<p>I heard that UMich is giving Essays a much larger weight in the admissions factor than they have in the past years. Is this true? If so, if you had outstanding essays but <em>decent</em> (maybe a little below avg stats) you could still be offered admission?</p>
<p>i talked to a counselor who said they added the "what will you bring to michigan?" essay this year to help them with the admissions process.</p>
<p>that's all i got.</p>