@momcat1 - There are more acceptances coming. That said, of the remaining a strong majority will be rejections and waitlist offers. While they are going to take more off the waitlist this year, that still is of the longest of long shots. Regardless, wait (which may be until mid-April) for that decision; Michigan is worth it. Admissions has nothing against anyone and they are not intentionally trying to frustrate anyone; it’s just a long and arduous process.
If your student is offered the waitlist, go ahead and accept it BUT, still try to get your student to move on emotionally to their next choice. If the waitlist comes up for him/her consider it at that time; else again my advise is to move on as the chances are very slim.
God, I hope we get a batch this Friday. One of my teachers just offered to drive me 12 hours to Ann Arbor (his hometown) to tour the campus on April 6th… leaving on Easter Sunday and coming back late Monday night, and all expenses paid. It’s an incredibly insane and generous offer, and I would feel terrible if we went without knowing my admission status and then I ended up rejected. He’s the kind of teacher who wouldn’t have a bit of regret because he cares more about the experience and lessons learned, but that wouldn’t change my guilt. He cares deeply for each student’s future plans, but he’s never done something like this in his decades of teaching (he retires this year). Technically, I could find out next Friday and still be okay, but changing plans that last minute would be messy.
Guys, I applied February 1st with 35 ACT and 4.0 UW, 8 APs with 5s, and a decent amount of ECs but I haven’t gotten my decision yet. Do you think I will get in? I applied for engineering and preferred admission to Ross
@jjh2003 It does not make difference. Students only need to make decision by May 1. Accepted before or after Ivies admission would not change anything.
Our school counselor was told that the “vast majority” of candidates have now been admitted and that few places remain. When our counselor pressed them on the chances for those waiting for a decision, he was told to take the fact that some students haven’t heard as an indication of their prospects!
As for Michigan not wanting to announce more decisions right before “Ivy Day”, I’d say that those still waiting to hear aren’t really in danger of being admitted to Harvard.
I also don’t understand why they don’t send out more rejections early on. With 55,000 applications, they could reject 30,000, accept 15,000, and still have 10,000 available to fill the open spots in March through May. Maybe they have rejected a lot this year but it certainly doesn’t seem like it based on the small number I know of.