Anybody knows when will be the next wave of decisions coming out, is it February?
@AAA124555 The regular decision deadline is February 1st and the website said that we will here back by “early April” so most likely sometime in March
Sorry I’m new here. What is a LOCI?
@cdr2001 thank you so much, new in this process so trying to gather all the information.
Three applicants from our elite private hs - each with perfect 36 ACTs and crazy GPAs and all the trimmings::. all deferred. I’m sure Michigan knows what they are doing, but I wonder if they worry about sharp kids getting discouraged/ turned off by deferrals and kind of emotionally writing it off and gravitating toward schools that are sending lots of love,
But then again they don’t seem to be facing a shortage of great applicants!
Is it at all possible they would send out decisions earlier? I got deferred and was kind of expecting it but I am still so upset. I know I shouldn’t be but ahhh. Does anyone know any more info about nursing school admissions??
U Mich is my dream school. I’m OOS from VA. 1490 SAT w/ a 4.3 GPA, extensive extracurriculars, internships and the best essays I wrote for any school. Applied for preferred admission to Ross. Does Ross become more difficult to get admitted to if you’re deferred from LSA? I’m stressed about that. Does U Mich take visiting the school into account at all??
In the deferral letter they only seem to ask for updated grades from mid February, they also mention that everything else sent so far will be all they need to make a final decision and that they don’t want extra stuff sent to them. Doesn’t this imply that you shouldn’t send a LOCI?
Hey guys! I am a current umich student who got deferred last year as well. Do not lose hope! RD decisions will come out in multiple waves. Last year, the first wave was actually right after the February 1 deadline, and I believe these decisions were for mostly deferred applicants and mostly acceptances. It came out on February 2nd. Then there was another wave in March, and waves in April as well. I believe this year, the first wave should be early to mid-February. I also believe that with each wave, there are more rejects and waitlists. By April, majority should be rejection and waitlist letters.
Thank you for your insight into the process haost23. My Kid also got deferred his application is strong. This insight is very helpful of you and thanks for spending time on this forum it does help a lot. Best Regards
@haost23 Thank you for the information we all appreaciate it! Did you send a LOCI, if you did do you think it helped?
@WizKid123 I assume it means Letter of Continued Interest.
@ everyone who was deferred, I’d like to say that while you may well get in RD, don’t be disheartened by the deferral even if Michigan is your top choice. I applied SCEA to Yale, my top choice, got differed, and then just 4 days later was accepted to Michigan, which I’m now realizing I’m just as happy to attend. The point is, Michigan could be for some of you what Yale is for me. I still have hope in the RD round for Yale, but now I’m feeling the same affinity for Michigan. You’ll most likely soon find that several other great schools want you, and it’ll make this deferral sting a lot less, believe me. In any case, all the very best for the RD round, at Michigan and at other schools too. 
@kjdoc19 I actually did send in a LOCI around a week before February 2nd, when the first wave came out. The interesting part is that I never got a response from the AO. I didn’t really care though because when Feb. 2nd came around, I got in. I’m not exactly sure if the LOCI helped since I got no response. My theory of the no response is maybe the AO knew I was gonna get in so didn’t care to respond. That’s my theory though and it could be totally different from that.
Didn’t they say that the most successful applicants just send in what’s required? Like not LOCI?
Deferred from UMich CoE
Direct Legacy at UMich
Stats -
ACT 34,
SAT Math Level 2 800
SAT Chem 800
SAT Physics 780
TOEFL 105
I have managed to consistently get A’s in all my 12th-grade classes although I got B’s in the 11th. I have rest all A’s in the 9th and 10th.
ECs -
I have published a Research Paper on Acta Astonautica Journal of Elsevier on GAGAN and future airports
2 projects on Data Science to be used in my school from the next academic year(LORs mention the same)
Zonal Level Table Tennis Player - best player for my age category in my club
I also train a few students twice a week
Finished within top 50 ranks in General AI Challenge, Solving the AI Race Round
Competed in News-Wiz Quiz till pre-televised rounds
Finished 4th in the western round of JAIBC India Competition
Participated in NASA’s Cassini Scientist for a Day Competition
Certified Scuba Diver
Working on creating an 8-bit computer using breadboards
Designed a Journal to enhance productivity for high-school students - working on releasing and selling copies on Amazon
Helped initiate Storytelling sessions for underprivileged students to teach elementary English with AASHA Foundation
Completed various online courses on Data Science and Mathematics
Part of an online Data Science invite-only community
Active medium (another website for blogging) writer - post weekly regarding algorithms, and general AI, ML news - basically whatever I find interesting
I finished in the top 5% of a national level data science competition held by Analytics Vidhya. Over 6000 statisticians, data scientists competed.
I am a trained vocalist of 9 years(5 years Carnatic + 4 years Hindustani) and pianist for 3 years
I thought I would get in - really confused as to why I got deferred.
I got accepted to Brown ED and totally forgot to withdraw my Michigan app - got deferred, 1560 SAT, lots of ecs. I don’t really mind since I’ve gotten in my ED school although I’m pretty surprised.
34 ACT
One B+ all As and A- in high school
I thought I had a really good common app essay, and a decent why michigan
800 SAT Math II
11 AP with 5s on 4/6 completed
Two teachers volunteered to co-write a rec-letter together
Played violin since 6yrs old, made all state 3 times in florida and michigna
white, Michigan native, moved to Florida recently.
Multiple internships, summer leadership academies, and economics at NYU over last summer.
Strong 1st semester of senior year grades: two A- all other As in all AP Classes.
Applied EA to Michigan with Ross Preffered Admission and Deffered.
Also waitlisted at Stern, and Accepted to Indiana Kelly with their largest out of state scholarship.
Wats an LOCl?
I remember the whole LOCI conversation from last year. Should I? Shouldn’t I?
Here is my best advice: If you went on a job interview, would you send a follow-up “thank you & still interested in the job” email? If you are the type that would, then send a LOCI. If that is something you would never do, then skip it.
Deferred OOS.
35 ACT
4.0 UW + all ECs
Volunteer hours 200+
3 club president with lot of activity
member in all 6 Honors Society
mentoring + tutoring
great essay + good recommendation letters (I hope)
this is not my first choice anyway.