<p>What you all are saying is true. Around 20 kids from my OOS school applied to UofM EA and I am the only one who is qualified and actually DYING to go there. 11/20 kids applied ED/SCEA somewhere else and are using UofM as a safety… it drives me crazy! It’s because every kid from my school that applied to HYPSM also applied to Michigan because it’s a public so basically the only other place they can… I am so annoyed! I am qualified, but terrified I will get deferred because of all the people using it as safeties … I already know of several people who got into Dartmouth/WashU, but also applied to UofM EA, and aren’t withdrawing it (which even if they did probably wouldn’t change anything at this point)… so that’s already 3 wasted acceptances potentially taking my spot. Anyone else in similar situation?? </p>
<p>…also I’m pretty sure I will die if the decisions aren’t released tomorrow. I just love Michigan so much! I would choose it over anything…</p>
<p>also if the decisions aren’t released until next Friday, and people from my school withdraw before then, do you think they’d ever go back and change me to accepted (assuming they have me down to be deferred)?</p>
<p>@2016BarnardMom is so on point. Honestly, at least for IS students, U of M is relatively easy to get into. However, the cost of admission is very off-putting (I’m neither qualified for substantial financial aid nor exceedingly rich). I felt compelled to apply, since it’s the best college in my state. But, practically, there’s no chance of me attending, because I simply can’t bear spending that much money on undergrad, especially when colleges like MSU or even some OOS ones are offering much cheaper options. </p>
<p>I really do love U of M, and I always have, but the unfortunate truth is that I most likely won’t be able to attend.</p>
<p>Not sure if I completely agree with you there. There are around 120,000 Michigan high school graduates every year, and only the top 5,000 will get accepted to the university. It’s certainly easier than what out-of-state and international students have to deal with, but it’s definitely not what I would call “easy” by any means.</p>
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<p>I think you might be mistaken. The University of Michigan is the only university in the state (and one of the only in the country) which has the raw financial strength to be able to meet 100% of need for all resident undergraduates. Once you factor in financial aid into the calculation, Michigan is actually substantially cheaper than MSU as well as many other Michigan universities for all but the wealthiest of students. For example, if you come from a family with a combined income of $40 - 60k, you will (on average) have your entire tuition covered by the university with grants and about half of your housing costs bringing the net cost of attendance to only about $8.3k per year for a grand total of an EFC of only $3.3k per year once you factor in about $5k of subsidized loans and work-study. Obviously these numbers go up and down depending on your particular situation, but the university is frankly doing a fantastic job at keeping itself accessible to students from families of all income ranges, and it is without a doubt the best bang-for-your-buck university for residents of the state.</p>
<p>^kron is dead on.
However, a full pay applicant in state who doesn’t get merit money can certainly get MORE merit money at a less sought-after school, and many middle class outstanding students would pay less at a few privates/Ives that have generous packaging – eg folks in the 80k range. In our case, Princeton or Chicago would have been cheaper for example. But Umich was a better fit for program. Dollar for dollar on either end of the equation and including OOS, Michigan is an excellent value compared to many schools. And in-state, it meets 100 percent of need-- as defined by earnings and assets, not fafsa alone.</p>
<p>Also, for those feeling super anxious about the decision, please remember that this round is not final for many, and that there will be a substantial majority who are deferred this round, many of whom will ultimately be accepted but will not know until April. So please adjust your expectations accordingly and find ways to distract yourself from the anxiety if you can…such as enjoying your senior year :)</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me how much it will hurt my chances of getting in to Michigan if I only took 4 AP classes throughout high school, but my other stats and essays are good? I only took AP classes in the subjects I’m genuinely interested in studying. I didn’t take AP classes just for the AP credit. Was this a huge mistake?</p>
<p>Course rigor is important but 4 APs isn’t too shabby really</p>
<p>Past years admissions has flat out denied a date for decision releases but it still came out that date anyway. Many users have already posted this before, I still have hope for tomorrow!</p>
<p>I just thought this was odd since the university claims to ONLY consider the superscore of a student. Why would they care about the average? For a lot of students I know who applied, considering an average score would put them even 200 points below their superscore. This doesn’t affect me much but I just wanted to point this out to whoever it may.</p>
… I already know of several people who got into Dartmouth/WashU, but also applied to UofM EA, and aren’t withdrawing it (which even if they did probably wouldn’t change anything at this point)… so that’s already 3 wasted acceptances potentially taking my spot. Anyone else in similar situation?? </p>