<p>i heard back a few days ago telling me i was accepted. the letter, however, was from the department of engineering!</p>
<p>is this normal for michigan? i have heard that usually, a student is admitted to the general college at first and then selects a department/major to pursue after two-three years. so what does this mean for me? is it a good thing?</p>
<p>which exact college did you apply to?</p>
<p>Hopefully, you didn't accidentally apply to engineering when you wanted LSA. If you didn't choose engineering, you'd better call them and get it corrected soon.</p>
<p>no, i did apply for engineering. my confusion was that i thought that people are accepted into the general college first and then later join a department. is this true?</p>
<p>thats true for some departments like business. but for engineering you don't apply through LSA. So your circumstance is normal</p>
<p>That's pretty weird if you sent the application for LSA. For essay questions, there are specific essays for each school; as in, why did you choose certain majors/areas of interest in LSA? And I assume that there are similar essays for Engineering, Nursing, etc.</p>
<p>For a better idea of what happened, and if you haven't already done so, create a friend account on wolverine access (instructions are on umich's website and in an email you received after submitting your app). Once you log into wolverine access--new and prospective student business--application status, then you can check your decision there too and also find out which school you actually applied to--LSA or engineering.</p>
<p>if you applied to the college of engineering, that's right. it's not a department, it's a separate school from the general college (LSA). i applied to CoE and my letter says i was accepted to the college of engineering as well. other schools have it where you apply to that actual college after your first year at something.</p>