<p>I’d like to know what area(s) were considered issues. And further, if I have a realistic opportunity to debunk them in 5 or so weeks. Also, I believe 3 counselors look at your application, will they disclose if the decision to defer was unanimous?</p>
<p>They’re going to be too busy working on the regular decision applications.</p>
<p>@sikorsky, what about if the decision was unanimous? If all three agreed to defer me, I’d prefer not to waste my time on Michigan anymore and just commit to State, as it’s unrealistic to gain acceptance.</p>
<p>Wait and see what happens t3nnis. I assume you have plenty of time to commit to State.</p>
<p>Honestly, it’s stressful and I’d prefer to enjoy my senior year and not embarrass myself if Michigan isn’t realistic. Seems like it would be fairly easy to put a note on file for the web chat to look up if we wanted to know, no?</p>
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- That doesn’t change my original answer. They’re too busy with regular decision applications to spend time talking to you about why you were deferred.</p>
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<li> If there was some kind of unanimous decision to defer you, then you’re still in the mix. It was a unanimous decision to get more information about you and reassess, not a unanimous decision to deny you admission.</li>
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<p>Make sure you do well on your mid-terms.</p>
<p>@t3nnis You could call or email your counselor to see if any additional details can be provided. I understand wanting to enjoy your senior year, but I wouldn’t recommend closing the door on an opportunity at Michigan just yet. Without committing to State, you can know you have that spot secured and in your back pocket and be happy with it. Should you later be admitted to Michigan, you can then decide if your content to stick with MSU or if you still want to enroll at U-M.</p>
<p>TENNIS, you asked if a) they will tell you and b) they will disclose details.</p>
<p>The answer is NO, they won’t tell you. Deferred is not rejected. It could be a function of time. It could be wanting to see your continued grades if a trend. It could be that you were outside your school’s top 10, or simply that your application received a “Admit” recommendation but they had more “High Admit” in the pile to offer first. (The readings are averaged into “High Admit, Admit, Admit with Reservation, Deny” etc. </p>
<p>If you end up rejected, there is a process in which you can seek a review through your guidance counselor.</p>
<p>However, there is in the interim no reason you can’t deposit at state, and then if later accepted at UMich, rescind your deposit and THEN deposit at UMich. The rule is against DOUBLE DEPOSITS but there is no rule against sequential depositing, so long as you don’t mind parting with the deposit.</p>
<p>Besides, there is no real need to hurry and deposit at any school. So relax and let the process unfold, unless you really don’t care about going to UMich. But if you do, don’t sell yourself short of what could be an awesome opportunity.</p>
<p>Best wishes for good news soon.</p>
<p>The majority of EA applicants were deferred. I know several students who were admitted ED to Columbia, Penn, Cornell etc…that were deferred by Michigan. It is not possible to know your chances or why you were deferred at this time. I would Not worry about it. Instead, do your best in your exams and have a great mid-year report. That could really make a difference.</p>
<p>@Alexandre Do you happen to know the acceptance rate for ea this year?</p>
<p>No, but I know that well over 50 students from the five best schools in Dubai applied to Michigan EA. Most of them had 4.0 GPAs and SATs in the 2100-2400 range. Not a single one was accepted. Many of them were admitted ED/EA to peer schools such as Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern and Penn. I have a feeling Michigan received more applications than usual and has decided to wait and see who applies RD and who withdraws from the EA pool as a result of being admitted into their ED schools.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info</p>