53,000 EA applications in the fall of 2021.

In the 2020-2021 cycle, there were 83,000 applications.

It will be interesting to see how many RD applications UM received for the 7500 available slots (half to in state, half to out of state)

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Anonymous wrote:It's out. FCPS DC "Postponed"

Can't they just go to UVA?

Couple of issues with UVA - It's a much smaller school and is very difficult to get into, especially from NoVA, and UVA is not exactly an engineering powerhouse (if that's PP's kid's target).

Did anyone get rejected EA or only accepted or postponed?

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Anonymous wrote:Pleaae educate this non-US educated parent of a junior. I thought the larger unis focus mostly on GPA and standardized tests scores. There are 2 posters on here, one whose child was admitted and the other was postponed, with the same GPA but the one who was postponed had a standardized test score 100 points higher. I am confused how this occurs.

And my congratulations to those students admitted and my best to the students who were postponed, I certainly hope for good news for them later in the year.

You can’t just compare GPA itself. Not all APs are equal in rigour. They might prefer a lower GPA with more difficult APs. SATs matter less

PP who had a kid in last year's class. Engineering and Business are very hard to get into. DS got into LSA with 4.28 GPA and 1460 SAT from an FCPS achool, 6 APs. Not a URM, but legacy and full pay. I think those last two factors moved the needle enough for him.

Anonymous wrote:Is postponed same as deferred? Confused as to whether that means results are posted later

I had a DS who was postponed last January. He submitted the LOCI form and committed to attend UM, come hell or high water.

He was admitted 4 weeks later. I guess they wanted to see his 1st semester senior grades. Postponed/deferred applicants are RD, but RD decisions come out every month in batches from now until April.

This is how UM handles being the most popular EA public school. It is very painful (it was anguishing for him last year) and annoying and you have to be patient, but if UM is your DC's #1 choice, spend time to fill out that LOCI.

Now he is happy (but very cold) in AA.

Anonymous wrote:Pleaae educate this non-US educated parent of a junior. I thought the larger unis focus mostly on GPA and standardized tests scores. There are 2 posters on here, one whose child was admitted and the other was postponed, with the same GPA but the one who was postponed had a standardized test score 100 points higher. I am confused how this occurs.

And my congratulations to those students admitted and my best to the students who were postponed, I certainly hope for good news for them later in the year.

With Michigan it can depend, among other factors, on the quality of essays written or which college the student applied to.. Believe it or not, the school uses a holistic approach when doling out admittances. Since there are so many out of state spaces available, far more than other top publics, it doesn’t have to rely solely on highest stats students.

DD accepted. Yay! Engineering
FCPS, not legacy.

Anonymous wrote:Pleaae educate this non-US educated parent of a junior. I thought the larger unis focus mostly on GPA and standardized tests scores. There are 2 posters on here, one whose child was admitted and the other was postponed, with the same GPA but the one who was postponed had a standardized test score 100 points higher. I am confused how this occurs.

And my congratulations to those students admitted and my best to the students who were postponed, I certainly hope for good news for them later in the year.

You can’t just compare GPA itself. Not all APs are equal in rigour. They might prefer a lower GPA with more difficult APs. SATs matter less

Pleaae educate this non-US educated parent of a junior. I thought the larger unis focus mostly on GPA and standardized tests scores. There are 2 posters on here, one whose child was admitted and the other was postponed, with the same GPA but the one who was postponed had a standardized test score 100 points higher. I am confused how this occurs.

And my congratulations to those students admitted and my best to the students who were postponed, I certainly hope for good news for them later in the year.

Anonymous wrote:Postponed mostly means they likely haven't even read the application yet and will probably be considered in one of the waves that happens in the coming months.

No, it's just their word for deferred. They postpone the decision, not the reading of the application. That's the word they always use.

Anonymous wrote:Postponed mostly means they likely haven't even read the application yet and will probably be considered in one of the waves that happens in the coming months.

And you base this on what? Your gut feeling?

Postponed mostly means they likely haven't even read the application yet and will probably be considered in one of the waves that happens in the coming months.

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Anonymous wrote:DD postponed by UMich. Makes me worry about the remainder of the pending apps she has out. Goodness, it's tough going this year.

If you get postponed, what are your chances of getting in later in the coming weeks?

I can tell you definitively that postponed at UM means deferred. I’m an alumni rep and I asked the admissions office about this when people complained to me. The admissions office said they absolutely processed all the applications and made a decision.

In the past, EA decisions done out by the end of the year. With the extra month, I’m certain your statement is correct.

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Anonymous wrote:DD postponed by UMich. Makes me worry about the remainder of the pending apps she has out. Goodness, it's tough going this year.

If you get postponed, what are your chances of getting in later in the coming weeks?

I can tell you definitively that postponed at UM means deferred. I’m an alumni rep and I asked the admissions office about this when people complained to me. The admissions office said they absolutely processed all the applications and made a decision.