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HI, my name is Sneha , and i have wanted to attend UMICH for as long as i can remember. i go to a school called detroit country day- it is a very, very, very difficult school- the average SAT score is above a 1350, - it's really hard. I am a junior- will have an unweighted gpa of a 3.5 or a 3.6. i am instate. test scores: haven't taken them yet, but probally will score around a 1300-1350 on the SAT I'S because my PSAT was in the 94th percentile with a 62 math and a 72 verbal. classes:
freshman year only honors class was honors biology
sophmore year took honors english, doubled up on sciences with regular chemistry and anatomy, took a 1 semester computer programming class
junior year am taking IB precalculus, AP biology, and have tripled up on sciences with ap bio, physics, and cell biology
senior year will take: ap biosychology, organic chemistry,, genetics (1semester class) and oceanography (1semester class) to give me a total of three science classes as well as taking english, regular calculus, and french five.
have taken french all through high school
extra curriculurs:
vice president of model un club, have been in club for past three years, will be in it next year
women's issues research comitee head, have been in the club sophmore and junior year
am a student tutor as a junior
have been on jv tennis for the past three years, will be on team again
work/volunteer service:
1. 125 hours at ymca child care center as a volunteer
2. 30 hours at abilities center with disabled kids volunteer
3. 36 hours at va hospital volunteer
4. camp invention counselor job
5. echo park learning center camp counselor job

does it seem like i will get in? i really, really want to go and i'm getting stressed!!! please help!

By Dstark (Dstark) on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 12:53 pm: Edit

You have a good chance.

By Aclockworkowens (Aclockworkowens) on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 01:05 pm: Edit

Wow...the average SAT score is above 1350? Man...I got to a Los Angeles school and the average is below 1000...quite a disparity, huh?

By Skulkarni1 (Skulkarni1) on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 04:23 pm: Edit

thanks!!!!!! anyone else....?