Michigan Applicants C/O 2017 (Applicants 2013-2014) Forum

[JustHawkin]

Did any of today's waitlisted write a Why Michigan?

Yes.

[redial38]

Did any of today's waitlisted write a Why Michigan?

I did, and a heartfelt one at that.

[Pyromancer]

Waitlisted and wrote a Why Mich.

[FluffMonster]

Wailisted just now.
Numbers on my profile.
No "Why Michigan" essay

[outlawscr10]

WL. What a dreadful week.

[rigoding]

waitlisted, numbers in profile.
Waitlisted at pretty much every school I applied to, except Berkeley which dinged me.

[MnM22]

For what it is worth that letter was really nice...best one so far...

[mylifeis24]

Waitlisted, just below median GPA and above 75% LSAT. No Why Michigan. I'm not at all upset- I've narrowed my choice down to NYU, Columbia, and UChi. Good luck to everyone riding the waitlist!

[jaesonko]

WL, submitted early December. Above both 75ths, no Why Mich.

[melodically]

No Why Michigan here. Agree with MnM22 that it was a very nice letter.

[lawschool22]

WL, submitted early November, >75 LSAT, 25-50 GPA, wrote a Why Mich

Nice email!

[La Cosa Nostra]

Waitlisted

3.8x/166, wrote a WHY MICH, Submitted mid November

[blckwsl]

Joining the WL group. Applied early October so this was pretty expected.

[KatyMarie]

Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?

[Robbin Blue]

We need a WL at Mich thread.

[Gungnir]

WL 3.2/174
Wrote a "Why Michigan"

[furrrman]

WL today, nicest WL email I've gotten. >75th Lsat, 25-50 gpa. No why mich.

[Gustave]

Waitlisted. Wrote a whyWHY GOD, WHY?! Mich, numbers in profile.
LSAT > 75%;
50% > GPA <25%.
Very bummed. Michigan was one of my top schools.

Edited for emotional accuracy.

[drevo]

Another WL here.
25th>GPA>50th
LSAT >> 75th.
No Why Mich. Most likely going to withdraw.

[jk148706]

Wth is going on here

[zhcrobert]

Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?

wondering the same

[jk148706]

WL, submitted early November, >75 LSAT, 25-50 GPA, wrote a Why Mich

Nice email!

Sorry ls22. You have much, much better options though

[vuthy]

Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?

This is actually a legitimate question. I think it's another example of the fact that schools (especially mid-T14) are terrified about being the first one to fully commit to applicants. They're all essentially waiting each other out -- and making the applicants wait along with them.

At some point in the next few years, if this continues, the AALS is going to have to step in and impose some best practices. If it were up to the schools, they'd wait until August or September, and then expect everyone to pick up and move in a week.

[SupCutie]

Waitlisted

3.8x/166, wrote a WHY MICH, Submitted mid November

Are we twins?

[lawschool22]

WL, submitted early November, >75 LSAT, 25-50 GPA, wrote a Why Mich

Nice email!

Sorry ls22. You have much, much better options though

Thanks buddy. This just helps to narrow things down for me, which feels surprisingly liberating.