<p>Current Student. I was somewhat annoyed last year when I heard they over-enrolled in my class, since it forced more students into less desirable living options and hurt our rankings. I was very pleased when I heard that the university was aiming for a smaller class this year.</p>
<p>However, I heard a rumor that this years class is not only not smaller, it is actually larger, to the point that they will be putting freshman into northwood five. Now, being a rumor this could be patently false. alexandre, do you have any info on this?</p>
<p>Andre, Michigan’s official stand is that it is aiming for a smaller class of 5,700. President Coleman herself expressed a great deal of disapointment in last year’s over-enrollment. </p>
<p>This said, Michigan is quite possibly the best university in the World at shooting itself in the foot and doing what is in its worst interest. I honestly would not be surprised if Michigan’s freshman class was over 6,500. But at the same time, I trust the people I know in admissions and I would not be surprised if Michigan’s freshman class had fewer than 6,000.</p>
<p>Okay, I mean, I don’t even know how reliable the rumor was. I literally heard it from a random dude. Just wanted to see if it was true, cause I’d hate to see the admissions department screw up again.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this is any consolation, but at my campus day they said this year was the toughest year for admissions ever. Its hard to tell before the stats come out though</p>
<p>BC I think it’s a good thing because they obviously had to raise admissions standards to make it the toughest year, I think they probably admitted a LOT less people than last year. That being said, they probably say that to every class, haha</p>
<p>Although I do not know the final figures, I can tell you that Michigan received roughly 38,000 applications in total and will not accept more than 15,000 of them. I also know that Michigan received almost 7,000 international applications and will admit no more than 800 of those. We are indeed looking at the hardest year historically. Next year will be even tougher than this year, with at least another 20% increase in applicants for the same number of spots.</p>
<p>Alexandre, why do they think applications will go up 20% next year? Seems like a big increase. The common app starte this year I believe. Are there that many more in the demographic age group? or is Michigan getting even more popular?</p>
<p>^Well for one, schools that join the CA always get an increase in apps over a few years and two, for some reason there will be some applicants who will think that the quality of the school has increased because admissions were harder this year and that will drive them to apply next year. I think schools usually see an increase over three or four years with the CA so it could, conceivably, by 2014 push the apps over 50k and push the accept rate into the 20’s. Not saying it will, but it could happen.</p>
<p>To take it a step further eziamm, the process feeds itself. One of the main reasons why many students do not apply to Michigan or enroll into Michigan is its high acceptance rate. In most other ways, the school is very appealing. If Michigan starts having an acceptance rate that spirals downwards uncontrolably, you will see a rapid increase in the appeal of the school. Look at Chicago. Its acceptance rate 6 years ago was 40%. Today, it stands at 16%. It is unfortunate, because such a trend will attract a superficial type of student that you see mainly at private schools; petty, unjustiably arrogant, shallow etc…I love the fact that Michigan students are down to earth and friendly. Hopefully that will not change.</p>
<p>^I believe the students you are referring to are more commonly known as “prestige whores.” The only purpose they serve is raising the stupid UNSWR ranking which doesn’t even mean anything in reality. I hope we don’t see a accept rate under 25 or so because that would start to really change the studnet body. At least I will of graduated by then if that ever happens.</p>
<p>@andre10-trust me, the admissions did screw up this year. Haha, it is April 14th, and many of the decisions have yet to be released. They have been telling us that we will get our decisions by April 20th giving us 10 days to make the decision. I this its safe to say that’s a pretty big mess up</p>
<p>Just read the UM Class '15 thread-you can learn alllll about it =P</p>
<p>gman, historically, the second year of after joining the CA sees the largest increase in applicants and the third and fourth years also see significant surges. It is definitely not a one year phenomenom.</p>
<p>As a student who applied for Fall 2011 as a reach and later accepted, I hope the acceptance rate doesn’t drop too drastically. Michigan is one of those gems that still makes an amazing education available to the masses.</p>