Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:41     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid got in. Not sure what time it was posted, but he opened it after school.


Did your kid apply EA or ED?


ED


Were you notified of the decision by email? Or did you just happen to check on the portal?


Kid checked portal after hearing that more decisions were released
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:28     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid got in. Not sure what time it was posted, but he opened it after school.


Did your kid apply EA or ED?


ED


Were you notified of the decision by email? Or did you just happen to check on the portal?
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:27     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:Anyone get a Michigan decision yet whose kid applied early action only (not early decision)? Wondering if this is just a case of Michigan overestimating its ability to respond to all the early decision applicants and so they’re getting them out of the way first.


Probably. This is a first year learning curve.

If you look at it from the school's perspective, these kids that had to wait are finding out 2 weeks earlier than EA last year and they will have the same amount of choice as last year.

Theoretically your first choice wouldn't change if you had to wait 2 weeks.

But of course it's good to have choices.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:26     Subject: Michigan EA
Would love any stats, GPA/SAT, major OOS, etc
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:24     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:Anyone get a Michigan decision yet whose kid applied early action only (not early decision)? Wondering if this is just a case of Michigan overestimating its ability to respond to all the early decision applicants and so they’re getting them out of the way first.


I saw several kids writing on Reddit about being accepted EA, not postponed ED
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:18     Subject: Michigan EA
Anyone get a Michigan decision yet whose kid applied early action only (not early decision)? Wondering if this is just a case of Michigan overestimating its ability to respond to all the early decision applicants and so they’re getting them out of the way first.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:15     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:It's so funny that everyone who applied ED got deferred for 2 weeks and now most have gotten into the school but it's no longer binding!!

Now that everyone spent their break being mad at Michigan and writing all their RD applications (which reminds you about all the other schools you liked) I wonder how many will actually choose Michigan in the end. Big miss by Michigan to mess up this ED admission so bad.


Yes, this was a missed opportunity for Michigan. No kid (or parent) has enjoyed the last 2 weeks of essay writing marathon and if Michigan had its ish together, they should have locked in the ED kids that they were going to accept a mere 2 weeks later!
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:15     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:It's so funny that everyone who applied ED got deferred for 2 weeks and now most have gotten into the school but it's no longer binding!!

Now that everyone spent their break being mad at Michigan and writing all their RD applications (which reminds you about all the other schools you liked) I wonder how many will actually choose Michigan in the end. Big miss by Michigan to mess up this ED admission so bad.


Agree. What a complete screw up.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 17:02     Subject: Michigan EA
It's so funny that everyone who applied ED got deferred for 2 weeks and now most have gotten into the school but it's no longer binding!!

Now that everyone spent their break being mad at Michigan and writing all their RD applications (which reminds you about all the other schools you liked) I wonder how many will actually choose Michigan in the end. Big miss by Michigan to mess up this ED admission so bad.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 16:58     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:Did anyone whose kid applied EA to Michigan hear back today?

Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 16:57     Subject: Michigan EA
Did everyone whose kid applied EA to Michigan hear back today?
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 16:54     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid got in. Not sure what time it was posted, but he opened it after school.


Did your kid apply EA or ED?


ED
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 16:52     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:My kid got in. Not sure what time it was posted, but he opened it after school.


Did your kid apply EA or ED?
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 16:50     Subject: Michigan EA
Agreed as well. I could have written the above.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2026 16:48     Subject: Michigan EA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine was deferred ED on 12/15, accepted EA today. We're very glad but what a strange timeline and process! You have to wonder if there was some sort of glitch with ED initially?


Same here! I am not sold Michigan is the right fit for my DS (a great school but so large) and while he was disappointed in Dec, I think he's in a great place now and can wait to choose from all the places that accept him EA and RD before committing. But seems like a miss on Michigan's end not to bind him (and the others accepted today) in ED.


Agreed. I’d bet on my kid choosing Michigan in the end, but I’m thrilled that now he gets to choose!