MICHIGAN student..UofM, UIUC, UC, MSU, Princeton

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, I am a rising senior and I'd like to know where I stand. Please estimate my chances as accurately as you can. I really don't mind getting negative results, its not personal or anything. Please ask any questions if you have any :)</p>

<p>RISING SENIOR
ASIAN MALE
PUBLIC HS
MICHIGAN RESIDENT
MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY
UNDECIDED COLLEGE MAJOR (However I am thinking about engineering or business as of now)</p>

<p>I am thinking about these schools:</p>

<p>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Michigan State
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Purdue University
UCLA
UC-Berkeley
UCSD
Princeton
University of Virginia</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.92 </p>

<p>ACT: 30
SAT II: Still waiting
AP scores: Still waiting
AP Statistics test: 3</p>

<p>Class rank: school doesn't rank but I am in the top 10%</p>

<p>Alumni considerations: My dad and uncle both graduated from University of Michigan. My dad went all the way to an engineering PhD and my uncle got an MBA at U of M.</p>

<p>AP and honors course: 5 honors courses and 6 AP courses as of finishing junior year.</p>

<p>Honors Algebra II
Honors Trignometry
Honors Pre-calculus
Honors English 9
Honors English 10</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics
AP Japanese
AP English Language and Composition
AP English Literature and Composition (senior year)
AP Biology (senior year)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Japanese club (9th, 10th, 11th) - Vice President
Computer club (10th, 11th)
FIRST Robotics (9th)
JV Tennis (9th, 10th, 11th)
Men's Swimming (10th)</p>

<p>Volunteer work:</p>

<p>Tutoring at the high school during summer school</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:</p>

<p>Japan America Friendship Scholarship recipient (2008) - $4000 scholarship from the Japanese government for a foreign exchange program to Japan during the summer of 2008.</p>

<p>3rd place Mich. River Rat tournament (2007) - An annual tennis tournament at University of Michigan
Quad Champions (2007) - Novi tennis team invitational tournament</p>

<p>Michigan Math Prize Finalist (2007) - One of 1000 finalists among 10,000 participants in the 51st annual MMPC</p>

<p>Regional Champions FIRST Robotics (2007) - Champions of FIRST Robotics competition</p>

<p>Great Lakes Chairman's award (2007) - FIRST Robotics award for best team</p>

<p>1st place B. Groves Invitational (2008) - High school tennis tournament at B. Groves High School</p>

<p>Comments:</p>

<p>I feel like my study abroad program to Japan during the summer of 2008 is going to help me a lot and I'm really proud that I got a scholarship from the Japanese government to go. I also have a passion for Japanese language and culture and I was able to test out of Japanese I and Japanese IV. I also have been active in Japanese club and was named vice president at the end of my junior year.</p>

<p>I also think my math is strong and I have taken Honors Algebra I and Honors Geometry both in 8th grade, starting on an accelerated level. I also am happy about being an MMPC finalist.</p>

<p>My volunteer work is pretty weak and my standardized test scores aren't the best as of now.</p>

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<p>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - match
Michigan State - In
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - in
Purdue University - in
UCLA - reach (Outta state… pretty tough)
UC-Berkeley - high reach… engineering if impossible to get into undergrad I hear
UCSD - high match
Princeton - we can all dream… its a crapshoot … best of luck to you
University of Virginia - high reach… tough out of state as well</p>

<p>if anything get those ACTs up.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/731503-can-you-guys-please-chance-me-would-mean-lot.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/731503-can-you-guys-please-chance-me-would-mean-lot.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>GOOD LUCK!</p>

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<p>Legacy will def. help you at UMich. Girl at my school with a 3.0 GPA and like 1800 SAT got in UMich because her mom and dad both went there. I would say you’re in.</p>

<p>Princeton will probably reject you. Sorry if that was outright cold, but your ACT really isn’t up to par with their standards, and even if it was, you still need something amazing going for you to make it in.</p>

<p>UCB and UCLA are hard out-of-state. So is UVa I believe, and UIUC and UCSD to a lesser extent. They are all reaches but I could see you making 1-2. For the other colleges, you’re in.</p>

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<p>I think every are good matches except UC Berkeley, UVA (both are outa state so its going to be hard), and Princeton (reach for anyone unless you have some unique awards/talents). However, you should still apply because you never know what will happen.</p>

<p>UCLA might not be a reach even though its outa state because somebody at my school got in with similar stats.</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies guys!!!</p>

<p>I know princeton is a long way away, I just added it in just for fun. My parents are encouraging me to at least apply to one ivy league school but I don’t really want to go to one. maybe for grad school , since its more important then.</p>

<p>bumpidity bump</p>

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<p>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: Match (likely in)
Michigan State: Safety
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Safety
Purdue University: Safety
UCLA: Low Reach
UC-Berkeley: Reach (it is almost impossible to get into this school as an out-of-state student)
UCSD: Match
Princeton: Reach (it is a reach for everyone!)
University of Virginia: Low Reach</p>