They have never done it this way. Call them stubborn. 
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Michigan has deferred EA, and now ED, apps for at least a couple decades. High volume deferral is not new to Michigan.
Iām sure they have their reasons, but theyāre building a freshman class of 7,000 +/- students with schools of CoE, LSA, SMTD, Architecture, Ross, Nursing, Kinesiology, etc.
I donāt know if itās valid today, but in previous years, before ED, Michigan would build 1/2 their class in EA and the other half in RD. So, they get to evaluate the other 25,000-30,000 +/- RD apps along side the deferred EA (now ED) apps.
Michigan also gets to see Fall grades, updates, new accomplishments,etc. in some/many cases, which again, helps them build their freshman class.
Iām sure there are other reasons.
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Yes, but deferring EA and deferring ED are different choices. ED kids gave up the opportunity to ED to other schools. They can do whatever they want, but it isnāt going to provide them with a lot of goodwill. The message is clear: donāt bother to ED to Michigan unless your stats are off the charts.
And, another 250 words to further demonstrate continued interest is borderline obscene.
Itās a weed out process. GT for EA or wait list is similar.
As far as your other post on stats. They have to be regardless. Lsa avg is 3.9 unweighted with 32-35 Act while engineering is 3.93 with 34 Act. Not really much of a difference.
Why would they need to weed out kids who declared UM as their first choice? By default they weeded themselves in. Itās silly.
It is so performative (but Michigan is far from the only school that behaves this way!)
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Maybe but with a total of over 90,000 applicants they canāt take everyone but yes they do want second looks. Many that have gotten accepted and really want to go there and get notified in April seem pretty happy. But yes, itās a very long drawn out process and clearly stated on their website. For those that donāt want to I go there and donāt want to wait it out, they will choose other great choices.
Also, I donāt make the rules. Lol. Just a volunteer. I am sure admissions will give you their reasoning. But I know several very happy students attending Michigan that got in late and had to wait it out.
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Iām not sure even this is the case. The (many) anecdotal reports Iāve seen suggest that the highest stats kids were more likely to be deferred. Iāve been trying to figure out what priority Michigan was selecting for, and the only good guess Iāve got is under/lower subscribed majors. It also seems like they did not accept many OOS kids, based on the reports Iāve seen from a few representative metro areas.
Approximately 49% of students that go to Michigan are out of state.
Right, I know. Iām saying that in ED, it seems that they did not accept many OOS kids. Because they donāt share any data, we canāt know for sure, but in a number of big metro areas that usually send lots of kids to Michigan, the numbers of ED admissions were tiny, including from private schools with known pipelines.
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Anecdotally, my kid attends a so-called OOS feeder high school (large public test-in high school), and she knows quite a few kids who were accepted ED. In fact, she is freaking out a bit feeling like she has no shot at EA anymore.
As a complete bystander to the ED process, it seems like the whole thing has been pretty bumpy ā especially with the loosely worded postponement to EA or RD or both?? ā but it is just the first year.
Got it. I am doing this quickly between patients. Lol.
I would assume so also actually. First year they have done this. We will see when /if they release data.
I wish everyone good luck going forward. Itās a very long drawn out process. Luckily our son got in EA. But lots of his soon to be friendās at Michigan didnāt. All had great stats. All were very accomplished studentās that did thingās at their high school and also made a name for themselves at Michigan. All had holistic reviews to attend.
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Yup, this was another unforced error. At least some deferred kidsā portals initially said decision by late January, then a few days later the message changed to āfinal decision by early April at the latest.ā
Iām still lurking on this page (my ā25 grad now is a Ross freshman) - I saw 3 kids post acceptances from one school here (OOS - Colorado). I wouldnāt call that ātinyā admissions.
My guess is that the students accepted ED were not only high stat, but also the full package: extraordinary curriculars and standout essays. Michigan seeks out Leaders & Best. I expect that in the ED round, admissions was looking for more than ājustā high stats.
Thatās the case for any school that has ED. If Michigan was oneās clear #1 choice, then one would apply ED, otherwise donāt bother applying ED.
ED or EA, parents and students having been deferred have been saying the same thing year after year after year after year. Yet, the # of applications have dramatically increased.
Then you havenāt been watching the Michigan forum over the years. The āroad is litteredā with high stat (4.0/1,600) applicants being deferred to RD and frequently rejected in late March.
Michigan has MANY schools, with limited seats. Did an applicant apply to CoE? LSA? Nursing? Architecture? SMTD? Kinesiology? Heck, many seats in Kinesiology (or other schools) are reserved for their large population of athletes, which can make up hundreds of seats.
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