UMichigan Ann Arbor Class of 2021 Results Only

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 31 C, (33 Superscore)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.66
Weighted GPA: 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis):8 APs (AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish, AP Statistics)
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Spanish
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Broadcast Journalism, Advanced Broadcasting/Advanced Expository Writing, Anatomy/Physiology, AP Spanish, AP Environmental Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Senate (Senior Class Treasurer), National Honors Society, Broadcast Journalism (Student Leader), Spanish Club (Planning Committee Member), CTEE (Club dedicated to fixing/cleaning computers and sending it to Africa, setting up multiple charity events and school events throughout the year), Senior Selection Committee
Job/Work Experience: Ocasionally help out my parents at there businesses
Volunteer/Community service: Set up and execute food drives, Set up school blood drive, Participated in production of a School “reality TV show/fundraiser” called senior survivor, heavily involved in production/editing and was the host (similar to Jeff Probst) (raised $17,352.52)
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7-8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9, I’ve known her since 10th grade and she talked all about my leadership, my heavy involvement in school, how I was chosen by staff and administration to be the host of Senior Survivor, and my course rigor
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9, known him since 10th grade, he’s my former AP Bio Teacher and the advisor to CTEE, talked about my leadership, was very formal and used a lot of educated words compared to my other one
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major:Economics or Screen Arts and Cultures
State (if domestic applicant): In state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $50,000-$74,999
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen College Student

Reflections:
Strengths: Letters of Recommendation, my personal involvement in my school
Weaknesses: My GPA, ACT, No awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My Unweighted GPA is obviously very low compared to there average GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to both Indiana University and Michigan State University

General Comments (if any):
I wanted to go here very bad. I’m happy that I at least got deferred (and it wasn’t an outright rejection), so there is still a chance. My current 1st semester Senior grades aren’t that great, so I need to step it up if I want to have a better chance at attending this school.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 M, 780 CR, 780 W)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 M, 35 S, 35 E, 34 R)
SAT II: 800 M2, 800 Chem, 740 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.833
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): UW: 1/556, W: 11/556
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Chem (5)
APUSH (5)
APES (5)
Comp Sci A (5)
World History (5)
Stats (5)
Gov (5)
Macro (5)
Bio (5)
Psych (5)
English Lang (5)
Physics 1 (5)
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Physics C
AP Physics 2
AP Microecon
AP Calc BC
AP English Lit
AP Euro History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National merit semifinalist, AIME Qualifier (3x), 60 Mu Alpha Theta trophies and a good bit top 5 state and national

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): national champion math team member (VP), Personal tutor, started math team at my church’s middle school, play bass in a band, summer camp counselor, mock trial team member (Secretary), Founder of a finance club at 3 different high schools (President), Intern at my dad’s law firm, Chem team
Job/Work Experience: only the work for summer camp and dad’s office but neither was paid, tutor for money
Volunteer/Community service: Summer Camp, math tutoring for team and church, church service projects
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor, training 5+ weeks each year for math nationals, math tutoring, self-taught precalc and calc
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App 9.5/10 about how I lost 80 pounds and made me a beacon of hope for people who are bullied
Activity 8/10 wrote about math team
Community 7/10 kind of rushed that one
Why school 9/10 showed a lot of interest in Ross preadmission
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 my math team coach of four years and teacher of six classes, the best it gets
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8.5/10 my chem and physics teacher, not sure of his writing abilities but he’s honestly my friend and I tell him everything
Teacher Rec #3 9/10, my freshman year english teacher but we text and talk and he’s definitely the most eloquent writer you’ll ever see and he liked me a lot
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 5/10 at best, talked to her twice ever.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 8/10, teacher at the school where I started the math team
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): nah

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: nothing yet, got into LSA but waiting on Ross
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: big public school with no special program except AP, ~2400 kids
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200-300+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflections:
Strengths: scores, stats, teacher recs, common app essay, BIG math EC
Weaknesses: no business stuff (doesn’t matter yet but might for Ross), two short essays could have been better
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted Fordham with $200k, rejected Wharton ED, deferred Chicago EA

General Comments (if any): very happy. UM used to be my dream school. some good news for the break and the long wait for RD after Penn and Chicago said no. May be going here next year if Ross works out. I despise Ohio State more than anything as a Gator fan and I know for a fact that garbage was not a first down so #GoBlue for now

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): **NEW SAT: 1520 ©, 780 (R+W), 740 (M), 24 (Essay)
ACT (breakdown): 34 ©, 36 (E), 33 (M), 29 (S), 36 ®, 29 (Essay)
SAT II: N/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 74/420 (UW), 23/420 (W)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (3), U.S. History (4), English Language and Comp (5), U.S. Government (5), Calc BC (5), Calc AB Subscore (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics (Macro and Micro), AP Computer Science, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, and French IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eastern Cultures Club (Vice President), Debate, Forensics, Film Club (co-creator), Quiz Bowl, JV Tennis (Captain), French Club, NHS (Fundraising Committee Chair), piano
Job/Work Experience: Retirement home server (May 2016 - now)
Volunteer/Community service: AnnHua Chinese School, Family Learning Institute tutoring, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Debate team, NHS
Summer Activities: Went on a 2-week exchange trip in Japan to learn about culture, tennis camp

Essays (rating 1-10, details): For my Why UMich essay, I wrote about growing up in Michigan and having the college be a big part of my childhood. In addition, I spoke specifically about one of the graduate assistants my sister had as her French teacher. My sister’s in her third year at UMich right now, and she always spoke so highly of this grad assistant, so I talked about how her words really inspired me to look into UMich and its renowned professors. I was pretty proud of being so specific in this essay, but it wasn’t that creative, so I’d give it a 7 or 8. For my other essay, I wrote about my exchange trip in Japan and how being exposed to a whole new culture changed the way I lived my daily life. I really liked this essay, and it really played into my emotions, so I’d give it an 8.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): AP Gov teacher - We developed a personal bond over the course of my class, and I was always super passionate and eager to learn and participate. I’m sure he wrote a good rec, so I’d say a 9.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): AP U.S. History teacher - I had him Sophomore year, and I still see him and talk to him every week or so. He genuinely wants his students to do well, and he’s also my Quiz Bowl coach, so that’s why I asked him for a recommendation letter. I haven’t read it, but I’d think a 9 as well.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I had to fill out a super long form for my counselor so that he could write a good recommendation. I’m not sure how it turned out, but my counselor was extremely helpful for my siblings in their college admissions processes. Probably a 7 or so, just b/c he doesn’t know me too well.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/a
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/a

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): N/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/a

Reflections:
Strengths: Probably my test scores and essays. I really worked hard on my essays and took time to research the school and LSA programs to cite specific facts about UMich.
Weaknesses: My GPA and class rank
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed that I was passionate about UMich, and I’m sure they could tell the time I took to actually research the university
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to MSU, deferred from UChicago, waiting on UCLA, UCSD, Georgetown, and UBC Vancouver

General Comments (if any): Congrats to everyone who got accepted! And to those who were deferred, don’t lose hope! I was deferred from my parents’ grad school, UChicago, so I know how it might feel. If UMich is really your #1 school, contact your admissions counselor and really stress this fact. They can see your passion and will walk you through the next steps you should take in your application process. Good luck!

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Decision: Accepted

[B]Objective:*
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 super scored but didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: 700 World History ; 790 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95/100
Weighted GPA: idk
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Art history (4) AP World (4) AP Psych (5) AP Euro (5) AP Lang (5) APUSH (5) Ap Physics 1 (2) didn’t send the 2 lol
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap us gov, latin 2, ap lit, ap calculus ab, ap biology, ap macroeconomics, ap comparative gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): latin national exam gold medalist. dk if that counts

[B]Subjective:*
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): newspaper opinions editor, mock trial secretary, model UN president, mural club, art history independent study
Job/Work Experience: summer internship at the frick, shadowed a cardiologist
Volunteer/Community service: interned at NY methodist hospital for four years, edited medical research papers for senior doctors, tutoring,
Summer Activities: aforementioned frick internship, shadowing, and hospital volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app 9.5/10, very personal and emotional // umich communities: 9/10, about how i fit in at my mosque but don’t at the same time because I’m not religious // why umich: 8/10, not very specific but showed i researched the school a lot
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): didn’t read but prob good.

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: political science with a pre-med track
State (if domestic applicant): NY, long island
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: high performing public
Ethnicity: indian/middle eastern
Gender: female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: i have no idea
Weaknesses: i don’t know lol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[B]General Comments (if any):*

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Old: 2020 (710 Math, 700 Reading, 610 Writing (lol)), New: 1420 (700 Math, 720 R/W; 24/24 Essay)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t Take
SAT II: 750 Math II, 770 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.10

Weighted GPA: 4.27 (Weighting might be off as the GPA weighting system was slightly changed after freshman year; Essentially I got a total of 3 A-'s as my lowest grades all through high school (ended Junior year with a 4.7))
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank (Super small class size)
AP (place score in parenthesis): –
IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Predicted Score of 42/45
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL English (6), HL Economics (6), HL Visual Arts (7), SL Math (7), SL Chemistry (6), SL Chinese (6)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just school-based high honor roll

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-School Charity Fashion Show (9: Designer, 10: Designer, 11: Assistant Director of Designers and models, 12: Director of Designers and Models)
-Global Issues Network (9-12; My group currently leads the entire GIN group, led a workshop at a GIN conference in HK)
-Animal Rescue (9-12; Co-leader)
-School Mural (12; Leader/Organizer)
-Prom Committee (11; Co-Director [first leaders to get prom at 5-star hotel])
-Online Contributor to youth writing website (11; Monthly contributor)
-Teaching English to kids in Cambodia (11-12; English teacher, weekly lessons over video call)
-Student Council Representative (11)

Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: (A mix of my EC’s are also volunteer/community service)
Summer Activities:
-Church Vacation Bible School leader (9-12)

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
-Common App: 8?/10 (It was about my experience with licorice as a kid and how that helped me create a worldview of my future relationships)
-EC Essay: 8/10 About fashion show and how I value the lessons I’ve learned from leading it
-Community: 7-8/10 I talked about my experiences as being an anomaly at international schools because I’m Korean American (in the four international schools I’ve been to; could’ve seemed a bit generic but it was pretty personal)

-Why UMich: 7-8/10 (I wasn’t super specific??? But I outlined how UMich was able to meet all the goals I had for the “perfect university” I wanted to attend [community atmosphere, rigorous education, room for exploration])

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): (Waived rights so I didn’t read any)
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 8-9/10 My Art teacher! Loves having me in class/connect personality-wise, I’m guessing it was pretty good?
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 My Econ teacher/CAS Coordinator (known me since freshman year), I’m guessing he’d have a lot to say in regards to my classroom behavior/involvement in the school

Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 Probably pretty generic
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): —
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): —

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: LSA - Undeclared
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): China (Idk if I count as OOS or International because I was born/have residency in IL, but go to school in China)
School Type: Private International
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Upper/Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Strengths: EC’s and grades
Weaknesses: SAT by far, maybe not super specific/unique essays?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Definitely a huge number of applicants, so I don’t know if my app was able to stand out. My SAT scores are subpar at best, so I can see why that would be a factor. Also, ORM/international.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted UIUC, Northeastern (Honors college with 15k/year)
Rejected Northwestern ED

General Comments (if any):
Good luck to other deferred/rejected students! Congrats to all of you that got accepted!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490, 730 EBRW, 760 MATH
ACT (breakdown): NA
SAT II: 650 MATH 2, 700 MATH 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UMich GPA
Weighted GPA: idk
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/28
AP (place score in parenthesis): Took 2 AP classes, didn’t send scores
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: PA History/Intro Economics, Honors Calc, Honors Statistics, Religion 12, Honors English, Spanish 5, Honors Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None lol

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer/bowling, NHS VP, Band
Job/Work Experience: 0
Volunteer/Community service: about average I guess
Summer Activities: none
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Why Umich essay was like a 9, others about a 7-8.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably pretty good, I dont have stellar stats.

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):MAth teacher, pretty good 8
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):none
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):she loves me 8-9
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):none
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):HAIL went pretty well over the phone

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?:NO
Intended Major:Aerospace Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Private Catholic
Ethnicity:Black/Hispanic
Gender:M
Income Bracket: $$$$$
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): HAve significant global experiences, URM?

Reflections:
Strengths: none
Weaknesses: maybe math grades in school? idk
Why you think you were accepted: Solid stats+URM+Diversity with global experiences = profit at UMich :slight_smile:
Where else were you accepted: WVU, OSU, PSU, Purdue, UIUC

Still waiting on UVA, GATech, UMD I’m 6/6 so far baby!

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@chrizzlec congratulations! Does your acceptance letter specifically say that you are being considered for Ross?

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Decision: Accepted LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1380- 710 Critical Reading/Writing, 670 Math
ACT (breakdown): 32 Composite
SAT II: 710 Biology-E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/63
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Langauge & Comp, 5 AP World History, 4 AP Calculus AB & BC, 3 AP Biology
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Literature, Linear Algebra, AP Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Honor Society, Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Golf- 1st Team All-Conference, 4 year letterman, 2 year Team Captain, MVP 3x, State Tournament Qualifier
Student Government Association (President)
Jazz and Concert Band (Section Leader)
Destination Imagination- 9 year participant, Team Manager, 1st Place at States
National Honor Society
Tennis- Team Captain, 2nd Team All-Conference

Job/Work Experience: Worked at a Golf Course for 2 years, Private Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of Tutoring, Destination Imagination Team Manager for Elementary School Team, AP Mentor, Student Representative on County Committees
Summer Activities: Traveling, AP Mentor, Golf Tournaments, Work
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- 9
Extracurricular- 8
Community- 9: talked about my rural community
Why Michigan- 9: Really showed my interest in UMich well
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10- Michigan Alumni, have had him for 4 different classes over the years
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: LSA- Political Science (with plans to go into the Ford School of Public Policy)
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Nothing that would help me
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflections:
Strengths: GPA, Essays, Letters of Recommendation
Weaknesses: Test Scores (not amazing or anything)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 4.0 unweighted GPA, solid enough test scores, great essays and letters of rec
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into Purdue, Rejected from Stanford

General Comments (if any):

Really excited!! Even if you don’t think your test scores are high enough, apply anyway. You never know what can happen! Go Blue!

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Decision: Accepted - LSA - OOS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit 2260C, 690CR, 770M, 800W
ACT (breakdown): 35C, 36M, 35S, 35E, 34R, 10W
SAT II: USH (770), Bio (800), Math 2 (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.96
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), USH (5), Eng Lit&Comp (4), Eur Hx (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Chem SL (7)
Senior Year Course Load: Marine Sci (A), IB Eng4, IB Calc&Stat, IB Bio3, IB Cont Hx2, IB French 5B, IB TOK
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ISEF (Finalist), State Science Fair (1st Place +3), Regional Science Fair (1st Place +2), USNCO (Nat exam), Astronaut challenge (State finals), AP Sch w Dist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim (12+ years - not recruit level), SGA, Clubs (French, Science, MAT, NHS, Interact), School newspaper (ed), Non-profit (co-founder)
Job/Work Experience: NIEHS paid summer internship
Volunteer/Community service: NPO, Hospital, IB ambassador, SGA, Key club, Interact club, Youth group, Youth UW
Summer Activities: Harvard SSP, NIEHS
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9? (Can’t rate my own essay)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Waived FERPA, so all below are guesses
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Chem - he said he wrote 4 pages, so guessing very good
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Bio - all 4 years, did research, so guessing good
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Have good relationship, but really can’t tell (large public school GC!)
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 1 from SSP Prof, 1 from NIEHS PI
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but may not qualify
Intended Major: Undecided on app
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: See above
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Strengths: GPA, scores, ECs, focus on research
Weaknesses: Ethnicity?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments (if any):

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 33C, 35 Super scored
SAT II: (didn’t submit) Math 770, Chem 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Weighted GPA: 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): (didn’t send) Physics 1: 3, Chem: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB, Honors Independent Scientific Research, Honors Painting, English 4, US History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (VP of Business Club), (Co-founder/President Investment Club), (Co-founder/President STEM Club), Member of Jewish Identity Club, Member of Sikhism Awareness Club
Job/Work Experience: (2015) Programming: mobile applications development and QA testing for a paperless transition app for the fire and security industries. (2016) Research assistant at Georgia Tech in materials science–researched my own project as well (Polymeric n-channel semiconductors with functionalized electron mobility)
Volunteer/Community service: Community projects in and around my school, boys and girls club (inner-city kids)
Summer Activities: Listed above (work)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, put together through weeks of brain storming with a private college counselor. Essay was sent to multiple admissions departments at counselor’s contacts and came back with feed back
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10, my mentor from my school that acted as a liaison during my research at Georgia Tech
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8, my favorite teacher (Physics C) and inspired me to try out many projects I would’ve never thought to try in high school (i.e. rocket building, etc).
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 6, counselor is a yes-man
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 10, former President of the American Chemical Society and current professor at Georgia Tech in the materials science department
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 8, the interview was mostly questions that you could tell the school wanted the interview to ask. I found it helpful in understanding more about the school. No big goofs.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: MechE
State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian-American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 350K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflections:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: GPA was a major weakness. First 3 semester of high school brought me down and that is my fault.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I believe I was deferred because of either the small number of out-of-state kids they admit or my GPA. (Maybe a combination of the two)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Stanford ®, Purdue (A)

General Comments (if any):

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[B][size=4][color=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size][/b]

[B]Objective:*
SAT I (breakdown): 1200 (didn’t submit)
ACT (breakdown): 31C (33E, 32R, 28M, 33S)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2 :confused: Strong upward trend (3.7 junior year)
Weighted GPA:3.72/4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: all honors + ap calc ab and ap physics 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

[B]Subjective:*
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): two sports
Job/Work Experience: worked all last summer
Volunteer/Community service: generic volunteering
Summer Activities: none
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, 10/10

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 US History then APUSH teacher. Went from being a B- student in regular history to an A student in AP
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 baseball coach as well as counselor. Said it would be really easy for him to write my letter
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: computer science LSA
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: low performing public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: <$100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: test scores, essays, recs
Weaknesses: gpa
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: upward trend, essays, ACT
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Michigan State, University of South Carolina rejected: Notre Dame

[B]General Comments (if any):*
Still my #1 so I hope I can get in RD!!!

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Decision: Accepted LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1460 (didn’t send)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 superscore)
SAT II: 800s on math II, bio, chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): all 5s in AP Bio, Chem, Chinese, Psychology, World History
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English, AP Calculus, Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish, Health Sciences Internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, Honorable Mention Chemistry Olympiad Detroit Local Section, 1st Place Chemistry KLAA math/science olympics, ib personal project award- researched and wrote holistic medicine ebook, 1st place human growth and development HOSA international leadership conference 2015, 2nd place pathophysiology hosa internationals 2014,2016

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Team Leader of HOSA Pathophysiology and Human Growth and Development, Fundraising Coordinator, Hospital Volunteering, SALL (ESL tutoring club) Officer, CIA for Students (school’s largest club) president with girl scout gold award, high school marching/symphonic band, tennis, piano
Job/Work Experience:qdoba mexican grill summer job
Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteering, girl scouts, national honor society, spanish honor society
Summer Activities: qdoba mexican grill, took civics online
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 common app connected qdoba burrito struggles to hosa and being a doctor. 10/10 activities essay wrote about band and qualities i learned from it. community 8/10 kinda risky but i chose to write about how my curly asian hair made me different among my east asian community glad it worked! 8/10 why umich essay ok i was 5 words over the word limit and freaking out it was gonna hurt me but they said it didnt cut off and wont hurt at all i didn’t say university of michigan in my essay i just said michigan
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):9/10 my ap spanish teacher where i love discussing global issues with and encourages being open minded to other cultures
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 physics teacher, i participated in her class i guess I didn’t need to submit another rec
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 i talked to her a lot every year and she wrote a lot about my invovlement with hosa in her rec
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 girl scout gold award advisor lol sent it in on dec 5 on accident idk if they even looked at it
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Cellular and Molecular Biology but I put a bunch of biology majors, psychology, and chemistry in fields of interest i was scared it would make me seem too broad but i guess it didn’t hurt
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public top 5 feeder
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150k-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflections:
Strengths: My essays were good and GPA and ACT
Weaknesses:i made a mistake on my common app activity section and put qdoba mexican grill line server/tutor and freaked out and thought they were gonna call qdoba or something lol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA, test scores, activities, awards, essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at MSU and Pitt

General Comments (if any): i was 80% sure i was gonna get in but freaking out because umich was taking so long to release decisions and i doubted the mistakes i made. good luck to everyone else! remember umich accepts a large portion of their applications through deferred students

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Decision: Accepted(LSA)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (690 CR&W, 710 M)
ACT (breakdown): 32C (33R, 33E, 33M, 28S)
SAT II:n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):~3.9
Weighted GPA:3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):8 out of ~70
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov(5), Lang(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Band, Programming, Spanish 4, AP Lit, Anatomy/Physiology, AP Stats, AP Calc AB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (senior class treasurer), Varsity Softball 9-12 (captain this season), Marching Band 9-12 (trumpet), Quiz Bowl 9-12 (2 years varsity), National Honor Society 10-12, Key Club (11); there are more, but those were the ones that were on my application
Volunteer/Community service: Key Club and National Honor Society
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App (I was afraid it could have come across as cheesy, but 8/10), UM essays were all strong, 9/10. All of my essays were edited by teachers and a woman who works at UM, who gave me advice for specific programs and majors to mention in my “Why UM?” essay.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): AP Gov and World History teacher who graduated from UM, 9.5/10
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):n/a
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): She seems to like me and encouraged me to take online classes in subjects I want to pursue, 9/10
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: undecided, but leaning STEM
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $50-60K/yr.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Both parents attended (mother received Master’s in English, father intended to pursue physics but did not graduate), mother works at UM as an editor, grandfather attended (Master’s in engineering)

Reflections:
Strengths:strong senior schedule with a strong interest in mathematics, decent test scores for my school (my SAT score was the 2nd highest in my grade), taking 5 AP classes even though my school only offers 4 (taking AP Calc online)
Weaknesses: essay writing in general, as my AP Lang and standardized test essay scores aren’t very strong, plus I didn’t feel very confident about my essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: legacy, lower-middle class income, and I come from a small school near Ann Arbor where, historically, the best few candidates from my school are accepted.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Kalamazoo College (accepted), Eastern Michigan (accepted)

General Comments (if any):

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 superscore (720 Reading, 780 Math, 800 Writing 11 Essay)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 English, 36 Math, 35 Reading, 33 Science)
SAT II: 720 U.S History, 790 Math II, 800 Biology-Molecular
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Weighted GPA: 4.26
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (I know it’s top 9% too )
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Biology (5), World History (5), Computer Science (5), U.S History (4)
Environmental Science (Self-studied 4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Gov and Politics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Art History, AP Physics C: Mechanics, Regular English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. I have small awards like National merit commended student (1 off in California, so BS) and AP Scholar with distinction.

Subjective:
I’ll just put the 10 Activities from Common App since that’s the only thing they see.
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Mentorship under a neurosurgeon (I go on call with him too)
-Academic Decathlon (Secretary/Lecturer & Top scorer in mathematics)
-Youth and Government, model legislature and court of california, passed several bills through mock senate as head author and was delegate of the year in a certain sector
-Friday Night Autism awareness club (Board member)
-Cross country and Track and Field - Junior Varsity level, frequent scorer (top 3 for school) for JV Men’s 800m run

Job/Work Experience:
-Tutor, Math earned ~3000$
-Clerical work at a dental clinic(filing papers, sending emails, making calls, operating the X-rays) earned ~4000$
-Internship at tech company: I contribute in pretty much everything (work with engineers, PR stuff, conferences, job interviewing)

Volunteer/Community service:
-200~ hours at a nature camp as a camp counselor

Summer Activities:
-Multivariable calculus at local UC (A+)
-Running? part of XC/Track
-My afformentioned work experience

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 8-9 It was about League of Legends and how it’s taught me to scrutinize my imperfections
Supplemental on activity: 7-8 Eh. It was alright. Was about youth and government and how it has hooked me on political debate and helped me form my individual political ideologies
Small Supplemental: 8 Talked about my place in an academic/intellectual community with me and my friends where we discuss random stuff.
Big Supplemental: 9-10 I think it was really good. touched on why I want to go and highlighted everything I loved about Michigan, and it also brought to light my motivation for learning.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Bio Teacher: 8-9/10 She really liked me and I often had class-high scores
Calculus Teacher: 10/10 He loved me and I had >100% in his class year-round and I often came in to talk to him about math and other random stuff.
English Teacher: 8/10 Also really liked me and was a fan of my writing.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 7-8/10 No idea, she writes a lot of these. But she does like me and she got kids into stanford and wharton.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 Boss from tech company. Detailed on how I contribute and some innovations I’ve made. Pretty nice.
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): No Interview

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Very competitive public school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $150,000 - $200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Everything was qualified for Michigan. I don’t think it was a reach really especially since I applied LSA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Harvard

General Comments (if any):
Dunno. Honestly for public schools it boils down to the objective part since they have so many applicants. Pretty much all you need from the subjective is for them not to be utter crap.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1590 (800 English, 790 Math)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t submit
SAT II: didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.916
Weighted GPA: 4.196
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): they don’t tell us, but I’m pretty sure I’m in the top 10
AP (place score in parenthesis): US history (5), World history (5), English Lit + Comp (5), English Lang and Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): completing IB diploma, don’t have any scores yet
Senior Year Course Load: IB English Higher Level, IB History of the Americas Higher Level, IB Mathematics Higher Level, IB Chemisty Standard Level, IB Visual Arts Standard Level, IB Chinese Ab Initio, Theory of Knowledge, Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): theatre, 3 time National Novel Writing Month winner, Forensics/speech, LearnedLeague online trivia competition, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: usher at local community theater (a few times a month), volunteer with middle school Forensics team
Summer Activities: attended an academic summer program for 7 years
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: I had a little trouble with this one, but it was unique and true to me, and I liked the end product. 8/10
Why Michigan?: This was tough for me to pound out. I think it was more boring than my others, but I do think I demonstrated passion. 7/10
Community: I LOVED this one. I thought it was unique and really true to me. 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): History teacher junior year, 8/10, recommendation wasn’t fantastic but he likes me and I loved his class, and it showed in the letter
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Math teacher, didn’t read this one but she likes me and our class is really small and really close.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read it, though she doesn’t know me that well so I suspect it was fine, complimentary, but somewhat generic
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): none
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): none

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Statistics/data science
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public magnet urban IB school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $75-100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I was on Jeopardy! Kids Week when I was younger. That was several years ago though, so I don’t know how much they cared about that.

Reflections:
Strengths: grades and test scores were good, my essays were unique and true to me and I feel like I expressed my passions really well, the IB course load
Weaknesses: recommendations, likely, as well as a lack of leadership positions for my extracurriculars (my school doesn’t offer much in the way of extracurriculars, so a lot of those were projects I just do on my own. Pretty tough to win awards or have leadership experience there)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve been consistently getting good grades with a tough course load, and I’ve had a 4.0 since 9th grade (I got a few B+s in high school classes I took in 8th grade), and I showed that I was passionate about my major. Plus I’m in state, that probably helped.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pitt (accepted), UChicago (deferred), applied several other places regular decision but won’t hear back for a while

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Decision: Deferred
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (M: 800; CR: 800; W: 780)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math II: 800; Physics: 800; Chemistry: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Weighted GPA: 112.357
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/657
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese (5); Calc BC (5); Physics 1 (5); Physics 2 (5); Chemistry (5); World History (5); Computer Science (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Computer Science Independent Study 2, Orchestra, AP English 4, Organic Chemistry, Linear Algebra/AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics C

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No huge awards: TMEA All-State Cellist 11th and 12th grade. Do okay on AMC’s and AIME’s but not USAMO level. 2nd Place Regional UIL Computer Science Contest. National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra, 4 years (Historian 11, Vice President 12); NHS, 2 years (Webmaster 12); Austin Youth Orchestra, 4 years; Sharing Music, 4 years (President 11-12)
Job/Work Experience: Interned at Intel Summer 2016
Volunteer/Community service: Perform at nursing home every month (Sharing Music), tech support at local library every 2 weeks.
Summer Activities: iOS App in App Store, volunteered at children’s hospital, Solo Piano Recital 9th and 11th grade
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Eh, UMich wasn’t my top and probably showed

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Math Teacher that I’ve known for 2.5 years (10)
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): English Teacher last year (7? I have no idea)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Boss at Intel (8)
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Did not receive one

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Don’t remember haha
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Strengths: Everything test-wise. Interest in CS?
Weaknesses: Essays most likely
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, a little disappointed. Most likely essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UT Turing, deferred CalTech and MIT

General Comments (if any):

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Decision: Accepted LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1410 (new SAT)
ACT (breakdown): 32 composite
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), APLang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Calc, Spanish Honors, Honors Writing Seminar, Psych, African American Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Two sport varsity athlete, handful of meaningful clubs with leadership positions
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Pretty standard levels of volunteerism
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t see, I’m guessing pretty good

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Poli Sci
State (if domestic applicant): OOS
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large, public, ultra competitive
Ethnicity: White & Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >250K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Strengths: Essays, grades
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments (if any): Long time CC reader, first time poster. I know a lot of people scoff at the idea of 30,000 applications being evaluated holistically but I’m convinced Michigan admissions really took the time to assess the entirety of my application. The supplemental prompts are a great opportunity to show your personality and your genuine interest in Michigan. Work hard on those essays!

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Decision: Accepted to LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (750 math, 720 english)
ACT (breakdown): 34 C (36 E, 36 R, 36 S, 32 M, 29 W)
SAT II: 770 bio e, 760 ush, 730 lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): like 94.7
Weighted GPA:100.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top decile… idk rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): four scores of 4, one 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 aps, one elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ap national scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cared for horses most of my after school time, then a few clubs i was passionate about
Job/Work Experience: interned in lab correlating to my major
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ per year
Summer Activities: interned in lab, worked at camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app 8/10, 100 word 9/10, community essay 5/10, why LSA essay 10/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): not sure i didn’t read

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):didn’t read, probably 9/10
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):^^
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):probably pretty generic 7/10
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?:no
Intended Major:neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): new york
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: my why LSA was very specific and addressed exactly how i would belong at Mich, ACT, top decile of my class
Weaknesses: communities essay was so so bad, also had a B in math last year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[*B]General Comments (if any) Go blue!!! good luck to everyone who has been deferred, it definitely is not the end.

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (770 M, 720 V)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (33 science, 33 math, 33 writing, 32 english, 30 reading)
SAT II: Did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/129
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), Statistics (5), Physics 1 (5), Microeconomics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP World, AP Chem, APES, AP Psych, Honors English IV, Honors Civics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1 issued and 2 pending US patents without the help of a patent attorney, presented scientific research at international conference as first author

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): University Engineering Team, Patents, Scientific Research, Founder of a startup that is seeking to gain FDA approval for a medical device
Job/Work Experience: I work 20 hours a week landscaping to help support my family due to my dad’s longstanding unemployment for the last six years
Volunteer/Community service: Conservation stuff
Summer Activities: Research, working
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Maybe 8/10 idk. I thought it was unique and personal.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 from AP Econ teacher. Read it and he said in the rec that I would accomplish great things for society with the right resources. Went on to say that my entrepreneurial endeavors were inspiring.
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 from AP Chem teacher. She told me it was a glowing rec letter but I never read it.
Counselor Rec: 7/10. She just restated my resume- I got all top 1% check boxes except for character which was only marked as top 10%.
Additional Rec: Did not submit
Interview: I thought it went really well. We talked a lot about music, engineering, and Michigan football. It was really chill

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <20k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, low income, first generation college

Reflection
Strengths: Hooks, ECs
Weaknesses: Unweighted GPA, Class Rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that I’m really unique. I’m proud of the fact that I’ve overcome circumstance to achieve my goals.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Princeton (deferred). Applying: Vanderbilt, NC State, Carnegie Mellon, Harvey Mudd, Rice, Penn, Cornell, Columbia, Northwestern, WashU
General Comments: Honestly I LOVE Michigan and am so excited that I got accepted. For those who are deferred, DO NOT GIVE UP. Because in the end, it doesn’t really matter where you go to school - it’s about what you do when you get there. Go Blue!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 32 C
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Weighted GPA: 5.10
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% out of 1000
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus AB (5), AP US History (4), AP Seminar (4), AP English Lang (4), AP Physics (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, AP Research, AP English Lit, AP Psych, Dual-Credit Calculus II, Engineering Design
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse, FTC and FRC Robotics, Computer Camp for middle school girls (co-founder)
Job/Work Experience: summer camp counselor (2015), summer job at Laser Quest (2016)
Volunteer/Community service: National Honors Society
Summer Activities: Working
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Id say 8 or 9, had my lit teacher look over it and she thought it was great. Talked about the camp I do, and for the smaller essays, tried to incorporate being first gen and growing up Polish
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10, work with teacher on computer camp, mentor for robotics, seen me at my best and worst and how i’ve grown since freshman year
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8, calc teacher, I just worked really hard in his class
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 7, just knew my academics, not really close with her
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): HAIL Interview: 8.5, thought it went really well, wasn’t prepared for it to be question heavy though

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
School Type: Selective Enrollment Public High School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: < $75K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen, Girl in Engineering,

Reflections:
Strengths: The camp was something I emphasized because of all the work that was put into it and how it affects the community, and my academics
Weaknesses: ACT, AP
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they saw potential from a holistic view
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UIUC, UMinnesota, Purdue, Ohio State, IIT
Deferred: UChicago
Rejected: Stanford

General Comments (if any):
Im super excited, hopefully I can scrape up some money and be able to go!