<p>As a heads up- last year- my double legacy, high stats daughter was deferred. </p>
<p>Many of her friends that she has at school now are also double legacies. And they were also deferred. It’s the reason for the deferral letter that mentions family ties, because it happens so frequently. </p>
<p>It’s unfair to call it dirty politics, because in last year’s pool, it appeared that being a legacy or a staff member’s child increased your chances of deferral, because they knew you would wait for the decision.</p>
<p>Admissions are hard. The metrics are complicated. At the end of the day, you have to trust the process. After all- if it is the school you believe is he best fit for you, then you have to trust that it will work out the way you wish. </p>
<p>And again, my daughter was accepted by the end of January, after being deferred in December. Some of her new friends at school were accepted in March. And none of it matters now, because they are all thriving and happy and where they very clearly belong. </p>
<p>A slightly different view, I am a double legacy that was accepted on Friday and I don’t fall into the the “lower” stat group. I think CC is only a small slice of the people who were admitted and it’s hard to make any conclusions. </p>
<p>@DeaconBlues I go to a school that’s 45 min away from the university, and where we are very close to the admissions counselors. Here, I have not seen one person with legacy not get in. Maybe in other areas that may be the case, but at my school it is as clear as day what the admissions committee did. </p>
<p>A feeder school is different than another school, but still does not guarantee admission, it only guarantees that the adcom is very familiar with the workings of the school. Within that parameter, apparently the people chosen were exactly what was being looked for in the early applicant pool.</p>
<p>So perhaps you should have couched your comment about dirty politics differently. . And I would still argue that being a legacy is absolutely no guarantee of admission, or early admission at that. </p>
<p>Last year, many double and single legacies and staff kids were deferred, and others denied. It also happened the previous year. There are also legacies deferred this year that have reported on CC within the last few days. </p>
<p>I am sorry you see it the way you do, but your perception does not reality makes as a whole.</p>
<p>Am in my phone so can’t easily read the whole thread. Has it already been shared that Michigan cut EA in about half this year due to 5 years of over-enrollment. </p>
<p>@jym. In the other thread someone posted the article about how Michigan announced it cut EA almost in half. So people are correct that this year is just not one where " it’s always like this " </p>
<p>Do you guys think that deferred students will still hear back from UM around late January? Or will the timeline be different due to the new methodology?</p>
<p>The UMich admissions Tumblr is a great resource and staffed by members of the adcom. </p>
<p>Asking questions there would be a great way to get answers, and you can do it semi anonymously. </p>
<p>And if you’re lucky, they’ll answer in gifs, which always helps lighten the mood. </p>
<p>Historically- deferred students hear back in tiers. There has usually been a group in late January, right before RD closes. And then the others are truly rolled into RD, and start hearing in staggered groups after that. This year may be different, and it seems like a great question to ask on the Tumblr. </p>
<p>@DeaconBlues. Since Michigan’s tumbler claims" it doesn’t even know when it gave acceptances in the past (it’s a "“secret even from us” ) it seems pretty unlikely they’d give out that info now. </p>
<p>I also got deferred, but I heard that UM had so many early applicants they didn’t even get through the admissions process and just deferred the leftovers. I’m not sure if that is true. </p>
<p>Either way,
4.7 weighted, top 6% of class of 520, 2260 SAT and an International Baccalaureate Diploma candidate with extracurriculars the Harvard admissions counselor literally called “perfect.”</p>
<p>Definitely disappointed I didn’t get in… What percent chance do you think I have of getting in through RD? </p>
<p>I’m Asian and my parents make 200K+. Essays were 9/10, recs were 10/10. </p>
<p>They are very good at using their social media. I would gently suggest that you don’t quite understand the gif and response you are basing your reply to me on- it’s very clear to me. They have done the EA. They will see who begins to accept. The class is starting to shape. They keep adding and building and looking until they are done- and they will not know completely when they are done until they have the class looking as they want. A question that asks for a specific drop dead date other than the end of March/beginning of April is never going to be answered the way some may wish. But if you have other questions? Ask them. </p>
<p>Last year my kid and others I knew had multiple questions answered that way. It was fantastic. </p>
<p>But only you can decide if you’d like to try it or not. It was just a suggestion. </p>
<p>They do know what’s up. It’s a pretty terrific resource, actually, if you are savvy and can grt what they’re saying when they tease, and also when they are straight up asked and are direct. </p>
<p>Good luck to you. I understand deferral is upsetting. But try and remember that the majority of the alum/adults/parents ( I’m all three) are actually trying to help you. </p>
<p>@DeaconBlues. First I am not disappointed. As in mentioned in other posts my daughter was admitted and is thrilled. I do help others in my area with admissions ( volunteer basis) and am trying to get a handle on what happened here. Can you explain the gif?? As far as I could tell the question was how often Michigan admitted students before April under RD. The “it’s a secret " answer seemed obnoxious to me since it was seeking info about PAST stats. I can understand if someone was asking abouT a " drop dead” date or info about what would happen this year but they weren’t. Tell me what it is I didn’t understand. </p>
<p>@lialex14 hey, how did you write your letter to UM after you were deferred? what did you mention in the letter to show your burning desire to attend UM without sounding too desperate?</p>
<p>Umich is not clear with its stats and admissions processes. Hopefully they will become more transparent and informative. </p>
<p>I suspect they are awaiting some ED acceptance info from some of their deferrals and will work with a smaller group to accept and will up their yield this way Actually good strategy as those accepts would have hurt the yield. I’m sorry for those kids who paired UMich with a high risk ED and then got deferred and rejected. Double whammy hurts badly. Also, it seems to me that some SCEA schools do allow state schools as another choice which made UMich double up that way as well–didn’t check the language this year to see if it’s still the case, so I’m not sure about that, it used to take the sting out of a deferal or reject to have a great school like UMich accept at the same time, and some kids would go with it since they did not want to file more apps and felt they like UMich enough Now those in this situation will have to go through the RD process is they did not do so at the same time they did their early apps and a UMich accept will compete with other other schools </p>
<p>@carlsandburgsr no, I have no idea. Are you emailing U of M saying that you got differed but still really wanna go? How are you writing the email?</p>