MI coming to high school but not accepting more students?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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I’m curious about your thoughts on this… The number of applicants to U of Michigan from our local high school has steadily increased over the past several years and with that there has been a small but steady increase in the number of students accepted. Just a handful of the students accepted end up attending Michigan.

Last year Michigan sent a representative to the school for the first time, and someone came again this year. The number of applicants from the high school soared after meeting with the representative yet the number of acceptances remained the same - very few compared to the number of applicants.

Why would Michigan take the time to send someone to the school if they weren’t interested in accepting more students from the school? All of the applicants are strong students with great stats. It’s hard to tell why some were accepted and others weren’t.

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@momofabby “Why would Michigan take the time to send someone to the school if they weren’t interested in accepting more students from the school? All of the applicants are strong students with great stats. It’s hard to tell why some were accepted and others weren’t.”

They want to get as many strong applicants as they can. They don’t plan how many they will take from a particular high school. They evaluate candidates individually. They may admit more one year and fewer in another. It often depends on the other candidates available. As M attracts more strong candidates, the bar for being admitted moves higher.

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Having more people apply increases the odds of getting the “leaders and best”.