University of Michigan at Ann Arbor- College of Engineering

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi everyone, and thank you for your time.

[ *] College : University of Michigan at Ann Arbor- College of Engineering
[ *] ACT: composite of 31, going to retake soon and I am studying very hard for it- hopeful to get a 33
[ *] UM unweighted GPA: 94%
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP History, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors History, Honors Chemistry, Honors Algebra 2, Honors Biology
[ *] Rank: top 15%
[ *] Other stats:
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): NHS, Class Officer (President), President Art Club,Habitat For Humanity, Key Club, job
[ *] Essays: excellent
[ *] Teacher Recs: excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): Track and Field- hopeful to get recruited, above average
[ *] State or Country: NJ
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] major strength/weakness: I have almost a 100 weighted gpa this year, my sophomore and junior year, i was not as good
[ *] Other Factors/questions: i want to be a computer engineer

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low reach with that act. chance back please

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I am working on that but is the GPA too low?

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Anyone that can further help and answer my question, please reply.

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your gpa is competitive
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1737489-chance-for-berkeley-and-ucla-please-oos-will-chance-back.html#latest

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Will early action help my chances, I am doing that.

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UM recalculates GPA dropping +/- do that and see what your GPA is. Engineering also looks very closely at ACT M and not just composite.

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I am sorry but how do they do that and my math score is a 33 but I plan to retake soon.

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What is considered an A or B at your school? If they don’t give you a letter grade try averaging your grade for each class with no extra points for AP / Honors. 90-100 = A , 80-89 = B etc. Then compare the average to UMich’s common data set. A 33 is a good score for Math

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Cumulative Unweighted=3.8
Cumulative Weighted=4.0
I think I calculated it right.

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Frreshman=6 A’s 1 B, 2 honor classes
Sophmore=4 A’s 3 B’s, 3 honors classes
Junior=7 A’s, 3 AP classes

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I think last year the average was 3.85 which with one more semester for junior year with all A’s you’d be really close. UMich has gotten harder for OOS but you have a shot especially if you get your ACT score up; low reach maybe high match.

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The cumulative gpa’s above include this year, so they are not subject to change. With that information, does my chance of admittance decrease or is it fair? Thank you for all the help.

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How many out there have heard from COE undergrad??

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You’ve got solid stats but then again so do A LOT of other applicants. Good essays and teacher recommendations will set you apart. Good luck!