<p>Decision: Accepted to LSA</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7 UW; 16/153
ACT: 33 C - 35E, 31M, 31R, 33S, 11W, 34E/W
Essays: I feel they were great
Recs: great
ECs: Average
Hooks: URM (Native South American)</p>
<p>Congrats to all! So thrilled to be part of the Class of 2016!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted **
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 2140: 700 CR 720 M 720 WR
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 710 US History 760 Math 2
[<em>] Unweighted GPA:3.88
[</em>] Rank (if applicable):none
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[</em>] Essays:really good
[<em>] ECs:adequate
[</em>] Teacher Recs:pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any): legacy, did Michigan summer programs
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type:public
[<em>] Ethnicity:white
[</em>] Gender:female
[/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments:**SO EXCITED DEFINITELY GOING HERE!!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted - LSA **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33 compsite, 34 math, 32 english, 34 reading, 32 science
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): None
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.94
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): 29/400
[<em>] Other stats: AP Gov- 5, AP Micro- 4, AP Macro- 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good
[<em>] ECs: Very good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any): Gay (minority, or something? idk if that counts)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
LSA</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT (Breakdown + Combined):
ACT: Composite: 32 Breakdown: 31M 35E 31R 32S 34E/W
SAT IIs (if any):
Unweighted GPA: Predicted IB 41/45
Rank (if applicable): no idea
Other stats: some math awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: okay common app, good supplements
ECs: solid
Teacher Recs: solid
Counselor Rec: solid
Hook (if any): </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: International
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Other Factors: none
General Comments:very very happy. good luck everyone!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined):Didnt take
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any):didnt take
[<em>] Unweighted GPA:3.75
[</em>] Rank (if applicable):school doesn’t rank
[<em>] Other stats:31 ACT
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:I thought they were really really good.
[<em>] ECs: Climbing, music, tutoring, volunteering, and I was able to tie a lot of my EC’s into why I want to go to UofM
[</em>] Teacher Recs:No idea, but probably very good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Same as above.
[</em>] Hook (if any):Father went, no idea how much this helps, also in state.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Michigan
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments:**Best of luck everyone!</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Accepted [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>Got into LSA</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): N/A
[ *] SAT IIs (if any): 750 US history 700 bio
[ *] Unweighted GPA: Dont know, it was 4.5 weighted on a 4.6 scale
[ *] Rank (if applicable): 20/463
[ *] Other stats: I got a 33 on my ACT
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Boss
[ *] ECs: Boss
[ *] Teacher Recs: 1 teacher rec lol
[ *] Counselor Rec: Boss
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: New Jersey
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted LSA **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT (Breakdown + Combined): 32 (29 Math, 30 Science, 33 English, 35 Reading, 8 Writing)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.785
[<em>] Rank (if applicable): 19 of 84
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Great! I loved my Common App personal statement
[<em>] ECs: Vice-President of Class, Student Drama Director and Choreographer, lots more…
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Wonderful!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: Top Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: My sexuality (gay) is specifically mentioned in my essay, maybe that could have been a factor? </p>
<p>General Comments: I feel very lucky to be accepted to UMich and plan on attending; I was denied at Northwestern and accepted to Case Western, still waiting to hear back from UChicago. Best of luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted-LSA </p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.858
Other stats: 30 composite on ACT. I took it twice and sent both scores. Breakdown for best was 28 Math, 10 Writing, 33 English, 34 Reading and 32 Science.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I was told by my editor that they were both really good. She thought the one basically answering “Why Mich?” was great and showed how well I knew what the school has to offer.
ECs: Horseback riding, Volunteer camp counselor (600+ hours/year), Harry Potter Club (president), NHS (nominated VP), JV soccer, Varsity gymnastics (frosh & soph years)
Teacher Recs: they were incredible. i teared up reading them.
Counselor Rec: i was told by my new counselor that the rec my old counselor (as this is my first year at my new school) was fantastic. </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Wisconsin
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>
<p>General Comments: I am really glad I got into Michigan! It’s basically tied as a top choice of mine and was not a safety by any means but sort of a test because I knew if I didn’t get in to Michigan I wouldn’t get in to any of the other schools I applied to. However, Michigan is one of my number one choices! I’m so glad I got in!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 2170
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any):no
[<em>] Unweighted GPA:4.0
[</em>] Rank (if applicable):7/340
[<em>] Other stats:Weighted GPA: 4.72
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very good Common app, good other 2
[<em>] ECs: 4 years varsity baseball and basketball, numerous awards, some community service
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Hook (if any): legacy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]Other Factors: All AP or IB classes, will graduate with significant credit
General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>ACT 32: 32 English, 33 Math, 26 Reading, 35 science.
Gpa unweighted: 3.73. Have a 4.73 on a 5.0 scale having taken all honors/ap classes
School Doesn’t Rank
Courseload: All honors, 7 APs (school doesn’t let us take them until Junior Year)
Senior Year: ap spanish, ap gov, ap bio, ab calc, honors econ, honors modern/contemporary literature
Other stats: AP Lang/Comp: 4 APUSH: 4 AP Stat: 5
[ *] Essays: very personal and well written, but definitely took a large risk. Why U-M may have been a bit clich</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (CoE) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): N/A
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): Maths II, Physics (800s)
[<em>] ACT: 35 (36 English, 35 others)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.8-ish
[<em>] Rank (if applicable): Top 7%-ish
[</em>] Other stats: 6 AP Tests (five 5s, one 4)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: All Very good
[</em>] ECs: Youth Advisory Council (Chair), Quiz Bowl team (2-yr Varsity Captain), FIRST Robotics Team (Dean’s List Semifinalist, various section leadership roles), various math and science competitions (MMPC, Math Field Day, local Math&Science Olympiad, etc.), several other mostly insignificant things
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 Excellent, 2 Very good (2/3 by UMich alumni)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Should be Good+, know her well
[<em>] Hook (if any): Lots of legacy (Mother, Uncle, 2 Brothers, Cousin)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan
[<em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern (technically Caucasian, I guess)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Strong Senior Schedule (3 APs, 1 Honors, 13 dual-enrolled credits)
General Comments: N/A</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 2330. (800 W, 780 M, 750 R, 11 essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): I sent 780 Math2, 740 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.8
[ ] Rank (if applicable):
[</em>] Other stats: 3 AP’s, all 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Not bad. Slapped together in a rush
[</em>] ECs: Very involved. Soccer + Piano year round since young age. Student Council CU President, French club founder. typical busy high schooler
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Have not read, but I would guess amazing.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very strong
[li] Hook (if any): Half Brazilian? Bilingual upbringing? Brazil isn’t under Latino/Hisp on Common APP so not sure if it’d give me much of a push.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian, but dual citizenship in Brazil
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
b]General Comments:* Congrats everybody!</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Pick one:
LSA</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/119
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) Senior yr: Gov, English, Calc (not a lot, but pretty much hardest rigor for my school)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: hardest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): a couple of academic all conference and best in class awards, nothing major.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): decent, but not great.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: internship at Michigan house of Reps
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: decent, but not great 110 varied hours
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: supplements were outstanding, Commonapp pretty good too
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didnt see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didnt see
[</em>] Additional Rec:</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private (catholic)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $200,000 +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, Rank, Rigor, Test Scores, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:[/li]Good academics, well rounded</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: SO EXCITED. this process sucked though. I got my email at 11:54 PM last night, after waiting from my computer from 3 to 11:30 and going to bed haha. typical. Congrats to everyone else and those who havnt heard, dont give up!</p>
<p>Accepted- engineering</p>
<p>too lazy to post everything</p>
<p>Test Scores
ACT comp-31, eng 33, math 35, reading 26, sci 29
GPA- 3,7 uw, 4.7 w
teacher recom- probably good? I wouldn’t really know
decent essay</p>
<p>main Ec’s
Eagle scout
Oa Vigil honor
AF JROTC officer
NHS- not that we do squat in that at my school
runs cross country</p>
<p>other:
first generation college bound
from South Carolina where few ppl have the grades nor willpower to apply to out of state schools
bilangual
have a NROTC Scholarship to UM- not sure if this factored into admissions</p>
<p>Choice One:
**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined):2250 (790 M, 780 CR, 680 W [11/12 Essay]
[li] SAT IIs (if any): Maths II: 800, Chemistry: 800, Physics: 750[/li][</em>] Unweighted GPA: Predicted IB 44/45
[<em>] Rank (if applicable): None
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] Essays: Excellent
[</em>] ECs: Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Mediocre
[<em>] Hook (if any): US Citizen living abroad
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Singapore
[<em>] School Type: IB
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 750 M, 650 R, 620 W Combined: 2020
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): Math II: 800, Chemistry: 750, World History: 710
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.74/4
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): 30ish/550 (No class rank was sent on my transcript)
[<em>] APs: AP Government (5), AP Lang (5), AP World (5), AP Comp Sci (5), AP Physics B (4), AP Chemistry (5)
[</em>] Senior Year: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Physics C, AP Calculus
[<em>] Other: 9th place U800 at 2010 Chess Nationals
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Probably average, not a good writer. However I believe my short supplement (one about communities) was great
[<em>] ECs: Chess Team (10th-12th), Cross country (11th-12th), Track and Field (11th-12th), Mu Alpha Theta (12th), Science National Honor Society (12th)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One amazing, one not so sure (could be good)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure, did not see
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maryland, USA
[</em>] School Type: Public, over 2000 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: East Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: I think what got me accepted, despite being a weaker candidate (as it appears on CC) is that when I was in 9th grade, I designed my own web service. I went into a lot of details on my essays and that is what probably gave me a chance. Process sucked though. The email was sent at 9pm and got delayed. After a difficult night falling asleep I saw the email at 8am.</p>
<p>Choice One:
**Decision: Accepted to LSA!!! **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT (Breakdown + Combined): 2300 (800M, 800W, 700CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs (if any): 800 Math 2, 800 Chemistry, 780 Bio E
[<em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.74
[</em>] Rank (if applicable): School does not rank
[<em>] Other stats: AP Calculus BC (5), AB Subscore (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Human Geography (5), US History (4), English Language (5), Physics C - E&M (5), Physics C - Mechanics (5), Environmental Science (5)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good, I wrote about the athletic community I am a part of, and I talked a lot about how I would fit in the sports culture at Michigan. I also talked about all of the math opportunities available there.<br>
[<em>] ECs: Athletics (not revealing my sport to protect anonymity), Math team, art
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA / IL
[</em>] School Type: Highly Competitive Public, 30-40 to Michigan each year
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: None
General Comments: </p>
<p>This is my first acceptance and I am so ****ing thrilled right now!!! A lot of my family members went to Michigan and we are all proud Wolverines; it is so amazing that I will have a chance to be one as well!!! The fact that their football team is winning this year doesn’t hurt, either. Ahhh this is so awesome; I will have a great school to go to and I am just so excited! </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who was accepted; to those who weren’t, there are so many amazing schools out there and I’m sure you will end up at one. </p>
<p>Peace out.</p>
<p>Decision: Son was accepted to LSA</p>
<p>ACT: 31 Superscored 33
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Rank:?
Very good essays
ECs: Heavy involvement in symphony,works at family business, otherwise average, no leadership.
Instate-public HS
White</p>
<p>DECISION: ACCEPTED LSA fall 2012!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT (Breakdown One Sitting + Combined): 2070 (630 CR 710 Math 730 Writing)
SAT Superscore: 2140 (700 CR, 710 Math 730 Writing -11 essay)
SAT II: Math 1: 680 U.S. History: 700</p>
<p>GPA: 3.75 unweighted, approx 4.15/5 weighted
CLASS DOES NOT RANK (though approx top 15%)
School: Private, class of 65</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: To be honest, all were amazing except “Why Mich” essay was just good.</p>
<p>ECs: Spanish Club President, Varsity XC (state runner up team 2 years and individual all-south), Track & Field, Arts Program, Youth In Gov, NHS, SHS, MATheta etc. </p>
<p>Teacher Recs: excellent
Counselor Rec: Pretty good I’m guessing
State or Country: FL
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Unknown
Gender: F</p>
<p>Comments: HEY GUYS! For all you on here who don’t have 2400’s and perfect GPAs (like me) I was so scared but you still have a chance! I was accepted, and shocked beyond belief! Congrats to all who got in, but good luck to those who haven’t heard yet! Don’t give up hope, I almost did!</p>
<p>On the same note, make your essays about YOU and only YOU. and GRADE TREND is huge, not just the number on your gpa (as you can see I dont have these harvard scores)</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK!!! GO BLUE!</p>
<p>How do you post the stats set up with the organization and color? It never works for me! Hahaha, please help.</p>