Umich Engineering?

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I am a female Michigan resident and I’m looking to apply to the College of Engineering at U of M as a biomed or CS major.

SAT: 1460 (first time, I plan to increase my score)
Unweighted GPA: 3.96
I have done research at Wayne State University and plan on applying for more competitive camps this summer. I volunteer for Services for Older Citizens, NHS, Art Honors Society, and Rotary International. I’m a part of DECA also. I am involved in Show Choir at my school and and do jazz singing in Detroit. I’m the founder and president of the Engineering Career Exploration club at my school. I also plan to take 9 AP classes before I graduate. Aside from that I take all honors classes. I’m a bit worried that my math and science grades are a bit lower than my english and language grades.

I’m only a junior, so what are my chances, and if they’re low, is there anything I can improve upon?

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Your ECS and grades are pretty decent, but you have to maintain it that way. The number of AP classes is good as well. The biggest issue I see in your application is definitely the SAT score. Engineering at UofM is very competitive and the first thing they look at after your grades are your math section subscores. I would recommend taking the ACT as well.

Also, LSA offers a CS degree as well. If your math SAT isn’t hitting 750+ (or ACT at least 34 or 35), perhaps it would work out better for you to apply to LSA.

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Being instate your chances are good. Try to get the Sat over 1500. Act 33/34 is a great goal or equivalent. Keep doing that your doing. You will need better math/science scores for engineering. If you can afford a tutor to hone down to improve your weakness. If not, get extra help from your teachers.