<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 800
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT Total: 2400
[<em>] SAT II: 800, 800, 790
[</em>] ACT: Not submitted
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5/5/5/5/5/5
[</em>] GPA weighted: N/A
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 1/600</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Above average
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great!
[</em>] Hook (if any): If I were a pirate?</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: "Look, [indicates a place on the palm of hand] I live here."
[</em>] School Type: Publique
[<em>] Ethnicity:
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Student Council Prez, Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl captain, Speech & Debate captain, Boys State, Orchestra section principal, Theater, NHS, owner of business, tutoring</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]*Other Factors: * NMS, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, speech at state/regional level, USNChO, SO state awards, other assorted acronyms</p>
<p>*General Comments/Congratulations/etc: * Happy as heck!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal:800
[</em>] SAT Math:730
[<em>] SAT Writing:800
[</em>] SAT Total:2330
[<em>] SAT II:800/790/780 <- kind of funny...
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5/5/5/5/4/4
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 96%
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: top 5%</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: very personal, teacher and counselor cried
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good I guess, teacher said that they are "honored" to write one for me, but they probably say that to EVERYONE :D
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good? Not sure...
[</em>] Hook (if any): Professional Java Programmer</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY, not NYC, just NY
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian, the subcontinent...
[</em>] Gender: Juliet :o
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No, moved from india at nine
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: I can do a push-up...:D
[li] Important ECs: VP Math League, VP International Club, Private and public math tutor, java intern programmer and cultural stuff...</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Awards I have recieved I guess... </p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Very excited to know that I am worthy of the University of Michigan! Good luck to everyone else! Hope you get in too... </p>
<p>this idea is better for just decisions instead of other conversation like im doing now, that would be cool if all people who have recieved decisions did it like this</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 690
[</em>] SAT Math: 780
[<em>] SAT Writing: 760
[</em>] SAT Total: 2230 since Mich doesn't superscore
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 720 Chem
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 in Chemistry, Comp Sci A, Microeconomics, Chinese
4 in Macroeconomics
[<em>] GPA weighted:4.44
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.84, 4.0 UMich weighted
[li] Rank or % estimate: 5%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Awesome, main one exceeded limit and went to 700
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Okay, really generic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably really good
[</em>] Hook (if any): female in engineering?</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Captain of science/math team, research experience, internship at a bio company. [/li][/ul] General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats to everyone who got in and good luck to the rest! I just got my official mail today, that was exciting!</p>
<p>Decision && School:testing the format because I want to do it right when I do get my decision!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 780
[</em>] SAT Math: 780
[<em>] SAT Writing: 780
[</em>] SAT Total: 2340
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math2, 760 Chem, 760 US History
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5 Bio, 5 US History, 4 American Lit
[<em>] GPA weighted: 3.4
[</em>] GPA unweighted: Don't know... All honors?
[li] Rank or % estimate: School doesn't rank</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Main essay is good, others terrible I think,
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good, senior physics rec, getting 100%+
[<em>] Counselor Rec: so so
[</em>] Hook (if any): none really, (teacher? investment? those are a bit out of the ordinary..)</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Violin, Dance, Investment, Teaching</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I hope this worked!</p>
<p>Stats:
* SAT Verbal: 760
* SAT Math: 800
* SAT Writing: 800
* SAT Total: 2360
* SAT II: 800 and 770 if you really care
* ACT: 35
* AP/IB taken/scores: 3 5s, 2 4s, but I don't think they even saw these
* GPA weighted: N/A
* GPA unweighted: 4.0
* Rank or % estimate: 1/183ish</p>
<p>Subjective:
* Essays: Rave reviews from all 7 people who read them and my dog
* Teacher Recs: Glowing, I think. I don't think I would've even had to ask him to write one for me, he just would have assumed.
* Counselor Rec: Loved the last paragraph of it that she let me read.
* Hook (if any): I'm Irish. Enough said.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
* State or Country: Hold up your left hand. I life a little south of where your ring fingers meets the rest of your hand.
* School Type: Catholic
* Ethnicity: Irish, baby
* Gender: Female
* Legacy Yes/No: Nope
* Recruited Yes/No: Haha... no.
* Important ECs: Lacrosse, Debate, XC, Quiz Bowl</p>
<p>Other Factors: National awards, All-State in both an academic EC and an athletic one</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I just hope I get into MIT, to be honest.</p>
<pre><code>* SAT Verbal:660
* SAT Math:630
* SAT Writing:700
* SAT Total:1990
* SAT II:did not send
* ACT: 29 (34, 32, 30, 28, 25)
* AP/IB taken/scores: 5/4/3
* GPA unweighted: 3.97
* Rank or % estimate: 4/331
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: very good, focused on lessons learned living in an ethnically polarized/rural town
* Teacher Recs: very personal, from teacher who has taught me in multiple AP classes
* Counselor Rec: very average, counselor is not a good writer
* Hook (if any): 1st from school to attend/cousin is alum (mentioned in essay)
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: CA (San Diego)
* School Type: public
* Ethnicity: caucasian
* Gender: F
* Legacy Yes/No: No
* Recruited Yes/No: No
* Important ECs: captain of several teams, all-league/all-academic team in 3 sports, president of academic service club for past 2 years (led several major community service drives, including one in which we visited an orphanage in MX), started 2 clubs, captained club soccer team that finished among top-5 teams in the entire state, MVP of several sports teams, etc.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: wrote very short essay in extra info section about how Michigan was my dream school (supported by specific evidence of programs, etc. that I hoped to belong to in college)</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: GO BLUE!!!</p>
<p>*Accepted to College of Engineering (in state): *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores:
AP Chemistry- 5
AP Physics C Mech.- 4
AP Calc AB/BC
AP Stats
[<em>] GPA weighted: N/A
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.9/4.0 UM
[li] Rank or % estimate:top 5%</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): None really</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: NHS, Golf, Band[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 730
[</em>] SAT Math: 690
[<em>] SAT Writing: 610 :(
[</em>] SAT Total: 2030
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: 5,5,5,4
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.42
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: #1</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent-Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: No Idea... but would guess very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, have know him for a while
[</em>] Hook (if any): Nope</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: Ohio
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Quiz Bowl, Youth Group, Guitar, NHS, JCL</p>[/li]
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/etc:[ /b]
Congrats All who did get in... Also someone who got into honors... could you pm me with how long after you were accepted u got the news?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]ACT: 35
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores:Bio=5 Lang=4, taking 3 more this year (My school offers 5)
[<em>] GPA weighted:IDK, it's at the max though
[</em>] GPA unweighted:4.0
[li] Rank or % estimate:1/200</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:Out of Control!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent, I helped plan the teacher's AP curriulum
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Idk.
[</em>] Hook (if any): No hook, but a VERY well defined app</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:MI
[</em>] School Type:Parochial
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No:No, but I have a sibling there
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No:No.
[li] Important ECs: State Stock Trading Champ, State Powerlifting Champ, 4 years varsity track, 3 years varsity captain, 3 years varsity fball, NHS, spanish club and key club-founding member, 200+ hours volunteer. I have worked at an automobile factory for 40hrs/week at 14, and then a restaurant at 15 before starting an online business with total sellers well over $200,000.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Factors:Just an extremely well defined application**</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Received Regents, now just waiting on additional scholarship money and Ross decision. Best wishes to those still awaiting a decision, and realize those who have posted already were the 'easy admits,' so don't get intimidated.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 740
[</em>] SAT Math: 800
[<em>] SAT Writing: 770 (12 Essay)
[</em>] SAT Total: 1540/2310
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math II, 750 US History, 740 Biology M
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Biology - 5, US History - 5
[</em>] GPA weighted: ~102/100
[<em>] GPA unweighted: ~97/100
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: 3/60, Top 5%, but school doesn't rank</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I honestly think they were pretty mediocre, especially my "Why UMich"
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably alright, although I know one said I was "quiet."
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Decent?
[</em>] Hook (if any): Two grandparents attended?, Stats</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: VA
[</em>] School Type: Private, Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Yes (2 grandparents)
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Tennis, cross country, key club, national honor society, nothing national.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: None that I can think of...National Merit Commended..</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: I'm psyched! I don't know if I am going to attend. I'll admit I was getting a little worried that so many people were hearing back!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT:31
[</em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Chem 2, US History 3, English Lang 5
[<em>] GPA weighted:3.81
[</em>] GPA unweighted: 3.5 UM
[li] Rank or % estimate:don't know/not ranked</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought and people told me that they were very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: read it, it was good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I don't know, barely know her personally
[</em>] Hook (if any): Dad is faculty and Master's alum</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type:Public Feeder
[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>] Legacy Yes/No: Yeah
[</em>] Recruited Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: lab/research assist. at Michigan (w/ rec from my UM employer/professor), Pres. Indian Student Assoc, violin and orchestra</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
I don't think so</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
I was starting to worry w/ app complete on 10/2. Good luck, there's still a chance even with a low GPA!</p>