University of Michigan Regular Decision Class of 2020 results thread

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

College (LSA, engineering, etc.):

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

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays ( details)::
Teacher Recommendations (details)::
Counselor Rec (details)::
Additional Rec (details)::
Interview:

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

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Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): College of Engineering for Bioengineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (750 CR, 670 M, 620 W)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (34E, 33M, 34R, 35S, 8 writing)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Not sent
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Estimated 3.88-3.92
Weighted GPA: 4.596/ weird scale
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6
AP (place score in parentheses): WHAP(5), APUSH(4), ENGLANG(5), CHEM(4), PHYS I(3)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP: Macro-Micro Econ, Biology, Physics C, Spanish, Calc BC, English Lit
And two 1 semestre theology classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Theater Technicians: 9th-12th (Ground Crew Leader)
Science Olympiad: 11th-12th (Founder, Leader in events)
Forensics/Speech team: 9th and 12th
History Club: 11th
Ambassador program: 12th
NHS Treasurer: 11th-12th
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service:
Service through my school for about 16 hours a year
Service through my old Church for 3 hours a week
Summer Activities: Church volunteering 9-15 hours, not much in the way of recognized accomplishment
Essays ( details):: I hope it was good but cannot judge.
Teacher Recommendations (details):: I hope theywas good but cannot judge.
Counselor Rec (details):: I hope it was good but cannot judge.
Additional Rec (details)::
Interview: Missed out on this due to the email going to my spam folder. Word of warning!

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None because Michigan banned the usage of affirmative action

Reflection
Strengths: Competitive applicant
Weaknesses: Poor grades early on in math (B+ GeometryH, C+ 1st semester Alg II H)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Great scores, AP tests, and ECs. Essays at least were neutral I think.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Check your emails! Also, post stats regardless of decision. Those who were rejected with higher stats than I gave me solace that the application process is truly random at times. Best of luck to all!

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Decision: Accepted LSA after Deferral

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 650/690/760/8
ACT (breakdown): 34 (34 E/35 M/32 R/33 S/8)
SAT II: 770 Math II, 590 USH, 560 Lit (only submitted Math II lol)
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91/4.37 (maxed out my schedule in difficulty, a lot of extra community college classes weren’t weighted)
Rank: 15/101 (super small, super competitive middle college high school)
AP: Haven’t taken any APs; school offers classes at community college up to 11 units, so I’ll have over 70 units done when I graduate high school.
Senior Year Course Load: Honors US Gov 1st semester, Honors Economics 2nd semester, Honors English 12 (College: 1st semester- a couple business classes and stats; Winter- 3 Gen Ed classes; Spring- Calc III, another business class, Gen Ed English class)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I got Principal’s Honor Roll but that’s like 3/4 the school; I was commended for National Merit but I don’t even know if they knew that.

Extracurriculars: ASB (Treasurer), Virtual Enterprise- a virtual business simulation class (CEO since Junior year), NHS member, played baseball since I was 5, President of the first chapter of FBLA at my school, getting an Associate’s Degree in Mathematics and a Certificate of Specialization in Finance when I graduate high school, Sports Club (founder, President, later disbanded)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: School National Honors Society got me about 100 hours cumulatively
Summer Activities: boatload of classes at the community college
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Honestly I have no idea, I’ll guess 7.5/10; it’s good not great, pretty well written IMO; I wrote about how my transition from childhood to adulthood happened when I moved; supplemental was very generic and probably a big reason why I was deferred

Teacher Rec #1: 8-Sophomore English teacher, probably well written
Teacher Rec #2: 9-Business professor from over summer who wrote a very professional letter; not super unique but a cool perspective to get
Counselor Rec: 8-I actually know who she is and she’s good at her job
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Ohhhhh yeahhhhh
Intended Major: Economics, potentially dual with Business Administration
State: CA
School Type: Small charter middle college high school school, technically public; located on the community college campus, which is where the campus is located
Ethnicity: 100% White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 70kish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Middle college high school is kinda but not really; didn’t seem to work as a hook for students in the past

Reflection: I thought I would get in so I’m just kinda annoyed that I got deferred. I’d rather go to Northeastern so I’m fine.

Strengths: ACT, business-related ECs, LORs, essay kinda, strength of schedule
Weaknesses: No working, little volunteering, white middle class male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I didn’t show a lot of demonstrated interest early on and my supplementals were kinda weak but I think my objective stuff got me in RD
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Temple and Northeastern (both with hefty scholarships), deferred from BC

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Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 C (36 CR, 35 E, 32 M, 27 S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.610
Weighted GPA: 4.03
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), APUSH (5), English Lang (5), Macroeconomics (5), Comparative Government (4), Psychology (4). AP Scholar with Distinction
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP HUGO, AP Euro, AP Environmental Science, AP Music Theory, AP English Lit, AP US Government, AP Calculus AB, Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Manager/Songwriter/Lead Singer of local band, Varsity Choir
Job/Work Experience: Tutor in Math
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer with child care at local church
Summer Activities: Music
Essays ( details): Probably about a 9 or 10/10. Wrote a lot about my goals and how dealing with my existential thoughts led me to music. Also wrote about how I would pursue my goals at Michigan.
Teacher Recommendations (details): Didn’t get to read them
Counselor Rec (details): Didn’t get to read it
Additional Rec (details): N/A
Interview: N/A

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White/ Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Essays, ACT
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably my essays, honestly. My unweighted GPA was pretty low for Michigan, and I don’t know if the ACT alone made up for that.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: University of Minnesota, Vanderbilt University, University of Richmond, Carleton College, University of Texas, University of Washington
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: N/A

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Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 superscore (680 CR, 800 M, 680 WR)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math II, 780 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around 82% (Indian Board)
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None

[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Vice-Captain Soccer team, U-19 National Soccer Champions and U-17 Runners up. Bassist, Guitarist, Trumpet player School band, India topper for rockschool bass grade exams 2 and 4 and Merit for grade 6.
Job/Work Experience: Twitter
Volunteer/Community Service: Soccer Coach and Math Teacher at school for the underprivileged
Summer Activities: Developed a Soccer related mobile application and started a music blog
Essays ( details):: I was proud of my common app essay and my supplement essays were pretty decent.
Teacher Recommendations (details)::Didn’t read
Counselor Rec (details)::Didn’t read
Additional Rec (details)::
Interview:N/A

[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?Nope
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):India
School Type:
Ethnicity:Asian(Indian)
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ b]Reflection**
Strengths:Good Extra curriculars, Essays and borderline descent SAT Score. Descent Subject SAT Scores
Weaknesses: School Grades were horrible
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strong EC’s and good Essays
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted - Purdue, UMD, Umich.
Rejected - CMU and Gatech
Waitlisted - UIUC
Waiting for UC Berkeley, UCLA, Dartmouth, Upenn, Cornell, JHU, UT Austin, USC, UCSD

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Unexpected. I’m as happy as I can be!!!

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Decision: Accepted OOS

Name of College you applied to: LSA (biopsychology interdisciplinary)

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (M=740, CR= 650, W= 780/10)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: Took a few, but only sent Ecological Biology (690)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on APUSH, 3 on AP BIO, and 5 on AP ENG LANG
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP English Lit, AP Enviro, Spanish III Honors, Math Honors Society, Life Skills
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not anything major

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NAMI for 2 years (secretary), Green Club for one year (secretary), Poetry blog for 3 years (owner), Cross country for 4 years (JV), track for 2 years (JV)
Job/Work Experience:n/a
Volunteer/Community service: around 100 hours
Summer Activities: Intro to Psychology at UCSD, tons of traveling
Essays: One was about vegan culture, main Common App one was about a leadership program that allowed to me to get out of my comfort zone and to expand as a human being.
Teacher Recommendation: I had 2 which were phenomenal (both were my favorite English teachers)
Counselor Rec: Probably better than average as we knew each other really well
Additional Rec: My Psych professor for a UCSD summer program
Interview: n/a

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: interdisciplinary neuroscience/biopsychology
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really, except for recovered from eating disorder, depression, and somewhat anxiety

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, SAT, Personal struggles
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Showed a lot of sides of myself and made myself out to be a human being that is imperfect, but striving.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Ohio State and University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Denied to UNC @ CH; waiting on 12 more still
Your most unique thing in your application: Recovery from personal struggles

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Decision: Accepted

Applied: OOS EA with Deferral

College: LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Not Reported
ACT (breakdown): 29 Composite
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (not certain)
Weighted GPA: 4.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP: Human Geography (3), English Language and Composition (3), Psychology (5), U.S. History (NA), English Literature (Not yet), Calculus AB (Not yet), Music Theory (Not yet)
IB: NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Music Theory, AP English Literature, Anatomy and Physiology H, Religion (it’s a requisite in my school…), Computer Graphics/Writing I (grad. requisites), American Government H, Economics H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): First Honors since 9th grade, academic award for Math Analysis H

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Harpist, Violinist, Community Orchestra (Violin 2 and Principal Harp), Composer, Space Club (President and Founder), Chess Club (President), NHS, NSHSS, Rho Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: I volunteered to play background music for several non-profit organizations and also was a music camp counselor for one summer.
Summer Activities: Read above + a music summer camp and had to take some required classes two summers in a row to make room for my schedule
Essays (details): My CommonApp essay talked about my family’s struggle as immigrants who lost everything to coming here with nothing and building ourselves up again
Teacher Recommendations (details): I think my teacher recommendations were written very nicely, I chose my recommenders wisely :slight_smile:
Counselor Rec (details): I have no idea
Additional Rec (details): My music teacher’s recommendations were good but I doubt they counted for LSA

Interview: NA

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $60,000-$80,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess being an immigrant and musician???

Reflection
Strengths: I have no idea maybe my music extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Lack of AP Classes and low test score
Why you think you were accepted: I really do not know, I’m just as surprised as you are. I think maybe me being a musician and my grades help.
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, U of Miami, U of Florida, Oberlin College, USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Rice U
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I was extremely surprised at being accepted! I thought the Regular Decision deadline was Feb 1st and that letters went out in April??? I’m still very confused as to why I got this decision so early but I ain’t complaining! I’m so happy, Go Blue!

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Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1820 (CR: 560 M: 730 W: 530)
ACT (breakdown): 27 Composite (28 Super-scored)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I (710), Math II (630), Physics (540)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.08
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% (12/284)
AP (place score in parentheses): Did not send scores, 10 AP’s total: AP Physics I, AP Eng Lang, AP Spanish Lang, AP USH, AP Eng Lit, AP Environmental, AP Econ, AP Calc AB, AP CS, AP Sp. Lit
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Environmental, AP Econ, AP Calc AB, AP CS, AP Sp. Lit, Amer Gov H, Religion (school requisite)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Principal’s Honor Roll (all 4 years), WWDC 2015 Scholar, NCWIT AiC 2016 National runner-up & regional winner

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Swimming, Marathoner, Triathlete, iOS App Developer, Magician, NHS Treasurer, STEM Club, Campus Ministry
Job/Work Experience: Startup founder - lead iOS Developer.
Volunteer/Community Service: Silver Knight Award 2016 Nominee
Summer Activities: Tech Conferences, Varsity Swimming, German Classes, living in Mexico

Essays ( details):: CA I wrote about me performing a magic trick to the reader and then explaining it while revealing why I am a girl magician & performer. UMich essays were not the best since they were not revised

Teacher Recommendations (details):: Both teachers told me they were amazing
Counselor Rec (details):: I heard it was awesome
Additional Rec (details):: Written by Apple Inc Executive
Interview: Got accepted before my interview

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic immigrant

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Recommendations, and Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: ACT & SAT scores, UMich Essays
Why you think you were accepted: Hispanic woman in tech
Where else you are applying or have already applied: U of Florida, U of Miami (Accepted), GaTech, SoCal, UC Berkeley…
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Applied regular but got my acceptance yesterday, didn’t expect it so fast.
Just be yourself! Don’t worry about standardized test scores too much, they look for well rounded students.

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Decision: Accepted

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (740 CR, 780 M, 660 WR)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 M2, 780 Chem, 770 Physics
Grades: (CBSE Curriculum)
9th - 9/10 CGPA
10th - 10/10 CGPA
11th - 92.4%
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/38
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Math, CS, Eng
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): not very good
-> some dance related stuff
-> Duke of edinburgh gold award
->grade 6 trinity guildhall certificate for keyboard performance (i played the keyboard or 7 years)
-> some other very minor stuff
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: library volunteer 100+ hrs
Summer Activities: none
Essays ( details):: Average
Teacher Recommendations (details):: Average
Counselor Rec (details):: reiterated stuff that was already on my app, so, nothing great
Additional Rec (details):: none
Interview: none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): India
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No clue

Reflection
Strengths: SAT CR and M score (?) SAT 2 scores, math and CS grades in 11th, female in STEM(?)
Weaknesses: Essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied: UIUC stats+CS (accepted), Purdue (accepted)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:

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Decision: Deferred and then Decision: Accepted
College (LSA, engineering, etc.): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35M, 35S, 33R, 32E)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.952
Weighted GPA: 4.752 (Weird weighting scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/270
AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB:5, Microeconomics:5, Macroeconomics:4, Physics C Mechanics:3
IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics C E and M, Music Appreciation(Needed the art credit), AP Biology, Business Management Advanced Studies, Ap Literature and Composition, Student Council, AP U.S. Government, Student Aide, Ap Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
DECA State Champion SEM
DECA State Finalist SEM 2x
Business Student of the Year (My school)
Best Treasurer in my Region (BBYO)

Subjective:
DECA (Procurement Manager, then Treasurer)
FBLA
JSU (Treasurer, Secretary)
BBYO ( CITY vp, treasurer, secretary, newsletter writer/editor, Regional Newsletter Writer/editor)
NCSY( City Vice President)
Lacrosse 1 year jv
Lacrosse 2 years varsity
National Honors Society
Varsity Quiz
Ambassadors (recruit kids to my school) (Long term fundraising chair)
Boys State Honors City Mayor
Job/Work Experience: Internship at a Small Investment Banking Firm
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Ambassadors, Youth Groups
Summer Activities: Internship
Essays:
9/10
Teacher Recommendation:
9/10
9/10
Counselor Rec:10/10
Additional Rec: 9/10 from the guy i interned for
Interview: N/A

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?:No
State (if domestic applicant):NV
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths:My well rounded business extracurriculars, my GPA, my essays, and my act score.
Weaknesses: My lack of international awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My application was very business oriented and i was in the 75th percentile for ACT scores.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
Accepted: Indiana-Bloomington, Tulane, Arizona State University, San Diego State University, Northeastern, Vanderbilt
Rejected: N/A
Waiting: Cornell, Wash U, Yale, Penn, Brown
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Apply to every school you think you have a chance for so you can keep your options open.

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Decision: Accepted

College (LSA): LSA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 superscored (670 CR, 740 M, 770W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2 790, US History 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% in school
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Valedictorian at my previous school

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate, MUN, For. Ex Student to India, Secretary of the Student Government, Football, Rowing, avid cuber (co-hosted a speedcubing competition in my city)
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered at a School for Mentally Impaired Children, taught them English, Math and urdu; interned at an eye hospital providing free healthcare to the less fortunate;
Summer Activities:
Essays ( details):: CA essay was kinda average; it was pretty well written but maybe a bit cliche in the sense that it was about failure; my supplements were great- Why Michigan a solid 8/10, and Describe a community essay 8.5-9/10
Teacher Recommendations (details)::Economics and History teacher, both really like me and told me personally they considered me one of the best they had taught- 9/10 both
Counselor Rec (details):: She likes me much, 7.5-8/10?
Additional Rec (details)::-
Interview: -

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
School Type: Private, follows the Cambridge O Level and A Level system
Ethnicity:
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Supplements, Recommendations, good ECAs, decent SAT scores
Weaknesses: main CA essay, critical reading score pretty bad
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: well-rounded i guess
Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted purdue, rejected at uiuc, waiting uchicago, northwestern, penn, uc berkeley
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: don’t procrastinate!

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Decision: Accepted OOS Engineering!

College (LSA, engineering, etc.): College of Engineering: Computer Science

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210/2400, 1510/1600 (770M, 740CR, 700W)
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: 770 Math II, 730 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/70
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Physics C Mechanics (5), APUSH (4), Lang (4), Stats (tbd), Physics C E&M (tbd), MacroEcon (tbd), MicroEcon (tbd), Lit (tbd)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Stats, AP Physics C E&M, AP MacroEcon, AP MicroEcon, AP Lit , Senior Symposium

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors, NHS, National German Exam Gold Levels I and II, AMC10 and AMC12 Top Scorer in school, Odyssey of the Mind World Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Main ones:
multi-varsity Athlete (captain of both),
ISS Research Team (Head Programmer),
Odyssey of the Mind,
Student Government,
COSMOS UCSD 2014 (computer science)

Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Around 100 Hours
Summer Activities: COSMOS UCSD, CS61A at UC Berkeley
Essays:
Common App: 9/10 (wrote about collaboration), rest of supplements were 10/10
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 Physics and Calc Teacher, 9/10 AP Language and Composition Teacher. I know both of them really well.
Counselor Rec: 10/10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <75k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double Legacy, Grandfather was a professor.

Reflection
Follow your passions, stick to what you like. Work hard, don’t rely on your natural intelligence like I did.

Strengths: Test scores, CS Focused ECs,
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: CS knowledge, Intuitive student
Weaknesses: GPA, No major awards, Asian Male in Computer Science.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Cal Poly SLO Engineering Waiting: UChicago, MIT (deferred), Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, U-Penn, Berkeley, USC, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Williams, Washington and Lee and some others.
Rejected: Cornell (lol)

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**Decision: Accepted **

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Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 33 (english 34, math 34, reading 34, science 31)
    [] SAT II: n/a
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 4.01
    [] Weighted GPA: n/a
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): HL Physics, Art, Business, SL Math, Lang Lit, Spanish
    [] Senior Year Course Load: IB diploma + 1 elective
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

[ b]Subjective:**
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Conducted independent research of local historic architecture, trip to Vietnam to build a sustainable building, school journalist, world issues conference delegate twice, NHS, led various art exhibitions and clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship experience in local design firm, commissioned for digital design projects
[] Volunteer/Community service: Founded two service clubs - both related to design
[] Summer Activities: Various summer schools
[] Essays: Straightforward; Talked about an experience in sustainable building for a village in Vietnam
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 pretty good, 1 solid
[] Counselor Rec: Solid (i think)
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Many 3D models and drawings revolving around theme of poverty for IB concentration
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[ b]Other**
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] State (if domestic applicant): No
[] School Type: Magnet school
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 20,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a[/li][/list]

[ b]Reflection**
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[] Strengths: Wide range of ECs with a consistent theme of design and sustainability, course selection suitable to major, GPA
[] Weaknesses: No SAT II, no HL Math, barely any sports and no music, LAST MINUTE portfolio
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think just a holistic profile with a demonstrated interest in design, relatively unusual goal of using design to confront humanitarian and environmental issues, made my essay sound altruistic overall
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted - 6 schools (prefer to remain anonymous)
[ b]General Comments: **
Ok, so. A year ago, I was here, desperately combing through college confidential for hints from previous successful applicants about how to make the best app possible, particularly for architecture, so I KNOW what the comments can mean to you guys. Now that i’m in, I’m finally entitled to join in! So here goes - If I were to give my younger self advice, I’d say 1) GET OVER your fear of doing the app ASAP, 2) STOP comparing yourself to other applicants (yes- get off college confidential from time to time), 3) SERIOUSLY get to work doing as much as you can with the limited time that you have (don’t be afraid to pull all-nighters), 4) make PLENTY of drafts and 5) AIM HIGH. Trust me when i say, one or two safeties are enough as long as you are confident about them. Use your other options to aim for the cream of the crop. You’ll never know what you can achieve as long as you work your a** off. Aside from good grades, make sure to focus on achieving unique EC’s that are truly, personally significant to you and letting that come through COHERENTLY in your essays, then you’re set. I know it sounds hard but the hard work pays off!! The more you want it, the more likely you are to get it. For architecture applicants, I have to say - One thing i didn’t know was that UMich recommends Architecture applicants to apply to the school of arts and sciences FIRST for early action before even applying to Taubman because it’s just that hard. But i managed it without applying to A&S! :slight_smile: And i think in my case, 90% is due to my portfolio and essay which link well together. Judging from my friends who have been admitted/rejected, a good essay that really suits a college’s mission and vision beats a bad essay with stellar scores any day. But idk. Be confident & have faith. Best wishes & good luck. Feel free to DM me if you have questions!

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Hey when did you hear back and are you regular decision?

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Any updates?

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According to UM’s website, " As time goes on, more and more students apply, and the available space in each school at the University continues to shrink". So I would expect most people now will be offered the waitlist or denied.

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I applied in school of Engineering and still haven’t heard back… :frowning:
Any idea when the next batch of decisions will be released?

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Are there any chances of getting accepted?