<p>So the University of Michigan does this "modified" rolling admissions; what I'm wondering exactly is how the university makes its decisions. </p>
<p>If the university says "you're in" and "you're out" without looking at the entire applicant pool at one time, how can it be sure it's admitting the best possible applicants and turning down applicants who just aren't up to par? </p>
<p>I just kind of don't get it. Could someone explain it to me?</p>
<p>Maybe they just have a threshold. If you're above it then you're in no matter what, if you;re below then you're out? IDK</p>
<p>If you look at the people who have already been admitted on the UMich thread, you will see how they are making their decisions....there are a few of us who have speculated what their process is; you can decide for yourself by watching the trend of the thread.....there are two of them: "decisions are in" and "University of Michigan Decision Thread 2012"</p>
<p>Pools do change somewhat over the years but not greatly from one particular year to the next. A rolling admissions school can make decisions on a rolling basis based on what they already know from their results from the last two to three years. In other words, as the process begins, you are being admitted or rejected based on a comparison to what they know from prior years. As more applications come in and the college get towards the end of the application period, it can also start factoring in any changes it is seeing this year.</p>
<p>With rolling admissions, get your application asap. From what I heard from a rep, a great student applying at the later end, may not get accepted.</p>
<p>when is too late? for umich rolling? is before christmas break good enough?
i have a great extra currics, high sats but a blah average</p>