Who’s everyone? The entire UMich Class of 2023 that posted here on CC or are you referring to my kid’s class, the Class of 2022?
I’m not an AdCom and no one here sees the applications. What we can see is that the CDS lists 15 areas of interest to AdComs. So, an admissions decision is based on those 15 factors (or lack thereof). As I mentioned above, I don’t think essays did the trick in my kid’s case. I think high stats and our HS yield were the top factors. Lots of disaffected California parents around these parts.