So true. Nice post. It’s not satisfying the ego. It just extends the process till everyone is placed.
IMO patterns have held this admissions season, but for the first waitlist “wave” was late, typically the 3rd week of May (22-24), but instead June 8th this year.
I’m still rooting for you students still waiting and hanging on until the end comes. Especially @jdag11 and @joelen09 who I remember from the 2023 Deferred thread. I do wish UMich would give those here and sincere about attending a “thumbs up” already.
@pearl13 no one has posted a denial here to my memory.
anybody planning to apply for the winter semester?
“They are building a class.” I have no idea what that means. building a class based on what criteria if not tests, academics and EC’s?
@kmalin I have been thinking about a backup plan to begin trying to transfer immediately if/when the waitlist officially closes for me. I contacted admissions to see whether my application can “roll over” since I have finished so strong in high school and first semester college grades won’t be out in time to consider anyway. But I was told you do have to apply as a transfer even if it’s just winter. I have seen some things that suggest it’s possible, others that suggest it’s best to wait a bit. So I will likely investigate further if/when this option expires but am interested in any insights…
@Colbuscus I think it means they are shaping the student body to include a diverse spectrum of socioeconomic, cultural, geographic, majors and interests… I am no authority on these oft-mentioned “holistic” considerations, but the implication is that it’s criteria other than strictly academics that they use to decide who’s in the class. It is difficult to swallow for those who put so much into their academics and ECs. IMO, schools’ published score/GPA averages and acceptance rates are very misleading in this regard because the academic bar is higher for those who don’t also add specific things to the class identity/composition like diversity, adversity, athletics, or unique majors/interests.
@sushiritto Thank you. It has been a hard and emotional process for me and my family. Especially when my best friend got in during EA. But I recently saw the quote, “The moment you’re about to quit is the moment right before the miracle happens. Don’t give up.” That helped me and encouraged me to not lose hope. But at the end of the day, if it doesn’t work out I will give my other school option a try and if that does not pan out, I know I have the option to transfer in.
@joelen09 Until the door closes, you shouldn’t give up. No quitting allowed. Let’s cross our fingers and hope for the best.
@sushiritto I was waitlisted for Umich engineering and I am also planning to transfer ASAP if I dun’t make it. I was planning to transfer after first semester of freshmen year and I wanted to ask if I could still have a shot of getting admitted as a transfer if I am missing some of the courses that umich requires or “suggests” of transfer applicant to fulfill before applying.
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i never applied to umich out of high school, i waited to apply as a transfer for fall 2019. they dont waitlist transfers, but instead of a normal rejection letter, i was told to reapply for the next available semester (i just rolled over my application). the transfer admissions counselors have been nothing but helpful as well
@GGTRIG If it were me, then I’d read thru the last 3 years of UMich Transfer threads here on CC for any little morsel of info. I’m sure there are some details that can’t be missed when transferring into UMich.
For instance, one question that I would have is, if attempting to transfer after the first semester of college the best choice of entry points? Personally, I don’t know. Here in CA, the UC’s won’t look even at a transfer applicant until you’ve finished two years of college and enter as a junior. I’m sure UMich is different, but it’s all in the details.
As a freshman, engineering is a tough admit when compared to LSA. But if I could speculate, the admissions difference as an engineering transfer (versus applying as a freshman) MAY be less harsh for lack of a better word. Why do I think that? Those math courses at UMich are brutal and UMich engineering majors probably drop like flies.
Most former UMich engineering majors transfer internally into “General Studies” after the Calc sequence.
(I’m kidding with that last bit)
At this point, there are many who have been in limbo since EA application and they deserve a final disposition. Hopefully everyone receives that soon and can figure out their next actions.
Last year, UMich announced at least some basic statistics for the Class of 2022 on June 12, 2018.
https://record.umich.edu/articles/more-65000-apply-incoming-freshman-class
Uh, er, it’s June 18, 2019 and we’ve got “bupkis” (zippo, zilch, nada) so far. Come on UMich!
I appreciate the argument that applicants should take themselves off the waitlist if they know they won’t accept a position so the process can be more efficient. But I still have no clue why UMich offers a waitlist spot to SOOOO many (several thousand?!), then takes SOOOO long to offer spots to anyone, and then keeps everyone else hanging until late June (or later?). It’s cruel and unusual punishment to keep so many earnest applicants hanging on.
The November 1 EA application deadline feels like ten years ago.
https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/transfer-students
Since it was brought up about Transferring look at the link above. Michigan is incredibly picking on what tranfers and what does not. Especially with math and science. You might need to repeat some classes like math /science. As stated math /physics at Michigan is very hard even for the best students and even if you had all the Calculus before.
If you don’t want them looking at your high school record then transfer as a junior otherwise they will.
Good luck.
Still here since EA on waitlist and just hoping for consideration. Our student has selected another school but wishing U of M would be considerate for those students that have been waiting since 12/22/18. Our student too has great GPA and test scores, leadership, EC and demonstrated very high interest throughout all four years of high school and this painful process. Sent in 3 LOCI’s and constant contact with HS counselor as well. He has watched others with lower scores and interest from his school get accepted as I guess they are “building a class” as someone mentioned. It’s very hard to watch and I wish I had seen CC a few years ago. We are OOS LSA, still waiting. Legacy.
@wonderblue3 We are in the exact same boat. It really has been hard for our family to go through this enlongated process and still not have a disposition. Especially when our kid worked so hard in high school and achieved so much and seeing kids with lower scores/activities/etc. get in. Life isn’t fair but it’s time for Michigan to let those on this list know. Mind boggling this still hasn’t happened.
The students who can “turn on a dime” and accept at this late date are the ones who UMich should want at their school.
TBH, it’s a very strange process. UMich wasn’t on my OOS LSA kid’s radar until late in the application season last year. And I’m the one who STRONGLY recommended it to be on the list of schools. And no legacy status here, nor did we visit the campus or show any interest beyond submitting an application at the last possible moment, Halloween night. Crazy how things work out.
@wonderblue3 Good luck.
@mstack good luck to your student. @sushiritto Thank you for all of the wonderful guidance along the way. It has helped a great deal. Michigan has always been the top school and we are all in GO BLUE and always have which makes this sting just a little more. Good luck to all accepted.
Folks, I just heard back from HS Rep. Wait list closing this week and very unlikely that any OOS students will receive spots. I’m very sorry for those students (including ours). Wishing you all the best. I guess at least we have closure, even if it’s not what we were hoping for.