University of Michigan Class of 2029 Official RD Thread

[evergreen5]

Just to aggregate past advice, I found the following from the class of 2027 RD thread on the topic of the LOCI for non-EA-deferred RD apps:

@busymomof03

My daughter is RD and after emailing her AO with an unrelated question they encouraged my daughter to complete the LOCI.

From @sushiritto :

@sushiritto

Just my gut feel, but I believe the Michigan admissions system is sophisticated enough to be able to detect an 11/1 deferred/postponed vs. a 2/1 app RD submission. Michigan has been using those deadlines for a very long time.

As to why they’re sending out a LOCI to 2/1 submissions, I’m not sure, other than maybe most of their RD app submissions arrive in the November to mid-January time frame and they’re wondering if the applicant remains interested.

From @Knowsstuff :

@Knowsstuff

Typically if applying in the EA time frame then they would want the Loci. If applying in RD I haven’t seen this. But if you got a letter then follow what it says or /and reach out and ask. They are usually very nice and helpful. If sent to RD from EA then fill one out. They say on their website it’s all optional but I don’t consider too many things optional when showing interest. Keep in mind many many don’t send one in and are students at Michigan today. Good luck.

If you all have any updated thoughts, feel free to share.