<p>A friend of mine told me I should apply to University of Michigan Ann Arbor under the rollings admission process. However, I am not sure how this works whether its final, binding, or even worth it.
Can somebody thoroughly explain this process for me? thank you</p>
<p>It’s just the same as regular admissions, pretty much. You just get your acceptance/rejection/waitlisted result earlier. I think my sister was accepted less than a month after she applied.</p>
<p>It’s not final or binding and it’s no different from regular admissions so I don’t think it can be called “worth it” or not. UM’s admissions are rolling. There is no other process. That’s just how they do it. </p>
<p>From UM’s website:</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Can you apply to Michigan in October and still apply to another school early decision?</p>
<p>We will make final decisions on all complete files by mid-April.</p>
<p>What exactly does that mean? Because I thought they were final…</p>
<p>Siren, yes you can, as long as the other school allows it.</p>
<p>AOTP, it just means what it says. That all decisions will be made by mid-april.</p>
<p>However it also says that if you turn it in October you will be given a response by November…</p>
<p>You are making this way more complicated than it is. If you apply in October or whatever by the early decision deadline, you will hear by (I thought it was December?) your decision. If you apply later, or if you are waitlisted or whatever, you should get your final decision in mid-april. If you receive a decision before then, it’s still final.</p>
<p>All rolling decisions really means is that they will make decisions as they receive completed application files, they do them in periodic increments which I guess means they release decisions in waves. It has nothing to do with how you apply, only when you get your decision.</p>