where’s my letter, i’m getting worried!!!? Has anyone else not received theirs?
Letter received today!
I didn’t get the letter yet either. Don’t worry.
In Michigan Results thread, one person has posted that everyone in his school with SAT scores of 1500-1600 got deferred.
I have a 1590 and I was accepted…
Little late but… ACCEPTED EA:)
OOS, 32 ACT, 11.25 GPA (12 pt scale)
Happily surprised! I may not be the prime candidate for academics, but I’m a well-rouned person at a huge public school and worked very hard on my essays.
Congratulations everyone!
Has anyone received their financial aid package yet? If not, when should we be expecting them to come?
Wait till March. Merit scholarship notice may arrive before the FA package if you do get one of the major ones.
For the admission package, it just started the delivery yesterday even for local students.
@acf1999 what were your stats? Sorry for the late reply
@Blizzard1 Unlikely that high SAT and ACT scores were a factor as most admitted students had similar stats. However, as Michigan practices holistic admissions, it could be the non-objective factors that caused students to be deferred (or the fact that the university is looking for a diverse class, including one that is geographically diverse). Full pay status is irrelevant as admissions at UM are need blind and the admissions office has no idea if you have applied for aid.
@Whitman6838 After the EA round, students are admitted on a rolling basis. Last year, groups of students were admitted throughout the winter and spring.
The admission office DEFINITELY knows if you applied for aid. It’s right on the common app. Michigan also asks for income level in the application, I believe.
Income is on Wolverine Access. It’s definitely considered.
Jeez, @Blizzard1, that’s a huge leap to go from you disclose your income to “it’s definitely considered” when admissions says it’s need blind. Do you have any evidence to back that up, or you’re just assuming that when you disclose it it’s considered in admissions?
It is an assumption. UM does show family income on the application status page. That is the same information that the admissions department reviews. Also, the Regional Admissions counselors know the demographics they are dealing with. If they do consider it, it can help or hurt no matter where you fall financially. On some other schools applications, family income is not displayed.It may not be a deal breaker but they can clearly see it. We will never know what goes on behind closed doors
@Blizzard1 it just seems to me that there’s no reason for them to lie, and in fact, I would suspect that it would be damning politically if a publicly funded university said it was need blind and lied about it. I would imagine constituents from less affluent areas of Michigan would go nuts, as would their representatives, if it wasn’t need blind. Perhaps it’s not need blind for OOS, but I doubt it. Also, schools are pretty open about whether they are need blind or not, so it seems to me that there’s no incentive to lie. I suspect the data they gather is used for other purposes rather than admission. In other words, I take them at their word.
Again not trying to be argumentative, and no one is saying that they are lying. They are need blind which means your ability to pay cannot affect the outcome of your admission decision. It doesn’t mean they might not look at your financial situation.
It is more than need blind. They are actually more generous in admitting students from low income areas, not just in financial sense. It is just the opposite of what people are thinking about the consideration of family income in admission.
@billcsho how much do they consider mid year grades? I ended first semester with straight A’s with 4 AP classes (5 A’s total, 4.8 GPA). How much should this help me?
They do consided 7th semester grades in RD. It is important to keep a high GPA, or at least a good upward trend if the overall GPA is a little bit low.
Where is the statement that says U-M is need-blind? I believe you guys; I am just curious as to how it was said