<p>How exactly does admissions work at Umich? Is it rolling admissions? That means I can send in my app at in like Oct and get a decision by nov?</p>
<p>yes it is rolling but the deadline is february 1st</p>
<p>Sweet, do you know when the earliest time I can send in my app? Can i send it as early as sept and get a decision by oct?</p>
<p>You can start working on your app. as soon as it is released. However, DO NOT expect a quick reply, and DO NOT feel entitled to an acceptance (unless you are amazing). Too many people this year made those mistakes. Michigan is known to take a long time with responses, and they do defer applicants even though they are rolling. Also, Michigan accepts people in batches. (Ask hoedown about it if you have questions. She knows what she's talking about in this area.)</p>
<p>Odin, you can apply as early as August. But as reeses points out, only students that are definite admits get in quickly. Most students are deferred. So, if you have excellent credentials (top 5% class ranking, 3.8+ unweighed GPA, 1400+/32+ SAT/ACT scores) and you apply in late August, yes, there is a good chance you will hear back from Michigan by October and yes, there is a good chance that the answer will be positive.</p>
<p>So say I dont have excellent credentials, would it be smarter to apply somewhere in like oct or nov as opposed to aug or sept?</p>
<p>Your chances are always better if you apply earlier, but in many instances, unless you are a definite admit, you will be dferred. But applying later is never smarter when you are dealing with rolling admissions.</p>
<p>Yea I see what you mean now. But i heard a lot of students who get deferred eventually get accepted no? Also say I do get deferred, about how long until I get my final decision?
Sorry for all the qs, thanks for your help though.</p>
<p>Traditionally, Michigan accepts roughly 40% of deferred students. However, this year, Michigan accepted far fewer than that and next year could be even tougher.</p>
<p>A couple more admissions questinos. </p>
<p>I've asked this question before, but I'm still not a hundred percent sure. If you apply around september, does Umich look at your senior grades at all?</p>
<p>Also how important are extracurriculars and stuff. Let's assume an applicant has excellent test scores, decent grades (A- to b+) range, and average everything else. Are they a pretty safe bet? I am asking this cause I heard that admission at Umich like most state schools is based heavily on test scores. Also, how difficult is it to get into the honors programs? what are the stats you need?</p>
<p>I got into Honors with a 3.5 UM GPA... but that's kinda misleading, cause I had good SATs.</p>
<p>How do you get a UM gpa?</p>
<p>does nobody ever read the other threads on this board? I think we should just have one permanent thread at the top that answers the questions that get a thread every 3 days. So to answer odin, a UM GPA is your sophomore and junior grades, unweighted, in academic classes. To insane, you've heard wrong if you think "admission at Umich like most state schools is based heavily on test scores". I'd say Michigan bases admission on test scores very little compared to most state universities, but probably places more emphasis on GPA than most. kinch is a rare instance and probably had many more things going for him/her than test scores. People have gotten rejected from Michigan with 34/2250 for test scores, so that shows you how much they factor in. Also, it depends on what "decent" grades are. A- to B+ range isn't so important, it's what grade points your school associates with those grades. For instance, at my high school, if you got an A- in every class you'd have a 4.0 and Michigan would probably admit you no problem. But if you got a B+ in every class you had a 3.0 and basically no shot at Michigan. However, if your school uses Michigan's system where an A- is a 3.7 and B+ is a 3.3, then your resulting 3.5 GPA is on the low side for Michigan.</p>