Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:53
Subject: Re:Michigan ED is out
Congrats to everyone who got in but I'm surprised about the accepted stats and scores.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:40
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know that they received over 100K applications. I can't remember where I saw the number. Looking now.
115K total applications and 109K first-year applications.
What’s so special about Michigan? Like sure great school, but 100,000 for a good state school feels insane.
They have been getting that number each year since COVID basically.
It is a popular school, arguably the best combination of academics and big time sports/school spirit in the country.
UT? Cal? UCLA? UNC? UVA?
UT, UNC, and to a lesser extent, Cal annd UCLA accept anyone OOS. UVA athletics can’t compare to Big 10 sports.
Please explain the bold statement because it makes no sense as written. Those schools are not easy to get into OOS.
I already responded to another poster, but I made a grammatical error with that post. Meant they’re very hard to get into OOS.
UT UCLA very easy admits, Umich is the superior to both however.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:39
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One kid from our private.
Lit magazine; stuco. English major. Good stats but not crazy.
I find it very odd that you are posting the ECs of someone at your child’s high school!!!!
I’m sure their parents would be delighted to read this !!
how do you know this other kid's private details?
Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:37
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know that they received over 100K applications. I can't remember where I saw the number. Looking now.
115K total applications and 109K first-year applications.
What’s so special about Michigan? Like sure great school, but 100,000 for a good state school feels insane.
They have been getting that number each year since COVID basically.
It is a popular school, arguably the best combination of academics and big time sports/school spirit in the country.
UT? Cal? UCLA? UNC? UVA?
UT, UNC, and to a lesser extent, Cal annd UCLA accept anyone OOS. UVA athletics can’t compare to Big 10 sports.
Please explain the bold statement because it makes no sense as written. Those schools are not easy to get into OOS.
I already responded to another poster, but I made a grammatical error with that post. Meant they’re very hard to get into OOS.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:34
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Public MCPS
3.5 GPA
ACT 34
Full pay
decision?
Sorry IN!
Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:34
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Public MCPS
3.5 GPA
ACT 34
Full pay
decision?
Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:34
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know that they received over 100K applications. I can't remember where I saw the number. Looking now.
115K total applications and 109K first-year applications.
What’s so special about Michigan? Like sure great school, but 100,000 for a good state school feels insane.
They have been getting that number each year since COVID basically.
It is a popular school, arguably the best combination of academics and big time sports/school spirit in the country.
UT? Cal? UCLA? UNC? UVA?
UT, UNC, and to a lesser extent, Cal annd UCLA accept anyone OOS. UVA athletics can’t compare to Big 10 sports.
Not really. Michigan has so many top-ranked programs. Has a great business school, law school and med school as well. And Michigan dominates in several sports. Most other schools have one main sport where they dominate. It has strong academics, great outplacement to top grad schools. There's something for everyone. And like others said, it has a long history of taking OOS and international kids, which gives it a different flavor from other state schools. And Ann Arbor is an amazing town that has previously been voted the best place to live in America.
Wtf does that have to do with the comment.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 18:33
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Public MCPS
3.5 GPA
ACT 34
Full pay
3.5 GPA
ACT 34
Full pay
Anonymous
12/15/2025 17:59
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know that they received over 100K applications. I can't remember where I saw the number. Looking now.
115K total applications and 109K first-year applications.
What’s so special about Michigan? Like sure great school, but 100,000 for a good state school feels insane.
They have been getting that number each year since COVID basically.
It is a popular school, arguably the best combination of academics and big time sports/school spirit in the country.
UT? Cal? UCLA? UNC? UVA?
UT, UNC, and to a lesser extent, Cal annd UCLA accept anyone OOS. UVA athletics can’t compare to Big 10 sports.
Please explain the bold statement because it makes no sense as written. Those schools are not easy to get into OOS.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 17:55
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:DS is in!
CA private (we are an ex-DMV family)
3.6 GPA, 34 ACT
Econ/History
full pay
Very relieved. This semester isn't going well for DS and he's facing a possible C, so we're really happy to have this admission in hand and be done with college admissions before his GPA travels south!
Ha! Last year my 2025 graduate started that senioritis slide, and I told him to man up. If your student has worked hard to apply to the best schools, it makes no sense to suddenly become average. Finish what you’ve started. The best schools expect nothing less from their admits.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 17:48
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know that they received over 100K applications. I can't remember where I saw the number. Looking now.
115K total applications and 109K first-year applications.
What’s so special about Michigan? Like sure great school, but 100,000 for a good state school feels insane.
They have been getting that number each year since COVID basically.
It is a popular school, arguably the best combination of academics and big time sports/school spirit in the country.
UT? Cal? UCLA? UNC? UVA?
UT, UNC, and to a lesser extent, Cal annd UCLA accept anyone OOS. UVA athletics can’t compare to Big 10 sports.
Not really. Michigan has so many top-ranked programs. Has a great business school, law school and med school as well. And Michigan dominates in several sports. Most other schools have one main sport where they dominate. It has strong academics, great outplacement to top grad schools. There's something for everyone. And like others said, it has a long history of taking OOS and international kids, which gives it a different flavor from other state schools. And Ann Arbor is an amazing town that has previously been voted the best place to live in America.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 17:47
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know that they received over 100K applications. I can't remember where I saw the number. Looking now.
If true, and let’s say all Americans, they just raised 7.5MM dollars doing nothing. Go Blue! Almost 8MM dollars to weed out the Ivy safety school applicants.
They hire people to read the apps. Of course the admissions team is larger due to the high interest. Plus now NIL to keep people happy with the football.
I don't think application fees are a profit center.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 17:46
Subject: Michigan ED is out
DS is in!
CA private (we are an ex-DMV family)
3.6 GPA, 34 ACT
Econ/History
full pay
Very relieved. This semester isn't going well for DS and he's facing a possible C, so we're really happy to have this admission in hand and be done with college admissions before his GPA travels south!
CA private (we are an ex-DMV family)
3.6 GPA, 34 ACT
Econ/History
full pay
Very relieved. This semester isn't going well for DS and he's facing a possible C, so we're really happy to have this admission in hand and be done with college admissions before his GPA travels south!
Anonymous
12/15/2025 17:42
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Not great publicity lately. Really overrated large school with horrible weather.
Harvard and Yale have worse weather.
Anonymous
12/15/2025 17:37
Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know that they received over 100K applications. I can't remember where I saw the number. Looking now.
115K total applications and 109K first-year applications.
What’s so special about Michigan? Like sure great school, but 100,000 for a good state school feels insane.
It’s very popular in affluent suburbs in major metro areas (Scarsdale, Wilmette, etc) where kids want “rah rah” culture with strong academics and reputation. Plus there a lot of legacies across the country whose kids apply. Additionally, it’s very sought for in-state students since it’s a great deal and the state of Michigan doesn’t have any big, private universities.
Does this not describe every state school ever?
None, it doesn’t. Michigan and Wisconsin took east and west coast Jewish kids when ivys and other state schools didn’t, so there is a century of history and culture of out of state students that most other schools didn’t have until recently.