Was diversity a big factor in decisions this year?

KronOmega
Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:18:28 +0000

*If it’s not diversity, then what is the rationale for admitting students who were clearly not as qualified as others who were deferred?

So Michigan does not admit the strongest academic applicants. There is no other conclusion. And perhaps those that are strong who were deferred should simply take their talents elsewhere rather than play the game. There are plenty of other stellar schools.

Bye Bye Michigan.*

@tinalouise

Michigan engages in a holistic review of each and every applicant. Just because you think that someone was unqualified doesn’t mean they are. Their essays could have been extremely relevant and very well written, or maybe they received an outstanding recommendation written by a teacher who obviously knows the student very well and believes in them. They might have already shown leadership or a large amount of experience in the field they were entering or perhaps they showed their ability to overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges. You don’t have the information that admissions had, so please don’t pretend that you are magically able to ascertain the quality of a student on a small amount of data, because you can’t.