Was diversity a big factor in decisions this year?

Cof2013
Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:10:37 +0000

@Veronicalo Yeah, they do. It’s called personality and intangibles. Michigan saw something different in the situations, essays, recs, etc. in those students that the high ranked schools didn’t.

I find it exceedingly humorous that I’m defending the school that deferred me, but I guess I’m just pretty disenchanted that the blame game rejected/deferred applicants and their Mommies and Daddies like to play as soon as they get an unfavorable responses. These schools do what they do for a reason. They don’t go, “Hey, Student X has a 3.6 and 27 and Student Y has a 3.8 and 29, better take Student X and ignore the rest of Student Y’s profile”. That’s why they call it holistic, which lends itself to perception and ambiguity. So if the chips don’t fall your way it’s a difference in perception, not an error on the part of admissions. Trust me, they want the best students and best environment they can get for their campus.