Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:51     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:3.91 GPA, 1510 SAT, 11 AP 5s, In-state, president of key club. Child got flat out rejected from LSA today. We're currently distraught.


Jacob,

Stop trolling.

-Mike
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:48     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They basically treated these kids exactly the same as they've treated EA kids for years--deferred them to the next step. These kids gave up their only ED chance for nothing.
What a joke.


It is infuriating.


It feels like a bait and switch.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:43     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:It's crazy because they deferred many 4.0/1580s and admitted a lot of 3.7/1450s. this makes no sense because they could have locked down those high stats kids and now they'll lose many of them. They always end up taking the 3.7/1450s off the waitlist but why take them now?

it's going to have a ricochet effect of chaos because some of the 4.0/1580s would have Ed'd elsewhere in a prior year and would have been locked down and out of the admission pool but now they're in the RD pool which always causes chaos for a high school they end up accumulating admissions they'll never take.


UVA did the same thing. Highly qualified in-state students shut out and a lot of lower stats students in. Makes no sense. I hope their stats drop like a stone.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:36     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:They basically treated these kids exactly the same as they've treated EA kids for years--deferred them to the next step. These kids gave up their only ED chance for nothing.
What a joke.


I think deferred ED OOS applicants will still end up with a better acceptance rate than EA/RD applicants. They know these kids really want to go. That being said, a lot may end up opting for ED2 elsewhere.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:33     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:3.91 GPA, 1510 SAT, 11 AP 5s, In-state, president of key club. Child got flat out rejected from LSA today. We're currently distraught.


Woah, this is crazy. What’s the point of ED? I figured these are the in-state kids they want to apply ED so they can lock them down and boost yield. Your kid still has a shot at good schools - my sibling was rejected in-state from UofM in-state back in the day and ended up at Rochester. But wow, this is bonkers.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:32     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:It's crazy because they deferred many 4.0/1580s and admitted a lot of 3.7/1450s. this makes no sense because they could have locked down those high stats kids and now they'll lose many of them. They always end up taking the 3.7/1450s off the waitlist but why take them now?

it's going to have a ricochet effect of chaos because some of the 4.0/1580s would have Ed'd elsewhere in a prior year and would have been locked down and out of the admission pool but now they're in the RD pool which always causes chaos for a high school they end up accumulating admissions they'll never take.


According to reports from elsewhere, some deferrals say their portal says decision by end of January (which means they're in the EA pool), and other deferrals are saying decision by April (RD pool).
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:26     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In, 3.98, 1,580, natl merit, public magnet, BME

Full pay?


Everyone out of state is full pay. They don’t give financial aid to oos applicants.




No true-daughter got $10,000 per year after she accepted some time in the summer...
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:21     Subject: Michigan ED is out
It's crazy because they deferred many 4.0/1580s and admitted a lot of 3.7/1450s. this makes no sense because they could have locked down those high stats kids and now they'll lose many of them. They always end up taking the 3.7/1450s off the waitlist but why take them now?

it's going to have a ricochet effect of chaos because some of the 4.0/1580s would have Ed'd elsewhere in a prior year and would have been locked down and out of the admission pool but now they're in the RD pool which always causes chaos for a high school they end up accumulating admissions they'll never take.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:13     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They basically treated these kids exactly the same as they've treated EA kids for years--deferred them to the next step. These kids gave up their only ED chance for nothing.
What a joke.

Agree. Sounds like an experiment that went bad. The excuse for deferral of so many from EA was the yield question. For ED they should fish or cut bait.


If you read the Duke thread it is the same, reports a lot of deferrals. So is it only Michigan?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:12     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:3.91 GPA, 1510 SAT, 11 AP 5s, In-state, president of key club. Child got flat out rejected from LSA today. We're currently distraught.


I'm sorry. Are you my anonymous Grosse Pointe buddy?

How about MSU Honors College/Pitt (my undergrad)/Indiana then transfer if not happy?

Our backup plan was Dearborn then transfer. The campus actually has decent amenities. I realize your kid is overqualified.

When I was an MBA, my BBA mentee was a transfer in to A2 at the sophomore mark.

Don't rule it out. Plus there's always grad school.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 21:01     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They basically treated these kids exactly the same as they've treated EA kids for years--deferred them to the next step. These kids gave up their only ED chance for nothing.
What a joke.

Agree. Sounds like an experiment that went bad. The excuse for deferral of so many from EA was the yield question. For ED they should fish or cut bait.


My DC’s friend has all As in top rigor classes, 36 on the ACT, leadership, etc. Great kid. Deferred. So angry for this family.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 20:58     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:They basically treated these kids exactly the same as they've treated EA kids for years--deferred them to the next step. These kids gave up their only ED chance for nothing.
What a joke.


It is infuriating.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 20:58     Subject: Michigan ED is out
Anonymous wrote:They basically treated these kids exactly the same as they've treated EA kids for years--deferred them to the next step. These kids gave up their only ED chance for nothing.
What a joke.

Agree. Sounds like an experiment that went bad. The excuse for deferral of so many from EA was the yield question. For ED they should fish or cut bait.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 20:56     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?


No. Few of them have academics at this level.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2025 20:54     Subject: Michigan ED is out
They basically treated these kids exactly the same as they've treated EA kids for years--deferred them to the next step. These kids gave up their only ED chance for nothing.
What a joke.