University of Michigan Class of 2022 Early Action Decision Thread

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If you care to share your decision, please post on this thread and use the form below:

Name of University of Michigan school you are applying to and major:

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

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ACCEPTED!!!

SAT I: 1520 770M 750R
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 790 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/120
AP (place score in parenthesis): calc ab 5 calc bc 5 comp sci 5 stats 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: calc 3, DE classes at community college. Independent study differential equations. Chinese 3 through Stanford OHS
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
I played varsity tennis for 4 years. 3 years at #1 singles. All state honorable mention senior year. I worked out with U of M’s assistant coach all summer while I was doing research there. I also went to the U of M tennis camp the year before.
Captain of varsity quiz bowl team.
Piano for 6 years. Competitive with some awards.

Job/Work Experience: worked for 2 summers as a research assistant at U of M.
Volunteer/Community service: play piano for my church
Summer Activities: see work experience
Essays: my essays were pretty good. I could write a lot about u of m, because it’s been my dream school since I was a little kid. I also was able to write about how much I love the Panda Express on north campus at u of m
Teacher Recommendation: prolly pretty good. Calculus teacher from sophomore year and psych teacher from junior year
Counselor Rec: prolly pretty good too. This guy loves me
Additional Rec: rec letter from my research supervisor. She’s a professor at umich
Interview: none
Other
3rd generation at umich. My dad went there for undergrad and Med school. My grandpa went there for Med school. My uncle went for Ross, and another uncle went there but didn’t graduate.

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: rural public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
I sent them this YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/ErGcyGM6nQU

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Deferred
SAT I (breakdown): 1520 (720 Reading/800 Math/8-8-8 Writing)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 720 Math2/750 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): (5) APUSH; (4) Lit; (4) BC/ (4) AB Subscore; (3) AP Physics; (5) CompGov; (5) US Gov; (4) World
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geo, College Math, AP Lit, Work-Based Learning, AP Bio, AP Micro/Macro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): TASS, Girl’s State

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-BLM (organizer); Debate (Captain); Prosperity of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (President); Understanding Your Identity Club (President); Students Promoting Animal Welfare (President); Piano (some state awards); NEHS/NHS; Notes of Joy
Job/Work Experience:8-week intern at a civil and legal advocacy center for AAPI (Asian Americans Advancing Justice)
Volunteer/Community service: Listed in EC’s
Summer Activities: TASS/Internship
Essays:
-Common App: bruh 10/10 i worked so hard on it and exposed all my sadness
-Activity: 8/10 i wrote about a BLM rally that I organized
-Community: 9/10 wrote abt being chinese-american
-College/School: 9/10–LSA/wrote about the combination of academia and grassroots activism
Teacher Recommendation:
–10/10–all my teachers really like me? i talked to all of them before and they said that they would be happy to write my recs???
Counselor Rec: IDK we’re not that close
Additional Rec: One of my TASS factotums, he’s written for me before, it’s always been lit.
Interview: N/A
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

So i’m actually shook that i didn’t get in mainly cause i did TASS at Michigan and I thought my stats were good? at this point im just confused and like concerned bc idk if i’ll get in to anywhere else i decided to apply to

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Decision: Accepted (LSA)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1430 (700 R/W, 730 Math, 23/24 Essay)
ACT (breakdown): 34C (35E, 29M, 34R, 36S, 9 Writing)
SAT II: Didn’t take any
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Weighted GPA: 4.11
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5), Micro (5), Macro (5), English Lang (5), CSP (didn’t take test)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Compsci A, Organic Chem, Symphony Orchestra, AP Bio, AP English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate Club (Secretary)
(Co-founder/VP) of the Political Awareness Club
Project LEAD (Point Secretary)
Gay-Straight Alliance
Japanese Club
NHS

Job/Work Experience: Currently work at a store called Five Below. Have been since this past summer. Used to work at Panera Bread.
Volunteer/Community service: As a part of NHS and Project LEAD
Summer Activities: Nothing really significant
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 9.
Activity Short Answer: 7. Talked about debate club and how it crafts a well-functioning individual in society. Didn’t feel that great about it tbh.
Community: 9.5. Talked about how orchestra has affected me in specific details and how I yearn to pass on, for lack of a better term, good vibes to the new orchestra members.
Why UMich: 9. Standard affair for this kind of essay.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9. My AP English Lang teacher. I was one of her star students and although I didn’t get to read this one I’m sure it was pretty good.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9. My GBBE teacher. We had a great relationship and she let me read the letter.
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 8. Didn’t get to read it, but judging from how my interview with him went, I feel like it was a pretty strong letter.
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Suburban Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $50,000-$75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, discussed LGBT status in Common App Essay

Reflections:
Strengths: ACT Score, Essays, GPA around average, Leadership
Weaknesses: Some course rigor concerns, only 4 AP tests taken so far.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: High scores. Leadership. Essay.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Michigan State University (accepted), Wayne State University (accepted), Stanford RD

General Comments (if any): I’ve been wanting this so bad for so long and I’m so happy I’ve achieved my goal!!!

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Name of University of Michigan school you are applying to and major:
School of Nursing - ACCEPTED in state

SAT I (breakdown): 750 Math, 660 Reading, 1400 but 1410 SS, essay: 6 6 6
ACT (breakdown): 32C 33E 32M 30R 32S 10/12 on essay
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9, 4.02 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/584 i think
AP (place score in parenthesis): not good lol Chemistry(2), world history(3), us history (3), english comp(3), statistics(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Computer Science, AP Spanish, english 12, med health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar idk what else

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student council (leadership role), Key club, NHS, Spanish NHS, Spanish Club, Piano, ukulele, track
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at church occasionally, key club and NHS stuff
Summer Activities: none
Essays: I thought they were good I guess but I didn’t have anyone read them. For the why umich essay i messed it up; I only mentioned why I wanted to be a Nurse Practitioner or Anesthetist but oh well
Teacher Recommendation: we waived our rights to read rec letters so idk. But I only submitted one
Counselor Rec: ^^
Additional Rec:^^
Interview: n/a
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): numerous relatives have gone here, one currently goes to umich.

I know my stats seem a little low, but I go to a magnet program where approx. 25% of the kids in each grade attend umich every year. Out of about 60-70 kids that applied last year from this program, only 2 got deferred and the rest accepted.

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Decision: Accepted (LSA) Statistics or Math Major

SAT I (breakdown): 1560 (760 English/800 Math) 18/24 Essay
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/240
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5), AP US Gov. (5) AP Stats (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Social Science elective, AP Macro, Organic Chem, APUSH, AP Lit, Calc II
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity tennis starter 4 years, varsity golf 3 years, NHS, tutor at the library, some other volunteering as well
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Helped coach tennis camp for kids, also tutored
Summer Activities: traveling, driving my hapless brother around, practicing tennis or golf
Essays: I would rate my common app a 7/10, while my UMich essays were all 8+
Common app: Volunteer experience at coaching tennis to kids
Community Essay: Wrote about being a redhead
Teacher Recommendation:
10/10. I had the math teacher I’ve had for three years now write it, and he is truly amazing. He’s seen me grow as an individual over the course of high school as well attesting to my ability in the class. Definitely recommend having teachers you know the best write them.
Counselor Rec: I’m guessing 8/10, know her very well as she is my tennis coach
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): In-state
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >300,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, if that counts

General Comments:
I’m very pleased that not only myself, but most of my friends got accepted as well. I wish good luck to those of you who got deferred and also to future panicky kids reading these posts at 1am in about 8 months. Go Blue!

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Deferred - COE

SAT I (breakdown): 1520 (730 M / 790 R)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 E / 32 M / 34 R / 31 S)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB, Environmental Science, English Lang, Computer Science A (none prior to senior year due to limited APs, so no scores)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Science, Honors Government, AP Computer Science A, AP English Lang, Economics, Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FRC Robotics (sub-team captain), Art Club (president), elementary school Math Club (coach), FTC Robotics (mentor), Tech Club
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at soup kitchens, founded an organization
Summer Activities: MIT summer program
Essays: 10/10, I loved them and everyone I showed them to loved them, I poured my heart and soul into them
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10, from my math teacher who absolutely loves me
Counselor Rec: 7.5/10, I talk to her a lot but probably pretty generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Went really well
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First-gen

Really disappointed that I got deferred since U of M is my #1, I thought I had a really good shot especially since I’m in-state and a girl applying to COE. This makes me super worried about my RD decisions, I’m scared I’m not going to get in anywhere besides my safety schools.

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Son was ACCEPTED to College of Engineering from out of state!

SAT I (breakdown): 1550 (780 math, 770 english) single sitting to get his qualifying score for National Merit Finalist
ACT (breakdown): 34 highest single sitting with a 35 super score (UMich says while they don’t super score, they will look at your best individual scores to get a full sense of your capabilities); 36 Reading, 36 English, 35 Math, 32 Science
SAT II: Didn’t submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): No APs at his school
IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB diploma candidate. Had taken two tests so far, Spanish SL - 7, Chemistry SL - 5
Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB Chem HL, IB Physics HL, Theory of Knowledge, IB Math SL, IB History HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout (was also Chaplain’s Aide, Senior Patrol Leader, Order of the Arrow, etc), 2-sport Varsity athlete (captain senior year), School club (Secretary junior year, President senior year)
Job/Work Experience: Worked 40+ hours per week over the summer in an engineering-related job; currently tutors
Volunteer/Community service: Several hundred hours of volunteer experience; some major-related, some through Scouts, some other
Summer Activities: Summer camp counselor until this summer when he got a job
Essays: 8/10 - I really liked his main Common App essay. It was about how he got this cheap-o car when he was 15 that had been his dream car for years. He set about fixing it up and the essay went into great detail about one particular issue he worked on and it showed his vulnerability, his tenacity, problem-solving, and passion for cars without coming straight out and saying all that.
Teacher Recommendation: I hope they were good!
Counselor Rec: New counselor this year, so I’m assuming it was “run of the mill” type stuff and not great. 5/10
Additional Rec:
Interview: He was offered the HAIL interview, but the person didn’t get in touch with him until after he had tried emailing twice and they finally sent him a Google Calendar notification on a Friday morning that they had scheduled his interview for that night and he already had plans, so he just responded and told them he was sorry he couldn’t make it.
Other: National Merit Semifinalist, DAR Good Citizen Award, makes his own minibikes from scratch and discussed in his essays - may have resonated with Engineering folk

Applying for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public (approx. 650 kids in senior class)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

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ACCEPTED TO LSA!!

Major: Neuroscience

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 31
English: 34
Math: 26
Reading: 34
Science: 29
Writing: 09
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74 (not sure if weighted or unweighted, school doesn’t specify)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/101
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP, two college classes and the rest are college prep
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
I founded my school’s first Model UN team and I am the treasurer for both Student Council and NHS.
Captain in 10th grade for JV Softball and Volleyball and I mentioned a lot of volunteer work
Job/Work Experience: Work year round at the local bookstore since 2015
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer a TON. Every week I volunteer 2 hours at an art studio and 1 hour with an exercise group geared towards young girls.
Summer Activities: Spent my summer working and traveling
Essays: My common app essay was pretty decent. I talked about ageism and my experience with it. My community essay was about my heavy involvement with the One Direction fandom and another related my traveling experience with my volunteer work. My U of M essay talked about my Asian culture and how unique my family is
Teacher Recommendation: I got one from my 11th grade English teacher and my 10th grade geometry teacher (also physics teacher right now). My english class was college-level and I would always stay after class to go over papers, etc., which I think he might’ve mentioned. Geometry teacher is also head of the softball program so she knows me really well.
Counselor Rec: 8/10 I assume pretty good. I talk to her often and I was one of the first to request AP online so she knew that I wanted to take challenging classes and that I was interested in selective schools
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
I got a lot of writing-related awards and was accepted to a prestigious Ivy League summer program. I think my essays were a big help because my GPA and ACT were in the lower end of the average. I related my extracurricular to my major and I think my unique community essay helped as well.

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small rural public school
Ethnicity: Asian and White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Around 70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
First generation, minority, came from an up-north rural public school where no one really applies. We had our largest applicant pool this year and it was 5 people.

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ACCEPTED!! OOS LSA

SAT I : n/a
ACT : 33 (35E, 31M, 33R, 34S) this was my second time
SAT II: did not send
Unweighted GPA : 4.0 Weighted: 4.73
Rank: school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Did not send but 5’s on Macro, Micro, NSL, Spanish Lang and 4’s on Lang and Stat
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC calculus, AP Biology, AP Physics 1, AP Literature, AP Spanish Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ distinction, can’t remember what else I wrote

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track (indoor and outdoor) for 4 years, Cheerleading for 3 years, Cross Country for 1 year, MUN, Leadership Program for Hispanics, School Ambassador, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor over Summer
Volunteer/Community service: I’ve volunteered for over 4 years at these two local events, I have 247 hours of community service
Summer Activities: see job experience
Essays: Common app: 8/10 I really liked it Why Mich essay was very enthusiastic probably a 9/10, rest of the essays probably 7-8/10
Teacher Recommendation: I’d say 10/10 I knew my econ teacher and Spanish teacher very well and they liked me
Counselor Rec: 5/10 Didn’t know her
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Y
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Half-Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic?

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Name of University of Michigan school you are applying to and major: LSA Undecided

SAT I: 1330
ACT: n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): Full DP student. HL Math, HL Chem, HL English, SL History, SL French, SL Psychology
Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, SL French, HL English, HL Chemistry, Theory of Knowledge, SL Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Drama Club (president)
Bible Study (president)
Choir (president)
Boy Scouts (Senior Patrol leader)
NHS
French Honors Society
Middle School Drama Club Mentor
Ministry team
Job/Work Experience:
Camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service:
NHS
Summer Activities:
Backpacking, missions trips
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Great as far as I know
Counselor Rec:
Should be good. Don’t know my counselor very well
Additional Rec:
Theater director that should be good
Interview: Nope
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000-149,999
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc): none

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Accepted!! OOS
Major: Electrical Engineering

SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (770 math, 740 english
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 math, 35 science, 35 english, 34 reading)
SAT II: 790 math ii 770 physics 740 spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): idk top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics 1 (3), Physics 2 (4), Chem (3), Lang (4), Spanish lang (4), Physics C: Mech, Calc AB, Stats, Lit, Gov, Environmental Science
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Calc AB, APES, AP Physics C: Mech, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Lit,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHRP, NMSF, a national math award, a few other competitions

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band, chem club, physics bowl, honor societies
Volunteer/Community service: a lot of hours doing community around the city
Essays: pretty good i think. I tried to make them sound a lot like me. My fave was the “which community” one, and I put a bit of humor in there to show my personality
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but i love the teacher
Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but we know each other really well
Additional Rec: didn’t read, also love this teacher
Interview: Amazing! his kids kept interrupting, but it was pretty chill
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: definitely haha
State (if domestic applicant): OOS
Ethnicity: hispanic and white
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

tip for any future applicant: Try to make your voice shine through the essay! It may take a heck of a bunch of drafts, but in the end, your hard work will pay off! :slight_smile: Good luck to all of you!!!

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I am in utter shock right now as to why I was deferred. Michigan was the only school I applied to because it is my #1 and I honestly thought I was going to get in. It has been my dream ever since I was a kid to go to UMich, I can’t believe I got deferred (COE).

SAT I (breakdown): 1580
ACT (breakdown): 36
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (760), Chem (800), World History (800)
Weighted GPA: 4.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Comp Sci Prin (5), Comp Sci A (5), Enviro (5), Physics 1 (4), APUSH (5), Macro (5), Micro (5), Lang (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3, AP Prob Stat, AP Chem, AP Physics C, AP Lang, AP Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): The AP award everyone gets, AP Scholar?

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming for 4 Years, leader of iSTEM club
Job/Work Experience: 3 Internships at Tech Firms, with one going on right now
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ Hours of volunteering at local hospital
Summer Activities: My internships
Essays: My essays are amazing, I even had my cousins who all goto Ivy’s to review them for me
Teacher Recommendation: From Comp Sci, Physics, and Calc teacher, 10/10 all my teachers loved me
Counselor Rec: 8/10, didn’t talk to counselor much, but she knew me pretty well
Additional Rec: 10/10 from swim coach
Interview: HAIL Interview went so well, we talked for hours
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $300K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

I am actually crying, I could have ED’d to so many schools, but I didn’t because of UMich and now this happens.

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ACCEPTED!!
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):34C
SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Math I, 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): did not send
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: part-time job
Volunteer/Community service: hospital/clinic
Summer Activities: internships, volunteer
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10, maybe for one, maybe 7/10 for second
Counselor Rec: 8/10 not very close but she knows I work hard and like to challenge myself
Additional Rec:
Interview: 9/10
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: ORM
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

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Accepted into LSA!!
ACT: 33 Superscored:
Reading 36
Writing: 31
Math: 29
Science: 33
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top of Class
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not Offered
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not Offered
Senior Year Course Load: Difficult due to Dual Enrollment through local University and CC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several School/Region awards (like Male Athlete of the Year), however nothing spectacular here

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Letter in five sports: Baseball, (Basketball), Track, Cross, and (Football); (Quizbowl); NHS-President; President of Class (all four years); Registered MHSAA Official for Basketball.
Job/Work Experience:Summer jobs over past two summers
Volunteer/Community service: Some, non mentioned in essays, however brought up by teacher in rec.
Summer Activities: Work and Sports
Essays: Common App (9) Supplementals (9)
Teacher Recommendations: (Honestly 10), Both teachers have taught me all four years and one doubles as NHS adviser
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but was from my superintendent (8)
Additional Rec: From football coach - (9)
Interview: Not offered
Other- Being from a small school, my recs were one of the strongest parts of my app.

Applying for Financial Aid?: YES
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, Rural and underrepresented :wink:
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Being a triplet w/ single mother. Made for very interesting/strong essays!

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Accepted into College of Engineering!
SAT: 1510 (800M, 710 R/W)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), APUSH (4), French (4), Calc AB (5), Physics C M, Physics C E/M, Calc BC, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, World History
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not Offered
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, Macro/Micro, Organic chem, French 6, Physics C, English IV
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several School awards but nothing special

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of community service clubs, tutor, red cross
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Probably over 1000 hours
Summer Activities: Research
Essays: Common App (9) Supplementals (7)
Teacher Recommendations: (10, 7), One was probably phenomenal, the other was most likely average
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably ok (8)
Interview: Lost communication with interviewer

Applying for Financial Aid?: YES
State (if domestic applicant): Not domestic
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Suburban, competitive, high achieving public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, low income

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Accepted!

Name of University of Michigan school you are applying to and major: School of Education, Mathematics

SAT I (breakdown): 1460
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/95
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Lang, AP Bio, two semesters of first-year english and american sign language
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing (:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, softball team (co-captain), volleyball team, senior committee (board member), choir
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: ~250 hours- mostly tutoring, nhs events, and community cleanups
Summer Activities: nothing (:
Essays: All fairly strong, would say common app personal essay was my strongest (spoke about being a young muslim woman in america)
Teacher Recommendation: didnt read but im sure all three were good
Counselor Rec: strong since she knows me as a person
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public charter
Ethnicity: middle eastern
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <65k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, urm, single parent household, low-income

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Deferred LSA [Ross]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1550 (750 English, 800 Math)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 700 US History, 670 World History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), Calculus BC (5), Calc AB Subscore (5), US History (5), Physics 1 (4), Physics C - Mechanics (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Physics 2, AP Literature, AP Microeconomics, AP Government, AP Statistics, Tennis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commendation, Scholar Athlete, Honor Roll, American Legion Boys State Alternate, California State Seal of Biliteracy, AP Scholar with Distinction, other minor school awards.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Founder of a school-wide invention competition, Varsity tennis player, religious school, and member of Physics Olympiad team.
Job/Work Experience: Intern for an investment banking firm.
Volunteer/Community Service: President and Founder of Miracles for Kids Club, Secretary of Red Cross Club, Secretary of Blind Start of America Club, I coach special needs kids in tennis, teacher assistant at my temple.
Summer Experience: Internship and volunteer assistant at a novice tennis tournament.
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10. From my Pre-Calculus Honors and Calculus BC teacher. I did really well in his class, which is the hardest at my school.
Teacher Recommendation #2: 9/10. From my APUSH teacher. He liked me and my family.
Counselor Rec: 9/10. Lots of kids at my school but he knows me well.

Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Michigan Supplements: 7.5/10
CommonApp Essay: 9.5/10. I essentially wrote how I am a quantitative thinker in a variety of situations and compared myself to a superhero. It is hard to explain without disclosing too much personal information, but I really love this essay.

Other:
U.S. State/Territory or Country: California
School Type: Large Public School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Nope

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, SAT, Community Service
Weaknesses: I guess I’m an overqualified out of state kid who did not show enough demonstrated interest. :-/
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected from UPenn (Wharton).
What would you have done differently?: Shown more interest.

Other Factors: I am not too surprised by this decision because I heard that Michigan defers lots of overqualified applicants. I will send Michigan an email soon letting them know of my interest.

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DEFERRED

Name of University of Michigan school you are applying to and major:
College of Engineering
SAT I (breakdown): Tot. 1460, Reading 690, Math 770, Writing 5 5 6
ACT (breakdown): Com. 34, English 34, Math 35, Reading 31, Science 34
SAT II: Math 2 760, Chemistry 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
AP (place score in parenthesis): none
IB (no scores yet): SL Math, SL History, HL Spanish, HL Literature, HL Physics, HL Chemistry
Senior Year Course Load: very hard, look at IB classes above
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar Athlete, Honor Roll, National Honors Society, other small things like that

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (Captain), Track, Spanish Honors Society (Board), National Honors Society, Indian American Student Association dance, Key Club
Job/Work Experience:Umpire for youth baseball league, Bus Boy/Food Runner at restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: Small activities, nothing big or for a long period of time. A lot of time put in though.
Summer Activities:Engineering camp, running camp, job, volunteer for VBS
Essays: I think they were ok, I definitely thought they were somewhat weak, but all of the people who I had read them really liked them and thought that they were good and showed who I am.
Teacher Recommendation: I had 2. One asked to write it for me so I assume it was good. Other I also assume was good but I did not read them.
Counselor Rec: I had to submit a whole worksheet about myself that was basically a college app, and my counselor knows me so I think it was good.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: HAIL interview was over the phone but it seemed to go pretty well.
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Korean/White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really

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ACCEPTED TO LSA
SAT I (breakdown): 1520, 780 M, 740 R, essay 7 7 7
ACT (breakdown): didnt send
SAT II: didnt take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school does it out of 100, mine was a high 95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t write it in common app bc didn’t see it lol
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, DE Humanities, DE Anthropology 102
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Red Cross Club (Co-President), member of some other clubs
Job/Work Experience: residential concierge, office assistant at a property management company
Volunteer/Community service: summer camps and prep places- several hundred hrs total
Summer Activities: work and volunteer
Essays: 6.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: idk, i feel like they were probs generic, i got them from my Ancient Greek teacher who i had for 2 years and my AP World and Human Geography teacher who i had for 2 years
Counselor Rec: okay? idrk
Additional Rec:
Interview: n/a
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): new york
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive urban
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: female
Income Bracket: less than $25k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen