<p>I agree with Washdc Mom - don’t despair. Our son was deferred last year at this time. He is OOS, stellar grades, test scores, ECs. We were stunned. Son continued sending updates to his Michigan admissions officer - expressing his heartfelt interest, sharing his new accomplishments. He was accepted at the end of March, 2012, which seemed like an eternity from when he first applied. He received his congratulations/acceptance email late at night and we did a happy dance literally, he was so excited. He is a freshman at U of M now and absolutely LOVES it! So hang in there. It is a long process and patience and persistence pay off. Best of luck to you all.</p>
<p>That’s great to hear sportsmom! How did your son know who to send updates to? Does everyone have a specific admissions counselor? Since I applied, I’ve found out I am an Illinois State Scholar and am on the track to get all A’s this semester and raise my GPA. I also forgot to list that I got a 4 on an AP test my sophomore year on my application. Should I send this info to admissions? :)</p>
<p>FaithLoveHope, my son’s rep was the admissions person who visited his high school school a few times, but if you’re not sure, the U of M admissions office will tell you. It sounds like you have some new accomplishments already, which you definitely want to communicate to admissions. Some of my son’s greatest achievements occurred after he submitted his common app in the Fall. He sent monthly updates to admissions, expressing that U of M was his top choice (it was) and briefly summarizing his latest achievements. He also kept his grades up - 4.0+ - senior year, which is tough to do when many want to check out already. :)</p>
<p>So… how would one go about “updating them on our progress”? I mean, just sending letters occasionally to the admissions office about anything notable that happens? I mean, over this past few months after applying I’ve become both a Quiz Bowl Varsity captain and have entered the NHS, amongst other things. How would I go about telling them?</p>
<p>My son sent emails to his U of M admissions rep, expressing his strong interest in U of M, and then briefly listing each of his latest accomplishments. His rep always thanked him and said the information would be added to his file. Since son was accepted at the end of March, after being deferred in December, we assume it was because of his continued great grades, and additional accomplishments during his senior year.</p>
<p>This is where I found my personal admissions counselor (for students in Illinois). If you go to this link, you can find out which of the Michigan admissions counselors you should contact according to where you live.</p>
<p>[The</a> Admissions Team | University of Michigan Office of Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/admissions-team-0]The”>http://www.admissions.umich.edu/admissions-team-0)</p>
<p>I was deferred as well at LSA
3.86 UW GPA, 29 ACT, decent ECs, mediocre essays (to be honest), great recommendations, 5 on APUSH test, legacy, etc.
I received the “good” deferral letter if that means anything.</p>
<p>Right now I have a C in my AP Calculus class and a B in my AP Literature class. All other classes are A’s including AP World History class (8 total classes). What are the odds of me getting in with these two bad grades? </p>
<p>I am freaking out right now, Michigan is my dream college and I have worked my whole life to get in there.</p>
<p>JakeJVJ - you are taking eight classes at one time? How many in total are AP or at least honors?</p>
<p>No one will know the answer to your question but certainly a C (regardless of class difficulty) is harmful.</p>
<p>At our school we have 8 classes per semester.
Currently I am taking
AP World History (A)
AP Calculus (C)
AP Literature and Composition (B)
Personal Finance (A)
Current Issues (A)
Legal Issues (Online) (A)
Game Design (Online) (A)
and we have a seminar class which is like an hour to work on other homework (A)</p>
<p>I was deferred from Kinesiology, and like JakeJVJ have a C and a B as well in challenging courses. My counselor seems to believe that Michigan will not come down too hard on it if it is backed up with good reasoning as to why you have the grade you got, but that also may be because I come from a very rigorous private in-state school that has a great relationship with the admissions rep and the university. Here’s my current schedule/grades, does anyone seem to think a C in an exceptionally difficult course is practically asking for a denial?</p>
<p>AP English (Lit and Composition): A
AP Biology: B
Calculus: C
Economics: A
Michigan History: A
Social Justice: A</p>
<p>If you’re deferred and you have a C, that’s not a good sign by any stretch of the imagination. This coming from a guy who was deferred and currently has a C in AP Calculus. I’ll be honest and say I’ve been slacking in the class, but ever since I got the deferral I’ve been working my tail off; just took a test today and I’m thinking that it will raise the grade, and that I may even have time to scrape a low A.</p>
<p>Anyways, point I’m making is that deferral is not rejection at all, but you want to give them reasons to accept you, and a great mid-year report is probably the last impression you can reasonably make- especially if you feel GPA is holding you back (I think it is in my case, my grades were better freshman year than junior year and is in the 3.6 range; the class load got harder but I know that’s my weak point). I’m personally shooting for straight A’s (haven’t done that since freshman year), and only a class or two is holding me back. I don’t know what’s going on in your respective lives and how much senioritis has set in for you guys, but I’d definitely recommend putting in a tough month to have an impressive mid-year report to send in. That’s what I’m doing, anyways.</p>
<p>Got deferred today, seems like I was one of the last to find out… Happy Birthday to me!
4.4 GPA, 3.8 UW, 32 ACT, will graduate with 8 APs, caucasian female from out of state, cheerleading, theatre, leadership positions, lots of volunteering, blah blah blah. Also a legacy, although not sure how much that matters to public schools. Not crushed as I have mostly wanted to stay in-state, but still a blow to my “college ego.”</p>
<p>However, did apply to college of engineering, seems like really strong applicants are getting deferred. All of us keep our chins up, life has a way of working itself out.</p>
<p>khorst - I’d be surprised if you don’t get in …soon.</p>
<p>i’m an international student and was deferred 
3.56 uw
31 ACT
Varsity Tennis
Varsity Soccer
JV gymnastics
NHS, CSF
300+ community service hours
President of two clubs
moved from country to country three times during high school
9 ap’s overall
3 on AP world test, 3 on AP lang test, 4 on AP psych test</p>
<p>University of Michigan was my top choice. I was bummed to find out I got deferred but am still hopeful. I have straight a’s this semester so far so hopefully that will get me in because I believe my gpa is my weakest point. I heard that sending your admissions counselor emails about your interest in michigan and new accomplishments is good, but I am confused because my deferral letter said “the most successful applicants send only what we ask for.” Also, if I don’t have any new accomplishments would that be bad?</p>
<p>If you don’t have anything significant and new to add to your application, I’d suggest just staying in touch with your admissions rep at U of M to express your continued interest via a monthly email or call. In my son’s case, some of his most significant achievements occurred during his senior year, after he submitted his EA application in October. Ultimately these awards combined with earning a 4.0+ throughout his junior and senior years (his cum was a 3.8) helped him get accepted in March of 2012. He is out of state.</p>