. Mentally ill mother. I live with my Grandmother.
Location/Person: In-State
State or Country: Michigan, The United States
School Type: Charter School
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male

Reflections
Strengths: Huge, huge, huge upward grade trend. Repeated ACT attempts. Emphasis on leadership and persistence. The awards. I am instate. No detentions, suspensions, or anything like that. Huge demonstrated interest.
Weakness: Just about everything else? GPA, not too many AP classes, and low ACT score.
Where else have I applied: MSU, Wayne State, Penn, Cornell, US Air Force Academy, and Detroit Mercy.
Other Factors: Hail Scholarship. I received my decision on a Sunday, unlike the 99% of Friday decisions.
Aftermath:
I am still in shock. For the past year, I was doubtful that I would even be accepted because of my lower GPA and ACT scores. After looking at the stats of the others here, I was sure I was not going to get in. But against all of the odds, I did. Which leads me to this…
For all future applicants reading this, I understand that seeing applicants like me getting accepted can be all the hope in the world. I am a Vanguard of hope and a bastion of ambition. I won’t say that you don’t need a good score or that you don’t need a good GPA. Those are still important, but it isn’t everything. There’s nothing noble in being superior to your fellow applicant. What matters is that you show that you are better than your former self. Improve, improve, and improve, and then show it, whether it be with an upward grade trend, your essays, recommendations, a more rigorous curriculum, or whatever the hell, you have to show noticeable improvements. You want to go to an institution, and this institution wants to know if you have what it takes to strive for greatness. If you do not expend your boundaries, you will settle for your limitations. Don’t settle; Never settle. If you do, they will think you are lazy, and lazy is the last thing that Michigan wants. High stat applicants that show no interest whatsoever look about just as lazy because their attention is obviously somewhere else (Ivies.).

I originally came here to learn more about the international applicant life, but I’ve decided to stay. If any of you have any questions, message me. I will be there for you.

-WallTitan117

[mas1997]

[ b]Decision: Accepted**

SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 30 (35 E 29M 29R 29S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), AP Enviro (5), AP Gov (5), AP Calc AB, AP Lit (didn’t take APs yet on these last two)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, IB Honors Contemp History, IB Anatomy and Physiology, C Computer programming language, French 4, AP Shakespeare/modern drama, Human Genetics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cornell University Book Award, Optimist Club Award, DAR Good Citizen (of my school), AP Scholar Award, Summa Cum Laude Honors Status

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Swimming 4 years, Community Service Club (co-leader), JV Track, Ski Team- 1 year
Job/Work Experience: nopeee
Volunteer/Community Service: like 60 hours
Summer Activities: volunteering, traveling
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: I can’t rate my own essays lol…. I spent a lot time on them though
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: I’m not sure because I waived my rights to read them, but I think they were all positive
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview:

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? yes
State (if domestic applicant): in-state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private College Prep
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: gpa, awards, recommendations
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: legacy (3rd Gen), GPA…. I really don’t know… this school especially is very random with its decisions….
Where else you are applying or have already applied: George Washington, Cornell, University of Miami (FL), Georgetown, USC, Michigan State
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t feel discouraged by everyone else’s posts here! I know when I looked at these last year I felt super stressed about my test scores and chances of getting in after looking at all these profiles here. My ACT score is not super amazing but I still got in! I know people who have gotten in EA with even lower test scores than me!! If this is your dream school do not feel discouraged! Apply because you never know what they will decide! If you were deferred then don’t worry… no matter what happens it will all work out and you will go to some other amazing place. Everything happens for a reason!