UMichigan Ann Arbor Class of 2021 Results Only

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[*B]Objective: Accepted LSA/RC **

ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite. 34 super score

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.5

AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 APs (by end of senior year)

Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s

[B]Subjective:*
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chair a local organization that gives free rides home to students to prevent DUI accidents.

Volunteer/Community service: Teach Maker and Art classes at local museum and nonprofits. Founded a major arts fundraiser for my public school.

Summer Activities: 3 summers medical research at Stanford. CIT at a camp.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 Common App. Michigan, 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Haven’t seen. Strong people though.

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undeclared
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very strong ties to UM - not just legacy. But also multiple legacies including a sibling there now.

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: Super strong ties to UM for OOS. Specific “why UM” essay. Strong EC’s.

Weaknesses: Got some B’s.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Very strong ties to UM.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred ED Brown.

[B]General Comments (if any):* Super excited and happy to be admitted. I love UM, Ann Arbor, and the students I have met there visiting my sibling.

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size=4]Decision: Accepted[/size]
Engineering
[B]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): 1520
ACT (breakdown): 35C
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Weighted GPA: 4.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Lang (5), Calc BC (5), Gov (5), Physics C Mech (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Euro, Lit, Chem, Stats, Calc III
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Randolph College Book Award, Furman Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of XC/Track- have offers to run at smaller schools, eagle scout, 1000 community service hours
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at McAlister’s Deli, 20 hrs/wk in school, 40 in summer
Volunteer/Community service: 1000 hours
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, Michigan- 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): idk, probably good

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9, math teacher
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8, lang teacher
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): hail interview was good

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: hail yeah
Intended Major: Undecided Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): Tar heel state!
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): dad went there

Reflections:
Strengths: classes/ ec
Weaknesses: essays?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i tried
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred UChicago, applied to GA Tech, NC State, Vandy, Duke, WashU, Calvin College (accepted w/ full ride)

**General Comments (if any):[/B JT was short (and there was pass interference on michigan’s last play)

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 and 2190, 2250 superscore
ACT (breakdown): 34 composite
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.43
Rank: School does not rank
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Studies SL (7 out of 7), Chemistry SL (6 out of 7)
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma candidate
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2015 PSAT/NMSQT Commended Student

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student council - 4 years, Cross-country - 4 years (Captain 2), Track and Field - 4 years (Captain 2), altar service at church, National Honor Society, started/run intramural basketball league for students at my school, campus ministry
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a local hospital weekly over the summer, organized a 5K race benefitting Special Olympics and raised $7,500 for the charity, senior outreach through church
Summer Activities: Hospital volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay and supplement essays, can’t objectively comment on how good they were but I was proud of them.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 4 teacher recommendations, a guidance counsellor recommendation, and a recommendation from my neighbor, who is the CFO of a large accounting firm.

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): None

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Neuroscience and Cognition
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
School Type: Private/Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Strengths: Thorough, conscientious, good writing ability
Weaknesses: Procrastination
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: AA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Penn State, Case Western, and the University of Notre Dame. Deferred at Georgetown University.

General Comments (if any):
In addition to myself, the 6 of my classmates who applied were deferred as well. Their academic records are similar to mine. I feel as though at least ONE of us was qualified for acceptance, especially since a student from our school was admitted last year in Early Action with far less credentials and a less impressive academic record. Just the way the ball bounces, I suppose.

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DECISION: ACCEPTED TO NURSING OOS

Objective:
SAT I - N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 C - (34 R, 35 E, 35 M, 36 S)
SAT II: Biology 790, Chemistry 740, US History 740, Maths II 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA - 4.45
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (5), US History (4), Chemistry (4), Language (5), Biology (4), Calculus BC (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Literature, AP Statistics, College level Psychology, AP Art History, Anatomy & Physiology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended student

Subjective:

Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis):
Interact Club (Officer)
National Honor Society - (Member)
Volunteer/Community service: 90 hours at hospital, 2 and half years at a medical clinic, lot of other community events, shadowed a Psychiatrist

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:- AP Gov - 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: AP Bio - 9/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: Cardiologist - 10/10
Interview: Not given

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Nursing
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Academics, Common app essay. Recommendation. Scores.
Weaknesses: Extracurricular
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays and scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at U Pitt, Case Western, OSU
General Comments: Excited

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Decision: Accepted

Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):X
ACT (breakdown): 36 Composite, only 35 in reading, writing 27
SAT II: 790 Math 2, 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA:4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on: NSL, Macro, Micro, BC Calc, Lang, Psych
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Stat, AP Lit, Business Internship, Multivariable Calc, AP Spanish, Honors World History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): FIRST Robotics World Championships (my team qualified and went); DECA International Competitions (qualified, got a participation certificate lol)

[B]Subjective:*
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics (Head of Fundraising and Media), DECA (VP of activities), National Art Honors Society, Club lacrosse, Varsity lacrosse (got cut though)
Job/Work Experience: Vettacom internship (telecom startup in my area), Jamie Raskin’s campaign summer intern (gonna be a MD house rep next yr)
Volunteer/Community service: Community Out reach club (Co-president) 411 hours
Summer Activities: CTY, traveling, internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app (7) i wrote about lacrosse and how it changed me, honestly it wasnt too good and i was so so worried. Mich (7): i only reference academics and basically talked about myself more than mich…was worried i didnt show interest
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9-english teacher i assume hes good at writing and knows my personality well
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):math teacher- not sure, but she thinks im a math genius so i think she conveyed my intellect more than my personality
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8 idk she had to write alot but i had to fill out this packet and basically wrote i love to always be involved in stuff and keep my body and mind active
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): none
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): HAIL was short but the interviewer liked my answers and thought they were deep (i basically recited my essays:)

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: industrial engineering and operations research
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:public
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: girl
Income Bracket: 250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: test scores and grades
Weaknesses: essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: stats
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected from Columbia (mich engineering is better so yayy!!)

[B]General Comments (if any):* I was actually really surprised because i thought i would be “overquailified” and i didnt demonstrate any interest- i never visited, I only went to my schools info meeting, but so did like 50 others. Don’t apply to LSA because its"easier" engineering was the right choice for me because im strong in math and wasn’t “overqualified” for them. I fit in better there, because thats where my interests are :slight_smile: good luck to all and ily if youre still reading <3

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Decision: Accepted LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 29 composite (29E, 25M, 32R, 29S)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): in the top 10% of my class

AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Comp, AP Psych, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Macroeconomics
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Lit, AP Euro, AP Macroeconomics, Forensic Science, Ceramics, Creative Writing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I had a poem published in an anthology from a national poetry competition. I have also won a county-wide art competition.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country for 6 years, Creative Writing Club for 2 years (club officer), started a literary magazine at my school (Editor in Chief), Class Council (officer)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: lol barely any
Summer Activities: in summer 2016 I did a summer program at UMich called the "Michigan Math and Science Scholar’s Program
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App - 8/10 – was quite personal and very unique, but I had a hard time fitting everything I wanted to say into just 650 words!!
Supplemental Essays: 10/10-- they were very well-written and personal. I did lots of research for my WHY MICHIGAN essay and talked about programs that I wanted to join, professors I wanted to work with, etc. I definitely think my passion for the school came out in my essays.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 7/10 AP Psychology teacher. It kind of basic, but still well written

Teacher Rec #2: 9/10 Creative Writing Teacher who was also my advisor for my club. Her letter was short but she definitely wrote about me from a unique angle.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t Read
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Not given

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): In State
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Public school

Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100k+
Hooks: N/A

Reflection

Strengths: I showed A TON of passion in my extracurriculars and essays
Weaknesses: My ACT score definitely could’ve been higher and I could’ve taken more AP’s
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think it came down to my essays. They were very well written and very clearly showed that Michigan was my top choice school. I think my CommonApp essay definitely showed my voice and my personality and what I could bring to the campus. I also met the senior admissions counselor who would read the applications from my school and I talked to her about my essays. I have no idea if she remembered me, but it might have helped!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Michigan State University (match school): Accepted, Central Michigan University(safety school): Accepted. I only applied to UMich, MSU, and CMU. UMich was my reach school.

General Comments: To anyone of the class of 2022 or beyond who’s reading this forum trying to compare your stats to someone else’s on this forum who got accepted, DON’T. JUST BECAUSE YOUR STATS ARE HIGHER/LOWER THAN SOMEONE ON THIS FORUM DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET ACCEPTED/REJECTED. When I was scrolling through the 2020 results and seeing all these people who got 33s and 34s I got super nervous because I had a measley 29–but this is just proof that they view your applications holistically: you are not just a number to them. Your application is judged ONLY from other students from your high school. Take a deep breath. Stop worrying; it’ll all work out, in the end. Make sure you write fantastic essays, and make sure your true voice shines through and you show that UMich is your top choice school. Make sure you participate in things that you’re truly passionate about, rather than wasting 4 years doing things that you dislike just for the sake of trying to boost up your application. (I’m writing this because this was the kind of advice I needed to see when I was beginning my applications)

To everyone who’s been accepted: Congrats, and GO BLUE! I Can’t wait to attend next year!

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Decision: Deferred (LSA)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 32 (35E, 33M,
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Weighted GPA: 5.81/6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/500ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macroeconomics (5), Calc (5), USH (4), Env. Sci (4), Lang & Govt. (3)- didn’t report
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Psychology, AP Literature, AP CS Principles, AP Stats, Art Fundamentals, Sales/Marketing, Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

[B]Subjective:*
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Congressional Debate Team (VC/Captain), Interact Club (webmaster), NHS, Tennis (varsity, JV)
Job/Work Experience: Mom’s company (junior year), Kumon (summer to present)
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at the library, Bernie presidential campaign
Summer Activities: Volunteer @ library, couple of summer school classes
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 6 or 7? (don’t know how to rate them)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Calc teacher 8, liked me, thinks I’m a hard worker
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Econ teacher 9/10, slightly stronger than calc
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8/10, really likes me
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): debate coach 10/10
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: I believe so
Intended Major: Econ
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150-200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited for the school’s debate team

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: Debate team
Weaknesses: low ACT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not really sure at this point
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Indiana, UIUC, Minnesota; Applying to- Cornell, Penn, NYU, Northwestern, Chicago

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Decision: Accepted LSA

Objective:
SAT I {best single sitting) (breakdown):
SAT I (superscore) (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 1st: 36C, 36E, 36M, 32R, 33S, 24W. 2nd: 36C, 34E, 30M, 34R, 36S, 27W
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US gov (5), AP Chem (5), AP English Lang (5), AP Macro/Micro (5/5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, AP 2D Studio, AP Spanish Lang, AP Human Geo, Honors Physics, Honors World History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Commended National Merit Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
DECA 11,12 (VP)
Girl Up Club 10,11,12 (President) – a club in which we raise money and awareness for girls’ education in underdeveloped countries
Photo Club 9,10,11,12 (President)
Winter/Spring Track 9,10,11,12 (Jumping Captain 11,12)
Making Smiles Happen 10,11,12 – make goods and presents for sick children at NIH

Job/Work Experience:
Aristotle Circle Tutor 10,11,12 (Brand Ambassador)
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
NIH Summer Internship 12
Spanish Immersion Program in Spain 11
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay (9/10) I wrote about a DECA competition in which I used political examples to solve a problem relating to business, fitting in directly with my major. I ended up not placing in the competition; thus, I chose the failure essay prompt. I then elaborated how I used my improved communication and business skills from DECA with my tutoring and NIH internship.
Why Michigan Essay (9.5/10) The essay was organized around the programs in which I wished to partake at Michigan. It could have had some more personal flare, but either than that, the essay was strong.
Community Essay (8/10) I felt like this essay was less organized than my Why Michigan, but definitely had the personal information that was lacking in the other two essays. I talked about the photography community, but I did not address the community prompt directly.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: (Can’t rate) AP Chem teacher
Teacher Rec #2: (Can’t rate) Spanish 5 teacher
Counselor Rec: (Can’t rate)
Additional Rec: (Can’t rate) NIH person with whom I worked
Interview: N/A
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: PPE & Biomolecular Science
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: middle/high class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: My test scores, GPA and rigor, ECs, and Why Michigan essay
Weaknesses: The community essay was the weakest part of my application
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was a well-rounded applicant and did not have many gaps in my application. I spent a lot of time on my essays and tried to make them personal but intelligent.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: U Penn-rejected

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 26 composite, 34 essay
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we don’t do these in England??
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Cambridge Pre-University History, Cambridge Pre-University History, Philosophy & Ethics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder/leader of schools FemSoc, run junior debate club/on the debate team, run Amnesty Int. at school, part of 2 orchestras and band, grade 6 clarinet, fencing team, chief scouts gold award, Leiths Professional Cookery Degree in Food and Wine, Duke of Edinburgh Silver, editor of/write for the school magazine, choir leader
Job/Work Experience: work experience at 2 nurseries and Estates Gazette (finance monthly publication in the UK)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local day car at a church
Summer Activities: n/a
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 (I knew because of my poor ACT score I’d need to have really good essays)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 (see above) because I do only 3 a levels - able to have teachers who know me well and know how to write good recs

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9 - favourite English teacher (who adores me) wrote gushingly
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 10 - able to persuade one of my History teachers that a rec for the USA needed more = better
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10 - my personal tutor, though the normal English way is uber-reserved, I was able to get across what was needed
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: double major in History and English
State (if domestic applicant): n/a
Country (if international applicant): England, UK
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Latina
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k<
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international student, latina, close family friends have been going for 5 generations (because of deferral having a letter written [fingers crossed])

Reflections:
Strengths: essays, extracurriculars, recs, minority and international
Weaknesses: ACT SCORES I did so poorly due to the fact I dropped maths after GCSE ugh
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: poor scores probably
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted at Northeastern and BC, accepted to UVM and UMass (safety schools)

General Comments (if any): knew that it would be an extreme reach, hoped that my A levels and the difficulty of my courses would excuse my really shocking scores for act, even though I got 99 percentile on the essay. Was expecting a rejection (umich is my reach school so) having a letter written from family friends who have a relative on the board and writing a persuasive letter about how badly I’d love to be there

fingers crossed

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Decision: Accepted College of Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 33 SS, 31 C, 34 E, 32 M, 32 R, 32 S
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top percent most likely
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), US History (4), Macroeconomics (5), Physics 1 (3), Physics C-Mechanics (will take), Physics C-E&M (will take), Chemistry (will take), French-Lang (will take), Spanish-Lang (will take), US Govt/Politics (will take), Calc BC (will take)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C-Mechanics/Electricity and Magnetism, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish-Lang, AP US Govt/Politics, World Lit, AP Calc BC, Wind Ensemble, Accounting
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I don’t think so?

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team 10294 (Founder and Captain), DECA (President), National Honor Society (President), La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, Societe Honoraire de Francais, Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol Leader and Eagle Scout), Student Senate, School Cheering Section (Vice President), French Exchange Program (Founder), Spanish Club, French Club
Job/Work Experience: Mow lawns during the summer
Volunteer/Community service: All of my extracurriculars have various community service opportunities
Summer Activities: Trips abroad through school, University Summer programs, Preparing for club events

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personal Essay: 10, wrote about creating my robotics team and going to the State Championship match in our first season; Community Essay: wrote about my connection with my foreign exchange students and the impact I felt from the Paris attacks last November; Michigan Essay: wrote about my frequent travels to Ann Arbor, the programs that I love there, etc.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10, from my Physics 1 teacher who enjoyed me and my ideas
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 10, from my Calc teacher
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I never saw it, but she told me that she was able to say I had one of the toughest schedules she’s ever seen
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 10, from the President of a Pediatric Cancer Awareness organization in the community that I’ve worked with a lot
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 10, said I was a lock to get in and was impressed with my resume

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): WI
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 3rd generation legacy

Reflections:
Strengths: loaded extracurriculars, recommendations, course load
Weaknesses: my highest ACT composite was a tad low, but my superscore was fine; a 3 on Physics 1 exam
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Legacy, rigorous course load, lots of extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no where yet

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Decision: Accepted LSA

Objective:
SAT I {best single sitting) (breakdown):n/a
SAT I (superscore) (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 1st: 29C 2nd: 32C, 35E, 33M, 31R, 29S, 28W(UMich got these scores after I was accepted so?)
SAT II: nope
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US gov (3), AP English Lang (3), AP Bio(3), AP Stats(3), APUSH(3),
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, ASL3, Photography, Pharmacy tech,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Golf(4 years- team captain 12)
NHS

Job/Work Experience:
Attorney Generals Office TAB
Volunteer/Community service:
Lots of little things with our local Deaf community.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay (9/10)I wrote about how my movement this year with the AG’s office is to stop the opiate/heroin crisis and why it was personal to me.
Why Michigan Essay (can’t even rate) Honestly, I wrote about how I grew up hating Michigan. Which probably set me apart from the other applicants lol. Unique angle from a “buckeye family” kid. Really funny. Hopefully they liked it!
Community Essay (7/10) I wrote about how ASL has taught me to give my voice to others. Really cliche, I know.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: (10) Glowing. Teacher I had freshman year and again this year. He’s totally my dude.
Teacher Rec #2: (Can’t rate) AP Gov teacher not sure???
Counselor Rec: Im not completely sure if she even wrote me one.
Additional Rec: (8) Really great letter from my golf coach, just not sure if it had anything substantial about my academics.
Interview: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Premed so bio? neuroscience?
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection

Strengths: My test scores Why Michigan essay
Weaknesses: Rushed my essays, Not many ECs, test scores i reported were a little weak
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:I think my personality shined through my essays more than my test scores spoke for me. I’m really thankful for that.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: OSU- Accepted

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Decision: Deferred - Nursing

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1320 (640 RW, 680 Math)
ACT (breakdown): N/a
SAT II: N/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
Weighted GPA: N/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 69/565
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (3), European History (3), US HIstory (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, Human Biology, Spanish 4, Econ, Legal Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity track (leadership group), Senior Class Council, NHS, Math League, Michigan Math Prize, Coalition Teen Council
Job/Work Experience: N/a
Volunteer/Community service: 40+ hours for NHS
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought my Common App and community essays were like a 9 but my essay on the school itself was probably a 7
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I waived my right to see them

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?: Yes
Intended Major: Nursing
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflections:
Strengths: Essays, ECs, and teacher recs
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know. There was one kid from my school who got in with a lower GPA than me and another kid with a lower SAT. Neither one is really that involved either so I honestly just don’t know. My friend who is a student at the school of nursing said that being a guy should help me but who knows.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Detroit-Mercy, Wayne State. Rejected: Stanford (it was a reach I realize but I’ve always been a die hard Stanford fan)

General Comments (if any):
Really confused as to how me and a bunch of my friends got deferred. I know UMich doesn’t look into class rank but the #2, #5, and #6 kids in my grade all got deferred along with my one friend who got a 34 ACT. We all have pretty good ECs too. Last year, one girl got in early with a 27 so I thought we all had a pretty good shot. We only had 4 get accepted early action compared to last year’s group of 10. Really hoping we all get eventually get in though. I’m just trying not to let it ruin my holidays.

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

[B]Objective:*
SAT I (breakdown): 1520; 730 math, 790 reading
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: Math II 750, Chemistry 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: (my school does GPA out of 100 and adds 7 points for AP and Honors classes so my weighted GPA on that scale would be 103.5 or so)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/290
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Euro (5), Calc BC (5), English Lang (5), Biology (5), French (5), Psychology (5), US History (5), Statistics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mechanics, AP English Literature, AP Music Theory, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist (pending Finalist), National French Contest Bronze medalist 2 years

[B]Subjective:*
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Marching Band (Historian/office corps), won our division championships 3 years in a row, I play mallets in the pit/front ensemble, 9-12
    -Indoor Percussion Ensemble, 9-12
    -Oboe in wind ensemble, wind quintet, full orchestra, made district band senior year, 11-12 (but really 4-8; 11-12)
    -Model United Nations (president), 9-12
    -Science Olympiad (president), 9-12
    -Latin Club (president, founder, 10-12
    -Varsity Cross Country 9-11
    -Hi-Q (academic quiz bowl type competition), 10-12
    -Varsity Math Team, 9-12
    -National Honor Society (11-12)
    -Tri-M Music Honor Society (11-12)
    (several others not listed/described on application)

Volunteer/Community service:
UPenn museum summer camp

Summer Activities:
-Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences, summer before 12
-Intern/Volunteer at UPenn Archaeology Museum, summers before 10/11, some during 11

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Personal statement very well written about my developing interest in museums and modern art throughout my life, mentioned move from Oklahoma to PA in elementary school and made some hints to depression which may have been risky, would rate a 7; well researched “why michigan” essay, would say an 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): AP bio teacher who really liked me and wrote my recommendation letter for gov school which apparently worked well considering I got into that, saw that I had a genuine interest in learning but also knew about my depression but was very nice to me about it; AP US History teacher is also cross country coach, NHS advisor, and Model UN advisor so knew me well in and out of school, saw how hard I worked in class and in activities but also saw the worst of my depression, was kind of a father figure to me, very kind; I forget if Michigan required two but if they only needed one then I just sent the AP Bio one

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 7-9
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):7
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I forget if Michigan requires this but if they did my counselor knows me well so I’d say 8

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: undeclared, I think I put my academic interests as linguistics, anthropology, and physics
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: middle sized suburban public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not sure
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths: GPA/course rigor is definitely strong, solid ECs
Weaknesses: out of state, perhaps my SAT score? I’m not entirely sure. If anyone mentioned depression then that could be a red flag. Also no hooks or major awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: out of state is probably the biggest factor
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred at Uchicago and MIT, accepted Temple University honors with full tuition scholarship

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Decision: Accepted (LSA)

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):33
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.73

Weighted GPA: 4.20

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 56 out of like 200

AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (2), Calc (4), APLAC (5), APUSH (4)

IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[B]Subjective:*

Extracurriculars Robotics, Band, Tennis, Electric Car Club

Job/Work Experience: Cashier

Volunteer/Community service: Emergency Room, Library
Summer Activities:

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7,It was a piece on Asian Identity in America in relation to stereotypes.I honestly thought that every other asian kid would be writing about this topic so i didnt feel too confident on originality. I’m not that great of a writer and I wrote it in like 5 hours without revising, but apparently it was good enough to get in.
The UM essays i sorta just researched the school and wrote about the program while talking about my visit. y’know the usual

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 5, Basically every teacher hated me and i think this one hated me the least so I asked him.

Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): ??, i have no clue never really talked to her
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

[B]Other:*
Applied for Financial Aid?:Yea
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): In State
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:100,00 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[B]Reflections:*
Strengths:
High ACT, involved in extra curriculars, rigorous courses

Weaknesses:
My gpa and ranking are trash.I also got C’s in precalc and chem which im pretty sure are pertinent to my major. The teacher recs prrobably werent great.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
I think I have a decently high ACT score so that helped. I put alot of thought into the topic of my essay and really showcased my personality and how diverse my interests were

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at MSU honors

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT (breakdown): 1270 (640w/r 630 math)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 44th
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Lang (5), Psych (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 2 Dual enrollment
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, State volunteer awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nearly every club in school, NHS, Internship
Job/Work Experience: own business
Volunteer/Community service: A lot - vast array of different types of leadership projects
Summer Activities: Law Internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Attended Essay workshops, getting to talk to admission counselor helped. I poured my soul into them. My why LSA was the best one.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10…Excellent, graduated from UMICH with my expected major
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): n/a
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): Crazy strong, very strong relationship
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: Poli sci
State (if domestic applicant): in state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white (Middle Eastern and European)
Gender: female
Income Bracket: around 60k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation American, first generation college,
Reflections:
Strengths: extracurriculars and essays… lol
Weaknesses: GPA and SAT. It is a miracle lol.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I come from a lower performing school, but it is not horrible. I think my community involvement got me in.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Only applied to Dearborn campus, U of D Mercy, and Wayne State

General Comments (if any): I can’t believe I am in. Lol. I genuinely do believe they do a holistic review, so be sure to stay optimistic. Go blue! :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):1440 for 2 sittings (770 math, 670 reading/english, 17 writing)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Weighted GPA: 4.49
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not available, at least top 5% out of 780.
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Computer Science (5), AP US History (4), AP English Language and Composition (4), AP Physics C Mechanics (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism, AP Chemistry, Civil Engineering and Architecture (Project Lead the Way), AP Latin, AP Statistics, AP BC Calculus, 4 English Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Congressional Debate (Congressional Debate captain 11th and 12th grade, Speech and Debate Captain 12th grade), Physics Research at a university, Scholastic Bowl (JV Captain in 10th grade), Latin Club (Vice President 10th grade)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor
Summer Activities: Did physics research over the summer last year, went to debate camp the last three years, did a University of Chicago program going into 11th grade, and a Brown University program going into 12th grade.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10 for all. I think that all three showed the unique ways in which I thought, how I care for everyone, and were very well written.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): For the most part, a 10 (see below)

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Physics Teacher: 8. He teaches the most talented kids in the school, so it may have seemed a little bit like I was average, but I’m sure he also highlighted my unique traits, such as my innate curiosity and love of learning.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Junior English Teacher: 10. She repeatedly asked me if she could write a letter of rec for me. She told my mother “I hope my daughter turns out like yours.” She told me she spent more time on this letter than she had ever before. Whenever I go see her again, she tells me she really misses me.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8. She doesn’t know me very well, and this is only her second year as my counselor. She knows all my stats though, so I’m sure it showed that I was an exceptional student at the school.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): Debate coach: 10. I’ve had a unique connection with my debate coach, and he’s really gotten to see my grow over the last four years. He told me that we wrote about how much capacity I have to learn and grow and how much of a leader and thoughtful person he has seen me become.
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): 10. My interviewer said whatever was on his mind. He told me that I was one of the most interesting students he has interviewed and that he wanted me to go to Michigan very badly. He also told me he was going to write the best recommendation that he could.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Industrial Engineering (College of Engineering)
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Girl in engineering, legacy

Reflections:
Strengths: Grades, letters of recommendation, essays
Weaknesses: Lack of demonstrated interest
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that I showed that I was a really unique person who would really contribute to the University of Michigan.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far I’ve been deferred from Stanford.

General Comments (if any):
Here’s my two cents. Do not overlook the essays. The essay can be a great way to show your personality and uniqueness. Although the school is not specifically asking “why should we admit you?” write your essay as if it is. For each prompt, show the college a reason to get excited about you.

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ACCEPTED
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 31 (33 super scored)
SAT II: 1400 (didn’t send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Weighted GPA: 5.03
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/444
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), US History (5), Physics 1 (3), Biology (3), Language and Composition (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP French, AP Econ, Film & Literature, Honors Anatomy, AP Government, AP Literature, Dual Enrolled at a community college second semester
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Mostly local and school awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Speech and Debate (Captain), Youth Group (Treasurer), French Club (Treasurer), NHS (Treasurer), Drama Club, Three plays, Student Ambassadors, Freshmen Mentor, Mathletes, Grouo Interpretation
Job/Work Experience: Worked at my church
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at two hospitals
Summer Activities: Hospital volunteer, mission trips (Tennessee and Kentucky)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8.5 My personal essay was very unique, my nursing essay was unique as well, but my community essay was a little boring.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10, super close with this teacher and she is a fantastic writer
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 8, super close with this teacher
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10, my counselor and I are very close
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: Nursing
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public high school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $80,000-$120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I just love this school

Reflections:
Strengths: Most essays, recommendations, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Some essays, test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No clue
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Western Kentucky, Mizzou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, deferred at UChicago, waiting to hear back from Johns Hopkins

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Decision: Accepted
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 34C (35E, 35S, 34M, 33R)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: school doesn’t weight
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/412
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics 1 (3), US Gov (3) (both self-studied)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, AP German, College English/Speech, Business Management 2, Sociology/Government, and OJT Internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
State President, DECA; Team Captain, Quiz Bowl; Manager for Varsity Football; Hip Hop Writer/Producer
Job/Work Experience: internship with local business teacher, job working as busser/host for restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: 3 years with Wounded Warrior/VA & Peanut Butter Drive, 4 years with Blessings in a Backpack
Summer Activities: didn’t report but WORK
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Decent, but not anything that would make the admissions officer cry/laugh until crying

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 10/10, Physics teacher
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 7/10, English teacher
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 4/10, included the phrase “CheckMyBrain11 is a very driven and focus student”

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
Intended Major: LSA Econ/assured admission at Ross
State (if domestic applicant): WY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: didn’t specify

Reflections:
Strengths: being qualified
Weaknesses:U-M is very selective
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: like 75% of applicants, I’m qualified
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Notre Dame, Michigan State, U of WY, and U of Minnesota.

General Comments (if any):
If you were deferred/rejected, don’t give up hope! As you probably know, you’re qualified to be here. There are just a lot of qualified people. You’ll end up at a great school (although maybe not U-M), and you’ll probably be happy there! A rejection/deferral probably stings, but as is life with selective admissions. I have faith you’ll get in to somewhere great!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33C, 36E, 35R, 31M, 29S
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA: 112.524
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/607
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), Psychology (5), World History (4), US History (4), Calculus AB (4), Chemistry (4), English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, Speech, Wind Symphony, AP Statistics, AP English Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I don’t know about “major”, but I put that I was named AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction the following year. I also included 3 years of UIL Sweepstakes and a Division 1 Rating at UIL Solo & Ensemble, TMEA All-Region Band

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wind Symphony, National Honor Society, Marching Band (Marching Leader), Psychology Club (Treasurer), Academic WorldQuest, student leader at my church
Job/Work Experience:14 months in a restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at two churches regularly, did a few projects with an organization focusing on areas in poverty, as well as various projects and hours for NHS.
Summer Activities: I didn’t report these but work and summer band
Essays (rating 1-10, details): The one about the community was heartfelt and talked about change over time, talking about my section in band. I think you could see that I was sincere and it meant a lot to me. I’d say 8. The one about UMich was pretty generic, I’d say 7.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): AP Lang teacher. Also my advisory teacher, so he’s known me for a few years and has gotten to watch me grow as a person and student. Mostly generic, but he did include what he thought were my strengths, emphasizing the passion he knows I have for learning. 9.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): AP Calculus teacher. Calculus was a bit of a struggle for me initially (I had to drop from BC to AB), so he was very proud of me for my improvements, and even tried to recruit me for Academic Decathlon. He had a standard template he used, so it was fairly basic, but still good. 7.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): N/A
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 Undeclared (put Social Work/Social Sciences as interests)
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White, I put “prefer not to respond”
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low Income (I qualify for free/reduced lunch)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, low income

Reflections:
Strengths: Balanced work/school/extracurriculars fairly well. I’ve been told colleges love band kids, so maybe my dedication to that had something to do with it.
Weaknesses: One essay sounded very indifferent, I feel like my GPA/test scores were average for UMich.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: LSA has probably, if not for sure, the largest accepted freshman pool and I’m fairly high-achieving, especially for the general perception of low income, single-parent households. But I really don’t know (I’m elated about it though!)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UIUC (James Scholar), accepted UTexas, accepted OSU, waiting on Northwestern

General Comments (if any): I have been dreaming of UMich since sophomore year and never thought I’d get in, so getting accepted was a phenomenal moment for me. I wish I’d put more personality into the essay about LSA and had further researched the campus before writing it as well. Feels good to prove wrong everyone that said I was stupid to be a “try hard” though.