<p>Does anyone know what my chances are of getting in off waitlist? I have a 3.6 and a 2070 SAT with great EC's tons of service and great essays. Also my fourth quarter grades are also very good.</p>
<p>I don’t have the links to post right now (they’re in one of the other posts), but historically of ~10,000-15,000 wait-listed, they accept ~100. Some years, however, they have accepted as few as 0.</p>
<p>Historically it has been around 10% of the kids that actually accept a postion on the waitlist and stay on it… the percentage is much smaller if you consider all the kids offered a spot on the waitlist. Most kids move on and accept somewhere else and do not accept a waitlist spot. UofM is trying to shrink this year’s freshman class so it’s anyone’s guess if they need to go to the waitlist. You can accept or decline a position on the waitlist but do know that it can be late summertime before spots open up. It’s not a good idea to pin your hopes and dreams on a waitlist school even if you can afford the cost without worrying about finaid.</p>
<p>Just remember it could be 0% this year. The percentage is going to vary every year depending on how many kids accept the offer of admission, how many kids end up not depositing or deciding not to attend in the fall, how big of a freshman class the U wants…</p>
<p>Michigan historically has invited anywhere from 4,000-9,000 students to the waitlist and typically, 1,500-3,000 of those accept. In the end, Michigan typically takes anywhere from 0-100 off that waitlist, although one year (2007 I believe), Michigan took as many as 500. I expect this year to be one of those exceptional year where Michigan will accept hundreds of students off the waitlist because the admissions office seems to have been overly cautious with giving out acceptances as a result of the common application.</p>
<p>Would you say that it’s a reasonable to conclude the chances of getting in off the waitlist would be higher this year because of them being on the common app? The way I see it, a substantial number of Ivy-bound applicants probably threw in an app to michigan. This number was probably much greater than usual because the common app makes the application process more simple and quick. Thus, the number of admitted students who will end up attending michigan will likely be lower than what has been observed in past years?</p>
<p>I’m only a waitlisted senior myself, so feel free to let my know if my logic is flawed or overly optimistic.</p>
<p>darucello, I certainly hope so! I’m a waitlisted applicant as well, and I really hope that Umich will be looking to its waitlist this year. I’m an international so I reckon my chances are probably very slim.</p>
<p>“The way I see it, a substantial number of Ivy-bound applicants probably threw in an app to michigan.” </p>
<p>darucello, I am not so sure about that. Michigan has a way of beating out the Ivies for many students. This year, I know of 8 students from the UAE were admitted into Michigan. Of those, 6 were admitted into Ivies (non-HYP) and 4 of those 6 will be going to Michigan anyway. </p>
<p>This said, I assume the yield will drop from the usual 45% to under 40% this year. How far under 40% remains to be seen, although I think Michigan was smart to add two supplemental essays, making wishy-washy applicants think twice before applying.</p>
<p>thanks for all of the help guys, ive just been stressin’ about this.</p>
<p>Also, do you know if Michigan chooses kids off of the waitlist based on acceptance onto the waitlist itself, or if they do it randomely? i.e. BC</p>
<p>Boy i hope they offered 4,000 onto the waitlist and only 1,500 accepted. Then maybe, just maybe, they accept 500 i’d be real chill with that.</p>