Anonymous
Post 11/07/2025 09:49     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:The amount of students that Michigan took off the wait list was massive last year. That might have spurred them to do ED. Trying to fill a huge class is much more difficult than much smaller private schools.


My kid's high school of 125 kids had 12 come off the Michigan waitlist!! These ranged from super high performers (3.95+/1580) all the way down to 3.6/1450s and everyone in between. Michigan zero'ed out the waitlists at many feeder privates in 2025.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2025 09:43     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:The amount of students that Michigan took off the wait list was massive last year. That might have spurred them to do ED. Trying to fill a huge class is much more difficult than much smaller private schools.


Yeah, their yield projections for 2025 must have been a mess. The kid I know who got in off the waitlist was a truly tippy-top student admitted to higher ranked schools (but still chose Michigan).

I bet they fill as much as a third of the class in ED this year.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2025 09:30     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
The amount of students that Michigan took off the wait list was massive last year. That might have spurred them to do ED. Trying to fill a huge class is much more difficult than much smaller private schools.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2025 09:26     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Michigan loves the high scorers for their EA admits. The last 2 years at our private they took the 1600 and 1590 kids and deferred the rest.

Then they admitted most of the other applicants who were still interested when it was all said and done and the waitlist was done moving. But those kids (including mine) had to wait.


Most of the kids postponed got admitted? Wow! Feeder school?


Yes. But there was attrition from the list of applicants from EA-->RD-->waitlist as at each step kids eliminated themselves from contention when they committed to other schools and did not write LOCIs. Plus at a private you have college guidance counselor who is speaking with Michigan's rep and conveying who is still interested at each step in the process: "hey, these 5 applicants would come to Michigan if still admitted, these 5 applicants are no longer interested."
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2025 09:08     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:Michigan loves the high scorers for their EA admits. The last 2 years at our private they took the 1600 and 1590 kids and deferred the rest.

Then they admitted most of the other applicants who were still interested when it was all said and done and the waitlist was done moving. But those kids (including mine) had to wait.


Most of the kids postponed got admitted? Wow! Feeder school?
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2025 07:17     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Michigan loves the high scorers for their EA admits. The last 2 years at our private they took the 1600 and 1590 kids and deferred the rest.

Then they admitted most of the other applicants who were still interested when it was all said and done and the waitlist was done moving. But those kids (including mine) had to wait.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2025 06:20     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The good news is that because Michigan has on balance relatively few SAT high scorers, applying ED with an SAT around 1450 should be an automatic admit. We'll have to wait and see how many students apply ED, but it should be a pretty big number. This will also help Michigan's yield rate get above that magic 50% number.


Auto-admit at the 50% for scores? No way. The OOS ED admits are going to be the 1540+ and 35+ kids. They are deferring test optional and those without sky high scores. Just wait.


….and there will be plenty of those top scorers. The only reason they were deferred in the past is because of the high percentage of top scorers who used Michigan as a back up. Top scorers who apply to Michigan ED, assuming they write decent essays, will be the auto admit. [/quote

]. Please let this be true! I didn’t think Michigan was looking for the super high scores. I know. Vanderbilt wants them, but Michigan? I have a really high scorer, but I thought they are looking for top leadership- student body president, editor-in-chief, sports captain.


I’m sure they are looking for those other items as well, but top scholarship is the single most important criterion in admissions. I cannot see Michigan turning down any top applicant who is applying ED, unless their essays are substandard. The main
reason for beginning the program is to capture those top students who would go elsewhere.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2025 22:49     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The good news is that because Michigan has on balance relatively few SAT high scorers, applying ED with an SAT around 1450 should be an automatic admit. We'll have to wait and see how many students apply ED, but it should be a pretty big number. This will also help Michigan's yield rate get above that magic 50% number.


Auto-admit at the 50% for scores? No way. The OOS ED admits are going to be the 1540+ and 35+ kids. They are deferring test optional and those without sky high scores. Just wait.


….and there will be plenty of those top scorers. The only reason they were deferred in the past is because of the high percentage of top scorers who used Michigan as a back up. Top scorers who apply to Michigan ED, assuming they write decent essays, will be the auto admit. [/quote

]. Please let this be true! I didn’t think Michigan was looking for the super high scores. I know. Vanderbilt wants them, but Michigan? I have a really high scorer, but I thought they are looking for top leadership- student body president, editor-in-chief, sports captain.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2025 18:59     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The good news is that because Michigan has on balance relatively few SAT high scorers, applying ED with an SAT around 1450 should be an automatic admit. We'll have to wait and see how many students apply ED, but it should be a pretty big number. This will also help Michigan's yield rate get above that magic 50% number.


Auto-admit at the 50% for scores? No way. The OOS ED admits are going to be the 1540+ and 35+ kids. They are deferring test optional and those without sky high scores. Just wait.


….and there will be plenty of those top scorers. The only reason they were deferred in the past is because of the high percentage of top scorers who used Michigan as a back up. Top scorers who apply to Michigan ED, assuming they write decent essays, will be the auto admit.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2025 13:55     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:The good news is that because Michigan has on balance relatively few SAT high scorers, applying ED with an SAT around 1450 should be an automatic admit. We'll have to wait and see how many students apply ED, but it should be a pretty big number. This will also help Michigan's yield rate get above that magic 50% number.


Auto-admit at the 50% for scores? No way. The OOS ED admits are going to be the 1540+ and 35+ kids. They are deferring test optional and those without sky high scores. Just wait.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2025 10:11     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The good news is that because Michigan has on balance relatively few SAT high scorers, applying ED with an SAT around 1450 should be an automatic admit. We'll have to wait and see how many students apply ED, but it should be a pretty big number. This will also help Michigan's yield rate get above that magic 50% number.


Ha! DC with 1580 SAT was not an auto-admit during EA rounds.


Did they eventually get in? Applied EA with same score.


Yes - DC got in RD, doing Engineering/CS. Loving it and thriving. Deans List student. Having a blast.


Hard to say at the moment if applying EA with high scores will get you in. You really can’t compare last year to the upcoming one.
Anonymous
Post 11/06/2025 06:59     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The good news is that because Michigan has on balance relatively few SAT high scorers, applying ED with an SAT around 1450 should be an automatic admit. We'll have to wait and see how many students apply ED, but it should be a pretty big number. This will also help Michigan's yield rate get above that magic 50% number.


Ha! DC with 1580 SAT was not an auto-admit during EA rounds.


Did they eventually get in? Applied EA with same score.


Yes - DC got in RD, doing Engineering/CS. Loving it and thriving. Deans List student. Having a blast.
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 21:18     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Lmk Our privates CCO has indicated they expect very few spots in OOS Michigan regular decision for computer science or engineering as that is where the vast majority of ED applications are coming in.

Ask your college counseling office to do some digging into this.


My DC attends a private school. From chatter, DC knows of 5 Michigan EDs: 2 engineering, 2 LSA and 1 Ross. Not sure if this is all as some kids keep this information secret.


Sounds like Michigan is becoming the new USC


Very few kids apply to USC from the DMV. What are you talking about?


In terms of being a first choice dream school like usc and approaching its selectivity
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 19:33     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lmk Our privates CCO has indicated they expect very few spots in OOS Michigan regular decision for computer science or engineering as that is where the vast majority of ED applications are coming in.

Ask your college counseling office to do some digging into this.


My DC attends a private school. From chatter, DC knows of 5 Michigan EDs: 2 engineering, 2 LSA and 1 Ross. Not sure if this is all as some kids keep this information secret.


Sounds like Michigan is becoming the new USC


Very few kids apply to USC from the DMV. What are you talking about?
Anonymous
Post 11/05/2025 19:22     Subject: Michigan Early Decision - Any Early Anecdotes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lmk Our privates CCO has indicated they expect very few spots in OOS Michigan regular decision for computer science or engineering as that is where the vast majority of ED applications are coming in.

Ask your college counseling office to do some digging into this.


My DC attends a private school. From chatter, DC knows of 5 Michigan EDs: 2 engineering, 2 LSA and 1 Ross. Not sure if this is all as some kids keep this information secret.


Sounds like Michigan is becoming the new USC