<p>Hello guys. I know this must be an inappropriate topic considering admissions are out, but I have run into a major problem. I applied to a university under restricted early action and also to Michigan's early response program (not knowing the two conflicted). Last week, on October 27th, per Michigan's instructions, I sent the admissions office a fax indicating my wish to withdraw my Michigan application. I just looked online and found that I was accepted. Will Michigan recognize my withdrawal and will my other university accept my SCEA application after all this?</p>
<p>LOL! </p>
<p>ok, upon rereading your post, you should probably just call them to make sure they mark your application as withdrawn.</p>
<p>Hi bluereedz!</p>
<p>You won't have a problem with SCEA and Michigan's ER program. Why? Michigan's ER program is not an EA program. You should be fine. I know someone at my school who applied to Michigan ER and Stanford SCEA without a problem.</p>
<p>Really? 'Cause I called Stanford and the woman said that Michigan early response is considered a violation of SCEA rules.</p>
<p>i dont think you would have a problem either. remember, you can also apply to an ED school and michigan (and ED is stricter than EA)</p>
<p>its rolling admissions i dont see how it conflicts with early action. It says on the Michigan website you can apply ED and SCEA to other schools, so I think the Stanford woman is mistaken.</p>
<p>Same thing here. It might be because the stanford rep heard "early" so thought you were talking about an Early Action or Early Decision plan. UM uses rolling, so it belongs to neither categories. You can always apply to other rolling schools if you are applying SCEA or ED. You're not just limited to that one single school.</p>
<p>I would contact Michigan and ask them to hold on to your acceptance until you hear back from the ED school. Michigan ER is a rolling and does not conflict with your ED application.</p>
<p>Posted this in the Stanford forum. This might be useful for future applicants.</p>
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Exceptions to Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action Program</p>
<p>Applicants must agree not to apply Early Decision, Early Action or Early Notification elsewhere. Exceptions exist, however, and as a result, Restrictive Early Action applicants may apply to:</p>
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<li>Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling Admission option.</li>
<li>Public institutions in a student's home state under a non-binding Early Action program.</li>
<li>Foreign colleges/universities on any application schedule.</li>
<li>Institutions whose early application deadlines are a requirement for consideration for special academic programs or scholarships only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.</li>
<li>Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Public institutions in a student's home state under a non-binding Early Action program.</p>
<p>Last year it just said this: "Public institutions under a non-binding Early Action program. "</p>
<p>Yeah. If you don't live in Michigan, I guess you'd have a problem. Not sure why Michigan isn't considered rolling, though, since it's basically 'apply by this deadline for a response' and you don't actually check off anything that says EA...</p>
<p>They tightened restrictions this year, i guess</p>
<p>Pro, the only thing I would say to that (as other have said in this thread) is that Michigan does not have an early action program. There's in an Early Response program, which occurs on a rolling bases. Thus, its rolling admissions, which according to Stanford is legal. </p>
<p>My college counselor has told me many times that its OK to apply to Stanford SCEA and to Michigan since Mich is rolling.</p>
<p>Stanford apparently recognizes Michigan's ER as a Early Notification program...</p>
<p>Pro, are you certain about that? Michigan has a deadline for its rolling admissions. Stanford has no right to restrict a student from applying before the deadline.</p>
<p>UM is non-binding Rolling. (I believe that's Choice #1 according to Stanford's website). Stanford simply cannot prevent you from applying to Michigan ER.</p>
<p>My college counselor will call Stanford in the morning to find out if its allowed. I'll post tomorrow what they tell her.</p>
<p>Just talked to my college counselor. She says that it shouldn't be a problem, and that a person whose applied to both shouldn't withdraw their application. Apparently Stanford is getting caught up in the wording. Early response form Michigan is still rolling admission, this year, they just gave it a new name. Don't worry!</p>
<p>bluereedz,
Look at it this way: You didn't apply to Michigan Early Response (i.e., there is no ER box for you to check on that application). Michigan promises all applicants applying beore the ER deadline (Nov 1) will get a decision before Dec 24. You applied and was admitted before Nov 1. Thus you were admitted under Michigan's rolling admission process. Case closed.</p>
<p>At least you know you've already been accepted a fine school. Best of luck with Stanford. :-)</p>
<p>Michigan's ER conflicts with some SCEA schools (stanford) and doesn't with others (like yale).. er isn't ea in that is doesn't give preference to early applicants, but it is an early notification.. some solleges with SCEA may consider this a conflict</p>
<p>i applied SCEA to Yale, but just to be on the safe side, i didn't send my app in ER.. i'm sending it in tonight, which is still fine (i'm not guaranteed a response by dec. 24, but i can still get one by then.. it's just that i'm not guaranteed one like ER applicants)</p>
<p>Peytoncline, I am pretty sure that Michigan's admissions process does not conflict with any SCEA school. Rolling admissions does give preference to early applicants and Michigan's ER is no exception. At the same time, as many here have already mentioned, Michigan's ER is not an official process. There are no boxes to fill. If a student applies before or around November 1st, Michigan guarantees a response before December 24. That's all there is to it. I could be wrong of course, but Toomuchpressure will confirm in the next day or two.</p>