<p>i got mine(the first one/same one you got) on thursday so date has nothing to do with it. interesting</p>
<p>OMG mom</p>
<p>my child has not heard either - are you oos and from where?</p>
<p>Don’t you think that the second one is more optimistic? It talks about being a part of a “select group” and that they were impressed by the applicant’s achievements!</p>
<p>“BTW, my OS kid still hasn’t heard yet! Sad thing, she thought UM was a safety school based on acceptance rates. We had no idea that it was one of THE most selective public schools in the country when she applied!”</p>
<p>That’s the problem with many on here OmgMom. They read on CC that Michigan is relatively easy to get into and just assume it’s a safety school for top students. Now when they get deferred, not rejected mind you just deferred, they are mad at the school for not accepting them right away and take an indignant tone on these threads.</p>
<p>@ kmccrindle, The reason some of us are so surprised about our deferrals isn’t just based on stats, but qualitative factors as well. Notre Dame uses a holistic process too, and I got in there. There are U-M deferrees on this forum who got into schools like Cornell ED (which is more selective and also uses a holistic admissions process). If our recs were bad or something like that those schools wouldn’t have accepted us. Anyway, for those of us who really want U-M (I’m one of them), all we can do is keep working hard and hope for the best. Thanks for posting btw. The info you posted is really useful, esp for kids who have yet to apply to Michigan (they have until February I think).</p>
<p>@ everyone talking about the different deferral letters. There is a thread about that! There is either 2 or 3 (I don’t remember) and it’s pretty weird because it never occurred to me that colleges would have more than one version.</p>
<p>@ omgmom, I hear you. Based on past years’ results my college counselor thought it’d be a safety, but now they’re trying to accept less kids EA. A lot of qualified kids are getting deferred. As to your question about “safety” schools (assuming your daughter is qualified for U-M)…your daughter could try the University of Illinois, Penn State, and the University of Wisconsin. All are top ten public universities that are not as selective as U-M. If she’s interested in private universities, she could try BU, Syracuse, Fordham, American, Tulane, and GW. Just thought I’d throw some suggestions out there…hope that helps!</p>
<p>“Don’t you think that the second one is more optimistic? It talks about being a part of a “select group” and that they were impressed by the applicant’s achievements!”</p>
<p>Honestly, I was thinking the same thing. Who really knows?</p>
<p>Is it possible that UM accepted students who marked that they would NOT be seeking financial aid and who met their academic criteria, and deferred those who may be seeking financial aid but also met their academic requirements? I have heard of other schools that routinely do this each year, but then accept most of the deferrals along with an aid package. I think the other schools were ED schools but perhaps UM does this also, as it sure seems like a lot of very qualified students have gotten deferred. Just wondering…</p>
<p>@Massgirl92 thanks! I am about to pull my hair out… My daughter just got a deferral from Michigan : ( Now that’s 3 deferrals, no acceptances… I told her to apply to some local schools but she wouldn’t. Now she’s a little down at Christmas… Oh well, my husband is optimistic that a deferral at some schools is not a rejection. Let’s just hope that’s the case. She has 5 AP classes this semester and 4 A’s out of 5. Hopefully that will help increase her chances ; ) Let’s keep are heads up and stay positive… BTW Congratulations to all of the accepted kids! Also, congratulations to all of you kids! If you didnt’ work your butts off for 4 years and didn’t care so much about your future you wouldn’t even be applying to these top schools! You will all do great and be fine in the end!</p>
<p>@goodthing, That’s a sensible theory since U-M is need-aware, but I didn’t apply for FA.</p>
<p>Doesn’t every one realize that U Mich was flooded with applications this year because they finally went on Common App? It gave them many, many more students to choose from, so that those who might have normally gotten accepted with lower scores, as many did in the past (thus justifying it as a safety), will not get in this year.</p>
<p>I don’t think that the second one is more optimistic as the first one refers to unique abilities that may contribute to the campus. The second one doesn’t talk about a selected group. It just talks about the fact that it is in one of the groups that will be re-evaluated.</p>
<p>I got the first one and I have a patent. So it may not be related with the chances but with the documents that you’ve presented.</p>
<p>@ omgmom, I’m sorry to hear that. Her course rigor and grades are amazing. DON’T let this deter your daughter from applying to tough schools, because admissions is an unpredictable game, moreso than I thought. I was deferred from Duke ED, accepted to Notre Dame EA, and deferred from UM ED. Even though UM deferred me, I will still shoot high (Northwestern, Georgetown, etc.). Notre Dame showed me it’s worth taking the chance. I hope your daughter takes the chance too but also applies to some safeties that she LOVES. I hope she likes some of the schools I listed before. Some of them are quite similar to UM. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I don’t think applying to financial aide or not was a factor. My D’s bf will definately be needing aide, and he was accepted.</p>
<p>Just wait, when you get in you get to STILL BE HERE taking finals and not be on break right now…</p>
<p>Is it possible that UM accepted students who marked that they would NOT be seeking financial aid and who met their academic criteria, and deferred those who may be seeking financial aid but also met their academic requirements? </p>
<p>My son got accepted but marked the FA needed box.</p>
<p>Wolverinemom2015: “For those of you that don’t know this, UM technically requires 2 years of a foreign language, BUT the truth is without 4 years, they don’t even read your essays. You are weeded out basically immediately.”</p>
<p>Sorry, but that’s not true at all.</p>
<p>^She made very clear in her post that this was hearsay, as uttered by someone she knew employed at one of the UMich colleges. Sharing hearsay can give insight as to what employees in a department are saying or thinking. It does not mean there are not exceptions, nor does it mean the statement is accurate. However, institutional communications studies have suggested, for example, that office gossip is “85%” accurate, so it’s worth considering if taken with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>I do believe, if im not mistaken, that the 4 years of language thing highly recommended only applied to LSA, at least according to the website…</p>
<p>All this talk about the foreign language requirement is fascinating, but have any decisions come out today?</p>
<p>i know a friend of mine who got deferred today…</p>