Anonymous wrote:Lots of admits from NY and Chicago private high schools....strong feeders.

Sometimes 20% of the private school class.

A PP...a few months ago, I tossed a brochure with 2021 matriculated data by geography because it was too old to share in detail. Haven't been able to find new data to match. However, it definitely looked like Chicago and the NYC Metro Area are bigger areas for student recruitment than DMV.

There was some official data analyzed by the Michigan Daily a few years back that showed that the NYC public science h.s. magnets are also feeders to Michigan.

I wonder what kind of visits/college fairs Michigan participates in. Perhaps it helps a lot to meet AOs when they are in-region.

My son is in-state. He went to an AO presentation at his school, two webinars, and a campus tour. I believe that any participation or info request checkmark will do for demonstrated interest (they don't need you to come to campus because that can get unfairly costly). However, I wonder if timing of checkmarks or multiple checkmarks helps.

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Anonymous wrote:Deferred. 34 ACT, 3.7 rigorous private, 3 season varsity athlete. Legacy.

They don’t consider legacy.

College counselor here. This is incorrect. They do consider legacy.

I think being a legacy can help a kid write a better "Why School X" essay. For Michigan, something more differentiating than "because football".

As opposed to kids just getting in simply because they are legacy, legacy essays may be more believable that the kid knows what they plan to do at a school and that they will take an offer seriously.

My outsider view of this is that there seem to be many statistically similar impressive candidates from the DMV. The decisions are most likely not being made on SATs above a certain level. DMV, NYC, and MA are where the 1500+ kids are in large numbers. And a lot of OOSers with those scores are headed for Engineering, CS, and Business. And many of them send in apps to lots of schools. So low chance of them attending plus maybe the essays aren't differentiating. Postponing OOSers in bulk weeds out the people who have low interest and are committing early to other schools.

If your kid really wants to go, stay calm and flexible as long as possible. Like late May. This is the advice in-state kids give each other.

Anonymous wrote:Lots of admits from NY and Chicago private high schools....strong feeders.

Sometimes 20% of the private school class.

how do you know this?

Lots of admits from NY and Chicago private high schools....strong feeders.

Sometimes 20% of the private school class.

Deferred. 34 and 4.0/4.9. High rigor. Strong ECs with leadership. Great “why” essay. DD very disappointed.

UMichigan's acceptance rate for OOS is different than for in state. The vast majority of students are in state and have a much lower profile. So like UVA, UNC, OOS students have to have better GPA's and SAT's than in state. Fewer than half of all students even bother to submit an SAT, and the 25% is pretty low, something like 1350. So for OOS students it is harder.

There is SOME kind of legacy consideration. I know 2 legacies who were admitted this year as the only admit from their schools--->scenarios like 50 kids applied, one legacy with good but not spectacular grades got in. 1 out of 50 and got in ahead of kids with 10 more APs, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Deferred. 34 ACT, 3.7 rigorous private, 3 season varsity athlete. Legacy.

They don’t consider legacy.

College counselor here. This is incorrect. They do consider legacy.

The school specifically says they do not consider legacy. You can either choose to believe them or assume they are lying.

This.

Legacy Applicants
Legacy status is not considered as part of U-M’s undergraduate admissions holistic review process.

https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/selection-process

DH is a Michigan grad and we have a junior, so good to know they actually do give legacy consideration…

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Anonymous wrote:Deferred. 34 ACT, 3.7 rigorous private, 3 season varsity athlete. Legacy.

They don’t consider legacy.

College counselor here. This is incorrect. They do consider legacy.

The school specifically says they do not consider legacy. You can either choose to believe them or assume they are lying.

Any advice for those deferred who still have this as a number one?

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Anonymous wrote:Deferred. 34 ACT, 3.7 rigorous private, 3 season varsity athlete. Legacy.

They don’t consider legacy.

College counselor here. This is incorrect. They do consider legacy.

OOS MCPS
4.0/4.7 9 APs
1540
White Male
Deferred

Anonymous wrote:Deferred. 34 ACT, 3.7 rigorous private, 3 season varsity athlete. Legacy.

They don’t consider legacy.

Deferred.