<p>I have heard through a GC at an Eastern prep school that U of M intends to end rolling admissions beginning next year and that they will go to an April 1 acceptance date.</p>
<p>Alexandre - have you heard anything to this effect?</p>
<p>Wow. If they did, they would increase the stress levels of applicants 1000x. From a first-hand perspective, knowing you got in is a HUGE relief. I knew in early November, which created a strong sense of peace in my mind!</p>
<p>However, I think it would be much better for the overall strength of the pool. It would give the school more time to review applications more holistically, and it would also give students more time to get everything in. It would also give everyone equal chances at the scholarships, too. It would also help because the minorities who would normally get benefits would not be admitted any earlier than anyone else, either.</p>
<p>Overall, it makes good sense. But it would make the applicants way more ****ed off, depending on who you talk to. Weak applicants who might have been deferred or not contacted indefinitely will like it, while strong ones who want to know early might not.</p>
<p>Maybe they should switch over to an early action/regular action sytem.</p>
<p>I've heard that too. Words cannot describe how glad I am to be a senior this year.</p>
<p>It would keep admissions for them more organized, it would jsut mean though weaker applications will be underscored alot more since tehy will be compared with the entire pool of apps.</p>
<p>I wouldn't be surprised if they changed...regular is definitely more efficient, though there are plenty of advantages to rolling (for applicants at least)</p>
<p>yeah but michigan is at a point where it does not need rolling admissions to entice more applicants to apply there. Whether they switch to regular or not will not affect them greatly in how many applicants they have; however, if they do decide to switch to regular, they should install a ED for those few students who do just want to get into MICH and thast it.</p>
<p>They probably should get off the rolling admissions thing. I'm pretty sure Michigan gets more than enough good applicants to fill a solid freshman class every year.</p>
<p>I think it would be GREAT for both Michigan and prospective applicants to end the current admissions process and go to a formal process.</p>
<p>How would it be great for applicants, A2?</p>
<p>Intersting. I think what they should really do is improve their system and actually notify people if things are missing. This would probably increase the selectivity of michigan, and I bet MSU would get a lot of borderline applicants that would have applied to Michigan.</p>
<p>An early admission gave me more time to "fall in love" with Michigan and really check it out when I was waiting to hear back from several other Top 25 schools. By the time April 1 came, I was ready to choose UM over all other Top 25 schools except one.</p>
<p>I believe they should be more selective at the front end, rather than admitting students who would not be admitted later. This approach would give "clear admit" students the assurance of being accepted early and Michigan the opportunity to select the best freshmen class.</p>
<p>Yes, rolling can be beneficial to those using Michigan as a target/safety but for the vast majority of applicants who are borderline candidates, the seemingly endless wait between applying, being deferred and getting your final decision can be agonizing.</p>
<p>The reason for Michigan's lack of selectivity in comparison to other top-25 schools is because it is more or less bound by the ankle to the standards of the state of Michigan itself. As a life-long Michigander, I've noticed that the people around here, outside of the richer areas that account for probably 5% of Michigan's population anyway, are nowhere as ambitious, competetive, or knowledgable of the college game as people coming from California or the Northeast are. Such is stated by the fact that Michigan has the worse economy on the US mainland and the highest unemployment rate.</p>
<p>Two-thirds of UM applicants are from out-of-state, which is pretty sad considering that Michiganders have one of the world's most elite educational institutions available to them, yet fail to take advantage of it. The acceptance rate at Michigan overall is 47% with OOS students comprising one-third of incoming freshman classes. As a state school, UM has to admit in-staters at a higher rate than OOS applicants which is a pretty big irony. In comparison, UCLA and UCB have student bodies comprised of probably 90% in-state students, which brings us back to the typically lethargic attitudes of Michigan residents as a whole.</p>
<p>So, really, Michigan's selectivity probably won't increase until the standards of the state of Michigan's residents as a whole rise. Alas, there's hope. I believe that high school graduation requirements have been increased, forcing students to do arduous, back-breaking work like taking one math class a year in HS!</p>
<p>i sure hope they keep it for next year</p>
<p>It will be great for applicants because it eliminates all of the "WHEN WILL I KNOW!?!?" thoughts that everyone has with the rolling admissions process.</p>
<p>This move would definately have an impact on the selectivity of the school. By implementing an ED policy along with April 1 decisions, the yield rate for the school would go up tremendously thanks to the EDers and the simple fact that applicants can no longer use Michigan as the safety school which they will hear from before their ED school or their other choices. This may decrease the number of overall applications slightly but it will make for a stronger applicant pool. Additionally, the ability to review all applications at the same time will cut back on the number of less qualified applicants admitted and will make Michigan appear more selective thanks to the importance placed on SAT ranges.</p>
<p>Yeah the fact is alot of weaker applicants who applied early early got in with decent stats but not great ones while later on those who apply feb 1st and have significantly stronger stats are rejected since the number of spots left for students is so limited. And the fact is, alot of studetns can not apply to Michigan that early beuase some are still trying to do their SAT's. If Mich removes rolling, implements ED, and has a jan 1st deadline and march/april notice, those who want to apply early to michigan can still do so, Jan 1st will yield stronger applicants, and Michigan wont be seen as a safety school anymore for those kids who just want to get into an elite school asap and focus on better univerisites</p>
<p>I definitely hope they get rid of this rolling admission and implement ED...I want to go to Michigan and only Michigan and it ****es me off to no end when I look on the other ivy threads when kids list where they applied and see Michigan all the way at the bottom as their "safety".</p>
<p>I'm sure many of those people would still apply, even if it was not rolling. Michigan is a very good school, but is not as selective, making it one of those great "second tier" schools. Michigan is my saftey, and rolling admissions will not help me at all, because my app was completed so late.</p>
<p>I would never consider Michigan a second tier school. It's arguably the second best public school and almost all of its programs are ranked in the top ten.</p>