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Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>hey i know i already semi-posted, but im doing it fully now...
What do u think my chances are at u mich??</p>

<p>Sent Nov 17! :(</p>

<p>UW gpa: 3.85
Top 9% of class
SAT 1: 1380
Sat 2:
writing 800
math 1 700
(math 2 690)
lit 700</p>

<p>Took 3 of 4 available Ap's at school
ap calc, ap english, ap chem
Took 4 years of Honors Math
4 Year of Honors Science</p>

<p>Asian female, single parent (if that even matters)
Competitive Private school in Washington
Honor Roll (every semester at school)
Won Geometry Scholarship for school
Accepted into high school with $2500 merit scholarship
National Honor Roll member
National Honor Society member
Volunteer tutor in spanish and math (at school)
Who's Who Among american high school students
Spanish Club
MultiCultural Awareness Comittee
KNowledge bowl (but i kinda quit this year)
solid community service (soup kitchens, house for mentally disabled, childrens hospital retail, organization that packs food for homeless shelter)
Paid tutor
Accomplished pianist of 11 years
Several appointed leadership positions at school (leading activities/retreats, mentoring)
very good Rec's</p>

<p>Nov 17 wasnt exactly the earliest to send my app in, lol, but do you think im still fair game for admissions??!</p>

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<p>You have a good chance Pink Panther. You applied late, but your stats are very good. You are in the top 10% of your class, you have close to a 3.9 GPA and your SAT is slightly higher than the out-of-state mean. Plus your ECs are good.</p>

<p>Keep us posted.</p>

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<p>do you know how much emphasis u mich puts on the sat2s? because i know my sat isnt that high, and my 2's are all thats really keepin me afloat</p>

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<p>SAT II are not required. But if you did well, Michigan may consider them.</p>

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<p>How important are the essays Alexandre?</p>

<p>I've heard conflicting stories</p>

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<p>im pretty sure that the bigger the school, the less they care about essays</p>

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<p>i thought itd be the other way around! like theyd actually want to get to know each student...lol, but im probably wrong. i really hope my essays wont affect my mich chances- one of them is REALLY cliche.</p>

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<p>the bigger the school the less important the essay...think about it, a small lac of 500 freshman applicants is going to have a greater emphasis on personal aspects than a state university of 50,000, just think of time restraints</p>

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<p>Yeah I've been putting myself under a lot of stress on the 500 word essay...my two short essays are money though :)</p>

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<p>"The bigger the school, the less important the essays."</p>

<p>That may be true generally, but remember that Michigan just made the essays a very important part of the evaluation process. They count.</p>