How hard is it to get into UMich?

[Anonymous]

The website now says legacy status is not
Considered for admission-major bummer for us OOS. Are people experiencing otherwise for their legacy students otherwise well
Qualified for admission?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The website now says legacy status is not
Considered for admission-major bummer for us OOS. Are people experiencing otherwise for their legacy students otherwise well
Qualified for admission?

What does “experiencing otherwise” mean? Can you clarify?

[Anonymous]

Michigan has said they don’t consider legacy status for several years. Nothing new. They track it so they can acknowledge your connection to the school with a sentence or two in the WL or rejection letter. Ask me how I know!

[Anonymous]

I mean…do you have a legacy that was accepted? It was suggested earlier in this thread that some were getting in with lower stats than expected because they were legacies, even though the university is saying they don’t consider it as a factor (which I personally disagree with…)

[Anonymous]

I was told 3 years ago legacy is only used to predict yield (legacies accept offers at much higher rates) and that it didn’t increase likelihood of acceptance. Is the new policy different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was told 3 years ago legacy is only used to predict yield (legacies accept offers at much higher rates) and that it didn’t increase likelihood of acceptance. Is the new policy different?

NP. Yield prediction plays a role in acceptance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not that hard in state.

Don't agree. It's still a big deal when someone's kid gets into Michigan and lives in Metro Detroit. Maybe easier now because Michigan's HS population is shrinking, but the in state pool is competing for 50% of the openings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not that hard in state.

Don't agree. It's still a big deal when someone's kid gets into Michigan and lives in Metro Detroit. Maybe easier now because Michigan's HS population is shrinking, but the in state pool is competing for 50% of the openings.

It’s also self selecting. Most Michigan high school students know if they'll have a good chance of being accepted. If they don’t, they won’t even bother to apply. They also know they will have a strong secondary school like MSU to apply to instate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was told 3 years ago legacy is only used to predict yield (legacies accept offers at much higher rates) and that it didn’t increase likelihood of acceptance. Is the new policy different?

NP. Yield prediction plays a role in acceptance.

If Michigan were so hell bent on yield protection, wouldn’t they be admitting legacy students at a much higher rate? Schools like UVA and Duke practice yield protection; it’s called ED.