<p>Isn’t it already 45%?</p>
<p>Alexandre, I’m just wondering why you assume the numbers will not change significantly? I’m loving your take on it, but I just don’t see the logic in the acceptance rate remaining that high with 5000 more EA applications and 500 less spots?</p>
<p>I’d love to see UM’s acceptance rate drop down to the low 30s. Not that it means much, but just for the high school kids that think UM is a “safety”</p>
<p>headingsouth, I may be way off here, but I think that because of the Common Application, many of those applicants are either underqualified or really aren’t that interested in Michigan. The underqualified applicants will obviously not be admitted, but many of those who are admitted will simply have applied to Michigan for the hell of it. The yield rate should drop, causing Michigan to admit more applicants. But I could be wrong. Michigan smartly made it difficult on applicants, requiring two supplemental essays. Perhaps those applicants are taking Michigan seriously.</p>
<p>Acceptance rate won’t drastically decrease; with the switch to the common app, Michigan knew that the number of applicants would increase, but that their yield is going decrease - they will admit more kids this year.</p>
<p>Either way, more applicant means more money. Go Blue! =)</p>
<p>Yeah, so with the advent of the CA, lets just hope 80% of those extra who are applying are under qualified people</p>
<p>^^^We will see what it all means. In the meantime, I just hope they are serious about shrinking the freshman class by 1,000 students. That makes a much bigger difference than anything else.</p>
<p>You hope?? Why?</p>
<p>god dam i hope i get in this is the only school i wanna go =(</p>
<p>Although disheartening for those of us seemingly “on the fence,” this could be good news. If, as Alexandre asserts, acceptance rate dips to about 30% in the coming years while remaining 45% this year, this is only going to make umich look better in the rankings in a year or two. Isn’t acceptance rate a large part of the USNWR calculation methodology? If so, umich will rise, making us look better . . .</p>
<p>That would be good for the class of 2015.</p>
<p>I don’t think acceptance rate is such an important part of the USNWR, but selectivity rank is (% graduating in the top 10% of high school class and SAT/ACT range).</p>