<p>I thought two were required. Oh well, I sent 4 so hopefully that will help me out a bit.</p>
<p>I made a mistake on my common app that i just caught that said I was an out of state student. ■■■. I’m in state. Should I try and change it this close?</p>
<p>^ darn that really sucks. I doubt there’s anything they can do about it now… You should still let em know for tuition and stuff… and if you get deferred it could help you w admission.</p>
<p>^^ UM does their own assessment of IS/OS, so check WA and see if they made a different determination.</p>
<p>I don’t expect this years “notice timetable” to be at all like last years. Last year was UM’s first year on the CommonApp? I imagine; a.) the # of apps received is way up over last year; b.) feedback and their own internal review resulted in “changing things up” in year 2</p>
<p>Everything I’ve seen/read says we’ll know by 12/23. I think next week may be more realistic since Admissions is open until the 22nd?</p>
<p>Good luck everyone! Go blue! I’m so excited to hear! I hope acceptances start to come out earlier, that’d be lovely.</p>
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<p>@stewta4. If you want the template to work, you have to do what I stated directly in the post. "*f you use
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<p>On a somewhat random note, I’m out of the loop with Michigan admissions. When I applied to UMich, it was rolling admissions and I was accepted in October. When did they change to a single EA date? Just curious.</p>
<p>Michigan moved to the EA and CommonApp last year (I think).</p>
<p>LOL 
How is life at IU?</p>
<p>LOL @ trolls. UM is one of the best schools in the country.</p>
<p>I’m so nervous, I’m in the lower percentile’s for the college of Engineering. I know people say not to get attached to a college before you go there but it’s too late. I’ve only been there twice but I love it and the campus is already memorized in my head. I would be crushed if I didn’t make it in. Isn’t it easier to get in as a transfer student after a year though?</p>
<p>@boomboomboom: Just call the Office of the Registrar. The people there are really useful. I had the same problem and they fixed it over the phone.</p>
<p>“I would guess U of M is more heavy on Test Scores because its so large.”</p>
<p>stewta, Michigan actually weighs GPA and academic rigor above all else. Standardized tests are deemphasized at Michigan. An applicant with a 3.9+ GPA with transcripts loaded with AP subjects but a 2000 on the SAT or 30 on the ACT stands a good chance of getting in while a student with a 3.5 GPA with a less challenging course load stands a much lower chance of getting in, even with a 2200+/33+ SAT/ACT score.</p>
<p>As far as recommendations go, universities appreciate applicants who send the requested number and no more because they do not have time to spend on additional documents. Of course, should an additional recommendation add a great deal to the substance of the applicant, universities will read it.</p>
<p>@Alexandre , I meant compared to Duke. I know that rigor and GPA are most important, however, i don’t think test scores are the LEAST important thing at Michigan, whereas they are at Duke. I think you misunderstood me.</p>
<p>I did not misunderstand you, but your assumption is incorrect. Michigan does not care about standardized test scores nearly as much as it cares about GPA…ESPECIALLY relative its private peers. Heck, Michigan does not even require SAT II and does not superscore. The Michigan admissions office values GPA at rougly 6 times that of the SAT/ACT.</p>
<p>Interesting, and you know more on your finger about everything Michigan than I do, the Naviance graph for my school seems to stipulate the opposite.</p>
<p>@Alexandre you are misunderstanding me completely. Michigans most important factors by far are GPA and Rigor. However, ECs, essays, and recs are not weighted nearly as high in comparison to test scores as many universities at Michigan’s level. I would argue that test scores are most certainly not less important then these three factors and are probably more important than recs and essays. This is primarily due to Michigan’s size, number of applicants, and the fact that they are one of the only high-caliber schools to not request at least two recommendations.</p>
<p>6 Times? Damn. Will they overlook a poor freshman year if I’ve had all A’s and the most challenging course load offered to me since?</p>
<p>@co2015, I would love to like that page and be a part of it, but I am waiting until I find out if I get in or not. Maybe next week I’ll be able to join it. Speaking of which, a 3.87 UW, 4.35W, and 1390 SAT puts Michigan as a match OOS, right?</p>
<p>dantheman, Michigan’s admissions philosophy has not changed. Up until 2004, Michigan used a formula to admit students but has had to discontinue it because it was deemed unfair. </p>
<p>According to that formula, GPA was awarded a maximum of 80 points while the SAT/ACT was awarded a maximum of 12 points. For each tenth of a point on the GPA, Michigan would knock off two points. For the SAT, Michigan awared a full 2 points for any SAT score over 1350 (CR + M) and 10 points for a score of 1200-1350 (CR + M). Michigan awarded 20 points for students who came from URM backgrounds. That is why the formula was considered unfair and was considered unconstitutional. </p>
<p>So, according to the original formula:</p>
<p>Student A:
4.0 GPA
1200 SAT
90 points</p>
<p>Student B:
3.8 GPA
1600 SAT
88 points</p>
<p>Winner: Student A</p>
<p>Although Michigan is not longer permitted to use that formula, its approach to admissions has not changed much. If Naviance in your school shows otherwise, it is more of an exception than the norm.</p>
<p>stewta, I am not sure how important ECs and essays are to Michigan, but they matter, probably as much as the SAT. Recommendations are usually not important anyway. I would agree that standardized tests are more important than recommendations at Michigan, but I am not so sure that they are more important than genuine ECs or essays. I repeat, Michigan does not value SAT/ACT nearly as much as schools such as Duke (do not trust what Duke told you). It so happens that top students usually do ok on the SAT. If the two were totally unrelated, the average SAT score at Michigan would be much lower.</p>