Waitlisted at Michigan

saxlady
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:52:51 +0000

My D has just found out she’s been waitlisted at University of Michigan. The letter was very positive, mentioning that they do accept a few more students than they know will accept, but that the waitlist is very short, so she should feel very good about being asked to be on the waitlist. It also mentioned that the waitlist is unranked, so everyone will be given equal consideration if they need to go to the waitlist.

The letter also said that they will let us know by May 22 if there is an opening available. So, my question is: Does anyone have any experience with this? Has anyone actually signed up for housing and paid the enrollment fee at another university, only to be offered a position somewhere AFTER May 1? And how does that work? And what about housing? Since she has not been formally admitted to UM, I’m guessing that she can’t sign up for housing.

Although this is positive news (sort of), it really leaves us in a bind. U of M would be in-state, which would be great. There are so many positives about her going there, including us being able to possibly see her perform from time to time, but everything we might have to go through if she is offered a position after the national deadline is just a tad daunting.

Anyone with any advice, or knows how others have handled this, would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you!!