<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT (one sitting): 1940 (Low because of writing) Crit: 690. Math: 680. Writing: 570.
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Bio: 650. USH: 620
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: Confused on whether or not Mich counts freshman year or not.. but my cumulative (including freshman year) is 3.63 UW. 3.92 Weighted. (It's considered a 4.0 at my school)
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 10 AP classes, 1 Honors Course, all the rest advanced courses
[ *] Rank: 30/309
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
First Generation College in America (My parents attended some college in another country)
[ *] Essays: CommonApp essay was really good. Mich supplements were decent.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I know for a fact one of these is amazing, the other is okay.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Conducted college level research in a lab at a state university. (Chemistry) Publishing my research in the next couple of months.
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:NJ
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity: African American/White (Mixed, no idea if this helps or detracts)
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: Academic Rigor, teacher recs, common app essay. I think my SATs put me at a weakness unfortunately.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: Just want to know more about how UM calculates the gpa.</p>
<p>I’d say you fit the mold pretty well. Michigan is definitely a target for you (40-50%) Perhaps trying taking the ACT to improve your chances? </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>it’s a bit of stretch for you considering you’re out of state, i’d say about a 30% chance, best of luck.</p>
<p>Thanks! I’m just really hoping I don’t get deferred come december 23rd. If anyone else wants to chance me, I’d appreciate it!</p>