<p>I submitted my app to UM on 10/31 and was notified that I met the early response deadline. I still haven't heard anything back, but a lot of my friends who applied at the same time or later than I have heard back. I've been checking WA religiously the past month, hoping to see the "view decision" prompt. Does UM not notify you on WA if you've been deferred? Also, a few days ago something new popped up on WA. Under the "credentials" section, a new field was there that said "7th semester grades" and next to it it said "notified". Does this mean I've been deferred and they want to see my grades? I haven't received any notification via email or snail mail, and I just went out of town for Christmas, so I won't be able to check my mail for another week. Will UM send me an email or do they only notify through snail mail for deferrals?--I know my friends who were accepted all received emails, although for some of them they didn't come until a couple days after they saw their decision on WA.</p>
<p>There was a slight problem with my application in that although my teacher submitted her rec on 10/14, UM didn't mark it as received until 11/23, an error which I assume should be attributed to the admissions office's morass of bureaucracy. </p>
<p>Can anyone shed any light on my situation? UMich is not my first choice, so it isn't the end of the world if I'm deferred, but I would just like to know. I'm sick and tired of waiting.</p>