University of Michigan Chances (EA)

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Bio:

  • Citizenship: US, Egypt
  • State of residence: Ohio
  • Class: 2018
  • Race: White (Middle Eastern)
  • Gender: Male
  • Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)

School:

  • Private school (around 300 kids total, 57 in my grade)
  • Graduates (How many go to Ivies): 3 per year, 5 last year
  • APs Offered: 11, 3 of them fine arts (3 APs per year maximum)
  • Honors Offered: 0 (school got rid of the only one this year)
  • Only 5 classes per semester, including free period 90% of students take

Academic Profile:

  • Unweighted GPA: 3.86 (calculated this myself, school doesn’t send unweighted)
  • Weighted GPA: 4.07
  • APs: 2 junior year, 3 more senior year
  • Honors: 1
  • SAT: 1500 (730 rw, 770 m)
  • SAT II: Biology, Math Level II (Taking in August, expect 730-800)
  • AP Scores: Biology (4), Psychology (5)
  • Rank: school does not report class rank

Senior Year Courses (APs):

  • AP Calculus AB (school doesn’t offer BC)
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP United States History

EC (I have more, this is more quality over quantity):

  • Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
  • Science Olympiad co-president
  • 45+ hours volunteering at local university hospital
  • 30+ hours fundraising/volunteering for local mosque
  • 75+ hours of shadowing at a local hospital
  • Muslim-American society member (organized Friday prayers at school)
  • Math Club

Honors:

  • Academic Honor Roll
  • National Society of High School Scholars (school isn’t a member of NHS)
  • National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)
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Academically, you look fine. Umich is one of those schools that can have kind of arbitrary admissions, like the Ivies, where you can easily be turned away despite having a strong application, and at the same time wonder how on earth somebody who did not seem so impressive was able to in. I would say Umich is a good target school for you, though.

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Your chances are good, in my opinion. Good luck!

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UPDATE: I actually transferred schools and my counselor gave me some wrong information. I just called my old school.

Here are my stats:

UW GPA: 3.901
W GPA: 4.1

Everything else is correct.

Thanks!