<p>Has anyone on CC been accepted to Michigan under Regular Decision? People are posting their decisions on the decisions thread but I’m afraid that they are all just late posters from early action. </p>
<p>PLEASE POST ON HERE IF YOU’VE BEEN ACCEPTED IN RD!</p>
<p>Thanks :D</p>
<p>anyone?!?!</p>
<p>With a 20% surge in applicants, the huge over-subscription of students last year and the reduction in class size this year, I would expect a very cautious approach to admissions. Most RD applicants will probably not receive a final decision until late March or early April.</p>
<p>does that translate into the class of 2015 being super smart? With the surge of applicants and UM being more selective this year, is UM just selecting the most qualified for 2015?</p>
<p>In the end, there probably won’t be an increase in the “quality” of the class. Because of the common ap, there have been more applications. In theory, that would mean that there are more of the highly qualified candidates for U of M to select from and this may lead you to believe that the admitted class will be more highly qualified than in the past.</p>
<p>However, those more highly qualified candidates are more apt to turn down U of M for another institution. As normal, the more qualified the candidate, the less the chance they will actually enroll. The less qualified the candidate, the greater chance they will enroll.</p>
<p>It is doubtful in the end, Michigan will have gained a greater number of highly qualified candidates at the “expense” of other top universities.</p>
<p>Off topic question, but does Michigan care about its yield?</p>
<p>wayneandgarth, over time, I think Michigan will be able to attract a slightly more talented student body (not necessary since the current student body is already very talented), relatively to other elite universities, because of several reasons. </p>
<p>1) There are inequalities in selectivity among the top universities today. Michigan is currently the only remaining elite university that is not “mega-selective”. It is already highly selective, but not compared to say Cornell, Northwestern or Penn. Over time, and I am talking in terms of years (approximately 5-10) not decades, Michigan will become exponentially more attractive to top students as its admissions standards appear more demanding. Chicago and JHU were two of the latest example of how rapidely a university can go from being highly selective to mega selective. In the 90s, Columbia, Cornell and Penn were such examples. All of those universities when from having 40%-50% acceptance rates to now having acceptance rates between 10% and 20%. I am not saying Michigan will ever become that selective (I think it is too large to ever do so), but it will gain much ground over the next few years.</p>
<p>2) Michigan’s wealth is outpacing that of all other universities. At the current rate, in about 10 or so years, I think Michigan will be in a position to meet virtually all financial aid need.</p>
<p>Those two factors alone will attract a slightly more talented group of students. Again, that will not make the University better, but it will appeal more the high school students as they choose their undergraduate institution.</p>
<p>Alexandre - I completely agree that over time, Michigan will attract a more talented student body. Undoubtly, the acceptance rate will decline this year, perhaps substantially due to the Common App. That may be one key driver of higher ratings that will attract even more quality applicants. Effectively a positive spiral upward.</p>
<p>I just surmise that focusing on this year alone, due to the more schools using the common app, the typical college applicant is applying to a greater number of schools. That in itself won’t necessarily drive a higher quality of student into Michigan’s class of 2015. </p>
<p>BUT - I truly believe Michigan’s ratings and ultimate student quality will rise steadily over the next few years.</p>
<p>I applied RD at the beginning of December, and I just got accepted today.</p>
<p>Many acceptances of RD students today it seems</p>
<p>I applied RD in late November and got my acceptance email today. Good luck to all the other applicants!</p>
<p>I applied around December 30/31 and I just got my acceptance today ! I’m very excited</p>
<p>Congrats :)</p>
<p>I applied nov 31st and I just got my acceptance email today!</p>
<p>I applied early but due to a messup with my school they moved me to regular decision. Just got in today! :)</p>
<p>Definetely a huge ammount of acceptance letters on the weekend. Haven’t heard of a rejection yet though.</p>