Hi
My son is applying University of Michigan Ann Arbor and Georgia Institute of Technology.
I am just wondering how big the chance he will get in. Anyone has any ideas?Thanks!
SAT Critical Reading:680, Math:770, Writing:630. SAT Subject: Math level II:700 Biology:760
History:680.
3.26 cumulative unweighted GPA, 3.79 weighted cumulative GPA
Received a score of 5 on the Calculus AB, World History, Biology AP Tests, and a 4 on the Macroeconomics AP Test. He is taking Calculus C AP, Statistics AP, Environmental AP and the Intern/Mentor Program.
Internship at Johns Hopkins Department of Environmental Sciences from September of 2009 to present.Honorable Mention at local science fair.
High School and Trinity Piano level 8 Piano Examinations passed with merit.State Piano Solo Competition, 3rd place three times, Honorable Mention three times, and 2nd place once.
Instruct children on basic math and reading from grades pre-k to 9 (Kumon Leaning Center)
Instruct children Electric Keyboard/Piano. Horizon Club member.
I would say he is inside the parameters of acceptance for those schools. UofM accepts 50% of the applicants, while GeorgiaTech picks around 60%. His scores and ECs are also fitting within the universities standards. Good luck!
Although your son’s test scores are well within range, his GPA is very low for either school. For example:
Georgia Tech’s middle 50% for GPA was 3.72-4.06 (average: 3.89), counting only academic classes and giving a .5 weight for AP. Honors classes receive no extra weight. Under this system I suspect your son’s GPA would be well below range.
At Michigan, the average GPA was a 3.8 for the incoming fall 2010 freshmen. Michigan recently changed it’s GPA policy and no longer recalculates GPA. This means that they will read whatever the school prints on the transcript, which would benefit your son if his school only prints his weighted GPA.
Both schools will also take his AP classes into consideration and if he made some A’s in those that will help.
Admission rates last year (including those taken off the wait-list) were 49.9% for Michigan and 51.5% for Georgia Tech. I would expect Tech’s to fall again this year as applications increase. It is also important to note that Michigan only has a limited number of spots for OOS students making those spots more competitive. Georgia Tech’s OOS admissions are slightly (but not significantly) more competitive than in-state.
Your son should certainly apply if he is interested in the schools, but he should also be looking at some safety schools in case he does not get in to Michigan or Tech.