<p>You must apply Early Decision (EA) or Regular. Unfortunately, the switch now conflicts with Yale and Stanford's Restrictive Early Action policy, which prohibits applying EA to another school. </p>
<p>"The University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions is pleased to announce that we are changing from Early Response to Early Action with our move to the Common App for prospective freshman applying for Fall 2011."</p>
<p>"We will begin reviewing completed applications in late September and we will begin releasing decisions in early November. All applications are reviewed using the same guidelines – we will not be awarding priority in the review of an application simply because it was submitted for Early Action. While there is no advantage in the review process for completing an application before November 1st, we continue to urge students to submit application materials early for the benefit of receiving a decision quickly."</p>
<p>This only conflicts with schools that have restrictive Early Admissions plans. I can only think of Stanford and Yale. </p>
<p>This said, moving to an EA/RD system will really help Michigan admissions keep applicants happy. The rolling admissions system satisfied admitted students but was very frustrating to the rest. This system will be a lot more popular with applicants.</p>
<p>no vested interest in this matter, but this has been changed for hopefully??? the last time…the last update was that there was going to be a “date” for release of the EA decisions (like Dec 15th?)…nobody was supposed to hear before anyone else…this changes that (yet again) to state that “decisions will begin to be released in early November”</p>
<p>Not sure what that difference is from what is was before (other than name)…</p>
<p>plus wasn’t there a press release in the Spring sent to GC’s that there was going to be ED as well?..that was changed also…</p>
<p>Isn’t UMich the school that in the middle of the admissions session last year decided to only look at weighted GPA’s after always using a different method? (incidently, after the early deadline…drove GC’s nuts)</p>
<p>net-net, if you are applying to Umich keep checking their admissions policies; it could change in October…</p>
<p>“Not sure what that difference is from what is was before (other than name)…”</p>
<p>In previous years, many students availed themselves of UMich’s Rolling Admissions policy and received the nod as early as September. </p>
<p>“This only conflicts with schools that have restrictive Early Admissions plans. I can only think of Stanford and Yale.”</p>
<p>Correct. However, in past years, many students who applied restrictive EA to Yale and Stanford also applied rolling to UMich. That cannot happen this year.</p>
<p>The good news Rodney is that all four schools (Brown, Stanford, Tulane and Yale) are very different from Michigan. Not manypeople who seriously consider them will consider Michigan. Schools Michigan competes with are Cal, Cornell, MSU, Northwestern, NYU, Penn, UIUC, Wisconsin and WUSTL.</p>
<p>“The rolling admissions system satisfied admitted students but was very frustrating to the rest.”</p>
<p>In past years, hundreds of applicants used UMich’s rolling admissions policy as a back-up, which might explain why the school’s yield rate currently hovers around 43%. Now that the option has been taken off the table, maybe UMich’s yield will rise – which is good for the school, but frustrating for safety-seekers nationwide.</p>
<p>I remember reading somewhere on Stanford’s website that if you are applying SCEA, it’s also ok to apply EA to your own public state schools.</p>
<p>edit:</p>
<p>Exceptions to Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action Program</p>
<p>Applicants must agree not to apply Early Decision, Early Action or Early Notification elsewhere. Exceptions exist, however, and as a result, Restrictive Early Action applicants may apply to:</p>
<p>Public institutions in a student’s home state under a non-binding Early Action program.</p>
<p>No, you can’t apply **Early Action **to UM and SCEA to Stanford if you are out of state. UMich is NOT a “non-binding Rolling Admission” anymore. It is EARLY ACTION. (Hence the purpose of this thread)</p>
<p>I apologize, I misunderstood what he was asking. This also answers one of my questions. When UMich says “rolling” do they really mean it’s “rolling?” Ie., if I send in my application early but check the “Rolling Admission” option on my application, will they still send me a notification before April 1?</p>
<p>I’m guessing we’re just getting mixed up. Reg. decision probably = rolling. I’m not exactly sure how to put a picture into here, but in the “Future Plans” section of the Common App it has checkboxes:
Term and Decision Plan
Fall 2011
Decision Early Action Deadline: 11/01/10
Decision Rolling Deadline: 02/01/11
Spring 2011
Decision Regular Deadline: 10/01/10</p>
You’d be surprised. Michigan is a very desirable school, and almost always a better university than an applicant’s state school. That was why so many people that applied to the schools you listed also applied to Michigan. For them, it was a safety/match that they could find out early on and thus have no need to waste further applying to safeties RD. </p>
<p>Almost everyone who applied to Stanford, Yale, or Brown early from my school also applied to Michigan. Most did not matriculate at UofM because they got into a reach later down the line. So this will definitely up the yield, although it might adversely affect a couple applicants.</p>
<p>Oh, I thought you were referring to early response. Sorry. The earlier you send in your application, the earlier they will look at it. It DOES NOT, however, guarantee a earlier response. I have know many instances where students who sent their application early didn’t get a response until close to the end of March. While it is true that some people who sent in their application early gets a earlier response, it doesn’t apply universally.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Michigan, on their website, stated that it changed its early response policy to early action policy, which, in turn, means that you CANNOT apply to both Michigan EARLY (and remember this part) and other SCEA schools if you are out of state. </p></li>
<li><p>However, on the common application, on the future plans section, you can choose among 3 options :
option 1) Fall 2011 Early Action (deadline 11/01/2010)
option 2) Fall 2011 Rolling (deadline 02/01/2011)
option 3) Spring 2011 Regular Decision (deadline 10/01/2010)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>So, as I said, you CANNOT apply to Yale SCEA and Michigan EARLY (that would be option 1 on the future plans).</p>
<p>HOWEVER, Michigan’s regular admission process is in the form of roling admission anyway, so you are allowed to apply to its rolling program while also applying to other SCEA programs.</p>
<p>This is what I am doing. I’m applying to both Yale SCEA and Michigan’s rolling admission, and will send in the application for both in mid October. I am not violating either of these schools’ policies. (I’m out of state. Actually, i’m an international)</p>