Anonymous
Post 01/28/2024 07:15     Subject: U Michigan EA results
^^^For being “gigantic”, they have top 10 departments in every discipline and have a pretty high ranking for undergrad teaching too. Not sure what your point was with that statement but these are the facts.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2024 00:40     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:To anyone's kid who didn't get in, don't get me wrong, I went there and love the school, but I never got over how gigantic it is. When I went, there were 38,000 students and now they have over 50,000. I have heard all the you'll find your people stories but huge is huge. It's a very popular school, and will be even more so with the national championship. But seriously, your kid will do just fine.


Great points.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 22:51     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Detroit suburbs are wealthy and feed a lot to Michigan. Comparable schools to the DMV.


Even with automotive shrinking, you still have a critical mass of the well to do. MLive had a story a while ago about how something like seven schools form a huge percentage of in-state admits. Ann Arbor Pioneer and Huron send a lot of kids there along with the Plymouth schools and the usual suspects, Novi, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Rochester.


Need to name check Northville and Troy. Plus the original multi-district International Academy.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 21:52     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Detroit suburbs are wealthy and feed a lot to Michigan. Comparable schools to the DMV.


Even with automotive shrinking, you still have a critical mass of the well to do. MLive had a story a while ago about how something like seven schools form a huge percentage of in-state admits. Ann Arbor Pioneer and Huron send a lot of kids there along with the Plymouth schools and the usual suspects, Novi, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Rochester.


Troy is right at the top too.


Right, funny I didn't mention because my spouse was a teacher in that district. No matter what shape it is in now, automotive provided a lot of the impetus that made UM what it is today.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 21:49     Subject: U Michigan EA results
To anyone's kid who didn't get in, don't get me wrong, I went there and love the school, but I never got over how gigantic it is. When I went, there were 38,000 students and now they have over 50,000. I have heard all the you'll find your people stories but huge is huge. It's a very popular school, and will be even more so with the national championship. But seriously, your kid will do just fine.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 21:42     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Detroit suburbs are wealthy and feed a lot to Michigan. Comparable schools to the DMV.


Even with automotive shrinking, you still have a critical mass of the well to do. MLive had a story a while ago about how something like seven schools form a huge percentage of in-state admits. Ann Arbor Pioneer and Huron send a lot of kids there along with the Plymouth schools and the usual suspects, Novi, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Rochester.


Troy is right at the top too.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 21:41     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:I’m from Michigan, 30 years ago we all applied early for in state rolling admissions and if you were in the top third of your class with decent scores you got a fat envelope in the mail within 2 weeks. How things have changed! My DD is applying with significantly higher qualifications than I had and just praying she makes it.


But 30 years ago, you probably didn't do SAT prep and have grade inflation where nobody gets a B.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 21:39     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:The Detroit suburbs are wealthy and feed a lot to Michigan. Comparable schools to the DMV.


Even with automotive shrinking, you still have a critical mass of the well to do. MLive had a story a while ago about how something like seven schools form a huge percentage of in-state admits. Ann Arbor Pioneer and Huron send a lot of kids there along with the Plymouth schools and the usual suspects, Novi, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Rochester.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 20:04     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DC: 3.95, 1580 from Big 3.


Astonishing that someone with these stats is bothering to apply to you of them. Others from the big three with such stats, almost surely end up at IV and other schools much higher ranked than Michigan.
Something seems fishy


I don't think it is "fishy" by any means. My kid was accepted to Michigan with high stats and test score from OOS. No desire to attend an IVY.

My kid wanted a big rah rah state school after having small classes all through life. Decided to choose a different college.

Good luck to all of your kids!
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 19:46     Subject: U Michigan EA results
The Detroit suburbs are wealthy and feed a lot to Michigan. Comparable schools to the DMV.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 19:06     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our CCO said it’s 3.95uw requirement for UM EA. In some cases test optional test optional is fine depending song on rest if cohort.

All algo based.

Most of the class gets in regular decision (gpa 3.8-3.95uw) with a few in the 3.7-3.8 range.

No one ever before below 3.7 uw. And remember, Michigan re-calculates GPA to take out pluses and minuses - do use the recalculated number. You can Google how to re-calculate your kids GPA according to UM.


Makes complete sense. Only question is with regular decision, is it still algo based?
Or holistic?


We are in-state and have SCOIR. There is a pretty sharp line around 3.9 GPA.

Our school is medium-sized and only sends about 10 kids a year. Few would go elsewhere if admitted.

Anecdata but my kid's friends feel there was a better result for EA at our in-state school so far.

I think people have to make the best case they can for "Why Michigan". Speaking frankly, there are few schools that are irreplaceable by a near substitute. I personally think only Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and CalTech.



PP, former Michigander here. If your school sends 10 only, where do others go?


Not in an elite school district. MSU is very, very popular. After that it's a mix of all the likely MI schools you could think of except people rarely bother with the expensive, small LACs. The value prop is not there. There seems to be some increasing attention to Indiana University at Bloomington which seems fair. We had one kid who is doing great at Maryland (surprise, surprise for you DMVers). Came back to give a presentation to the school board about her award for top student in her college within the University. A few go to Ohio. Bowling Green, Wooster.


Thank for this, and showing us that even not great MI districts have great students, and great Michigan school districts rival great DMV school districts. DCUM wants to think that unless you are in the DMV, Boston or Bay Area your kids are getting a subpar peasant education.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 17:19     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:Best for those who aren’t serious about wanting to attend just withdraw. Plenty of other kids dying to take their place!


Agree! Especially after reading the “disappointed” thread. My DC will be withdrawing from one waitlist and one acceptance that someone said they wished their kid had in hand. Will be looking more closely over the next two weeks to see where there’s still interest or not, and will be declining more acceptances.

Mind you my kid applied to 8 schools. If your kid has 15-20, then it’s an even more important and kind thing to do.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 17:13     Subject: U Michigan EA results
Best for those who aren’t serious about wanting to attend just withdraw. Plenty of other kids dying to take their place!
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 16:16     Subject: Re:U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine got "postponed" which we just realized means deferred. lol We're withdrawing.

Good luck to the rest of the DMV applicants!


Why withdraw? You don’t have to decide until May 1st. Seems silly to withdraw at this point.


Some kids don't want to wait until April and have other great options available to them now. It can be mentally draining to keep this the application open if you would be perfectly happy with other more available options. Now obviously if this would be your number one pic, then sure, don't withdraw. But I think withdrawing is great if your interests now have shifted.


I think it would be silly to withdraw until I received a final determination. I put the time, effort, and money into the application. I wouldn't want a what if hanging over my head. To each his own of course.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 16:11     Subject: Re:U Michigan EA results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine got "postponed" which we just realized means deferred. lol We're withdrawing.

Good luck to the rest of the DMV applicants!


Why withdraw? You don’t have to decide until May 1st. Seems silly to withdraw at this point.


Some kids don't want to wait until April and have other great options available to them now. It can be mentally draining to keep this the application open if you would be perfectly happy with other more available options. Now obviously if this would be your number one pic, then sure, don't withdraw. But I think withdrawing is great if your interests now have shifted.