OT- Michigan Early Action
I applied to Michigan Early Action and was wondering if anyone knew the exact date they would be announcing. I know it will come out by the 24th but was hoping to hear earlier so I could suprise my mom with an acceptance letter and Michigan gear. I hope to be a third generation Wolverine and have grown up a huge fan so I am a bit anxious. Any insight knowledge would be appreciated.
December 15th, 2017 at 2:10 PM ^
I got in after being deffered from the early action and still wound up in the honors college so if you don't get in on the 22nd its also not the end of the world.
December 15th, 2017 at 2:19 PM ^
Kids today will never know the anxiety of opening your mailbox to see whether you got the thin envelope or the fat envelope.
December 15th, 2017 at 2:26 PM ^
I always knew to watch for the big envelopes. My UM EA came in the middle of December. Do you guys watch for big emails?
December 15th, 2017 at 2:23 PM ^
December 15th, 2017 at 2:43 PM ^
Before or after the adoption of the Common App? EA decisions were released on a rolling basis when I applied (no Common App) in 2009, so I got my acceptance in October. In recent years, decisions have come out all at once.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^
I applied in 2011, so after.
December 15th, 2017 at 5:49 PM ^
before Thanksgiving on EA in 2009, daughter was wait listed til alsost Easter in 2012. Sons a bum with a great degree, daughter is in the Peace Corps and the world is her oyster.
December 15th, 2017 at 6:51 PM ^
December 15th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^
I have the email too! I just can't imagine ever archiving or deleting it lol.
December 15th, 2017 at 2:27 PM ^
Go Blue!!
December 15th, 2017 at 2:38 PM ^
I'm waiting for my early action response too so I know the feeling OP. It was a great feeling when I got officially invited for my SMTD audition so an actual acceptance letter(or email) would be amazing. Thanks to all you application vets for the info!
December 15th, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^
December 15th, 2017 at 2:41 PM ^
Did you have to do anything else after getting deferred to stay in consideration, or did you just have to wait until March before you heard anything else?
December 15th, 2017 at 2:57 PM ^
EA at Michigan is a common backup play for many Ivy League caliber applicants. As soon as those candidates accept their Early Decision admissions to their Ivy of #1 choice, they are required to notify Michigan and withdraw their application. That happens over the month of January and opens a ton of spots for kids that have been deferred EA.
December 15th, 2017 at 4:28 PM ^
December 15th, 2017 at 3:33 PM ^
Depending on the year typically 50-70% of the class gets in in December. There are still spots available. I think it'll be towards the lower of those numbers this year.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
Back when the Big Envelope was the thing many a year ago and Early Action wasn't even a glimmer in the Admissions Office's eye, I got my acceptance package on December 22nd. All my friends had heard a couple weeks earlier. I was freaked out, with no idea what came next if I didn't get in, because I was dumb and only applied to one school. Opening that mailbox was arguably the best thing that's ever happened to me.
I feel your anxiety. Good luck!
December 15th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^
Is there no big envelope anymore? I remember purposely ignoring the email to wait for the envelope in the mail, hoping it was a sweeter moment.
December 15th, 2017 at 4:36 PM ^
December 15th, 2017 at 8:43 PM ^
One school applicant posbang?! I only applied to UM. The big envelope changed my life.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:04 PM ^
Write an e-mail or actual letter (!) to the admissions officer that covers your school, stressing that you are still very interested in UM, and giving any major new honors you have earned. Also, ask your counselor to fill out the midyear report on Common App and make sure they send an updated transcript with your 7th semester grades. We have found having your counselor or principal call really has no effect on their ultimate decision.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:31 PM ^
If you get deferred you have about until the third week of January to submit new info including fall grades. They won't tell you this but if you have an extra recommendation, I'd send it. I'd also send a letter stating your interest. You would be surprised but if it comes down to making a decision between two applicants and one clearly states they want in, they take into consideration.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:05 PM ^
Glad to know the tip of checking Wolverine Access if the mail doesn't show up. I still think it's pretty weak for them to send out word on the last business day before Christmas and then bail for break. I remember getting my acceptance letter in November, back in the paper application and snail mail days. I cannot believe how much more of a production it is to apply and get into Michigan (and other schools) then when I was there.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:25 PM ^
Parents suck, I can't imagine having to deal with overbearing parents if their kid doesn't get in and they feel wronged. They 100% should bail, they made their decisions and don't owe anyone an explanation. There are thousands of good applicants who don't get every year, its just the way it works.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:29 PM ^
It will go up on Wolverine Access way before anything else. Its a good idea to keep your eyes peeled there.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:07 PM ^
Good luck to everyone! Go Blue!
December 15th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^
I don't know the answer to your question, but best of luck man.
December 15th, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^
I do Alumni Student Recruiting for the Admissions Office. There isn't an exact date but I can tell you that for the last five years they've sent out early decision notification about a week before Christmas. Since the Common App came on the scene I believe the earliest I've seen it was the 15th and latest was 21st/22nd.
December 15th, 2017 at 6:47 PM ^
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December 15th, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^
I heard back last year on the 21st. I remember everybody at my school was terrified about the alleged Christmas Eve deadline, but I wouldn't worry about that, my guess is it's a standard measure of time they purport every year. Everybody hears back at the same time, whether you're accepted or deferred (or declined if they still actually do that for EA). Good luck, and Go Blue!
December 15th, 2017 at 3:44 PM ^
Good luck! Go Blue!
December 15th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^
I got mine exactly 6 years ago today. I remember getting nervous seeing people getting accepted on the forums. Dad took me out to a movie, and had the good news waiting for me in my inbox when I came back.
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December 15th, 2017 at 9:20 PM ^
I got my U-M acceptance letter on October 15, 1995. It's a very different world now of Common Apps, perfectly tailored essays, and precision, laser beam teacher letters of recommendation.
December 15th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
I was just talking to my son, who's a senior, and he was relaying all his friends' accolades and the schools they were, and were not, getting into. It's crazy that 17 and 18 year old's have to be exceptional (and close to perfect on paper) to even think about getting into a good school. He has a friend with a 3.9 (out of 4.0) GPA and a 35 ACT who got into Vanderbilt, but other friends with similar numbers and crazy amounts of extracurriculars who didn't. Another girl is our school's champion debater, two years ahead in math (whatever comes after Calculus senior year), world traveler (lived for a year in India while her single mom did a Fulbright scholarship), great writer, etc, etc, and she just got into Columbia. I cannot imagine myself at age 17 doing anything but writing good papers and smoking a lot of cigarettes.
December 15th, 2017 at 9:23 PM ^
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December 15th, 2017 at 10:02 PM ^
we've gotten this far and nobody said a word about INSIGHT knowledge??????
this place is falling apart
December 15th, 2017 at 11:06 PM ^
My wife is in a Michigan parent group that seems to know everything about U of M and this is their consensus opinion.
Back in the stone age, I filled out UM's 4 page application in pen which included three references and mailed it in after my Junior year. We took the SAT once and didn't prepare for it at all. Like many here, I was, and still am, arrogant and only applied to one school. I was accepted in October and boy did I enjoy the rest of my Senior year.
Things are so much harder (and expensive) now.
December 16th, 2017 at 9:39 AM ^
December 20th, 2017 at 4:48 PM ^
Wednesday afternoon as foretold.
Never underestimate a group of U of Michigan helicopter moms : )
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December 16th, 2017 at 12:11 PM ^
My 10 year old is determined to attend Michigan and per an earlier post, I just told him he'll be up against 54,000 other kids. He looked up from his ipad and said "I'm pretty sure I'm in good position."
Love this kid.