My son was admitted to Michigan!
We got back from seeing Star Wars and my son read his email and found out he was admitted to UofM, LSA! We wants to be a microbiologist.
I'm thrilled, if he decides to go to Michigan he will be the 4th generation in our family to go there.
We're out of state (VA) so paying for this will be problematic, but he is applying for scholarships.
I suspect he would rather attend William and Mary or UVA, but hopefully he'll...
GO BLUE!
December 19th, 2015 at 6:34 PM ^
The cost of being out of state on the other hand...oh boy!
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I am in HS (and live in Ohio) and my dream school is Michigan. I have only gotten A's since I've been in school and also play football, basketball, and baseball, and sing in the men's chorus. I am also in the student council at my school and am planning on doing volunteer work fro a local organization soon. Do you guys have any thoughts/suggestions for me?
December 19th, 2015 at 8:41 PM ^
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December 19th, 2015 at 6:00 PM ^
This is awesome.
Whoever downvoted this is a piece of shit.
Good luck and congrats!
December 19th, 2015 at 6:15 PM ^
Agree with everybody saying UVA in-state is an option better than or equal to UM. I had a similar dilemma while applying to undergrad. Got into UM, but got a guarenteed transfer offer (with some lax standards) to an Ivy my dad went to (Legacy). At that point I was pretty bummed, but my experience at Michigan could not have been any better. Had in-state tuition and saved ~100k for 4 years. And I can guarantee that an education at UVA, Michigan, or about any Ivy is essentially equal for undergrad.
One thing you won't get at most Ivy's though or some other options is a town like Ann Arbor to go to college in. You'll appreciate it when you graduate. The bar scene is 10/10, safety (around campus and essentially the entire town) is 10/10, and if you like food the food is 10/10. I don't like the cold too much so weather is probably a 6/10. And, there's literally no comparison sport wise to UMich. I had 4 years of Hoke (2 were pretty good), but still sports were amazing including bball.
To the applicants with ?s. Best way to get in IMO (I think I was admitted during the first surge of applicants due to the Common App) is to 1. Be in-state. and 2. Apply as early as possible.
December 19th, 2015 at 8:40 PM ^
All of these are conditioned not only on outstanding academics but on a really narrow and focused curricular reason for the transfer ("I want to study Linear B with Professor SoandSo"), the likes of which could not be predicted on behalf of a high school senior.
December 20th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
I think you should Google "guaranteed transfer" and Ivy League before you make assumptions (you'll find out the school). It definately does happen and I'm not talking about Yale, Princeton, or H. I'm now in a pretty damn good grad school after getting a degree from UM.
They obviously screen your application when you apply initially (from HS) and it's essentially a deferal to yield protect, but it happens every year.
Regular transfers (aka you didn't apply in the first place to the Ivy out of HS) I've heard are very rare.
December 19th, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
December 19th, 2015 at 9:44 PM ^
Deferrals are very, very common these days. It's hard to know why someone was deferred, since many students who could be successful at UM are not admitted every year. The acceptance rate has plumetted in the last ten years.
Along with her transcript, it doesn't hurt to send *one* letter conveying her maintained interest, and stating that UM would be her top choice if she were admitted. (If that is true.)
Also, if time permits, a new ACT score (or a SAT score) could help. Has she taken the exam more than once?
December 20th, 2015 at 12:53 AM ^
December 20th, 2015 at 1:08 AM ^
You're welcome! Obviously I'm not an admissions staff member, but I hope my anecdotal information helped a little. I hope that everything works out for your daughter.
December 20th, 2015 at 8:39 AM ^
Make use of the Alumni Office, even if you arent' a member. I have seen them help with deffered admissions - advising on whom to contact, making a call or contact themselves, and so on. Not a guarantee, but it can often help.
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December 19th, 2015 at 7:08 PM ^
Mr. Hatter. And good luck to you with your daughter's application!
December 19th, 2015 at 7:42 PM ^
good luck getting financial aid as an out of state student
December 19th, 2015 at 7:43 PM ^
December 19th, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
Congratulations, that's fantastic. FWIW, microbiology at Michigan is pretty great (or at least it was a dozen years ago when that was my major. The final exam for the intro micro course was bascially a choose your own adventure story where the exam taker was the doctor on a cruise ship. Each question advanced the story and would have things like, "the ships' chef Frank has twice been suspended for health code violations but the boat's owners are too cheap to fire him. In the past 3 hours, 14 guests have come to your office with crampy abdominal pain and 15 others have been sighted barfing over the side of the boat. A gram stain of the left over stew from last night reveals gram positive cocci, what is the most likely toxin causing their symptoms". If I remember, there were a couple of dramatic love triangles involving related infectious complications as well. Sorry for the nerd-tangent, but congrats again.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:25 PM ^
Congratulations!
December 19th, 2015 at 9:33 PM ^
My oldest got in last year. Tonight she went to the YSU hoops game and next week will go to the Citrus Bowl. UM hockey jersey for Xmas. And she had good grades for the first semester! Just very proud and happy she is having a great time soaking in the UM experience. Hope your kids have similar experiences wherever they wind up!
December 19th, 2015 at 9:39 PM ^
I know there was something that was dressed as a general thread for this earlier today, but it is nice to see the individual reactions from our proud MGoParents as well. Congratulations to your son, RGard, and from the MGoCommunity, do welcome him to the Michigan family!
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December 20th, 2015 at 9:00 AM ^
My kid is a junior at Brother Rice and would be 3rd gen on both sides of the family! Wants Aero Engineering. I know he'll knockdown a 32-34 in the ACT, but to keep it interesting, he's consistently pulling just a 3.5.....It's going to be MIchigan, RPI, or Purdue. For once my heart and wallet are in the same place.
December 20th, 2015 at 8:19 PM ^
Best of luck wherever he decides to attend!
December 21st, 2015 at 7:12 AM ^
Thanks for the wonderful responses. I read a bunch of them to my wife and son.
It is so great being part of this community.
Go Blue!