Yeah, uh, should I even bother applying?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>I'm a junior. Do you think I have any chance whatsoever? I'd totally go here If I got in...</p>

<p>(Current junior, all accurate estimations)
White Male from Minnesota
Decent Public school near St. Paul
Upper-Middle Class Income.
UW GPA 3.12 (This can be explained. I learned some valuable life lessons.)
W GPA: 3.19
ACT: 29 (trying to improve to 30-32)
PSAT: 157 (not taking the SAT)
Class Rank: Top 38% (9th grade & beggining of 11th were bad... some 'bad' grades in some classes that I should not have taken)
I'm quite a writer, since I do it all the time, so I think my essays will be top-of-the-line.</p>

<p>Good Recs.</p>

<p>Honors Courses: (If it was offered, I took it. Hardest possible.)
- HONORS US History
- HONORS 10th Grade English
- HONORS Advanced Algebra
- AP English Lit.
- HONORS Chemistry (I'm taking the AP Test)
- College Level Anatomy
- AP English Comp.
- AP Psychology
- HONORS Calculus
- AP Spanish Language
- HONORS Economics (maybe micro/macro AP Test)
- HONORS Physics (AP Test)</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:</p>

<p>Varsity Cross Country (6 years)
- Captain
- Hosted several team events</p>

<p>Varsity Track ( 4 years)
- Captain 2 years</p>

<p>-PT Job at Department Store since June '08</p>

<p>Intro. Med. Residential Program @ U-Wisconsin this summer... in August.
- This was competetive to get into.</p>

<p>Environmental Club (2 years so far)
- minor volunteering
- possible president next year?</p>

<p>School Band (5 years)
- Pep Band
- Section leader
- Orchestra Ensemble
- Jazz Ensemble- 2 years</p>

<p>Piano (13 years)
-Participated in various recitals/ competitions.. no awards.</p>

<p>Guitar ( 3 years)
- Been teaching myself</p>

<p>MSWE Leadership Team (Model Students With Enthuisiasm)
-Red Ribbon Week President (Organized an anti-drug and alcohol themed week of activities for the school.)
- Active in community volunteering through this program.
- Elected on to the Executive Board</p>

<p>WEB (Where Everybody Belongs)
- Group Leader.. volunteered to assist underclassmen with adapting to a new school
- Did twice as much volunteering than anyone else</p>

<p>Junior Class Comittee (probably senior too)</p>

<p>Peer Tutors (Roughly 3-4 hours weekly)</p>

<p>Student Senate (Elected for Junior Year)
- Hoping to work up to President or Vice by senior Year</p>

<p>Fall Musical (will be 3 years)
- Medium sized roles, likely a lead role junior or senior year</p>

<p>Winter One-Act Play Competition (2 years)
- Small roles. This just gives me something to do in the winter.</p>

<p>Student Ambassadors (Freshman Year)</p>

<p>I write novels in my spare time. My longest was 210 pages. I want to get something published soon.</p>

<p>I am a dedicated rower.. I row 4-6 times a week in the summer, and 3-4 times in the school year.</p>

<p>Do you think I'll have any chance at all?</p>

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<p>u got a shot, ur a junior if u wanna go there, crank up ur SAT's/ACT to a 29/30 or 1900-2000 and work hard...if they see the effort i think u can get in</p>

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<p>9th grade doesn't count, so don't sweat it. 11th grade is very important, so your dip early in the year could hurt you. How is your unweighed GPA for 10 and 11 grades?</p>

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<p>gpa is low, but you have a pretty hard course load. Your test scores are good too, as well as your extracurriculars.</p>

<p>i think you'd probably get deferred initially tho</p>

<p>also, try n load up on more AP's as a senior...a manageable amount</p>

<p>also, if u were the captain of ur CC/track team for 2 years and had decent times....then i think it wouldnt hurt to also send in a recruit form to the athletic department. send it in as soon as this track season is over. i just got deferred, and i sent it in hoping that it may help me out.</p>

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<p>triple post error. sorry.</p>

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<p>So it IS worthg applying? (I don't wanna waste my time with places where I have absulutely no chance whatsoever)</p>

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<p>triple post error. sorry.</p>

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<p>imo
don't bother applying. if this was during the ER then i would say go ahead and apply.
But at this point in time you have a very little chance of admission.</p>

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<p>blackpen, im still a junior.</p>

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<p>Unless you have some elaborate explanation for your GPA, I don't think it's worth applying. OOS is already very difficult, and I don't think your course work makes up for your GPA/test scores. However, if your freshman year was the reason your GPA is so low, then you should give it a try, as UM excludes fresh/senior grades.</p>

<p>Also, don't bank on essays to get you in. They only help fringe applicants, and as it stands, you're a far reach.</p>

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<p>ok
you should definitely apply....EARLY. and bring your gpa up up up.</p>

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<p>recalculate your gpa with only your 10 & 11th grades. use only your academic classes, and take out the +'s and -'s.
if your UM gpa is higher than a 3.3, then i think it would be worth it to apply, especially since you have so much other stuff to make up for your gpa.</p>

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<p>Seeing as though if you got in you'd go, it would appear that you have a strong interest in UM. If you don't apply, you'll always wonder if you would have been accepted. Just Do It =)</p>