University of Michigan Class of 2023 EA Results Thread

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1590 (800 - Math; 790 R&W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math II - 790; Chemistry - 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.084
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out 400
AP (place score in parenthesis): Taken: 8; Currently taking: 6
Human Geo (5); Stat (5); Bio (5); World History (5); APUSH (5); Lang and Comp (4); Chem (5); Seminar (5)
Taking: BC Calc; Physics 1; Physics 2; Research, GOPO; Micro
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
BC Calculus AP
Physics 1 AP
Physics 2 AP
Research AP
Microeconomics AP
Government and Politics AP
Masterclass Orchestra
Spanish 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended and National AP Scholar (nothing really major)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competitive Piano (I teach some younger students too); Taekwondo (Assistant Instructor); Science Team/Olympiad (Captain); Mock Trial (Lead Witness/Co-Captain); Research at UofSC
Job/Work Experience: Kumon (tutoring)
Volunteer/Community service: Teach elementary Sunday school; tutoring (started tutoring center for STEM students [magnet program at my school])
Summer Activities: Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes (Electrical/Optical Engineering); church mission trip to New Mexico (working with the Navajo)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): uhhhh… good question. I think my essays were okay. For my common app, I wrote about making dumplings and what that has taught me and how it reflects my life. For my activities essay, I wrote about taekwondo. For the Communities Essay, I wrote about my church and how it’s unique (it’s a Chinese church). For the why school or college, I thought it was good because I talked about a certain professor who had research that I was super interested in.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I think this was a strong point on my application. 9 or 10

Teacher Rec #1: My research and seminar teacher. She is amazing and our class is small so she knows us all very well. 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: My APUSH and World History teacher. He told me he talked about my critical thinking skills and how I love making connections between civilizations. I think this rec shows that I’m well rounded and have an open mind. 10/10
Teacher Rec #3: My AP Chem teacher. I’m not really sure about what she wrote, but I did well in her class and according to her current students she still talks about/brags about me (?) so I guess that’s a good thing 8.5/10
Counselor Rec: This one is the one that was probably very generic because I have a new counselor this year who kind of knows me but not that well so…
Additional Rec: Taekwondo Coach. He showed me the recommendation after he submitted it and it really pointed out my interactions with other students and helping others. 9/10
Interview: It was good, but I had to drive like an hour and a half to get to the interview and I was a little tired, but overall it was good. 8/10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: EE
State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $150,000 - $199,999
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uh probably none

Reflection

Strengths: I have pretty good stats and really good recommendations and shows how I really love helping others and communicating with others
Weaknesses: I don’t think I really stand out in one part of my life or area of expertise
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was because I was well rounded; my essay also showed great interest in the school
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UofSC (Accepted); UofSC Honors (Accepted); Stanford (Rejected)

General Comments:

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ACCEPTED TO LSA!

SAT I (breakdown): 1430 superscore (not sure if michigan superscores but idk, 690 best ERW, 740 best math
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: took 2, got 630 math 2 and 670 USH, but didn’t send these
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.70
Weighted GPA: 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (2-did not send), Environmental Science (4),
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Dual Enrollment Calc @ChapmanU and AP Government, and Honors Political Economy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): LOTS (I put 7 in the common app, but Student Body President, Speech and Debate Captain, School Broadcast Anchor, Youth Action Team President (basically every activity I listed was some sort of leadership position which I think matches the mission of Umich (LEADERS AND BEST))
Job/Work Experience: Junior year, community services department of the City I am from, basically taught me initative and stuff.
Volunteer/Community service: 4 years, working with teens, etc.
Summer Activities: not really anything here
Essays (rating 1-10, details):

common app essay was about leadership and running for ASB
Activity essay was about school spirit
Community Essay was about Coming out/gayyyy stuff

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: English teacher, i heard he writes phenomenal letters of recommendation, so hoping that pulled me through, known him since freshman yr so thats good
Teacher Rec #2: Science Teacher, also V good, not sure what she said specifically but i had her for 2 yrs
Counselor Rec: prob was good, i was the first one to meet w him from my school, but i think I’m very on top of it
Additional Rec: ASB ADVISOR (I’m p sure this was GOLDEN)
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yah, got 0k lol
Intended Major: Environment and Political Economy, but this doesn’t matter bc UMICH admits undeclared students to LSA so I can still major in whatever I want as long as its in the main college
State (if domestic applicant): CALI BABY
Country (if international applicant): usa
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Hispanic (LOWKEY think this made me stand out bc i come from a school full of asians)
Gender: male
Income Bracket: p high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: leadership and background
Weaknesses: numbers (but i think part of why I got in was bc my application was clearly not about having the best numbers but more focused on who I was for U-Mich.)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I match Michigan, passionate about leadership
Accepted to Chapman 20k scholarship

IF YOU HAVE LOWER THAN AVERAGE NUMBERS LET MY APPLICATION PROVE THAT MICHIGAN DOES NOT ENTIRELY CARE ABOUT NUMBERS, NOBODY FROM MY SCHOOL HAS GOTTEN IN WITH #S AS LOW AS MINE BUT I SET A NEW LOW…

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When did you get in? Congrats and go blue!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1560 (800 Math, 760 RW)
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36 Science, 35 Math, 36 English, 35 Reading, 11 Essay)
SAT II: 790 Math, 800 Biology E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.33
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), Calculus BC (5) + AB subscore (5), Spanish Language (5), Biology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ (Micro + Macro), AP Physics C (Mechanics + E&M), AP English Lit & Composition, AP CS A, an engineering elective, school band, Calculus 3 through a local community college
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ??? nothing I can think of but NMSC semifinalist (will find out if I’m finalist sometime this year) and AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): robotics team (lead), track & field (3 years on varsity), dissection club (president), TEDx organization (president), school arts magazine (editor), choir (not anymore), miscellaneous tutoring

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours? miscellaneous tutoring, volunteering as a choir assistant, and camp counselor
Summer Activities: lots of choir activities, some camp counseling stuff, a summer program by a t10 school
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app essay (7/10, mostly meant to give insight into my personality, not very good to give an impression of my extracurriculars), why mich (9/10, pretty strong if generic), activities (9/10, track and field), community (8/10, talked about my siblings)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: English teacher, mediocre–doesn’t know me very well but likes me decently well, I did very well in the class
Teacher Rec #2: Math teacher, strong–has known me for all of high school, was a decent student she really liked, wrote a recommendation letter for a summer program I got into
Counselor Rec: very strong, he knows me reasonably well and likes me a lot
Additional Rec: recommendation from a summer program sponsored by a T10 school, strong & personalized
Interview: I think it went well? It was over a video call, we talked a reasonable amount and I think we vibed well

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): out of state
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: strong numbers + extracurriculars
Weaknesses: not a lot of emphasis put on engineering in my application?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well-rounded applicant, strong scores/ecs + emphasis on personality
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 770 (M) 780 ® (1550)
• ACT (breakdown): 33 but did not submit
• SAT II: n/a
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 (4.35 weighted)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5th out of 230 (top 3%)
• AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), AP Stat (4), AP Bio (4), AP Studio Art (4), AP Calc AB (3— oof)
• IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
• Senior Year Course Load:
AP Calc BC
AP Environmental Science
AP Literature
Psychology 1/2
school newspaper
academic mentoring
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing major on the national level, but I got quite a few regional Scholastic Art/Writing medals, some film stuff, regional Science Olympiad medals, National Merit Commended Scholar, and AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
dance (main activity for majority of high school, I was in my studio’s ballet company and did multiple shows a year, in scholarship program, attended intensives)
Film Club (president for two years, competed in festivals)
Key Club (secretary for one year in addition to chairing other events)
MUN (secretary for one year, attended conferences)
photography (took classes, won some awards, just overall something I enjoyed throughout high school)
NHS (not much to say here)
school newspaper (assistant design editor, I started only my senior year, though)
Science Olympiad (went to states multiple times, won regional medals)
• Job/Work Experience:
worked at bakery full time for two summers
part-time job at library throughout school year
internship at lab this past summer
• Volunteer/Community service:
Key Club, local art center, hospital for a little bit
• Summer Activities:
I traveled quite bit, worked a lot, danced a lot.
• Essays:
common app— 9/10
why umich— 9/10 (personal and detailed)
community— 8/10 (wrote about dance community)
activity— 8/10 (photography)
• Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 for both, they know me well both in the classroom as a student and also my personality
• Counselor Rec: 8/10, she knows me pretty well
• Additional Rec: 9/10, asked my art teacher I’ve known for years. He also knows my personality well, but I’m not as sure of how great of a writer he is.
• Interview: n/a
• Supplementary Material: n/a

Other
• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
• School Type: public
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: female
• Income Bracket (mention if FA candidate): 75-110 thousand
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing super major? I’m a woman going into STEM (bio tho) and the daughter of immigrants but that’s it

Reflection
• Strengths: essays (focused and showed voice well), SAT score, well-rounded extracurriculars, challenging class load
• Weaknesses: had a bit of a drop in junior year grades, no major accomplishments
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am an in-state applicant with good stats
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at MSU+UofAZ, deferred at UChicago, waiting for USC+Columbia+Pomona!!!

**General Comments: **
A lot of people told me I shouldn’t worry about getting in at all, but my high school is very competitive so this was quite stressful. I got in, which is a tremendous relief and very exciting! Maybe I’ll see some of you wolverines this coming fall :slight_smile:

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Decision: ACCEPTED

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1370 (710 Math, 660 EBRW)
ACT (breakdown): 31 (34 Eng, 29 Math, 26 Read, 33 Sci)
SAT II: 760 M Bio (530 Span and 660 US History (school made me take these two, did not send them lol)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85ish
Weighted GPA: 4.30
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/62 although my school doesn’t technically rank and did not show on my transcript
AP (place score in parenthesis): Sophomore: Calc AB (5) Euro (3) Junior: Bio (5) Calc BC (3) (AB Sub (5)) Lang (3 still salty about this, I know my essays were great), Spanish Lang (3), APUSH (4) (Got AP Scholar with Distinction my Junior year)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Stat, AP Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no MAJOR ones

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (president), Spanish Honor Society (Class representative), Math Team (Team Captain and helped establish it), STEM, Varsity XC (varsity all 4 years and was team captain Jun and Sen year), Varsity Tennis (played fresh and Soph year and was top player/team captain both years. Won Individual conference tournament Soph year, Runner-up Fresh year, team won conference Soph year)
Job/Work Experience: Chick-fil-A employee
Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital, Red Cross, local retirement home, peer tutor
Summer Activities: College Biology class at UMD-College Park to earn college credit
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10- I thought they were all really really good. Talked about my passion for nursing in the “Why UMich”, disgusting cross country race in “Community”, and Chick-fil-A in “Fav EC”

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10, From AP Bio teacher. She was new when she taught me and everyone else hated her cuz she was hard. I worked SUPER hard in that class and often went to her for extra help. Got a 5 on the exam! (only one from my class)
Teacher Rec #2: 10, From Chem/AP Chem teacher. Really have a great out-of-classroom relationship. We just chat all the time and I work hard in his class.
Counselor Rec: 10, Started my college search process my Sophomore year and have been very focused on it. She knows how driven and determined I am.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: UMich OOS? OF COURSE
Intended Major: Nursing
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Male going into nursing?

Reflection

Strengths: 5 in AP Biology (looks good for nursing), 760 M Bio SAT II (looks good for nursing), Recommendations, Senior year classes (AP Chem and AP Psych help with nursing)
Weaknesses: ACT/SAT scores and GPA were on the lower end for Michigan
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because I am a male going into nursing. Adds diversity to the nursing school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED: University of Iowa, University of Tennessee, University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University, University of South Carolina, Clemson University
Waiting on: University of Texas at Austin and University of Pennsylvania (Both reaches along with UMich)

Michigan was one of my reaches, and I am SHOCKED to see that I got in! My counselor actually told me that I had no shot at Michigan. Welp… here we are. However, without any serious money, I simply can’t afford it. Oh well, still cool to say I got in!

GO BLUE!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480 (Math 770, English 710)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math II (780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA: 3.9 (Max GPA at our school is equal to like a 4.3)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), US History (4), Euro (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra, AP English, AP Econ, AP Psych, Financial Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Highest Honor Roll, Headmaster’s List, some AP award, French Honor Society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder of a club, leader of 4 other clubs, 4 years of varsity basketball (one of the best teams in the state)
Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of stuff with children with special needs (one with a leadership role)
Summer Activities: Baseball, work, community service, did a one day shadow of someone in finance in NYC
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10, could have used more creativity imo
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Language teacher- 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: Math teacher- did not see but assuming really good (8-9/10)
Counselor Rec: I think pretty good
Additional Rec: Community service leader- not sure but prob a 8-9/10 too
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Business (still waiting on Ross)
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess my school does fairly well w Michigan

Reflection

Strengths: Leadership in extracurriculars and math stuff
Weaknesses: Maybe GPA but not terrible; also English SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1530 (800 Math 730 Verbal)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t send my score
SAT II: 800 Math-Level-2; 800 Physics; 790 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Weighted GPA: Don’t know
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), Statistics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math HL, Physics HL, Chemistry HL, Economics HL, English A LangLit SL, Spanish AB Initio, Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay (Math)
Senior Year Course Load: Am pursuing IB diploma so same subjects as above^^^^
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Outstanding Achievement Awards in AMC 12 A & 12 B, State Topper in Level 2 of Silver Zone Math and Science Olympiads, AP Scholar with Honor, School Topper in IB Math HL in 11th grade

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President in 10th grade, House Captain in 9th grade), School Magazine (Founder Editor in Chief), Math Club (President), Math Olympiad team (Captain), Math Blog (Editor), National Science Innovation Contest (Qualified for 2nd round)
Job/Work Experience: Intern at Microsoft Accelerator for 1 month
Volunteer/Community service: Student Intern at NGO and Teacher at public school for 1 year
Summer Activities: Internship in Microsoft & Volunteer Experience (mentioned above^^^)

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App Essay - 7.5/10
Favorite Activity Essay- 7/10
Community Essay- 6/10
Why Michigan Essay- 7/10
Supplements- 6/10

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: probably 6-7/10
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: 8/10
Interview: Didn’t give

Other

Applied for Financial Aid: No
Intended Major: Mathematics/Mathematical Sciences
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Awards and Honors, Extracurriculars, Subject SATs
Weaknesses: My GPA fell in 11th grade
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Demonstrated deep interest in Math
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted in UW Madison, U-Minnesota and Rejected at Cornell

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ACCEPTED!!! :slight_smile:

SAT I 1500
ACT 34
SAT II: 710- bio, 710- literature, 780 math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): took total of 8 AP exams, all were 4 and 5
Senior Year Course Load: all APs
Major Awards : AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer (captain), track, swim – all 4 years
Job/Work Experience: Data science internship
Volunteer/Community service: almost 300 hours
Summer Activities: internship
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8; did my research on the school, and conveyed my enthusiasm

Applied for Financial Aid?: NO
Intended Major: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: top public NYC STEM
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: strong essays, 3 sport varsity, lots of volunteer
Weaknesses: Asian, no hook,
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: combination of grades, and ECs
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

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Decision: Accepted

+more specifically, though, DEFERRED–>ACCEPTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1560 superscored (770 EBRW, 790 Maths), 1550 raw
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 760 Spanish, 800 Math Level 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in English Lit, Lang, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Comp gov, Calculus BC (+ AB Subscore), World History, Euro History, Psychology
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: school’s curriculum is a bit different so hard to explain, but was quite heavy.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a (some national writing awards, not well known tho)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Copywriting Intern at startup for women with ADHD, Journalist @ 2 different news outlets, Student council (elected president), School newspaper (Head editorialist), Teaching Assistant, Student Librarian (Head Librarian), Korean philosophy club
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Library volunteer
Summer Activities: Shakespeare summer course at London
Essays (rating 1-10, details): CommonApp (talked about my atheism and Catholic mother, was quite poetic…?, solid 9/10 would be my guess), Why Michigan (the usual academic stuff, added a bit in about my global background, was okay-- 8/10), community (about working at an online international journal, was kinda rushed and tbh didn’t like it, 6/10)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Government teacher. Personally known him for +10 years, we have a great relationship and he’s well known for writing kickass recs. Read it, was super. (10/10)
Teacher Rec #2: Writing teacher. Was good, but generic and eh. Kinda dry. (6/10)
Counselor Rec: idk
Additional Rec: nope
Interview: nope

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): OOS, US citizen living overseas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, boarding
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection

Strengths: CommonApp essay, extracurriculars really reflect what I’m interested in, decent number of leadership roles, scores
Weaknesses: lack of awards/kickass extracurriculars, OOS Asian, the community essay, Rec #2, overall “good enough” but not really “super,” if u know what I mean.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores were great + my essays and ECs were good, if not super. IMO overall solid app for UMich, although being OOS made me a bit nervous.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
-Accepted: Oxford, Warwick, Edinburgh, King’s college London
-Rejected: Stanford REA
-Waiting on the rest (ivies, UCs, some LACs… the usual college list.), withdrew my UCL app.

General Comments: tbh I wasn’t expecting this at all, after being deferred–getting into Oxford made me forget just about every US college app, and I already knew I wasn’t going to attend UMich, so it wasn’t a REALLY happy moment. Still I’m grateful & wish good luck to everyone waiting for the next wave of decisions!

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Decision: Accepted

Deferred–>Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1560
SAT II: 800 Latin, 800 Math Level 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (senior mid-year; junior 3.95)
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in AP Latin and US History
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2-time golds in the national Latin exam, one in greek

State (if domestic applicant): OOS east coast
School Type: Private
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

-Accepted: PSU, U Mich
-Waiting on the rest (couple ivies, Vandy, 2 LACs)

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I 1360/680/680: not sent
ACT 35 35/35/35/34
SAT II: 750 ML2 and 710 chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Weighted GPA: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No idea
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (4), Lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP (AP Micro and AP Calc BC), 2 SUPA (WRT 105 and SPA 201). Rest honors/CP (painting, culinology, microbiology, gym, health, lunch)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): honor roll, spanish honors society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars Competitive CrossFit(4 years), Weightlifting(3 years), Peer Mentors(2 years), Spanish Multicultural Club(2 years), Spanish Honors Society(2 years), Ambassador for FNX Fit(1 year), PEAK(4 years), Internship with business company(summer) Internship with gym(1 year), Volleyball(2 years):
Job/Work Experience: Internship with company Innoplexus, Internship with CrossFit Gym
Volunteer/Community service: PEAK (helping kids with special needs do things that they can’t normally do i.e sport tournaments)
Summer Activities: Internships (see above) and training for CrossFit
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10. For michigan I loved my supplements and I think my common app essay may be the best essay I’ve written ever. They said everything I needed them to say.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7-8ish?? See breakdown below

Teacher Rec #1: 9. From my spanish teacher for 2 years who i have an extremely close relationship with as a teacher and as a normal person.
Teacher Rec #2: 7-8ish. Math teacher sophomore year. Very close with her as well with a more personal relationship.
Counselor Rec: 8-9ish. Spent TONS of time with her and she knew me extremely well.
Additional Rec: 10. My coach in CrossFit and weightlifting who I call my second mom. I read it and it was very good.
Interview: none

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Movement Science in the School of Kinesiology
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet HS
Ethnicity: White and Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000-250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Essays and ECs. Test scores were good but then again oos at umich its probably common.
Weaknesses: grades. I didn’t care throughout high school too much but I don’t regret it; it kept me sane.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My ECs match extremely well with what I want to do when I’m older.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted; Tulane (31k/year merit), Umiami, uPitt (18k/year merit), U South Carolina (In state tuition and scholarship), UCSB (likely letter in the mail from them).

General Comments: YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A SUPER AMAZING APPLICANT TO GET INTO THESE SCHOOLS. FOR ANYONE READING IN THE FUTURE; THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS THINK ABOUT THIS AS IF YOU ARE AN INVESTMENT. WHAT CAN U GIVE THE SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE.

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@thisgotrealasf Out of curiosity, when did you find out you were accepted? Feb. 10th? Odd day to send out acceptances.

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**Decision: Accepted/b
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 M; 750 E
ACT (breakdown): 33 (didn’t submit)
SAT II: 720 - Physics ; 790 - Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.5/5
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/300ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics C Mechanics (5) Calculus AB (5) US History (5) Language and Composition (5) European History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Government and Politics, Honors Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Commended National Merit, National Hispanic Scholar, $20,000 annual engineering scholarship to the University of Michigan, Prestigious summer program I rather not mention because those who attended would definitely deduce who I am from this post

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Band (Flute Section Leader)
  • Women in STEM Club (co-founder and co-president)
  • Key Club (President)
  • National Honors Society (Vice- President)
  • Mentorship program for middle school girls ( group leader)
  • Cross-Country
    Job/Work Experience:
  • Golf range (worked for 2 years)
  • Panda express (worked there since this summer)

Volunteer/Community service:

  • Relgious Summer Camp
  • Lots of volunteering through Key Club
  • Ran Spanish program for kids at local library
    Summer Activities: Summer program mentioned before, SCEEP at U.Michigan, Cross-country training (6 days a week), Medical summer program and government summer program through a Catholic Organization, religious summer camp
    Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 or 10 for all, they were all very honest and i made sure they showed all the qualities I wanted them to know about me.
    Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 from my APUSH teacher, it was great at the beginning and he talked about my creativity but it was short and lukewarm towards the end
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 (i guess?) I didn’t read this one but it was from my physics teacher, probably good because he liked me
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): (7/10) definitely generic
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): (10/10) From the gifted support teacher (ironic because I’m not in the gifted program), I read it and she talks a lot about my motivation to look for opportunities beyond what my school offers
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): i think it went well, but my first few answers were kinda bad

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Heck yeah
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): OOS
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic, Women in STEM

Reflections:
Strengths: SAT scores and GPA, coursework and academic rigor compared to my school. I also think the amount of leadership I had helped and my essays were great.
Weaknesses: I would say lack of accomplishments compared to other applicants. Other than a few common academic awards, I don’t have many accolades, academically or with activities

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my essays and scores. I really showed that I was a good fit for University. I also think the summer program I did at U-M helped. I’m fairly sure they (unofficially) track demonstrated interest for OOS students
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- MIT, NC State, Purdue (honors college), Penn State; Applied RD to Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, Duke

General Comments (if any):
I was really happy when I got in! My advice to future applicants is to really let your personality and life experiences show on your essays. Also, to do your research on the Why UMich essay so they know you’re really interested

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How many people here deferred from EA and then accepted? Where can we submit the letter of continued interest after deferred?

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Thought I’d copy over from Stanford to help out anyone wanting to see more, especially those who were deferred or are looking to apply in coming years. Please do not post if you don’t have your decision.

Remove the “a” in the bold, size, and color of your decision.

[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35
SAT II: 790 MathII 790 World History 770 Chemistry 750 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Weighted GPA: 4.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not publish ranks but likely in top 30 of 931 class.
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 World History, 5 Chemistry, 5 AP Lang, 5 AP US Government
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus AB, AP Environmental Science, AP Literature, Honors Debate, Student Senate, Gym, Online foods and nutrition (gotta graduate.)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Public Forum Debate NSDA Nationals 2018 12th Place Finisher, AP Scholar with Honor, Four Black belts in separate disciplines.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (I basically just copied my resume so pardon all the gushy word play stuff.)
(Public Forum Debate Captain): 10, 11, 12
• Compete and place in Public Forum events at local and regional tournaments
• Coach novice debaters
• Assign and grade homework

(Student Body Vice President: 12)
• Orchestrate “Creek Day of Service” encouraging student/community outreach
• Coordinate “Power Week” to fundraise for Bags of Fun Foundation providing personalized “goodie bags” for chronically ill children

(Junior Class President: 11)
• Responsible for planning and overseeing meetings, social and service events
• Initiated inaugural “CreekTalks” to provide a platform for all students to share opinions and interests
(District Diversity Board: 11, 12)
• Represent Cherry Creek High School students on a District Diversity Board.
• Meet twice monthly to discuss race, ethnicity, religion, and gender issues and concerns from a student perspective
(Student Senate Judiciary: 11, 12)
• Elected by student leaders to uphold Cherry Creek Student Senate Constitution and preside over impeachment hearings, if needed
(Sophomore Class President: 10)
• Elected by classmates to serve as school ambassador and liaison between students and administration
• Plan social events and community fundraisers, such as Wish Week
(Freshman Class Vice President: 9)
• Meet with Parent-Teacher Organization monthly to discuss school issues and concerns

POLITICAL EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES
(Centennial Youth Commission Teen Court Magistrate: 11, 12)
• Selected for community-based juvenile intervention/prevention program offering alternatives to regular court hearing
• Listen and sentence first-time teen tobacco and curfew offenders
Student Government Class: 9, 10, 11, 12
• Plan and run school-wide social events such as Spirit Week, I am Creek Week, and football tailgates,
• Responsibilities include: organizing social events, fundraisers, and community service activities
Bennett for Senator Campaign Volunteer: 10
• Call voters for donations, invite public to speaking engagements, and fact check speeches
Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshop: 10
• Attend two-week program studying Public Forum Debate techniques and strategies

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

2nd Degree Black Belt: 9, 10, 11, 12
• Studying martial arts for almost 14 years with extensive experience in: Tae Kwon Do, Japanese Kempo, Arnis, and Koga Ninjatsu
• Instructor for elementary-aged beginning and intermediate karate classes
Maccabi Games Bronze Medalist: 10
• Played flag football in St. Louis in the annual international Jewish athletic event

Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, Telemarketing

Volunteer/Community service:Created foundation to teach martial arts for free to students who live in Downtown Denver.

Summer Activities: Traveled across Israel for five weeks, Debate Camps

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7-10. I have always been a above average writer and I had significant help. I honestly don’t know how to rate my essays because I have no others to compare to. DM me if you want to read them I’ll happily email them to you.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 7/10 Chemistry Teacher (A guy I got along great with but who is kind of a mess so not sure how much time he put to it.)
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10 Government Teacher
Counselor Rec: 9/10 My Principal of a 4,000 student school
Additional Rec: 9/10 My debate coach. I am one of her better students and competitors shes ever had.
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Np
Intended Major: PPE
State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White (Jewish)
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection

Strengths: Leadership skills, leadership experience, political intrigue.
Weaknesses: No athletics, Not much work experience.
Why you think you were accepted: High grades, High Test scores. I think this is all Michigan really looks at.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Penn. Accepted by Michigan / Wisconsin. Waiting on Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Duke, Northwestern, UVA, Emory.

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted

(Accepted EA in December but just made this account now)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 35 C (35 E, 35 M, 32 R, 36 S)
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15% of 220 (my class is SUPER competitive compared to other years)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology, US History, Language and Comp, World History (I got good scores on all, but decided not to send them in)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at my school
Senior Year Course Load: Dual-enrollment English course w/ Syracuse U, AP Calc AB, AP Chemistry, AP Govt and Politics, Symphonic Chorus, History Through Film, Personal Wellness
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Recognized by my school for receiving the most community service hours in my grade; “Excellent” rating at local music competitions

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Association (Student Body President, 12; Class Advisor, 11+12; Prom Committee, 11); I also have to do announcements every day because of my role as President.
National Honor Society and World Language Honors Society for French
Children’s theatre since I was in fourth grade, did seven shows during high school and had supporting roles in all
Professional actor in a local theatre troupe that focuses on female stories. All shows are original works and are very dance-focused and take place in nontraditional areas (such as outside in the freezing cold)
Performed in the ensemble of my school musical (9); stage managing the musical this year (12)
High school chorus all four years
School female chamber choir all four years
Weekly voice lessons
Job/Work Experience:
Packaged vegetables at a local farmstand summer after my freshman year
Worked at a local lingerie and children’s boutique summer after sophomore year; managed the register
Worked at a local specialty deli at the end of my junior year, into that summer and in the beginning of senior year.
Volunteer/Community service:
Club that honors students who have received 100 hours of Community Service; organizes annual fundraising events for local charities (11,12; Treasurer, 12); In charge of managing donations
Assistant costume designer and head dresser for a professional production theatre (11)
Volunteer at local film festival every year
Organized data at local historical society
Volunteer clerk at gift shop at local arts center
Summer Activities: Besides my jobs, I took a three-week urban studies class at Columbia after sophomore year and did one professional production after junior year.
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: I talked about being misdiagnosed as nonverbal as a toddler and how conquering that disability helped me discover my passions in theatre; used vivid examples and phonetics, and included how I improvise and have fun with doing the morning announcements (9.5)
Activity: Wrote about working as an assistant costume designer and head dresser. Didn’t have the room to describe in great detail the demands placed on me but the essay stated the message effectively (8)
Community: Wrote about my coworkers at my job at a local specialty deli and how we support each other during the many pitfalls we face; used some vivid details (8.5)
Why Michigan: LOVED the 550 word limit because I could talk about so much, which was very important to me because I applied to dual degrees and had to explain both individually. I talked about specific courses and co-curricular offerings and also talked about how my different interests connect well (9.6)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: My APUSH teacher who is now my AP Gov teacher. We had a rocky relationship at the beginning of my junior year (personality conflicts; I’m very rigid while he is more go-with-the-flow) but after we started talking more we formed an amazing relationship. He also enjoyed my love for theatre and the connections I made with different shows to what we were learning. (8.5)
Teacher Rec #2: My AP Bio teacher from last year. During sophomore year he went up to me in the hall and said how he loved that I always smiled in the halls and how bubbly I was. He enjoyed my humor and the theatre references and recommendations I shared with him. Told me I was one of his most vibrant students that year (9)
Counselor Rec: She has known me since I was a little girl and has always admired me despite my up and downs; I’m pretty sure she included some heartfelt anecdotes (10)
Additional Rec: A director I worked with last year and this year in three professional shows. She is a fantastic writer, so I think she made my achievements and qualities very vivid in her letter (9.5)
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: History and Theatre Arts
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Rural Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Greater than $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection

Strengths: ACT score, most rigorous course load at my high school, extracurriculars are interesting, took advantage of my essays, Legacy
Weaknesses: Community service could’ve been more service oriented, two B’s in high school, didn’t take a million AP classes
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly think that the only reason I got into Michigan was because of my essays. I really put in the effort to make my Why Michigan essay extremely specific and wrote about something untraditional for my community essay. I think admissions really saw my strong interest in Michigan and saw a real person instead of just test scores and a list of activities on paper.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Pitt (Honors and Dean Scholarship), Fordham (Dean Scholarship), Northeastern (Dean Scholarship), UMich. Deferred: Barnard. Waiting on Northwestern, Barnard, Vassar, Wesleyan, and NYU

General Comments: My advice for anyone who has applied yet is to try to keep things to yourself. Don’t get into what other people are doing, or you will start comparing yourself to others and you will get insanely bummed. Do NOT worry about the rankings!!! They don’t tell you what schools are the best because these schools could be schools you don’t belong in. And only apply to schools you are passionate about - it makes the whole process less exhausting and more fulfilling.

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[asize=4]Decision: Accepted[/size]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (R/W 680, M770) (6,6,6)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t send
SAT II: Math II(750), Physics(770)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8-9? (School use percentage scale)
Weighted GPA: School dont do weighted GPA
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): 40/45 7 HL Econ, 7 HL Physics, 5 HL Math, 7 SL CS, 7 Language A Chinese SL, 5 Language A English SL.
Senior Year Course Load: ^^
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Student Government), ABRSM G8 Piano, Precussionist at School Bands, Founder of published IOS app, (oversea service program)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Summer Activities: Udacity Nanodegree in Android Basics
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8(GC said they were very good and would like to use them as exemplars for the following classes)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Waived, no idea.

Teacher Rec #1: Econ teacher is good relationship
Teacher Rec #2: G11 math teacher, probably good but not anything special.
Counselor Rec: knows me really well, good relationships.
Additional rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: N/A
Intended Major: LSA undeclared
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
School Type: Independent international
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 200.000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: Really good essays and personal statement, really showed my personality.
Weaknesses: ECs I guess but school doesn’t have as many opportunities as schools in the US have. SAT could’ve been better as well.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really I believe my essays and PS stand out among the applicant pool, as well as the language barrier hardship I experienced in my early years.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Still waiting.

General Comments: UMich is really among the many schools that value essays a lot. If you have deficiency in some of your areas, write killer essays and you should have very optimistic chance. Be yourself and take risks in your essays!

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Decision: Accepted

Accepted to LSA EA and Ross on 3/1

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t Take
SAT II: Math II (750) Bio (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% of ~400 I would assume.
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (5), AP US History (4), AP Chem (4), AP Stats (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Electives, AP Calc BC, AP Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
N/A
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’m lucky to live relatively close to U of M, so I was able to get an internship at Ross over the summer as well as another Ann Arbor startup funded by Ross. I also participated in our school’s top level orchestra for viola, marching band for tuba and jazz band for guitar.

Job/Work Experience: Been working for almost two years now. Started off working at Wendy’s (7 months) then found a job as a busser at a local restaurant.
Volunteer/Community service:

Summer Activities: Same as regular extracurriculars.

Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought my essays were pretty good overall. I wrote about my experience working with drug addicted coworkers and how it inspired me to take school seriously. I also wrote about how music had influenced my life and connected me with my closest friends.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I was relatively close to both my AP Chem and AP US History teacher (Interesting how I ended up getting a 4 in those two classes however…). They were excited to write them and although I didn’t get to see the results, I think they did a good job. I also had my internship lead write me a letter of recommendation that I think really helped.

Teacher Rec #1: AP Chem Teacher (8/10)
Teacher Rec #2: AP US History Teacher (7/10)
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: Internship Lead (10/10)
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Ross General Business
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
URM, participation in university.
Reflection
Overall I think I really benefited from my close proximity to the school. Being able to participate in activities around campus was in my opinion crucial to my success. If any of you live near any college or campus, I seriously encourage you to just email professors or programs. The worst that happens is that they’re too busy or don’t respond, but you can possibly gain extremely good insight into interested fields of study.
Strengths: ECs, pretty good SAT
Weaknesses: GPA was a bit low but my course load was decent.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the culmination of strengths I wrote above eventually lead them to believe I was a pretty interested student.

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Rejected: MIT
Accepted: UChicago

Waiting on: UC Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton

Although the schools I applied to are extremely prestigious and competitive, I’m super lucky to have gotten such an incredible acceptance from Michigan and will probably end up enrolling in the next month.

If anyone who hasn’t started their college journey is reading, PLEASE just send that random email. You might get a lot out of it.

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Decision: Accepted

Accepted to LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 (English: 31, Math:33, Reading: 33, Science:35)
SAT II: Math II 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.964
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (but school gives estimates, I’m about top 5%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (4), Spanish Lit (3), Calc BC (4), Psychology (4), Human Geography (3), Environmental Science (3), U.S. Gov (3), Comparative Politics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honors Society, University of Minnesota Intermediate Spanish TA (for volunteer hours), Play violin in my school’stop audition orchestra

Job/Work Experience: Team Member at Target for almost 2 years

Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer 6 hours a week or more in a college-level classroom, Volunteer at church regularly

Summer Activities: Volunteer at church regularly, volunteer at my school’s orchestra camp, take violin lessons

Essays (rating 1-10, details): I thought my essays were okay overall, I could’ve taken more time to write them for sure but I think my Common App essay was better than my U of M specific one. I’d rate my common app essay a 9/10 and my Michigan ones maybe a 6/10.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): I was very close with all the teachers that wrote my letters. I was fortunate enough to get a letter from my English teacher who only writes rec letters for 1-2 students a year. He is known for writing some of the best rec letters in our school.

Teacher Rec #1: English Teacher (9/10)
Teacher Rec #2: AP Biology Teacher (7/10)
Counselor Rec: 7/10
Additional Rec: AP Calc BC Teacher (8/10)
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic/White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$70,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Gen? (under some definitions, one of my parents got a 2-year degree and the other didn’t finish high school)

Reflection

Strengths: I think my recommendation letters and my GPA helped me a ton

Weaknesses: My U of M specific essays could’ve used a little more work

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think overall my essays and rec letters showed the school that I was very interested

Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Johns Hopkins University
Waiting: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UPenn, Columbia, Northwestern