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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of the kids at my DC’s school applying ED to Michigan have stats that are slightly under what the “average” EA acceptance would have been at our school last year. They are hoping ED gives them a boost. The really top stats kids are not applying ED. One I know applying ED is even applying test optional—not a good idea out of state.

Also, PP is correct. Michigan totally favors legacy kids. [/quote]

Michigan favors legacy kids, but I wonder if there will be as much of a difference now that ED is an option. Their OOS yield is pretty low and admitting legacies were a way to boost it (more likely to attend). Now OOS kids can clearly demonstrate strong interest.[/quote]

At least at the top public in MoCo, the Bethesda magazine showed that Michigan had the highest yield out of all the public universities, 45%, higher than even UMCP, UVA, UNC, Berkeley, etc[/quote]

But still abysmal compared to top privates.  why is that?[/quote]

Isn't that why Michigan added ED? My understanding was that they added ED because so many top schools threw in an EA application to Michigan, while applying ED to a top private. Michigan was tired of being a backup for top students so adding ED is a way to make the students who really want to go there show their commitment which will increase their yield and probably makes it easier for the admissions office to plan out the rest of the admissions cycle. [/quote]

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