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Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

Just watching this thread in awe of how competitive it’s gotten.

DH went to Michigan (class of 2007). He’s from Ann Arbor and wonders if he would’ve gotten in today. 3.99 unweighted GPA and ACT score of 35. (I’m not insane — I only know this because I was literally telling him about this thread 5 min ago). Great violist, but didn’t win national competitions or anything.

I know he’d love for DD to eventually go to Michigan (as would I). She’s only 4 so when she’s 18, god knows what it’ll take ... curing cancer?

Wow. You're sharing your 36 year old husband's high school stats? Yea, you are insane . . .

Like I said, we literally were having this convo today. You’re telling me you’ve never talked about how much more competitive admissions is now for the school you went to?

Anonymous wrote:Congrats to those who got in!

Just watching this thread in awe of how competitive it’s gotten.

DH went to Michigan (class of 2007). He’s from Ann Arbor and wonders if he would’ve gotten in today. 3.99 unweighted GPA and ACT score of 35. (I’m not insane — I only know this because I was literally telling him about this thread 5 min ago). Great violist, but didn’t win national competitions or anything.

I know he’d love for DD to eventually go to Michigan (as would I). She’s only 4 so when she’s 18, god knows what it’ll take ... curing cancer?

Wow. You're sharing your 36 year old husband's high school stats? Yea, you are insane . . .

Anonymous wrote:UM is not rolling, but the reality is, they are getting close to 100,000 applications and they really want to give each application a read, so it takes time.

They also know that a lot of high score/high GPA OOS applicants are using it as a safety, so that is why you are seeing so many deferrals and outright rejections. If an OOS applicant gets into an ED2 or RD, they will assume the application will be pulled.

They also assume those with interest will follow the LOCI process and decide in tranches which applicants are serious about attending.

Our kid is a freshman there this year after being admitted in the EA process. After watching that unfold for their classmates and understanding the impact with COVID this year, I really feel for the class of 2021 in terms of unprecedented numbers and process.

That’s not really the reason for the deferrals. It’s because 50% of the kids who go there are from Michigan. It’s very hard to get in OOS.

UM is not rolling, but the reality is, they are getting close to 100,000 applications and they really want to give each application a read, so it takes time.

They also know that a lot of high score/high GPA OOS applicants are using it as a safety, so that is why you are seeing so many deferrals and outright rejections. If an OOS applicant gets into an ED2 or RD, they will assume the application will be pulled.

They also assume those with interest will follow the LOCI process and decide in tranches which applicants are serious about attending.

Our kid is a freshman there this year after being admitted in the EA process. After watching that unfold for their classmates and understanding the impact with COVID this year, I really feel for the class of 2021 in terms of unprecedented numbers and process.

Mom of a preschooler here just wandering into this thread and my goodness I had no idea how competitive college has become.

I’ll get to those preschool math flash cards first thing tomorrow! 😬

My son got in. 3.99 unweighted, 1580 SAT, leadership positions but no unusual extracurriculars. No legacy or other hook. Local independent school.

Anonymous wrote:is it harder to get into UofM as OOS?
I mean the stats for the kids on this thread are through the roof. What will my 7th grader need down the line? An IPO offering to get in?

Umm ... of course it is. 50% of the kids they admit are from Michigan. That’s always the case for state schools.

is it harder to get into UofM as OOS?
I mean the stats for the kids on this thread are through the roof. What will my 7th grader need down the line? An IPO offering to get in?

Anonymous wrote:Deferred, FCPS 3.9W, 1460 SAT. 8 APs (mostly 5s and some 4s).

Legacy.

Deferral message said to send in 1st semester grades when available. DC had all As so hopefully this helps!

Sorry, meant 3.9 UW, 4.2W. Lots of anguish in our house. However, we told him to expect a deferral, and that the process could take a while. Last year a senior from our high school had 4.5W/1510 SAT and was deferred in EA. He was ultimately admitted in March but then decided to go to UVA instead for cost reasons. My DC will go if admitted. We also didn't request financial aid, which we thought would help.

According to the self-reported College Confidential poll regarding EA, 24% admitted, 48% deferred, 3% rejected. Looks like the school is trying to deal with the same chaos enveloping all of us this year. Hope it will clear up for our small part of the world next month after the 1st semester grades come in.

Deferred, 4.52, 35 ACT, 12 APs with eight 5s on the ones already taken, Varsity athlete, Leadership, etc. Disappointment in our house

Deferred, 4.4W GPA, 3.85UW, two varsity sports, 34 ACT. We know of someone who was rejected.

Does anyone know how many apps they got this year? My ds also deferred

^that IS a confusing admissions process! Is it rolling?

Anonymous wrote:Has the school become more popular because of Sasha? Surprised to see so many deferrals or is that common? -alum

Deferrals were very common last year at my DC's private. Two got in in December, and then one in January, one in Feb and a few more in March and off waitlist. So many kids from DC's class applied and they were getting very annoyed with Michigan's admissions process: admitting students in December, January, February, March and then waitlist. My DC ultimately was waitlisted along with many others, and they said every month they felt they just got another rejection! DC is now at UCLA and while it was a long wait for the UCs (they only accept at end of March), it was much better knowing there was only one decision date rather than getting all excited every month only to be deferred again. DC's spirits were boosted when they got into four out of the five UCs they applied to.

By the Feb deferral my DC and a lot of DC's classmates were done with Michigan!!!

Has the school become more popular because of Sasha? Surprised to see so many deferrals or is that common? -alum