Michigan Waitlist 2011 Forum

[NorCalBruin]

It's really anybody's guess... but as long as we're guessing I'm going to throw out 50-100. I mean, if about 10 TLS'ers have responded, there's gotta be another 10-20 TLS'ers lurking or haven't checked their email yet, and probably another few dozen "real people" who aren't on TLS at all

[thelawyler]

Got an email.

[Siamsa414]

Got an email.

Same.

[cornhusker]

I got the email as well. Michigan is a dream school, but I gotta figure out if I would really drop everything to go there before I write the letter.

Debt isn't a problem, should I go there (haha, if I even get in) over Vanderbilt with 60k total? I'm from Texas and no geographical preferences. I want to be an ADA. Any advice?

Are you really questioning whether or not you are going to be happy at Vandy? You seem to have been very tempted when Cornell acceptance came, and the remote prospect of U Mich. Your posts seem so energetic, maybe you're a person who is always second guessing?

[fingersxd]

It's really anybody's guess... but as long as we're guessing I'm going to throw out 50-100. I mean, if about 10 TLS'ers have responded, there's gotta be another 10-20 TLS'ers lurking or haven't checked their email yet, and probably another few dozen "real people" who aren't on TLS at all

Depressing to know that this wait will likely last another 3 weeks or more.

[robotclubmember]

She signed it SCZ. I swooned a bit.

So, some take-away messages:

1. Nobody's getting off the WL for summer start.
2. She doesn't say they're definitely going to accept people off the WL, but she makes it sound like a strong possibility.
3. Dean Z continues to be awesome

I don't understand why you guys are swooning over this letter. They always write overly optimistic correspondence to applicants. I was told it was "very much a possibility" to get off the waitlist for summer start, and not a soul did. It is not a strong possibility and I think we're getting smoke blown up our collective asses, again. That said, I'll decline the e-mail and I really do hope those of you who really want to go to the school get off the waitlist. Best of luck, but a little "reality appreciation" is called for here.

[sambeber]

Got an email.

Same.

Also received the email.

[theturkeyisfat]

Got an email.

Same.

Also received the email.

+1

looks like a lot of people got it

[Deuce]

Also alive

[JustE]

Got the email. Still alive.

[sreichel]

She signed it SCZ. I swooned a bit.

So, some take-away messages:

1. Nobody's getting off the WL for summer start.
2. She doesn't say they're definitely going to accept people off the WL, but she makes it sound like a strong possibility.
3. Dean Z continues to be awesome

I don't understand why you guys are swooning over this letter. They always write overly optimistic correspondence to applicants. I was told it was "very much a possibility" to get off the waitlist for summer start, and not a soul did. It is not a strong possibility and I think we're getting smoke blown up our collective asses, again. That said, I'll decline the e-mail and I really do hope those of you who really want to go to the school get off the waitlist. Best of luck, but a little "reality appreciation" is called for here.

I hate that you're so right..... still though, i'm stickin around for a bit, let's see what happens

[paulinaporizkova]

She signed it SCZ. I swooned a bit.

So, some take-away messages:

1. Nobody's getting off the WL for summer start.
2. She doesn't say they're definitely going to accept people off the WL, but she makes it sound like a strong possibility.
3. Dean Z continues to be awesome

I don't understand why you guys are swooning over this letter. They always write overly optimistic correspondence to applicants. I was told it was "very much a possibility" to get off the waitlist for summer start, and not a soul did. It is not a strong possibility and I think we're getting smoke blown up our collective asses, again. That said, I'll decline the e-mail and I really do hope those of you who really want to go to the school get off the waitlist. Best of luck, but a little "reality appreciation" is called for here.

big fat +1 here.

[sreichel]

She signed it SCZ. I swooned a bit.

So, some take-away messages:

1. Nobody's getting off the WL for summer start.
2. She doesn't say they're definitely going to accept people off the WL, but she makes it sound like a strong possibility.
3. Dean Z continues to be awesome

I don't understand why you guys are swooning over this letter. They always write overly optimistic correspondence to applicants. I was told it was "very much a possibility" to get off the waitlist for summer start, and not a soul did. It is not a strong possibility and I think we're getting smoke blown up our collective asses, again. That said, I'll decline the e-mail and I really do hope those of you who really want to go to the school get off the waitlist. Best of luck, but a little "reality appreciation" is called for here.

big fat +1 here.

I just want to BELIEVE!!!

[descartesb4thehorse]

She signed it SCZ. I swooned a bit.

So, some take-away messages:

1. Nobody's getting off the WL for summer start.
2. She doesn't say they're definitely going to accept people off the WL, but she makes it sound like a strong possibility.
3. Dean Z continues to be awesome

I don't understand why you guys are swooning over this letter. They always write overly optimistic correspondence to applicants. I was told it was "very much a possibility" to get off the waitlist for summer start, and not a soul did. It is not a strong possibility and I think we're getting smoke blown up our collective asses, again. That said, I'll decline the e-mail and I really do hope those of you who really want to go to the school get off the waitlist. Best of luck, but a little "reality appreciation" is called for here.

big fat +1 here.

Uh cool. Hope your cynicism helps you sleep well at night.
Seriously why does it bother you that some people may possibly be happy about receiving correspondence or find some of the things that Dean Z does endearing?
You both sound like awesome people to be friends with.

[monarch2007]

+1

[paulinaporizkova]

Uh cool. Hope your cynicism helps you sleep well at night.

oops, i should have known that realistic expectations don't belong in TLS waitlist threads

[Kabuo]

I just want to BELIEVE!!!

See avatar and +1. Also got the email, and sent off a reply/LOCI.

[robotclubmember]

Uh cool. Hope your cynicism helps you sleep well at night.
Seriously why does it bother you that some people may possibly be happy about receiving correspondence or find some of the things that Dean Z does endearing?
You both sound like awesome people to be friends with.

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ ... udy_finds/

i never said you aren't allowed to throw some rah-rah's out. i wish the best to those who remain on the waitlist. but there's nothing that says a man can't temper blind optimism with a dose of reality. and to be frank, i do find michigan's e-mails to encourage false hope, which is a slight annoyance. none of the other schools run their ship that way, but who knows. maybe you could clerk for the supreme court and later go on to win a complex civil rights case (re: first overly optimistic waitlist e-mail, from which thus far zero waitlisted candidates have been admitted).

[RTFM]

I just want to BELIEVE!!!

See avatar and +1. Also got the email, and sent off a reply/LOCI.

Did you just reply to the e-mail with a paragraph or so indicating your level of interest, or did you send an attachment in business letter format, etc.?

[Kabuo]

I just want to BELIEVE!!!

See avatar and +1. Also got the email, and sent off a reply/LOCI.

Did you just reply to the e-mail with a paragraph or so indicating your level of interest, or did you send an attachment in business letter format, etc.?

Just replied with a paragraph, but their office has told me they add these things to your file. And I've already sent two substantial LOCIs, so this one was just spelling out my interest in very defined terms.

[paulinaporizkova]

Uh cool. Hope your cynicism helps you sleep well at night.
Seriously why does it bother you that some people may possibly be happy about receiving correspondence or find some of the things that Dean Z does endearing?
You both sound like awesome people to be friends with.

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ ... udy_finds/

i never said you aren't allowed to throw some rah-rah's out. i wish the best to those who remain on the waitlist. but there's nothing that says a man can't temper blind optimism with a dose of reality. and to be frank, i do find michigan's e-mails to encourage false hope, which is a slight annoyance. none of the other schools run their ship that way, but who knows. maybe you could clerk for the supreme court and later go on to win a complex civil rights case (re: first overly optimistic waitlist e-mail, from which thus far zero waitlisted candidates have been admitted).

exactly what i was griping about

[sreichel]

I just want to BELIEVE!!!

See avatar and +1. Also got the email, and sent off a reply/LOCI.

Did you just reply to the e-mail with a paragraph or so indicating your level of interest, or did you send an attachment in business letter format, etc.?

Just replied with a paragraph, but their office has told me they add these things to your file. And I've already sent two substantial LOCIs, so this one was just spelling out my interest in very defined terms.

I quickly painted my body with Michigan's colors and sent a picture mixed into a colage of different types of wolverines, too subtle?

[sreichel]

I just want to BELIEVE!!!

See avatar and +1. Also got the email, and sent off a reply/LOCI.

Did you just reply to the e-mail with a paragraph or so indicating your level of interest, or did you send an attachment in business letter format, etc.?

Just replied with a paragraph, but their office has told me they add these things to your file. And I've already sent two substantial LOCIs, so this one was just spelling out my interest in very defined terms.

Nah I actually haven't responded yet, but it will be a paragraph basically just discussing my personal situation, neither an essay nor a one-liner.

[theturkeyisfat]

I quickly painted my body with Michigan's colors and sent a picture mixed into a colage of different types of wolverines, too subtle?

you didn't add a tattoo?!?

[bigjinjapan]

Letter received. My optimism<SCZ's