Should I send appeal letters to U of M?

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There is a sentence in my deferral letter stating that "The most successful candidates send us only what we require. "
Does it mean that sending appeal letters is no use at all?

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I wouldn’t, I would just listen to what they tell you. In these situations, it’s best to do what they say. Good luck!

3

@woah16 are you admitted?

4

Yes, so I’m honestly not the best person to give above on this, but my cousin was deferred last year, did exactly what they requested (sending in grades), and later got in. Good luck again!

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@woah16 Thank you

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You were deferred. You really have nothing to appeal. Many many kids are deferred. I concur with woah’s advice. Send in only what’s requested. Good luck

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@T26E4 thanks. agree

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I would only appeal a final decision. A deferral is not final. I would wait for the March/April response before appealing anything.

9

Honestly, if you’re deferred, you still have a chance of getting in. If you send an appeal letter about getting deferred, you might make the admissions officers mad and hurt yourself

10

Is code for “look, we have tens of thousands of applicants. Please don’t send us more stuff. It will make us grump and it will likely not end well for you.”

Don’t send an appeal letter.

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I would consider sending a letter of continued interest rather than an appeal letter.

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I’m speculating here but Iirc last year Michigan asked for a showing of continued interest in some deferral letters. Maybe they got deluged and figured it wasn’t a good idea and don’t want those any more. Anyone remember for sure?

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I think they said it was a good idea last year on some social media account of theirs (maybe Tumblr?). Can someone confirm?

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I don’t think it ever hurts to say you will attend if accepted. Of course if this is not true and you need to compare costs then don’t say that. If you are deferred you aren’t appealing as no decision has been made. Send your grades as requested. Your application should have contained everything they need. It is rare that something would have occured in the past couple months that would add value to your existing application.

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If you did something that you can do to justify your interest, go ahead. Just make sure anything you send is meaningful. Don’t just use whatever was already on your application to rant about why they should reconsider their decision.

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Write it as a letter of continued interest, NOT as an appeal (unless your HS counselor says otherwise).