Accepted Instate CoE (BME)
33 ACT 2250 SAT
No legacy Good Ec’s
4 AP
So relieved and excited! Good Luck to those who were deferred!! 
@nycstudent98 Couldn’t agree more… my son has great creds (34ACT, 4.0 uwGPA, Competitive PA highschool, good ECs, etc. as do sooooo many of the kids I’m seeing on CC. He was accepted to CoE and I think his essays made him stand out. They were REAL and his personality came across in them. My advice to deferred students who REALLY want to go to Michigan…send a letter to regional admissions officer and to the general admissions email telling them that Michigan is not only your first choice, but take the opportunity to tell them WHY. Be real. I think you only get one more chance because they are not going to keep reading multiple emails from the same candidate. Good luck to all who are deferred.
Unlikely
Umich cares much more about HS grades vs ACT or SAT scores
Slim… your HS grades are more important to UM than SAT/ACTs…and yours are much weaker than average CoE kid
Yes. One of my friend’s sons was accepted to KINES evening of 12-18
I recall from a year or two ago that an admissions counselor from Umich stated that over 90% of Umich’s acceptances go out to EA kids… A deferral or waitlist is not good. I’ve heard 2 stories of kids who were waitlisted and stayed in very regular touch with the admissions office, submitted rock star senior grades and got accepted in May…it does happen, but obviously very rarely.
^ That is really exaggerated. In addition, the EA admission rate has dropped by half last year that they actually accepted more students in the RD round than EA.
Those who were deferred, what specific college did you apply to?
@djkav1, that is entirely untrue.
I did not get my result back yet… I applied to their dual degree program (LSA&music), but the two schools release their results separately… So I’m pretty sure the admission result email from LSA should have arrived… Or do I have to wait???
Funny how all these debates are taking place between applicants. It would be interesting to hear from an admissions counselor has to say. As for GPAs, however, it depends on your school. Many east coast private schools are notoriously hard graders. UM accepts their applicants with MUCH lower GPAs.
Okay people have been posting a lot about the two versions of the deferral letter and whether one is better than the other. Here are the two versions (if anyone has seen a third version, please post with any thoughts as well):
(1)
Dear ____,
Thank you for your application to the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts for Fall 2016. We are pleased that you have applied and are impressed with your achievements. However, our high application volume, coupled with the very strong credentials of our applicants in recent years, has contributed to an increasingly competitive admissions process. As a result, we are writing to inform you that your application is currently being deferred for further review.
While we recognize this is not the answer that you were hoping to hear, perhaps particularly so because of your family ties with the University, your application remains under consideration. All final admissions decisions of admit, deny, or waitlist will be made no later than early April, 2016.
Strong fall semester or trimester grades may improve your status in the deferred pool of applicants. Therefore, please ask your high school counselor to forward them when they become available. Beyond that, we are confident that the information you have given us is more than sufficient for a final decision. The most successful candidates send us only what we require. Please refer to the website https://umich.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2080 for FAQ’s about the admission process and what to do next.
We hope your interest in Michigan continues. You have our best wishes for an enjoyable and successful end of your senior year.
Sincerely,
Erica L. Sanders
Interim Director
(2)
Dear ____:
Thank you for your freshman application to the University of Michigan. After an initial individualized and comprehensive review of your application, we have determined that we will need additional information in order to make a final decision. We will not re-evaluate your application file until after our regular decision deadline of February 1, 2016. We need this additional information and time to ensure that we give your application the best possible review. We will notify you of a final decision on your application by early April.
The quality of grades earned in academic courses is one of several critical factors taken into consideration in evaluating a student’s competitive admissibility. To give your application a final evaluation, we will need your fall semester or first trimester grades. Because it is important that we receive these grades as soon as possible, please request to have a PDF of your grades sent from the issuing institution to our office via an e-transcript vendor or to ecredentials@umich.edu. If your counselor sent the initial School Report for your application through The Common Application online portal, they will need to complete the 2015-2016 MidYear Report using the same method. Otherwise, please ask your high school counselor to fax a report of these grades to our office at 734-936-0740.
Be sure your U-M ID ******** is on all materials submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
We appreciate your interest in the University of Michigan and look forward to receiving the information requested. If you have specific follow-up questions, please visit https://umich.custhelp.com or phone 734-764-7433. We look forward to reviewing your completed application and appreciate your interest in the University of Michigan.
Go Blue!
University of Michigan
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
admissions.umich.edu
Hard to say if one is “better” than the other, but I would say the second letter feels somewhat better as it specifically mentions they need the fall semester transcript - as soon as possible - in order to make a “final evaluation”. They also insert the applicant’s personal UM ID and remind them to include it with all communications. In contrast, the first letter says strong grades might help and send them “when they become available” and then basically says “don’t send anything else”.
Odd that there are even two forms of the letter, and that one is sent by a named rep from admissions (Ms. Sanders) and the other is not.
Thoughts?
I will post this on the deferral thread as well. Best of luck to everyone!
GO BLUE!
It appears to me that the first letter indicates that it’s recipients are still being considered for (albeit later) Early Action, whereas the second letter is clearly s deferral to RD. So, while the first group is likely to hear before Feb 1, the second group will hear back during the RD cycle. The first letter also seems to indicate that perhaps admissions didn’t get to fully evaluate the applicants file in light of the fact that s/he is a legacy applicant.
@YellowDune I also applied as a dual (LSA and music). LSA’s decision should be out by now; however, if you don’t get accepted, you still have a chance in the music program!
@umsigmadom You sure? Because I got letter #1. Will it increase my chances if I email the regional admissions officer stating my continued interest in UMich?
@macintosh3D,
There is an email sent out, apparently a few days after decisions, that invites a couple of strong applicants to apply for the LSA honors program. It’s not an acceptance, just an invitation to write the essay.
That said, has anyone received an invitation yet?
I just received an email encouraging me to apply to LSA honors based on my high school performance, did anyone else get this?
I just got an invite (through email) 10 mins ago that says:
“Congratulations on your admission to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan! I am writing to tell you about the LSA Honors Program and to give you the opportunity to be considered for admission to the Honors Program.”
Is that similar to the one others have, or are there different versions?
what’s your email?