<p>I was deferred :/
-African American female
-27ACT
-3.8 unweighted
-AP US AP ECON (micro and macro) AP CHEM AP CALC AB
-numerous honors classes
-3rd chair symphony orchestra
-both of my parents went there
-internship at nordstrom
-100 hours of community service
-waitress since sophomore year
-I have been in an indie film that was in a festival
- In numerous payed plays
-NHS
-4 years of cheerleading
-2 years of track
-4 years of forensiscs, one first in state 3 years in a row, and 4th instate individually</p>
<p>Do I stand a chance?! This is for LSA though. Is there hope for me?
Is anyone familiar with the bridge program? Can I do that?
Because I was at U of M one weekend and I was speaking to other black students and they had 24's and 25's and got in!!! And I got the "good" deferral letter.</p>
<p>@JustinBryce no I didn’t take the SAT:/ I took the PSAT and did pretty average so I didn’t take it. There is a chance that I could be accepted in regular decision right? Because I did early action. It’s just insane because I know at least 4 people at the top of my head who had 27’s and got in.</p>
<p>hey, i too was deferred. i go to a top high school (actually top, like top 5). i have a 3.75 GPA all IB HL classes. I take Math HL, which is more difficult and faster paced than AP calc. Im taking Physics and Biology and all those other classes like lit, spanish etc, basically no fluff classes except maybe symphonic band.
NHS
SHS board member
34 ACT
other clubs not as significant
community service</p>
<p>@ilovemyfruits You’re getting in as long you raise your gpa up when you send in your midyear reports. Your ACT is strong, you have nothing to worry about</p>
<p>@upenn20127student i didn’t just apply to “get in” this is my dream school, and I’m determined to get in. Around 8 people at my school who were deferred during EA ultimate got in during ED and they had the same credentials like I did last year. I have done multiple visits to the school, and spent hours on my app. My essays were killer, and so were my teacher recs. I think the thing holding me back is my ACT so I’m going to retake that, and I will have a 4 point to send in during the midyear report which will boost up my gpa, and I am in contact with the state rep for admissions and will be notifying her when I receive any noteworthy accomplishes that may help my chances of getting in, such as a fundraiser that I began that has already raised 2 thousand and it’s just been a week. I’m determined, Oh I’m getting in. Lol</p>
<p>@ahovahov perhaps, but I think it was basically my gpa and act because I have quite a bit of involvement. Hopefully I still stand a chance in the regular decision pool.</p>
<p>Deferred is not the same as Denied. UM is a great school. Keep your head high and don’t give up. One thing about these public universities (like UCB and UCLA), however, is that legacy counts very little if at all. But recommendations from your teachers or other people who knows well do count quite a bit. </p>
<p>BTW, I am under the impression that those who got the good deferred letter actually has a very good chance of getting in. Yes, you will be competing with many others, but the number of open slots are now 4 to 5 times more than EA. </p>
<p>@yaujar I refuse to give up! That’s not in my nature! Not giving up without a hard fight! And really, legacies don’t matter? I thought they did. But I also applied to U Chicago and U penn. And I am legacy to both of them as well, but for the grad school, and they are both private schools, but they are a lot harder to get into. Hopefully that helps? I’m not sure, I guess I have to wait and see.</p>
<p>so i got deferred but i apparently got the “great” letter. also, on wolverine access, it says that my self reported residency is in-state but the uofm determined residency is out of state. does this have any impact on the admissions?</p>
<p>Thank you for your application to the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts for Fall 2013. We are pleased that you have applied and are impressed with your achievements. However, our high application volume, coupled with the very strong credentials of our applicants in recent years, has contributed to an increasingly competitive admissions process. As a result, we are writing to inform you that your application is currently being deferred for further review.</p>
<p>While this is not the answer that you were hoping to hear, it is still good news. Your application is one of a group that remains under consideration. All final admissions decisions of admit, deny, or waitlist will be made no later than early-April, 2013.</p>
<p>Please refer to the website [Information</a> for Deferred Students | University of Michigan Office of Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/deferred]Information”>http://www.admissions.umich.edu/deferred) for FAQ’s about the admission process and what to do next. Strong fall semester or second trimester grades may improve your status in the deferred pool of applicants. Therefore, please ask your high school counselor to forward your fall semester or second trimester grades…</p>
<p>And yes I think it does actually? U of M is a state school so it’s easier for instate to get in I believe.</p>
<p>yeah i figured the out of state thing kind of got them. but then i read somewhere that they only use that resident classification part for tuition and stuff? i’m really hoping it was because of the OOS though, i really want to fix it and have them reconsider me. :(</p>
<p>@chickdee53 Yea we both got the same one. And I know many people from my school last year who got in rather quickly after getting that letter. So it’s a good sign. The worst one is the second one. I think this letter we got means that you are almost accepted, they just want see if your grades are moving in an upwards trend or not so get all A’s. And yes in state does determine tuition, however if I were you I would call them. It’s really simple actually, I called in when there was a problem with my app and they fixed it immediately. And think about it… if you do get in, and don’t fix it, they’ll think you’re out of state and make you pay full tuition, that’s a lot of money!</p>
<p>how quickly did it come for them? my 1st sem ends on like the 2nd week of jan so ima send it by then i guess. hopefully the upward trend is what they’re looking for.
i think i’m going to call them tomorrow and send in the forms too, thanks so much! this post made me way less nervous</p>
<p>@chickdee53 The letter says by April or March or something like that but I know multiple people who got in early february, the ones who the got the letter we had gotten. Mainly because it falls after the semester ends and they see everyone’s grades. My semester ends on the end of January. And yea, I was SUPER nervous but then I started talking to some of the people who go to U of M and my college counselor at school and it turns out this happens all of the time. Keep working really hard, and keep a positive attitude. It’s all going to work out!</p>
