<p>So I got waitlisted and Michigan was my top choice. I have a few questions.</p>
<p>The website says answers come as late as late June, but does it usually come earlier (i know it has to be some time after may 1)</p>
<p>How many people usually get taken off the waitlist and get admitted? The website just says it varies.</p>
<p>They also say to send my last semester report card. What else can I send to improve my chances?</p>
<p>Posted this last night</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1321220-waitlist-numbers.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1321220-waitlist-numbers.html</a></p>
<p>…and the year before there were 79 admitted out of the 3,724 that accepted a spot on the waitlist:</p>
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<p>OP, first, enroll at one of the colleges where you have an acceptance. If you have received any awards or there is any pertinent new information since your mid-year report it’s fine to send that. You can always tell them you will attend if accepted (if your family can afford to do that.) The absolute best advice is to fall in love with another school and if you happen to get off the waitlist you can figure it out.</p>
<p>My son waited until the bitter end on the waitlist, enrolled in his backup school. Transferred after 1 year. The odds are very low in getting off the waitlist. Hopefully you have a backup you like. momofthreeboys gives good advice here.</p>
<p>Anybody know when we can expect updates?</p>
<p>Although 15,000 sounds very high, it is not unusual for universities to waitlist as many students as they admit. Michigan admitted 16,000 students last year, so waitlisting 15,000 is not that strange. Harvard and Princeton do it annually, even though their yield is higher and the odds of applicants accepting a spot on the waitlist and accepting an acceptance off the waitlist are significantly higher.</p>
<p>I would not recommend suspending your life waiting to hear back from the waitlist. The odds of being accepted off the waitlist are very low.</p>
<p>Alexandre: but why? </p>
<p>And if a kid is not plugged in on CC, how are they supposed to know that the waitlist basically means nothing?..I know Umich is not alone in this but I just don’t get it; never have, never will…</p>
<p>Just an update… I emailed my counselor at UMich and she said the class is essentially full. If they admit anyone off of it, it will be a very select group of people. If you were still hanging on to any hope, I would just move on at this point.</p>
<p>Any updates?</p>