yup eastern time, also do they come out geographically?
@enginero Yeah they were released at 4pm (or 3pm) Eastern time last year, according to posters in the early pages of this thread.
thanks for the reply! super helpful 
@whizkid98
I know the average GPA for UM as a whole is 3.83, but does anyone know what the typical GPA is for someone admitted to LSA? Is it any lower than the average? I was just wondering considering that there are programs that typically take higher GPA’s (CoE) and lower GPA’s (Nursing).
@awo1999 im just speculating here, so don’t quote me on this, but I’m assuming that since LSA gets so many more applications than other schools within the university it is very competitive. So I assume that the average of LSA is around the average of the university as a whole. Sorry if I’m wrong, like I said, just speculation!
@whizkid98 did you apply for CS - LSA or CS - CoE? Which one do you think is better?
Thanks so much! You’re probably right about it though, that would seem right
@nyanpasu_ I’m in CS-LSA. The main reason I did it is because I’m also pre-med and LSA gives me more flexibility to do science courses. Do CS - CoE if you’re comfortable with taking gen chem, calc III, and physics, none of which are required for CS. LSA is good if you’re comfortable with language and writing classes with a bunch of humanities. It’s all run through the EECS department in the CoE, so once the CS major is declared in junior year, CS - CoE and CS - LSA are essentially the same; same classes and everything. They even bump up the tuition of CS - LSA students to engineering prices. They tell us that there’s virtually no bias from recruiters, LSA grads end up at big names like Google and Apple as often as the CoE grads.
Thanks for the detailed response, @whizkid98 ! I made the right decision selecting LSA then. That’s a relief ^^
No prob @nyanpasu_
I applied and my mom received this letter today. Anybody else get it? Is it just a generic alumni letter or are they preparing me for rejection?
Greetings from the University of Michigan!
As a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan, you know firsthand the value of a U-M education. Every year, we are fortunate to review tens of thousands of applications from prospective students, across the country and internationally, who are hoping to attend this university and engage with all that it has to offer.
We have the pleasure this year of receiving your relative’s application. I imagine that the decision to apply came after hearing about your positive experiences here at U-M, and I thank you for your continued support of our mission to serve the common good through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
While our team is still busy giving each application a thoughtful, holistic review, I want to share with you some additional information for alumni families. This list of Frequently Asked Questions addresses our continually increasing competitiveness, our review process, and other issues related to enrollment that you may find helpful.
Thank you again, and Go Blue!
Erica L. Sanders
Director
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University of Michigan
@nannypoo If you look back at the last 10 pages or so of this thread, everyone with a legacy connection to UMich got one of these. There is no relation between you getting accepted/deferred/denied and this letter.
So if I didn’t get one of those letters, does that mean they didn’t give me legacy status? I put my mom down as having went to Michigan and under degree received, I put “other” because she got her teaching certificate from there.
@awo1999 umich gpa is 3.87 this year 3.83 was two years ago. So LSA is 3.87
If you are in state, just be happy you have a competitive advantage and a discounted tuition that far exceeds the state funding provided for you…creates a HUGE bargain, and that bargain makes it fiercely competitive in state among residents. IS kids are not competing w/ OOS kids at all. You are competing with each other for that bargain. How many OOS kids they take is just a mathmatical exercise to close the funding gap.
Trust me, There are many EA acceptances coming out. You just don’t hear about them all on here! Chin up seniors!!
@HRSMom I wouldn’t say it’s a mathematical exercise. It’s been increasing over the years
^to close an ever widening funding gap. They have an huge supply to chose from of high stat full pay OOS…of course they also want regional diversity, and it’s not like they are scraping the bottom of the barrel to get them.
@HRSMom the problem isn’t regional diversity, it’s when they’re denying kids that are in state that otherwise would’ve gotten in. Michigan is a public school, one of its obligations is to educate people from Michigan.
@UofMorMSU your mother would’ve received it then, not you. I wouldn’t worry if she didn’t, however. It truly seems like a courtesy.
@HRSMom I hear you. I will be so thrilled if my kid gets in, but last night I was up late wondering how we will afford it. If I have to sell a kidney for a couple of semesters, it might be out of range.