<p><stats>
GPA: 3.65 (unweighted)
AP's: Four classes by the end of high school (all 4's and 5's on tests)
-AP US History
-AP US Gov
-AP English Lit
-AP Enviro Sci
-AP Eng Lang (self-study)
Honors: Two honor's classes
ACT: 29 (Retaking and hoping for a 30+)
SAT: 1900 (Retaking and hoping for a 1950-2000)
*Thing to note - our school follows a block schedule, so we take 4 classes a day for half a year and then switch the classes for the second part of the year. All AP's (except Stat and Comp. Gov [havn't taken]) run for the full year meaning they each take 2/8 class periods.
School: About 2000 students, sends top students to Ivies</stats></p>
<p><ec's>
Trip to New Orleans for a week for Hurricane Katrina Relief (8 hrs/day...6 days)
Varsity Cross Country (4 years)
Track (4 years)
LinkCrew Freshmen Orientation (2 years) - Lead groups of incoming freshmen for a four hour orientation and then advise them all year
Youth Council (2 years) - In charge of planning events for youth in the city and doing volunteer work for city
Fiddlers ReStrung (4 years)-nationally renowned fiddle group that has played all over the country...at the White House, Kentucky, Tennessee, Good Morning America and many other places
Recycling Club (2 years) - Collect the school's recycling
YoungLife (4 years)</ec's></p>
<p>Colleges:
Kenyon College
UMich (In-State)
USC (Cali not Carolina)
Denison
Pitzer
NYU
BU
Miami OH
Colorado College
UNC - Chapel Hill</p>
<p>Your chances at U of M are very high. You have great EC's and decent scores, and your in-state status adds a bit of priority to your application. But you're not a shoo-in; someone from my school with a 3.7, SO state medals, impressive ACT scores (I think slightly higher than yours), and in-state status, was waitlisted. However, I'd like to note that he was average in the more ...personality type... facets of the application. </p>
<p>I disagree that your chances at UMich are high. My stats were slightly better. I had a 3.65 UW, 32 ACT, legacy at Michigan + even better EC's then you do (couple of state awards + leadership positions, both of which you don't have). And I was deferred, but accepted later. Another thing I'd like to point out is that many of my friends with similar stats (3.6-3.7 GPA + 31-33 ACT) have been deferred then accepted/rejected and one with a 3.7 + 33 actually deferred/waitlisted. Keep in mind, these students are all in-state as well. </p>
<p>UMich (In-State) - Slight Reach
USC (Cali not Carolina) - Slight Reach
NYU - Slight Reach
BU - Match / Safe Match
Miami OH - Match / Safe Match
UNC - Chapel Hill - Slight Reach / Reach</p>
<p>Maybe I was being overly optimistic, and maybe I wasn't. However, I'd like to point out that a lot of the observations we have regarding other people's decisions is anecdotal; there may be factors that we don't care to mention or that we simply don't know, factors that may influence the decision positively or negatively. In addition, I think we can both name one person who got into UM for every one person with high stats who was rejected. </p>
<p>And you WERE eventually accepted, n'est-ce pas? </p>
<p>Perhaps I should also better define "very high." To me, that means 55-65%.</p>
<p>Ratings on a scale of: high reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety.</p>
<p>Kenyon College... SEMI-REACH.
UMich (In-State)... GOOD FIT.
University of Southern California... REACH.
Denison... GOOD FIT.
Pitzer... SEMI-REACH.
NYU... SEMI-REACH.
BU... GOOD FIT.
Miami OH... LIKELY.
Colorado College... SEMI-REACH.
UNC - Chapel Hill... REACH.</p>
<p>You're in Michigan easy. People overestimate how hard it is to get in. If you're in-state it's so easy. I know people are going to get rip me, but it's a joke. People from my school (in-state) get in with 21-26 ACTs. One kid from my school who got suspended for something really nasty even got in. I got in OOS (specific residency issue) with similar stats as you.</p>
<p>Kenyon College Slight Reach
UMich (In-State) Match
USC (Cali not Carolina) Slight Reach
BU Match
Miami OH Safe Match
UNC - Chapel Hill (OOS) Reach</p>