University of Michigan Class of 2022 Early Action Decision Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
21

Accepted to LSA, now waiting on Ross

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34C (35E, 34M, 32R, 35S)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81 (my Michigan gpa is closer to a 3.9)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Tough
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude, honor society

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Self-taught graphic designer since 7th grade - ran a freelance “business”, business club (president), wrote and published articles to a political nonprofit, model un, varsity volleyball
Job/Work Experience: Internship at fintech startup doing graphic design, research, programming, and data entry; camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Coordinator for an educational nonprofit doing marketing/promotional work
Summer Activities: ^^
Essays: Common App 9/10, supplements 7.5/10
Teacher Recommendation: Latin teacher 9/10, physics teacher 7/10
Counselor Rec: Generic/10
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other:

Applying for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Financial aid not needed
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Go Blue!
h

22

ACCEPTED!!!

LSA Undecided

SAT I (breakdown): 1380 (730 R/W, 650 M)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (34 E, 31 M, 36 R, 35 S)
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 of 291 (9 when I sent it)
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov (5), Bio (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC, Lang, Lit, Chem, Studio Art
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Studio Art, AP Chem, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some local/regional awards for art, performing arts, and writing, National Merit Commended Scholar

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (principal player), orchestra (section leader), NHS (Treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: Substitute pianist at local church
Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross blood drive, food pantry, community breakfasts, camp counselor for 6th graders
Summer Activities: Fine arts camp for piano
Essays: Maybe 7/10? I don’t know how I felt about them but I tried to make it clear UMich was my first choice. I liked my Common App essay though.
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10. AP Bio/Honors Chem teacher. She had me for two years, I did really well in her class and I was passionate about the subject.

Counselor Rec: 10/10. My counselor was someone who recognized me when teachers or other staff didn’t. She did a lot for me and pushed me to remember my potential.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None
Other: N/A

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public, suburban, pretty mediocre
Ethnicity: White/Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $70K-100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

23

I forgot to mention, it was college of engineering for me. Sorry bout that

24

Accepted!!! LSA- PoliSci!!!

SAT I (breakdown): 1500- 780 Math, 720 CRW
GPA: 4.3 Weighted, around a 3.7 unweighted
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) (lol i forgot to sign up for them my junior year rip)

Senior Year Course Load:
AP French
AP Statistics
AP Language & Comp
AP US Government
AP Environmental Science

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (President), Speech and Debate (Secretary/Extemp Captain-- finalist in my league), Mock Trial (VP), NHS, Guitarist/Vocalist at the School of Rock in FW, PA, Winter & Spring Track for all of HS (JV/Varsity)
Job/Work Experience: Free Lance Makeup Artist
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer at my church and at a camp for people with disabilities called Joni & Friends

Essays:
-Personal: 9/10- well-written I guess (lots of edits from other people and I got some feedback from adults lol) and it says a lot about my personality and how I interact with people
-Supplementals: 10/10- honestly I think this is what got me in
 I really talked about how much I wanted to sport blue (but in a much more sophisticated and logical way)

Teacher Recommendation:

  1. 8/10- I wasn’t his favorite, but he was mine, and I think he sees me pretty well.
  2. 9/10- I was one of his favorites last year and we bonded really well and he saw me interact w/people in the same ways I described in my personal essay (so it was consistent)
    Counselor Rec: 10/10- even told me it was glowing. I love my guidance counselor.
    Additional Rec: n/a
    Interview: n/a
    Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: no
State (if domestic applicant): out of state
School Type: Public- very competitive. I was the only person from my school to get in EA despite not being the most qualified
 I think it’s because they know I’m probably going to go.
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

My first acceptance-- I was floored and honored. GO BLUE!!!

25

LSA – Data Science and Statistics

ACCEPTED!!

SAT I (breakdown): 1480 – 700R, 780M
ACT (breakdown): 35 – 35, 36, 35, 34
SAT II: Math 2 (800), US History (740), Chem (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem and Euro (4), US History, Stats, Eng Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: BC calc, AP Econ, AP French, AP Eng Lit, Materials/Polymers Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Washington and Lee University Book Award

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swimming, four years (JV freshman year). Captain Senior Year, Philanthropic board (gives money from endowed fund)
Job/Work Experience: Internship with local lawyer, Caddy on the weekends
Volunteer/Community service: around 50 hours, nothing special just to complete school requirement
Summer Activities: Swimming and internships
Essays:
Common app: my love for languages
Why Michigan: specific to data science, mentioned a professor with whom I talked about their program
Community: My swim club, it’s a shadow of its former glory
Activity: Swimming – it’s taught me lessons I wouldn’t trade for the world
Teacher Recommendation: French teacher and English teacher. I have enormous respect for both of them, and I think they wrote very few letters, so I think mine were very good
Counselor Rec: My counselor and I are very close and he is an incredibly intellectual man, I think it was very good
Additional Rec: Off season swim coach – Counselor said it was a solid character reference
Interview: None
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (grandparents)

Advice for future applicants: when you’re writing your essays, think about what your strongest traits are, and write to show those traits. Don’t sweat it if the answer isn’t exact to the question, or you have an anecdote that would be “perfect”, what’s important is that you convey who you are and what’s important to you. Take a stand.

26

ACCEPTED (LSA)!

SAT I (breakdown): 1530 (740 R/W, 790 M)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 750 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Micro/Macro (double 5’s), Lang (4), Chem (3), Calc BC, Physics, Environmental Science
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: P.E. (rip), AP Phys, AP Calc BC, Adv SciFi, Capstone, APES
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club swimming, 4 yrs of varsity swimming (senior captain, Rachel Maurer Leadership Award), NHS (executive board), volunteer swim coach for middle school teams, Visteon internship
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: over 70+ hrs through township volunteering and NHS (btw service hours do not really affect college admissions)
Summer Activities: swimming

Essays: Common App (10/10) Supplementals (7/10–could’ve gone better but still pretty good)
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 rec was from my stem teacher who i’m very close with
Counselor Rec: 4/10 never got to read it but it was probably veeery generic

Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other: dont be afraid to honestly be yourself during your essays. I wrote about Zap Zone for one of my essays
lol

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

27

@swimmingdude22 my S was also accepted for Data Science. Very excited.

Accepted LSA
SAT I: did not submit
ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 math, 30 science, 29 English, 33 Reading)
SAT II: did not submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 UW, 4.2 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (5), Lang (4), Calc BC, Physics, Lit
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Phys, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, honors engineering, STEM honors lab, computer programming/financial literacy (required course)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4-year 3-season varsity athlete in XC/track (captain since soph year, in indoor track, capt since junior year in outdoor track, XC capt senior year) hold school records; NHS, Math Honor Soc., Hispanic Honor Soc.
Job/Work Experience: summer camp counselor 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: through religious organizations, service learning trip to Peru
Summer Activities: running
Essays: Common App 7 Supplementals: 8
Teacher Recommendation: ? I hope they would be good
Counselor Rec: 10/10 great GC who wrote recommendation back in spring because she knew she’d be on maternity leave in the fall
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other:

Applying for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

28

Accepted LSA!!!

SAT I (breakdown): 1270 (630 M 640 CR&W)
ACT (breakdown): 29 (33R 29E 26S 26M)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.983
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): /107
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Computer Science AP Literature (taking both right now)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, Psych/Soc, Contemporary English, Trigonometry, AP Computer Science, Advanced Physics, Office Assistant

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Worked past 3 years at local store.
Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours through NHS
Essays: 8-9/10
Teacher Recommendation: 6-9/10 (had 4 letters, they varied)
Counselor Rec: 6/10 didn’t see it, doesn’t know me that well

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): In state
School Type: Rural public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $50,000-60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Underrepresented area

Was pretty surprised to see that I was accepted, but I’m not complaining!!

29

Accepted to the College of Engineering for Mechanical Engineering!

SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 33-single composite (36E, 34M, 32R, 34S, 8W) (sent two tests, these are my bests)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (Dual Enrollment classes included)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov. (4) (will be taking physics 1 and chem)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Creative writing, Advanced Chem. (school doesn’t offer AP), DE Microeconomics, DE College Rhetoric, DE Art History, DE Critical Reading and Writing, DE Calc 3, DE DiffEQ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Soccer (3-year varsity, 2-year starter, state runner-up then state champion), Travel soccer, DECA (treasurer, president), NHS
Job/Work Experience: Youth travel soccer reffing, minor internship with CAD experience
Volunteer/Community service: 120+ hours, primarily through NHS and my church
Summer Activities: Soccer
Essays: Common App (7, I wasn’t in love with it, but it wasn’t bad), Why UM (10), Community (9), Activity (9)
Teacher Recommendation: 10 (only submitted 1, which I was able to read and it was highly positive and encouraging)
Counselor Rec: 8 (not sure, but he writes several for kids from our school each year, who seem to do pretty well with UM admissions)
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a (offered HAIL interview, but didn’t accept)
Other: n/a

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Competitive Parochial
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100K-200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

I was expecting to be deferred, but was pleasantly surprised when I checked my portal today :slight_smile:

30

I am puzzled as to why D got defered

We are OOS

SAT 1540
Subject SAT Lit 770 Subject SAT Hist 760

Private School does not rank however accepted into Cum Laude which is awarded to top 5% of students weighted GPA over 4.7, commended scholar on the NMS

All classes taken were at highest level offered at school placement classes 5, ApHist 5 AP Fr 5 AP Physics 3 taking 4 more AP this year

Strong pwrfoenkng art extracurricular activities and civic engagement for past 4 years as well as volunteering work with refugee kids and summer volunteer working in Appalachian Region in US and abroad. Several leadership positions at school.

Common App essay was exceptionally strong so was why Michigan and her teachers gave solid recommendations.

She did not visit, wondering if deferred due to lack of demonstrated interest, but is not like it is around the corner from where we live.

So far accepted to Fordham/Tulane/Furman all with nice merit scholarships. She is crushed she really wants to go to UM

31

ACCEPTED!
COE
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering

SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (760 M, 730 R)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #1
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4). My school has very little AP courses available.
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, Rest college prep or required courses.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cross Country (Varsity 3 Years, Most Improved, Coaches Award)
Track and Field (Varsity 2 Years, JV 2 Years)
NHS (Vice President)
Student Council
Quiz Bowl (Varsity 2 Years)
Yearbook Club
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Mostly NHS and Stuco stuff. Worked at the MHSAA Wrestling team states multiple years in a row.
Summer Activities: Attended MASC/MAHS Leadership Camp
Essays:
Common Essay: I wrote about my experience at the MASC/MAHS Leadership Camp and had it reviewed.
Activity: Leadership
Community: I discussed my small, rural town experience and how I want to expand my horizon and gain experiences beyond it
Why UofM: General Stuff
Teacher Recommendation:
AP Lang & AP Lit Teacher: 8. She wrote a very good letter for me and allowed me to read it but it was a bit short.
French, Physics, Chemistry Teacher: 10. I am very close with this teacher as I have had her almost every year and for 1/6 of all my high school classes. Also shas been my adivsor in 2 activities. She wrote a flattering letter and allowed me to read it.
Counselor Rec: 8. I was not very close with my counselor but should have still been good.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: I did the HAIL interview and it went very well.
Other

Positives: I come from an area with a lot of poverty and stand out amongst students in my area. Scores.

Negatives: I should have spent more time on my essays. My activities and courses don’t show expanded interest in one area as well as I would have liked (didn’t reflect my strong interest in math).

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Rural Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:$30,000 -$40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student

32

Accepted LSA!!!

White Male
ACT: 34
SAT: 1500
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.4

Total combined AP’s and IB’s: 11
Very Good Essays and Extracurriculars.
Also, I have legacy.

33

Accepted to LSA- Economics!!

SAT I (breakdown): 1430-- 720 English 710 Math
ACT (breakdown): 29 (didn’t send)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 32/700
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (3), AP Bio (3), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Dance Team, Anatomy and Physiology, AP English Lit 4, AP Calculus AB, AP Government, AP Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance Team (adv. company member all 3 years), Key Club (treasurer for 2 years), NHS, Bowie Buddies
Job/Work Experience: Snowcone stand for 1 year, TCBY for 1 year
Volunteer/Community service: I didn’t really mention hours. I was an officer of a volunteer club though so I though that was pretty self-explanatory.
Summer Activities: Work and dance. No internships or anything.
Essays: Common App (7, I wasn’t in love with it, but it wasn’t bad), Why UM (10), Community (10), Activity (9)
Teacher Recommendation: 10 (only submitted 1, but I’m pretty sure it was amazing. couldn’t read it though)
Counselor Rec: 9
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Other: n/a

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy of both my parents and their two siblings (so quadruple legacy?)

34

ACCEPTED LSA

SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (720 M, 730 R/W)
1460 (760 M, 700 R/W)
1490 superscore
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.162 W, 4.0 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~4 out of 170 (I think)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stats (5), AP Lang (3), AP Bio (3), AP Chem (sr. year), AP Physics (sr. year), AP Lit (sr. year), AP Calc (sr. year) Didn’t send any of my AP scores though.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Psych 200 dual enrollment, Peer-to-Peer, AP Calc, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Physcis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor roll, AP scholar, qualified for round 2 of Michigan Math Prize Competition, qualified for BPA state conference, probably some other minor awards that I cannot think of at the moment

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis, Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, BPA, Student Gov, Peer-to-Peer, helped to start my school’s Gardening Club
Job/Work Experience: Host at a local restaurant (I work roughly 10 hours per week)
Volunteer/Community service: Helped to refurbish a home for adults with disabilities, local food bank, lots of tutoring (~150 hours)
Summer Activities: Attended a two-week pre-college program at Harvard
Essays: Common App (8 or 9), Supplementals (7 maybe)
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read it but probably pretty good. I had the guy as a teacher my freshman, sophomore, and junior year and I think he really liked me.
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic. I don’t think she likes me very much lol.
Additional Rec: Very good. Written by the lady who runs the program for which I helped refurbish the previously mentioned house.
Interview: N/A
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Idk yet. Probably not
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type:
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Around 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Strengths: GPA, extracurriculars, essays
Weaknesses: Suspended my junior year for a very minor drug-related infraction (very glad they chose to overlook this), leadership roles

35

My son was accepted to COE
OOS
ACT 36
UWGPA 4.0
Rank 1/700
10 AP classes
Soccer 4 years for HS and Club
Senior Class Officer
NHS Officer
Community Volunteer
HAIL Interview

36

Accepted

Name of University of Michigan school you are applying to and major: LSA Econ, Ross Hopeful

SAT I (breakdown): 1500, 750R 750M
ACT (breakdown): 36S, 36E, 36R, 35M
SAT II: 770 US History, 730 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 unweighted, 5.2 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/450
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Chem, APUSH, Lang, Computer Science, Stats, Lang; 4s on Physics 1 and Human Geogepahy
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Gov/Econ, Spanish 4, AP Lit, 2nd year Computer Programming, AP Psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, few local recognitions, lots of academic medals on the local and state level

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class President, Key Club President, National Honor Society, founded a Dance Marathon at my school, managed a local campaign, worked on a few US Senate/Congressional campaigns as an intern/policy adviser, chairman of a program that taught life skills to underprivileged kids.
Job/Work Experience: Manager of a local ice cream restaurant, about 25 hours a week.
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of basic stuff, went on a mission trip to Guatemala
Summer Activities: Work, heavily involved in politics
Essays: Talked about how my friend dying in a hiking accident led me to believe in God and change the way I lived my life.
Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem teacher and AP Lit teacher. Probably pretty strong. I’m the only person who has ever scored a 5 on either exam at my school.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know her all that well, but probably pretty strong.
Additional Rec: US Congressman that I interned for. Very sharp and influential guy.
Interview: N/A
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Duh
State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public, inner city
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $300K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope

Strengths: Test scores, GPA, lots of leadership roles, really involved in national politics.
Weaknesses: Essay supplements probably weren’t that strong. Nothing exactly special about me.

37

ACCEPTED

Ann Arbor, Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering

SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (750 RW, 790 M)
SAT II: 740 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.7, according to UMich calculations, 4.0 (lots of A-s)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) AP Studio Art: Drawing (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Language, JV Dance, English 4, Organic Chemistry, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Hispanic Recognition Scholar, President’s Service Award Bronze, Spanish Honor’s Society, Honor Roll

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Worked at Subway for about a month, I’m not even sure If I listed it.
Volunteer/Community service: local aviation museum (docent), arts and crafts community service program (co-leader), refugee tutor (tutor)
Summer Activities: worked at Subway for about a month, volunteered at the museum, took a college course
Essays: Pretty solid
Teacher Recommendation: I believe it was good, I had a good relationship with my honors precalc teacher and I did have to work harder in math than I used to that year
Counselor Rec: I believe it was good as well, I have a good relationship with my counselor
Additional Rec: I believe it was good too, from my APUSH teacher
Interview: Good, my interviewer was a grad student at a local university and was really nice. The worst part was probably going to the wrong location (went to a different location of the chain) and she offered to meet me where I accidentally went.

Applying for Financial Aid?: Nope, hoping for the tiny bit of merit aid for OOS applicants?
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Biracial, White/Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflections:
Strengths: Probably most things: strong GPA and course rigor, strong standardized test scores, strong ECs with leadership positions, had a good relationship with my recommenders (I’m a pretty talkative person), and strong essays
Weaknesses: Probably an average applicant
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess they saw my fit for the school, and I was a strong applicant and spent a lot of time on my essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Caltech (accepted), University of Minnesota (accepted), Purdue, CU Boulder, Georgia Tech, Stanford, UCSD, UCLA, UC Berkeley

38

Accepted into college of engineering early action!

SAT I: 1510 (800 math, 710 read/write)
ACT: 35 (36 math, 35 english, 34 reading, 33 science)
SAT II: 800 math, 790 chem, 770 bio m
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank : top 5%
AP: 5s in micro/macro, english lang, calc bc, physics c (both), chem, and bio
Senior Year Course Load: Organic Chem I, Differential Equations, Calc 3, independent study, programming in c++ (college class), IB HL Literature, STEM Engineering Capstone, Chinese 4A, Intro to philosophy (college online)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing beyond school awards

Extracurriculars: Jazz Band, Marching Band (section leader), Science Olympiad (captain), Biology Olympiad (captain), Math Olympiad
Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Class helper in local middle school band class, assist with their MathCounts program, Robofest competition volunteer/judge
Summer Activities: Mainly marching band; competed in a Robotic Surgery challenge/month-long course
Essays: Completely last minute for supplementals so they could have been really good or really bad, common app was one of the best essays I’ve ever written
Teacher Recommendation: 7.5-8/10
Counselor Rec: Counselor likes me and knows my academic drive.
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other

Applying for Financial Aid?: Yes
State: Michigan (in-state)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: around 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None as far as I can tell.

39

Deferred
I am honestly surprised that I am even being considered. This school is a huge reach for me on every level. I know this is a post-decision only thread but I’d like someone to please explain to me how I even got considered.

College of LSA for Psychology
SAT: 1210
GPA: Unweighted 3.3 Weighted 3.9
Rank 79 Out of 800 (Top 10%)
AP Classes: US History, Physics, Lang and Comp, Lit and Comp, Psychology, and Calculus AB for a total of 6.
AP Scores: 4 for U.S. history, 4 for Lang and Comp
Extra-Curriculars: Best Buddies (volunteer for the mental disordered and intellectually disabled, relates to my major), Intramural Weights,
Awards: Perfect Attendance Junior Year, SAA Award by the U of Illinois system (Salute to Academic Achievement
Sr. Year)

Teacher Rec: Had teacher for both a regular (sophomore) and AP english (Senior) class, so she saw me rise through the ranks and become a better student.

Financial Aid: Yes
Income Bracket: Very low
School Type: Large Public School, Moderate Competition, Very highly acclaimed Sports Teams
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Male
State: Illinois, applying oos
Technically First generation: (Grandpa went to college)

40

MODERATOR’S NOTE:
Once again, per the first post in the thread, this is not a discussion thread. Posts without stats are deleted. There are several discussion threads from which to choose. Examples:
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1963344-university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-class-of-2022-early-action.html#latest

http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/2042298-university-of-michigan-deferred-applicants-class-of-2022.html#latest