<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): Math 2- 800.
[ *] ACT: 33.
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 3.48.
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): Took 3 AP classes, as many honors as I could. Self studied 5 AP tests on top of the AP classes. Hardest course load possible for me. Also was in the first group of students to do a senior project at my school. They are using our work and results to try to convince the district to offer a senior project to all students.
[ *] Rank: Don't know.
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Most significant ECs: Over 150 tech hours on school plays, well over 400 community service hours, started a nonprofit girls basketball league for a poor Detroit neighborhood, president of Animal Rights Club.
[ *] Essays: Should be good.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Really good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great. She battled depression like I did and is going to write about how I overcame that.
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): None.
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: Michigan.
[ *] School Type: Large, competitive, public.
[ *] Ethnicity: White.
[ *] Gender: Female.
[ *] major strength/weakness: Weak: GPA. Strength: Life circumstances and charity work.
[ *] Other Factors/questions: -First generation college student. -First generation American (mum is from Spain). -Battled severe depression my junior year of high school that led to me being in the hospital numerous times. It is also the reason for my low GPA junior year. -Neither parent works. Dad has been on disability since a car accident 5 years ago and my mum is laid off. NOTE: My GPA may be a 3.6. I retook calculus (which I received a D in) over the summer and received an A in the class. If that goes on my transcript, then I will have a 3.6 instead of a 3.48.</p>
<p>^
slight reach</p>
<p>match if your gpa changes to a 3.6</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA
[ *] SAT (one sitting):R-660, M-700, W-670
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):Chemistry-730, Math IIC-720
[ *] ACT:
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: none (senior overall avg. 90.4;junior overall avg. 89.9;sopohmore overall avg. 88.9)
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 4 AP classes; 3 accelerated classes, 3 college-level courses (from freshmen year to senior year)
[ *] Rank: none
[ *] Other stats: taking a year off (haven't applied UM before)
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):
[music violin for 12 years]
Conservatory Prep School - 4years participated in top orchestra
Districts/All-State-3 years concertmistress/assistant concertmistress
J.Clement Schuler Award for Music
Middlesex Scholarship for Music
Honorable Mention in International Chamber Music Competition
Tanglewood Institute for 2 summers
Point Counter Point chamber music for 1 summer
Classical Music Society (club) for 2 years president
[atheletics]
Varsity Track and Field - 4 letters; 6th in shot put at New Englands (qualified for 3 times)
Friday Night Hockey League for 4 years
[volunteer]
Community Service Student Board
Have done commuity service for 4 years (serving dinner at local church, helping out the elderly, river clean-up etc.)
[other]
Science Olympiad for 2 years; secretary, 12th in MA</p>
<p>[ *] Essays:good (working on it :) )
[ *] Teacher Recs:great
[ *] Counselor Rec:great
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): no legacy, but music perhaps?
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country:MA
[ *] School Type: very competitive prep school
[ *] Ethnicity:Asian
[ *] Gender:F
[ *] major strength/weakness: grades (?) and SATs are weaknesses and ecs are my strength
[ *] Other Factors/questions: international applicant</p>
<p>^
if you apply early... slight reach
your umich gpa is a 3.7?</p>
<p>Transfer Student
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.):LSA (History)
[ *] SAT: n/a
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): n/a
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:3.7
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):Church work, honor society, played in community jazz band. Negative I was on probation
[ *] Essays: Solid
[ *] Teacher Recs:Great
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):None
[ *) Location/Person:Miami
[ *] State or Country:Florida
[ *] School Type: Community College
[ *] Ethnicity:AA
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: graduated high school five years ago</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] ACT: 31 (35 english, 29 math, 33 reading, 25 science)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank:doesn't rank
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):figure skating club, 2 voulunteer clubs, nhs, over 80 volunteer hours, nine departmental awards
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recs:excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec:good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person: good school
[ *] State or Country: in state
[ *] School Type:public, high ranked
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I am applying for fall 2009...</p>
<p>I meant chance me, not rank me! Sorry!</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): actuarial science/stat
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:25
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:don't know. but high school W.GPA: 3.925
[ *] Rank:45/335 = top 13%
[ *] Other stats: some Chess first board, first team awards, math awards, honor rolls for every quarter
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):Soccer, Chess team, Interact, German Club, Peace club, some volunteering events, have job experience, about 50-60 service hours
[ *] Essays:havent worked on them yet, but i will try my best to make them good
[ *] Teacher Recs:good or excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec:good or excellent
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):none
[ *) Location/Person:Toledo
[ *] State or Country:Ohio
[ *] School Type:competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:asian
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:do i even bother applying to it with my horrible ACT score?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): ross
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent): mathiic 780 bio 740 US 740
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: ? (school's 4.0 scale= 3.4 uw, 4.1 weighted)
[ *] Rank: dont know around 10-15%
[ *] Other stats: seven APs: four 5's, two 4's, one 3. almost all my classes are honors or AP
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): NHS, FBLA (went to state for event), 2 other consistent clubs (VP of one), around 150 hrs of volunteering, 150 hrs of internship
[ *] Essays: decent? will work hard but not a stellar writer
[ *] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): none
[ *) Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: do i have a chance with a lower gpa and being out of state?
chance me please (:</p>
<p>I AM LEGEND - not too sure. Probabation, OOS, will most likely hurt though. But you definitely have a chance at transfering.</p>
<p>michiganfan911 - match</p>
<p>psp-fifa-fan - I would estimate a slight reach/reach, though if you calculated your gpa umich style (just search it up) a better "chance" can be made. Also, definitely get that ACT score up. A 28+ will offer you a stronger chance at acceptance, though being OOS it will be difficult to gain admission.</p>
<p>jmc2009 - ouch. Your your act is great, SAT IIs great, and your ECs are good. However, your OOS and your low unweighted gpa will hurt you the most. I would say reach.</p>
<p>please estimate chances for fall 2009 for 1. admission to LSA and 2. admission to LSA Honors Program and 3. merit scholarship. thx.
{<em>} College (LSA): LSA Honors Program Hopefully!
{</em>} White male
{<em>} OOS (from Pennsylvania)
{</em>} 3.7 UMich unweighted GPA (also 3.67 unweighted regular GPA and 4.7 regular weighted GPA)
{} no school rank
{<em>}2380 SAT I,
{</em>} 800 SAT 2 for US History
{<em>} 740 SAT 2 for World History
{</em>} 730 SAT 2 for Math 1
{<em>} teacher recs are very good
{</em>} counselor rec will be good
{<em>} essays are good but not great
{} no hooks
{</em>} competitive private school
{*} EC's are decent but not much leadership</p>
<p>i would rank you a match for michigan in terms of your SAT and the fact that you are coming from a competitive private school. honors is possible, but being OOS with a 3.7 will most likely not bring much merit money.</p>
<p>What is the difference between weighted and unweighted GPA? My school doesn't weight, and I have like a 3.9999 because I got one A-, but I heard Michigan doesn't count minuses or freshman or senior year right? So would 4.0 be right for my Michigan unweighted GPA? I'm confused.</p>
<p>i did some research, but still couldnt find the way to calculate umich gpa. can anyone please help me?</p>
<p>when in doubt, go to the umich faqs. ;) not that hard to find.</p>
<p>Race: Indian, 1st generation immigrant (not that this would help... )
State of Residence: Michigan
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, i dunno weighted
Rank: 1(out of 604)
ACT: 30 but shooting for a 33
SATI: - will take soon
PSAT: 192
SAT II: Math2-710 Bio-770
I've taken AP Bio(5) and AP Calc(5) as a junior, i'll be a senior soon and will take AP Chem, dual enroll in Calc II and III and also take AP History.</p>
<p>Health experience: Physician shadowing (100+)
Nursing home (100+)
Emergency Room (50+)
Medical Research (250 +)
Volunteering: Big Brother once a week(50+), Hindu Temple (50+)
Freshman tutor (plan to be next year)
EC's: NHS, Chess club
Job Experience: Kumon; tutoring kids in math and reading. 12 hrs a week.</p>
<p>I Know my ECs arent good, but I think I've made up for it in other ways...</p>
<p>updated with UM GPA
[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): actuarial science/stat
[ *] SAT:
[ *] SAT IIs (if sent):
[ *] ACT:25
[ *] UM unweighted GPA:3.77
[ *] Rank:45/335 = top 13%
[ *] Other stats: some Chess first board, first team awards, math awards, honor rolls for every quarter
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):Soccer, Chess team, Interact, German Club, Peace club, some volunteering events, have job experience, about 50-60 service hours
[ *] Essays:havent worked on them yet, but i will try my best to make them good
[ *] Teacher Recs:good or excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec:good or excellent
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):none
[ *) Location/Person:Toledo
[ *] State or Country:Ohio
[ *] School Type:competitive
[ *] Ethnicity:asian
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions:do i even bother applying to it with my horrible ACT score?</p>
<p>[ *] College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA
[ *] ACT: 31 (35 english, 29 math, 33 reading, 25 science)
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank:doesn't rank
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc):figure skating club, 2 voulunteer clubs, nhs, over 80 volunteer hours, nine departmental awards
[ *] Essays:good
[ *] Teacher Recs:excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec:good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.):
[ *) Location/Person: good school
[ *] State or Country: in state
[ *] School Type public, high ranked
[ *] Ethnicity:white
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] major strength/weakness:
[ *] Other Factors/questions: I have three 3 A.P. classes and a lot of honors- I am applying for fall 2009...</p>
<p>I posted this before, but could someone tell me the likelihood of a merit scholarship and how much do you think it would be? Thanks so much guys!</p>
<p>IMO</p>
<p>animefreak- you're in and your ECs are good
pspfifafan- reach
michiganfan- you're in</p>
<p>for the Hook section, i actually had a cousin who graduated there for both undergrad and grad schools</p>