To be honest, I think that we can all speculate and theorize all we want but we will never truly know why one person got in over the other, what the admissions people are actually thinking, what certain quotas they actually do or do not need to reach, whether visiting the school actually makes a difference… and the list could go on forever. I know sometimes it helps calm nerves trying to understand the process but all anyone can do it wait, find out their personal decision, go from there and not compare themselves to others who got in this year or any other year. I wish everyone the best of luck but try to remember that wherever you get in and end up going to is where you’re meant to be!
Also, to anyone who has first semester exams this week (like me lol), focus on those! They are something you can actually control, and if you get deferred, admissions may ask for your first semester grades.
Of course it’s valid to show interest and knowledge, but don’t think that is the one reason anyone is accepted or rejected. First and foremost it is a numbers game.
New to CC, but I’ve been lurking this page and more UMich related ones…thought I would add my input. I agree with @calraterboi, it is indeed first and foremost a numbers game. My counselor is close with the UMich admissions counselor, and told me the very first thing they even care to see includes test scores and GPA. That’s why my counselor can chance seniors at my high school just by those numbers.
Also, my regional UMich counselor came to speak to my school (I am in state, an hour away from AA), and she ranked the facets of each college app in order of importance:
- GPA
- ACT/SAT
- Rigor of courses (in general (AP, IB, honors, etc.) and the ones you take compared to what your school offers)
- Extra-Curriculars (leadership and depth is important)
- Miscellaneous (interest, etc.)
But yes, of course of course of course, interest is important as UMich tracks it!
Hope this was helpful. Good luck everyone!!! T-6 days 
Hey, sorry I’m new to this thread. Has anybody accessed the “Wolverine Access” to follow their application status? For some reason the system is not working at the moment.
Where did you get the 18th from? Everything I’ve seen says the 24th with notification by email.
@csHopeful98 the 24th is the latest EA applicants will hear. Based on previous years, decisions start being released the friday before Christmas which is the 18th this year.
@csHopeful98 some people in this thread have said that at admissions info sessions and such the admissions counselors have also said that they’ll start releasing results on the 18th.
@csHopeful98 The term they use is always “BY the 24th,” with “by” being the operative word. No later than Christmas Eve, but it could be before then. If they do a progressive rollout, some will have them on Friday and the rest will get them sometime before Christmas.
This is unrelated but anyone know when we are supposed to hear from UVa EA?
End of Jan 
@VaishS
Does anyone know how Michigan sends out decisions? Like in batches so only a couple come out on the 18th or all at once?
looking at the trend from past years they declare the friday before the 24th… most of the decisions posted on 18th i believe, and a trickle after that until the 24th. The result would be admitted, denied or defer (pushed to the RD application pool or may be ask for the mid year report before a decision is made).
is it through email or wolverine access?
From what I understand, you will get an email to let you know decision is in and to check your wolverine account.
“Denied” is a decision they rarely ever make in EA. Unless you literally will not stand a chance (eg, 15 ACT, 2.5 GPA, low-quality essays and weak or no ECs all without a valid excuse), you won’t receive a reject. You will most likely be deferred.
If we get deferred, when will we find out if we have been accepted or rejected after that? I’ve heard U of M does a rolling admission after that, but I’ve also heard it takes a couple of months.
@kandrews I believe that they do rolling admissions. But that doesn’t mean you’ll hear back immediately. They’ll only tell you if you’ve been accepted, and if you’re rejected they’ll only tell you in April, unless you’ve got pretty much no chance. That’s at least what I’ve gleaned from others’ posts on CC.
I am a freshman at UM who was deferred EA last year. All EA decisions will come out on the friday before the 24th, being this friday the 18th. After EA decisions, those who were deferred will start hearing back around the last friday of january or the first friday of february. Admissions for regular decision come out in batches and are always on fridays for engineering and LSA. Other schools such as STAMPS and SMTD do release decisions on other days of the week, typically in the same week that a batch will come out.
Additionally, rejections and waitlist decisions were not released until the final one or two batches of regular decision last year, around the end of march/beginning of April.