Michigan c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[aekea]

I think that is a really, really high estimation. That is like, what, just under 2000 applicants to each school (since most T14s get ~8-9k)? There is no way there are that many people on LSN.

Michigan gets about 5,500 applications each year and there are close to 700 people applying to Michigan on LSN. That's about 12%. Respectable showing, definitely not 20% though.

Off-topic: I love your 'tar, aekea. (And that movie, of course.)

On-topic: I'm sorry about the WLs, y'all. I haven't decided if I want to ride this one out or not, but for those that definitely are, good luck!

Thanks Moriarty! I love that movie too. Sorry about the waitlist

[hyakku]

Also I just want to note if I don't see you all next year, I'm not nearly as fat as the amount of Chik fil A I consume would suggest. Just wanted to throw that out there so a bunch of anonymous people I don't know won't judge my online avatar.

[wannagetinsomewhere]

waitlisted.... blah!

[Moriarty]

Thanks Moriarty! I love that movie too. Sorry about the waitlist

Bah, no worries. In the meantime, I'm going to start building a fort in front of the admissions office, complete with sign that reads, "GIRL YOU KNOW YOU WANT ME."

I have extra markers if y'all want to make a sign too, woodscommaL, moxy, and Green Glass Windows. And anyone else.

[Worker and Parasite]

Yup, waitlisted... That email definitely started off sounding like a rejection, so now I'm relieved!

Oh, Dean Z... I see what you did there...

I had the same reaction. I freaked out and then freaked out a little less.

This this so hard. This gives me my 5th WL from the T14, see y’all in the funny pages.

[hyakku]

Thanks Moriarty! I love that movie too. Sorry about the waitlist

Bah, no worries. In the meantime, I'm going to start building a fort in front of the admissions office, complete with sign that reads, "GIRL YOU KNOW YOU WANT ME."

I have extra markers if y'all want to make a sign too, woodscommaL, moxy, and Green Glass Windows. And anyone else.

Get me on there, I actually decided I'm not quitting the thread. My job now is to make everyone feel good about there other options and withdraw.

A new chapter begins.

[justicefishy]

Thanks Moriarty! I love that movie too. Sorry about the waitlist

Bah, no worries. In the meantime, I'm going to start building a fort in front of the admissions office, complete with sign that reads, "GIRL YOU KNOW YOU WANT ME."

I have extra markers if y'all want to make a sign too, woodscommaL, moxy, and Green Glass Windows. And anyone else.

Get me on there, I actually decided I'm not quitting the thread. My job now is to make everyone feel good about there other options and withdraw.

A new chapter begins.

Like Camp with Michigan, we must post awesome pictures of other schools!

[Killingly]

Sorry for the WL, guys.

I literally don't know what to say. Some of those decisions were pure bullshit.

Weirdest cycle ever.

[FryBreadPower]

So many waitlists from so many schools; Chaos is erupting on TLS.

Sorry for all the WL. I'm sure you guys will do amazing wherever you end up.

Still silence on my end

[camillefisch]

Waitlist

Email or Mail or both LOCI?

[adika86]

First, sorry to all of the WL today. I'm fully expecting my ding to come any day now...

However, not sure if this is helpful to anyone else still waiting, but generally Michigan gets ~5,500 applications with an acceptance rate of about ~20%. That would mean they accept ~1,100 applicants. Dean Z just posted a blog article (http://www.law.umich.edu/connection/a2z/default.aspx) that says they made calls to the ~800 accepted students. That would mean, historically, they have about 300 more acceptances to give out.

Just thought it was interesting.

[bobbyh1919]

Sorry to everyone who was waitlisted, looks like there were a handful of puzzling decisions in there.

Quiet here, and honestly I have no idea what to think atthis point. Submitted back on 11/11.

[piscola]

Just got my waitlist. Took the february LSAT, got another week and a half to wait for a hopefully decently improved score. It was my hail mary pass. Anyone know if that will expedite a potential acceptance if it's particularly good?

[03121202698008]

First, sorry to all of the WL today. I'm fully expecting my ding to come any day now...

However, not sure if this is helpful to anyone else still waiting, but generally Michigan gets ~5,500 applications with an acceptance rate of about ~20%. That would mean they accept ~1,100 applicants. Dean Z just posted a blog article (http://www.law.umich.edu/connection/a2z/default.aspx) that says they made calls to the ~800 accepted students. That would mean, historically, they have about 300 more acceptances to give out.

Just thought it was interesting.

Uh, you're not factoring in all of the people that were admitted and have withdrawn by now. Or that the class last year was too big because of a higher than expected yield rate and so likely they will admit fewer. Some slots remain but I promise its not 300...or anywhere close to that.

[NYCLegalEagle911]

Dean Z's blog refers to current students who have already made calls to more than 800 admitted students. Odds of getting in are feeling more and more remote.......

[breadbucket]

Just updated today via status checker, suspect a waitlist letter is incoming.

[oaken]

Just realized that I've heard back from (almost) every school, and I did not find out about a single decision from status checkers, despite daily checking. Either call or email in every case. I wonder how many wasted times I went through every status checker. And I've been doing about 10 daily for Michigan alone.

Oh well.

[luxxe]

Just updated today via status checker, suspect a waitlist letter is incoming.

Your status checker is going to update every day except for Sunday. An update means nothing.

[breadbucket]

Just updated today via status checker, suspect a waitlist letter is incoming.

Your status checker is going to update every day except for Sunday. An update means nothing.

Oh, so Mich's checker is different than the rest?

[Campagnolo]

Think about it: the reason why they make ~50 offers off the waitlist is that people get an apartment lined up, picture themselves at a new school, and tell everyone they know that they are a Cornell Kiddo. Then, 2 days before class starts (or 2 days after), they get a call from long lost Dean Z in AA. There's no way most people would break a lease and move to AA once they are all set up and everything. Hell, I probably wouldn't even do it for Stanford. Makes sense, yeah?

Oh, and I'll help Hyakku and the others get started:

[der_saeufer]

In via status checker! Yesterday. I should be ashamed of myself for not checking hourly. Michigan was my "reach" school, and I was expecting a waitlist or a ding. YAY!!! Didn't get the summer start though

Already making plans for the second preview weekend! (Hey, c'mon UM, why the same weekend as Vandy the first time and the DC schools the second? Sorry GULC and GW, I got a way better offer for prom.)

Grats! Our numbers are similar, so you give me hope (yet you were way earlier in the cycle... damn me not checking for waivers sooner T_T). Hope you enjoy it! Don't get snowed on too much:P

I applied the day I got my December LSAT score back, so I actually paid for Michigan. Little did I know that waivers were coming by the truckload.

Good luck, and thanks!!

[descartesb4thehorse]

waitlist number 4, awesome.

btw, the waitlist website FAQ says they average about 35-40 folks of the waitlist each year...

You mean off the wait list? Not in any recent year.

Unless they're including binding deferrals.

[smokeylarue]

Finally WAITLISTED. The 4 month nightmare is over. Submitted mid October. 172/3.68. Will certainly remember Michigan as the the strangest school decision and speed wise.

[chipdx]

First, sorry to all of the WL today. I'm fully expecting my ding to come any day now...

However, not sure if this is helpful to anyone else still waiting, but generally Michigan gets ~5,500 applications with an acceptance rate of about ~20%. That would mean they accept ~1,100 applicants. Dean Z just posted a blog article (http://www.law.umich.edu/connection/a2z/default.aspx) that says they made calls to the ~800 accepted students. That would mean, historically, they have about 300 more acceptances to give out.

Just thought it was interesting.

Uh, you're not factoring in all of the people that were admitted and have withdrawn by now. Or that the class last year was too big because of a higher than expected yield rate and so likely they will admit fewer. Some slots remain but I promise its not 300...or anywhere close to that.

It looks like the class last year was down about 20 students from the prior two years. I applied early december, 3.6ish around 175, and have not heard anything yet. Lower numbers of applications seem to indicate this cycle is unusual.

[Cartman]

WL'd too. Status Checker mid-November. Good luck to us all!