Waitlisted at Michigan

kmcmom13
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:24:52 +0000

Hi there. UMich at INSTATE tuition is, in my opinion, the deal of a lifetime ;)

I haven’t had direct experience with the WL, but know a few people who have. I suggest that you, on one hand, go ahead and deposit on school b, and sign up for housing on school b, just to ensure coverage.

Then anxiously await hopefully good news May 22nd. The SOM waitlist is very different from the regular, and ridiculously long UMich “extended” waitlist. (So ignore any of the standard info you find about the regular UMich waitlist – it doesn’t apply in your case.)

SOM keeps a tight list, as I understand it, with quite decent odds of being accepted off of it, depending on the yield in a given year. Of the 3 people I knew waitlisted at UMich, two got off the list, and one didn’t freshman year (but later transferred in from another well-respected conservatory and is happily ensconced there today ;))

Housing at UMich is assigned by lottery, so whether you are depositing early or late really doesn’t make that much of a difference. Likewise, registration dates also have blocks reserved so that having an early or late orientation does not have the negative impact people think. So you’d be covered that way.

The only thing you need to be ready for is to rescind your OTHER committed acceptance right as you’re confirming UMich attendance so that you’re not “double depositing” which is not only frowned upon, but at some schools, academically actionable (can rescind.)

Congrats and good luck! Sorry your news is drawn out for you – just pretend you’re all going with option 2 until you hear differently, but if UMich would otherwise be a first choice and fiscal fav, no harm in switching up if given the opportunity.

Your news ALSO means its highly likely your D would be accepted as a transfer student in the future, just so you know. I mean, can’t say for certain, but it signifies strength of applicant.