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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Michigan loves that long 550 word essay. There’s a reason why it is so long. It’s not a coincidence.

They expect you have to have a lot to say if there is an alignment with [b]the ethos that is Michigan[/b]. Agree that that Michigan essay generally would not be used anywhere else.

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How would you describe the Michigan “ethos”? [/quote]

Leaders and Best.[/quote]

Should an OOS applicant quote that in their "Why Michigan" essay, or would it seem too obvious or trite? [/quote]

I have a grad degree from Michigan.  I think it's a bit too obvious. They sing that phrase at the end of advertisements for the University of Michigan medical system.   In-staters also have to be restrained from being too obvious in their essays.

Better is to summarize a coherent plan for accessing specific programs and resources that align with your goals.

And to make some heartfelt observations about why you'd like to attend.  Hopefully the football fight song slogan isn't the biggest reason.

For those who want info on comments on admissions files, you can find kids on YouTube talking about their visits to review their files.

The Ross ones were pretty enlightening.

Holistically, the notes call out strong points of your app, show some ratings, and may note a few questions or less-strong things.  Call you out on a bit of b.s.  Note a gap.  So they are paying attention.  There's not a ton of commentary but sufficient care is taken.

We know a kid who got into Engineering off the waitlist in the month of May.  His AO communicated to him some advice about maybe taking a class or two over the summer to catch up with science.  Other than that, I haven't heard of individual outreach post-admission regarding the apps.[/quote]

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