<p>@Theinstigator, we don’t have a set schedule for when decisions are released-- we review applications and release decisions on a rolling basis.</p>
<p>But…as it’s clearly not First-In-First-Out, what is the basis on which notifications “roll”? (I.e, by school, geographically, alpha, best and worst candidates notified first?)</p>
<p>Finally…UMAdmissions has arrived! WECLCOME!</p>
<p>tougis, I do not think it matters at this stage. All responses should be out by April 5.</p>
<p>UMAdmissions, how many applicants for Freshman admissions did Michigan receive this year. Some have been claiming 55,000. Is this figure accurate? And is Michigan looking to accept a similar number as last year (15,500), or is the University aiming for a larger freshman class…or expecting a lower yield, and therefore planning on admitting a slightly higher number?</p>
<p>I get that it doesn’t matter to you, Alexandre. I was actually expressing my own interest. Furthermore, that information may be useful to future applicants–certainly more so than the yield info you’re looking for at any rate.</p>
<p>What I mean tougis is that it is already almost April. Everybody will hear back between the 23rd of March and the 5th of April. But you make a good point. Perhaps UMAdmissions can explain if there is a method behind the dates of release. I personally think at this time, Michigan should do what other universities with similar selectivity standards do; release all answers on the same day, like December 20 for EA and April 1 for RD. This whole rolling admissions is giving everybody undue anxiety.</p>
<p>Also, my question (about how many applications and acceptance we can expect) is relevant to those who are waiting. Michigan admitted approximately 7,000 EA applicants. That means if 55,000 really did apply, you will have 48,000 applicants for 9,000 acceptances (that’s under 20%).</p>
<p>UMAdmissions, thank you for your bravery and patience in coming here. If decisions are rolling, can we expect more in the coming weeks? To Theinstigator’s question, it is creating a form of OCD to be waiting with no idea of when, with certain unnamed family members obsessively checking WA starting each Thursday ( or earlier). If there is a way to say, ‘we will not release the next batch until after March 23,’ for example, some of us could close a window on our computers and focus better for a few days.</p>
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<p>I agree. I’d be interested in hearing if there are some methodological barriers to doing that (say server limitations or something along those lines).</p>
<p>“I’d be interested in hearing if there are some methodological barriers to doing that (say server limitations or something along those lines).”</p>
<p>Not likely. UCLA receives over 80,000 applicants for freshman admissions, and they release their decisions on the same say. But I would definitely like to know why Michigan does not release its decisions on the same day. Many universities who receive a large number of applications do work in phases behind closed doors, but release all the answers on the same day. Cornell does it that way. Some decisions are made in late February or earl March, but they release all their decision at the end of March, along with all the other Ivy League.</p>
<p>@MomofNEA, we completely understand that this can be a stressful time for families as they wait for their student’s admission decision. Unfortunately, we do not have a set date that the next batch of decisions will be released. All we can promise is that students will hear back by early April. </p>
<p>As for the number of applications we have received, the official count will not be available until this summer.</p>
<p>UMAdmissions, I’d like to send you flowers. :)</p>
<p>From, the mother of a newly admitted student :)</p>
<p>P.S. You very nearly drove me to the madhouse.</p>
<p>UMAdmissions, thank you for taking the time to reply. I guess we can live with uncertainty for a few more weeks–there is more waiting behind us now than there is ahead. Happy Spring!</p>
<p>“As for the number of applications we have received, the official count will not be available until this summer.”</p>
<p>What about the unofficial count? ;-)</p>
<p>UMAdmissions, perhaps you could give us a rough gauge of how many of the total class has been admitted. I am not referring to an exact number or percentage, but is the majority of the class already accepted, with only the crumbs remaining? Or is there still a significant (over 20%) of the acceptances still unannounced?</p>
<p>…or, indeed, any information about anything whatever.</p>
<p>I understand UMAdmissons’ dilemna. He does not want to give anybody any inaccurate response, and at this stage, any response would entail some guess work on her/his part. UMAdmissions has confirmed what the University has stated all along; that all decisions will be made by early April (hopefully, by April 5). </p>
<p>But it would be great if she/he could give us some estimates, particularly around how many acceptances have yet to be sent out (only a ball park figure), or why Michigan does not move to a sending out all admissions on the same day.</p>
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<p>Are u sure all decisions will be out by 4/5? I have been told by the regional rep that my son’s won’t be made available until late April. He applied to U of M at the very last second.</p>
<p>In truth, I was surprised that Michigan even signed up for this because like most public institutions, Michigan would rather not misspeak or say something that could be misconstrued. I agree with jackdaniels. We should not bother UMAdmissions. Those of you with personal questions should do as advised; contact the admissions office directly.</p>
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<p>Just so you know, tougis, last year I recall someone on cc explaining they were told that different regional admissions counselors decisions are released once the number of acceptances has reached a threshold of 300 for a particular rep. So the release dates and times are very ad hoc as a result. Of course, this is “just hearsay” from a poster who had asked and then reported to the thread.</p>
<p>So, if five people, for example, from your school hear, but you don’t, that doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to be waitlisted or rejected. That just means that 300 decisions by the one adcom had been reached to be released from the system. You could be the 301st applicant selected for admission, but would go in the next batch of 300 – meaning you would wait until 299 more decisions were made. At least, that was how it was conveyed in the post, if I recall correctly.</p>
<p>Michigan itself gives clues about the role of candidate quality. On its assessment sheet, which is VERY transparent, it shows that ultimately an applicant will be rated as a “Very High Admit”; a “High Admit”, Admit, or Admit with Reservation, or Deny. </p>
<p>Notwithstanding the scheduling issues around multiple readers, three readings and final release/approval by an “admissions staff leader,” the rating criteria kind of means that you could end up in a situation where they have to know HOW MANY “VERY HIGH ADMIT” candidates there are to which to make offers before releasing “HIGH ADMIT” and so on. Other consideration would include subtler goals in making up the class body, such as # of In-State/OOS, # of underrepresented geographical areas; # of socioeconomically underrepresented candidates, etc. that will influence who hears when.</p>
<p>Date of application likely only applies as a function of how far your app has progressed through the 3-reader system. Again, at the end of the day, there are going to be wide variables. Remember that once you’ve been deferred, that means that you are “re-reviewed” once the regular pool has been assessed – meaning that normally, they would have to finish assessing the regular pool before notifying MOST of the deferred students. The exceptions to this may be related to a “VERY HIGH ADMIT” rating, or meeting one of the subtler “class makesup” needs/diversity goals, or simply represent that there were fewer applicants from that particular geographic area. </p>
<p>While they <em>could</em> hold ALL decisions, as other schools do, is there a compelling reason not to communicate with “VERY HIGH ADMIT” candidates earlier on? Hard to say.</p>
<p>The take away is that unfortunately, you just won’t know until you know, but that you are in the running until and unless you receive a rejection or a waitlist notification. Prudence dictates planning for the worst but expecting the best ;)</p>
<p>And last year, just so you know, even though SOME people were put on the waitlist in early April, some were also subsequently admitted off that very same waitlist even before the end of April and in some cases just a few days later. That can and does happen. It is, however, less likely to happen after May 1st, once the yield has borne out.</p>
<p>None of this was intended to bother UMADmissions, btw. I just wanted to share what I’ve gleaned (perhaps incorrectly) over the last few years of watching these threads. I am not disingeniously trying to get UMadmissions to correct any misperceptions here…I realize he or she has much more pressing manners on his/her plate ;)</p>