** Official Class of 2017 University of Michigan EA Decisions Thread **

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
1041

<p>Sedana is correct. This is probably the biggest reason why Michigan required two fairly specific supplemental essays (well that’s my best guess anyways). Weed out those who wanted to apply in 30 minutes/those who used the school as an obvious safety and slapped together essays hastily.</p>

<p>SO NERVOUS! Been a Michigan fan my entire life, and as over the last 6 years it became clear I would at least be competitive for admission, this day has been one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time (if I get the right answer, haha)!</p>

1042

<p>Honestly though it’s insane. 2010 the acceptance rate was 50%. Last year, 40.6%. What is it going to be this year?!</p>

1043

<p>It is so damn trippy to think one little email tomorrow is going to decide our fate for the next four years of our life. I want to die.</p>

1044

<p>omg i hate waiting and i hate derivatives can someone explain chain rule to me lol</p>

1045

<p>@Mrpresident I think I read earlier on the thread that the acceptance rate was dropping to about 34% :/</p>

1046

<p>@President I wouldn’t worry too much. At this point it’s out of your hands anyways. I’m honestly more nervous about my AP Calc quiz on Wednesday and the completion of the remainder of my apps, because I can control that. This is almost like watching a sporting event- I’d sell my soul for the outcome I want, but ultimately, what can I do?</p>

1047

<p>jw I try to go to “new and prospective student business” and it says i need a UM ID (which is not the same as the friend ID)… anyone know how i get one? o.0</p>

1048

<p>@littlemeow I’ll try. I struggled with that myself.</p>

<p>OK, take (2x+3)^2</p>

<p>Chain rule states that you take the derivative of the function times the derivative of the nested , or inside function.</p>

<p>In my example, that means that f prime of (x+3)^2 is 2(2x+3) x 2 = 4(2x+3)= 8x+12.</p>

<p>We got the 2(2x+3) from the first step: you leave the inside function alone then, and power rule means we subtract one from the exponent, giving us one, and multiply the exponent by the inside function.</p>

<p>We got the 2 from the derivative of the inside function, which is pretty simple.</p>

<p>Then we multiplied them together.</p>

<p>I hope I helped, I suck at Calc too haha.</p>

1049

<p>@littlemeow try this [The</a> Chain Rule - YouTube](<a href=“The Chain Rule - YouTube”>The Chain Rule - YouTube)</p>

1050

<p>@cneogy, I think it was the email you used to apply to the college, but I’m not sure… mine’s just my email. I really don’t remember. ._.</p>

1051

<p>@Cneogy Wait…Hasn’t it always been UM ID?</p>

1052

<p>Thank you @cof2013 @gofalcons22 i was absent all week yet i have to take a quiz on chain rule tomorrow ??? It’s madness but thank you guys so much</p>

1053

<p>My previous post was supposed to be in all caps i hate you college confidential for not letting me properly express my gratitude</p>

1054

<p>@littlemeow be careful of the example he gave you. The final answer should be 4(2x+3), or 8x+12. You don’t change the part that’s inside the parentheses with the chain rule.</p>

1055

<p>LF> an SS of what an accepted status looks like on the Friend acc… -_-</p>

1056

<p>Oops, sorry. Like I said I’m not too confident on this stuff myself. And I added a coefficient to the function halfway through typing and forgot to change it throughout the problem. The steps were right, at least…</p>

<p>Kinda embarrassed, lol.</p>

1057

<p>@gofalcons22 oh ok thank you! probably a typo or something thanks both of youu :))</p>

1058

<p>haha calc is awful, even the people who make the AP tests know that students fail. You only need a 65% to get a 5 on the exam</p>

1059

<p>I’m… not actually taking Calculus myself. I know, I know, broke a massive CC rule and should just go to a community college, lol, but it wouldn’t fit in my schedule if I wanted to continue into German 3-4, the highest ranking Foreign Language classes available in my school, and one that I’ve been working very hard on, though I had to miss out last year to take AP Statistics. ;_;</p>

1060

<p>the annoying part is that I WASN’T EVEN IN CLASS TO LEARN IT
i was literally not in school all week and i still have to take the quiz tomorrow</p>