And you know this how? I highly doubt this to be the case.
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Sounds likely based on the pattern and obviously there always will be those admitted with scores >75th percentile and those below the 25th as well
True! I think the majority of accepted students would be in the upper end underneath the 75th percentile for OOS since that reflects the majority of the student body because of the nature of SAT percentiles
still back to “holistic” review approach, GPA+SAT+class rigor is just only one of the important pieces in the puzzle. there are other factors such as Teacher letters, personal statement, community essay, activity list with honors. so you can not simply use GPA+SAT to make a conclusion.
Using SAT+GPA+Rigor schools like Michigan State type to determine if you admit or not…
So why guess. Look at section C for information on GPA, stats etc.
Assuming the same trends as last year, cs should come out this Friday. I was wondering if anyone knows what time it previously released
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I am not sure how up to date this is but some were talking about acceptances here. Here is a thread with the acceptances on here. I thought they were actually higher then previous years but at some point @sushiritto will calculate this all out
Also congrats to all and thanks for providing the data
screenshotting at 2 am is crazy. hope you got some rest and thanks for compiling this for us 
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So I didn’t do anything but put this link out here just now 
.The people that run CC did this work or their computers did 
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I fully understand your pain as I have also experienced the same with my students who were also rejected by Michigan and other colleges while we thought the acceptance letters were on the way. I assume that the Admissions Office at Michigan might believe your son is too good to fit into Michigan, and deferring to RD might be a new test for you to demonstrate your interest in Michigan. There will be a requirement to submit the Letter of Continued Interest to Michigan, and it will be your son’s chance to prove his passion and love. No matter what he writes, he must prove that he is a perfect fit for Michigan, not just that Michigan is a perfect choice for him.
However, if the LOI fails, there will be only one way: Spring Transfer.
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Accepted LSA (Residential College)
3.97 UW / 4.54 W, extremely high rigor
1580 SAT, 5 on 7/7 AP Exams
ISEF Finalist, varsity sport, instrument, many other ECs/awards, lots of leadership
UMich considers demonstrated interest. The idea that UMich yield protects (assuming “yield protection” entails auto-deferring candidates the school believes are “overqualified”) is frankly a cope. UMich will accept extremely qualified applicants if they express a genuine interest in the school. It’s likely far truer that many such students mistakenly thought they were entitled to an acceptance and thus did not put in their best effort in their essays. There’s a reason their “Why Us” is so long.
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It also true that there are far more extremely qualified, non-entitled applicants with strong demonstrated interest who worked hard on their essays than there are spots. Congrats on the acceptance though.
Hang in there to those who were more than qualified and very interested but it didn’t work out. It’s tough now, but you will likely land in a place that is great for you!
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Bell tower too. It’s on campus ish
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I don’t know if this will b helpful for him but worth a mention. It has also been mentioned in the past threads…Michigan allows their current students to go back and review their admission file. I watched a few videos of this on YouTube and found it informative. In each situation the student learns what went into them gaining acceptance. That might b of some help to your child.
thanks, going to be a tough ride
Correction: 4.0 UW / 4.80 W
I really hope things work out for him RD!
What i hate most about how unpredictable this process has become is that some of these kids that are so high performing and did so much to make the most of their high school years may start asking “why did i work so hard when it seems like some of these schools don’t value it so much?” This is what i tell my kid - “all the skills you gained and the way you went through high school is going to set you up well to do great wherever you go to school and in your future work life. Though you may want the validation of being accepted by a particular college, you absolutely don’t need it.”
I also have realized that the clearer “reward” for these kids these days may be some of the merit scholarship opportunities they receive rather than particular acceptances - so we are also trying to really focus on that. 3 full rides for your kid is so so impressive!!!
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Easy cougar. Yield protection is very much a thing and is widely practiced. I’d encourage a little more empathy. CC is meant to be a friendly, welcoming environment. This isn’t reddit.
It’s also important to note that the yield protection models are extremely sophisticated and extend far beyond simplistic ideas of “if score > X = defer.” An individual applicant alone will provide a dozen or more data points. They have by now literally millions of data points from the many tens of thousands of kids accepted over time. The model is of course not perfect, and for sure there are still surprises in both directions (i.e. kids they felt sure would yield who do not, kids they felt would go elsewhere but matriculated), but on an aggregate basis, schools are really good at this.
Also important to note that the black swan event that was covid threw a very large wrench into the models, so if anything schools are that much more conservative because they can’t afford to dramatically over enroll.
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I haven’t seen the numbers posted, but I’ve heard things like “rare” and “unlikely.”
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