Do most of the applicants get deferred?
With around 60-65,000 EA applicants, yes.
So one thing my son said was to let everyone know that communication is very important. Written and verbal especially in the Stem fields like engineering. Lots of engineering students are great at math but writing isn’t a strong point and lots are more introverted. Yes. I am stereotyping here. Lol.
But getting used to working in groups and self advocating and communicating is what he does daily in his engineering job. Morning meetings with the team. Regional meetings and presentations he has to give. Written communications that could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars either savings he can make or spent, depending on the projects. He has to talk and communicate with many different engineering specialties and the business affairs people. Daily.
Even internship interviews. Companies want effective communicators. Even business in general. Both my neighbors worked for major known companies. They said they basically don’t care about the degree but can they write and talk 
… Seriously. They said that.
So practice in school now. Give presentations. Write letters /emails that have purpose. Talk! Do things that make you feel uncomfortable. But in a good way. A great way is mentor someone. Teach someone something. Explain stuff to someone.
Working in a group, and communicating is the key to success in most fields.
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Communication Skills Framework:-
Level 1: Command of language, reading, writing, and comprehension.
Level 2: Speaking (25%), listening (75%).
Level 3: Empathetic tone and cultural awareness.
You can be slightly weaker in Level 1, but Levels 2 and 3 are key to being likable and advancing in your career.
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Does michigan officially disclose the number of EA applications and deferral rate?
Not deferral rates. Think the cds and alamac have the app totals. But if they have around 15,000 people they send admittance to and around 7300 accept and come to Michigan, out of around 94,000 total applications. The deferral rate is high.
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Lol, you never know when 86,700 people will decide not to enroll… give or take a few rejections.
Thanks. Total applicant numbers are all in the CDS. You mentioned 60-65000 EA applicants. I was curious if this number was mentioned somewhere.
Considering they waitlisted around 30% of total applicants in Fall 2023, you can safely assume the deferral rate to be close to (100 minus admit rate)… lol
FWIW,
we went on a tour last week and I asked the AO how many were deferred. He didn’t give me a straight answer but said historically “most of the total applications were submitted EA” and this year “6000 were declined” and about half of the total acceptances are offered via EA
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If the deferral rate is that high, it would be a tall order to read another 250 word essay and at the same time process RD applicants.
Why? I expect they have the ability to hire as many app readers as they need to.
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May just count that something besides grades was received… but like posted earlier, why not do all you can if you want to attend?
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Now we’re getting somewhere:
((60000 + 65000)/2) - 6000 =56,500 deferrals… probably an adequate safety margin for 7,300 enrollment 
Especially with only 27,500 regular applicants in reserve.
Imo, it’s a lottery… no matter how many qualified AOs they have.
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But check this out:
UCLA at same yr-over-yr rate would be over 152K 1st yr applicants.
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Just an estimate off the top of my head as experience of being here. We won’t know this year’s numbers till the fall.
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So this has been stated over and over. About half the class comes from EA generally. So there’s like 3500 seats left. Than factor in the scholarships kid’s etc. Let’s just say… It’s competitive. Lol
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I’m trending toward: let’s just say… It’s ridiculous…
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I would have agreed with you 6 weeks ago. Bit more skeptical about essays and public schools being able to keep up with the increase in applications. (Do not want to derail this thread - See UNC and UT Austin threads)
It’s obvious the merit and/or holistic approach can not handle so many qualified candidates… at least, at this level.
Just too many candidates for too few seats.
Evidently the current rationing method is the easiest to sell to the public…
Maybe they’ll eventually go to something simpler… like, who you know/pay, how much you contribute, highest bidders, totally rando…