University of Michigan?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i'm currently a junior but i don't think anything major is going to change between now and when i start applying for college. can someone tell me what colleges i should be looking at?</p>

<p>Stats
3.5 gpa-unweighted (it's currently a 3.44 but i'm certain it will be 3.5 by the end of the year)
2330 sat (800 M, 800 W, 730 R)
221 psat (idk if im a finalist yet, but i doubt it 'cause of my low gpa)
ACT- taking in about a month. probably in the low 30's.</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars
quizbowl-4 years (sophomore-historian, junior-vp, senior-president) went to nationals
robotics-2 years (greatly contributed to winning the state chairmans award and qualifying for worlds)
qualified for the MMPC top 1000 math competition 3 years.
Field Hockey-2 years JV, 1 Varsity
Attended an all girls science summer camp before sophomore year at Smith College. (not that great or anything)
my teacher reccomendations will be pretty good, i think.</p>

<p>explanation for low gpa: i'm just bad at school. i took a crazy hard schedule my sophomore year and got straight B's. my freshmen year i took calculus ab, and ended up with a B both semesters. my sophomore year, i took ap euro, ap chem, and calc bc. i barely managed to get B's in all of them (although i did get B's in the "easy" classes as well). now, my junior year, i'm only taking 2 ap's. ap statistics and ap biology. so in total, i've taken 6 AP's.</p>

<p>so what colleges should i be looking to apply to? my test scores are high, but my gpa sucks. What are my chances for University Of Michigan (in state), and Rice? those are my top 2. also, i'm and indian female if that makes a difference. I applied for a summer program at u of m as well. waiting to hear if I got in.</p>

<p>is u of m too much of a stretch?</p>

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<p>UMI: Low match/Match
Rice: Reach</p>

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<p>thanks. but I heard the average gpa is around a 3.8 for umich. doesn’t that just kill my chances right there?</p>

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<p>Your SAT is over their 75th percentile, so that kinda counters it.</p>

<p>UMich - High Match</p>

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<p>thank you. i’m really hoping I get into the umich summer program. I think that would greatly help!</p>

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<p>A 3.5 UW is always going to be a reach at Michigan. The median GPA at all of the academic colleges at U-M (such as LSA, Ross, and CoE) is a 3.9 UW. Yes your ACT is awesome and your course rigor is adequate, but Michigan considers GPA to be by and far the most important factor for admissions since academic motivation is critical at Michigan. Michigan is a slight reach with your stats. </p>

<p>The best way to increase your chances is to get straight A’s up until you get your decision. I can pretty much guarantee you that Michigan will defer you and ask for your first semester senior year grades. So you have pretty much 2 semesters to show them that you’ve made improvements. The summer program might also be a good idea. I wouldn’t count on it drastically changing your chances, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>thank you so much. i’m desperately trying to get my gpa up. but i can only get it up to a 3.6 buy the end of first semester senior year. assuming i get a 4.0 this semester and next year :/</p>

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<p>i do have an increasing trend
average gpa freshmen: 3.25 (not including the classes in 8th grade algebra 2, pre calc, and biology which i got all A’s in)
sophomore: 3.33
junior: 3.66 (first semester)</p>