This is the exact approach. Thanks for sharing.
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So I am a Big Rick Clark fan from Georgia Tech. His blogs are relevant to just about any college experience.
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Great article. I, too, like reading his blogs except that the GT summer in Europe only allows kids over 18 and my D25 is just days younger than that by mid Aug. 
So, she couldn’t check that box.
In an email that admissions officers sent out to those that were deemed top applicants, they stated that Michigan received over 71,000 EA applications this year. That’s insane.
Assuming they admit half of their class EA, roughly 8000 admits, that’s an 11.3% overall EA acceptance rate
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Yes. Michigan is very attentive to the snow. There was a major amount of snow dumped last Wednesday evening into the night and my son rode his bike to his classes the very next morning.
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You are underestimating the power of peer schools. If you are an OOS applicant, and you do not get into Penn ED, you go to Michigan (if you get in).
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Wow. Any clue how many they have historically received for regular decision?
My point is that many equivalent-ish schools have already resumed test-required. There’s nothing unique about Penn or any of the other schools specifically that make Michigan more likely to go test-required.
If/when they do it will not be because of Penn.
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I think the OP was saying Penn State is requiring test scores. Not sure if you are thinking U Penn? In any event, I agree with @DroidsLookingFor – I don’t think UM will take the plunge on account of any one school.
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UPenn has announced a return to requiring scores, not Penn State.
I agree that it sounds weird that UPenn would be a peer school that Michigan would be trying to keep up with. My intuition about Michigan would be that they will remain TO for quite some time, a vibe of definitely not moving toward test required, but perhaps the app volume would have them reconsider that position.
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My misunderstanding of the OP, thanks!
Although UM is often referred to as a public Ivy - I do think that there will be more of a lag for the large publics to require test scores.
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Agree. Not to get off topic (so keeping this UM early action-ish) UM, Cal Berkeley, and UCLA are the public Ivies gold standards both domestically and internationally. UCLA and Cal are not test-optional they are fully test-blind and will not even allow applicants to submit ACT/SAT test scores. So as public universities that’s the comparison. So UM has the best of all worlds in my opinion. They have early action (test optional) with a high % of deferrals, then they can re-visit those deferred for regular decision acceptances. Some of those with great grades and very good to excellent test scores that have been submitted may ultimately get the nod when building a class of incoming first-years. Cal and UCLA you simply throw it all out there in November w/ no scores at all then wait until March w/ out that potential additional boost. Of course, you can submit AP scores…
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Love this blog. And his podcast “The Truth about College Admission”
Me also. Was in Surgery then stuck in an elevator. Fun day.
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The last few year’s it’s been around 63-65,000 for EA and around 92-95,000 total. It seems this year those numbers will be up. 72,000 or whatever was reported is really something. Crazy actually.
I believe Michigan and others track these students that go T.O. They need to evaluate how they did. There was an article about this like last year or the year prior. If they liked the results they were going to stay with TO. If they didn’t they would revert back to testing. The end goal - Michigan wants their student’s to be successful. Other school’s might have different outcomes per their own studies and move accordingly. That’s my guess.
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@Knowsstuff & other UMich experts- Our D25 has an admit to CE at UMich Engg which we are extremely thrilled about !! Cannot even come close to describing our gratitude to be in this state. She also has admits from Georgia Tech. We have booked campus tours to both places in Mar/Apr to help us decide. Specifically for UMich, are there any threads here (perhaps from previous years), summarizing all the awesome stuff? We are OOS from Northern California. I would like to maximize our ability to learn/visit all the unique offerings of the campus during our short 1.5 day visit to the campus, and hence the request.
Congrats!
Where to begin. There. Is. So. Much! Assuming you’re going on an official re-visit day, your tour will take you up to North Campus where much of the CoE stuff is. If not an official re-visit day, after your tour make sure to take the bus up there (free) to really get the full experience of what that’s like. For context we have twins at UMich. One in CoE and lives up in North Campus. The other in LSA Honors in South Quad which is very central on the main campus. They both love where they are, though DS on North Campus does sometimes go back and forth >1 time in a day which he does not love; 1x/day he’s fine with.
Definitely spend time walking around downtown (off the NW corner of the main campus). Casual eats? Frita Batidos is always good. Something a little nicer? You could try Peridot. Late night drink - hit The Last Word (trust me please on this). But as you can see in this screenshot from Maps, downtown is stuffed to the gills with places. You can see the corner of campus in the lower right of the photo.
If your tour should somehow skip the law quad and library, visit those for sure. Beautiful.
Nice day, feeling energetic? Walk over to the Arb for a stroll.
Zingermans is a total institution if you want fantastic deli.
While I’m spending your money, if you can swing it stay at the Bell Tower or the Inn At The Union, both right on campus. Otherwise downtown at the Residence Inn by Marriott downtown. Then +/- 2mi away there are all sorts of places to stay with lower rates as needed.
Let me know if you want any other type of info 
ETA: check this thread too
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