Michigan c/o 2020 applicants (2016-17) Forum

[Cbear2017]

I still have not received an email with my status checker info. The original email from a few weeks ago said I would receive that info 5-7 days later, but it has been more than that. Has anyone else had an experience with a delay like this on getting login info? Wondering if it's normal or I should reach out. Thanks!

It happens--I did not get mine for a month (I was complete by the time i got mine) but it worked out in the end! The offices appear to be segmented so the update may take a bit!!

[Nightwing]

Something weird's going on with my status checker. Every day since I got the thing over a month ago (including weekends), I've been checking it and it always updates to the current day sometime in the morning. Today, it's late at night, but my status checker is stuck on the previous day. Does this mean anything?

[nyu2019maybeplease]

Our network has been garbage for the last week. Maybe it means they're fixing it?

Something weird's going on with my status checker. Every day since I got the thing over a month ago (including weekends), I've been checking it and it always updates to the current day sometime in the morning. Today, it's late at night, but my status checker is stuck on the previous day. Does this mean anything?

[Sarastro]

Our network has been garbage for the last week. Maybe it means they're fixing it?

Something weird's going on with my status checker. Every day since I got the thing over a month ago (including weekends), I've been checking it and it always updates to the current day sometime in the morning. Today, it's late at night, but my status checker is stuck on the previous day. Does this mean anything?

Don't know about now, but this happened to me a few weeks ago. It was just a server thing iirc.

[utnyc44]

I still have not received an email with my status checker info. The original email from a few weeks ago said I would receive that info 5-7 days later, but it has been more than that. Has anyone else had an experience with a delay like this on getting login info? Wondering if it's normal or I should reach out. Thanks!

It happens--I did not get mine for a month (I was complete by the time i got mine) but it worked out in the end! The offices appear to be segmented so the update may take a bit!!

Thanks! That is a relief

[snarfing]

just went complete. Pleased to join you in the rat race.

[Earlskies]

My SO will being moving with me to law school. I'm worried that Ann Arbor won't be a great place for her.

Can someone speak about their experiences moving with a SO? Specifically, how is the job market for folks in Ann Arbor who aren't affiliated with the university? Also, we like small towns/college towns - but is there enough of the city removed from the university that a couple in their 30's won't feel swarmed by undergrads constantly?

[snarfing]

My SO will being moving with me to law school. I'm worried that Ann Arbor won't be a great place for her.

Can someone speak about their experiences moving with a SO? Specifically, how is the job market for folks in Ann Arbor who aren't affiliated with the university? Also, we like small towns/college towns - but is there enough of the city removed from the university that a couple in their 30's won't feel swarmed by undergrads constantly?

it may be helpful to mention a general field your so works in

[Earlskies]

My SO will being moving with me to law school. I'm worried that Ann Arbor won't be a great place for her.

Can someone speak about their experiences moving with a SO? Specifically, how is the job market for folks in Ann Arbor who aren't affiliated with the university? Also, we like small towns/college towns - but is there enough of the city removed from the university that a couple in their 30's won't feel swarmed by undergrads constantly?

it may be helpful to mention a general field your so works in

Good point - she has a degree in biology with experience working in environmental testing labs as well as project management.

[goldenbear2020]

My SO will being moving with me to law school. I'm worried that Ann Arbor won't be a great place for her.

Can someone speak about their experiences moving with a SO? Specifically, how is the job market for folks in Ann Arbor who aren't affiliated with the university? Also, we like small towns/college towns - but is there enough of the city removed from the university that a couple in their 30's won't feel swarmed by undergrads constantly?

Ann Arbor has a population of 120k which includes 45k students and 25k faculty/staff, so the vast majority of residents are UM affiliates.

[snarfing]

My SO will being moving with me to law school. I'm worried that Ann Arbor won't be a great place for her.

Can someone speak about their experiences moving with a SO? Specifically, how is the job market for folks in Ann Arbor who aren't affiliated with the university? Also, we like small towns/college towns - but is there enough of the city removed from the university that a couple in their 30's won't feel swarmed by undergrads constantly?

it may be helpful to mention a general field your so works in

Good point - she has a degree in biology with experience working in environmental testing labs as well as project management.

she may be able to swing a job as an adjunct or something at UM

Edit: also looked up on indeed https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=biology&l=Ann+Arbor%2C+MI looks like there are a few companies that are looking for biologists.

[Anon.y.mousse.]

My SO will being moving with me to law school. I'm worried that Ann Arbor won't be a great place for her.

Can someone speak about their experiences moving with a SO? Specifically, how is the job market for folks in Ann Arbor who aren't affiliated with the university? Also, we like small towns/college towns - but is there enough of the city removed from the university that a couple in their 30's won't feel swarmed by undergrads constantly?

it may be helpful to mention a general field your so works in

Good point - she has a degree in biology with experience working in environmental testing labs as well as project management.

Grew up in Michigan but not a current Mich student so take with a grain of salt - I don't think she should have much of an issue finding a job in the area, even if it's not directly in Ann Arbor. There are a lot of jobs in the metro Detroit area on the west side of the city that would be a relatively short commute from Ann Arbor, and I would think that her project management experience would make her an attractive job candidate for a variety of fields (how does she feel about working for one of the auto companies??)(not sure how many bio jobs there are! although Mich's hospital is ginormous and I don't know if she could find a position there).

Ann Arbor is a great city and I think has even more to offer for non-undergrads who have a bit of money. Really great dining options and lots of cool cultural things because of the university, and it is a really well developed city outside of the university. One of my friends lives near the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor border and really likes it there. And again - Ann Arbor is pretty close to a lot of other cities filled with young professionals that make for a good night out or place to go to spend the day like Royal Oak, Birmingham, Ferndale, Southfield, etc. etc.

[dbalkaran]

just went complete. Pleased to join you in the rat race.

Just went complete this morning. I love waiting.

[StopLawying]

It's been super quiet here lately.

Just curious, is anyone visiting the school without going to ASW? I'm trying my best to make it for the second one, but not sure if I'll be able to.

[Sarastro]

It's been super quiet here lately.

Just curious, is anyone visiting the school without going to ASW? I'm trying my best to make it for the second one, but not sure if I'll be able to.

Right?

I'm going to ASW, but visited a few weeks ago. I stalked around campus looking at the pretty buildings, took a tour of the law school, and talked to an admissions officer. I'd recommend visiting for the library alone, but I'm a sucker for aesthetics.

Had an early lunch at Panera while I was there and undergrads (with no food??) had taken every seat except a big, 8-person table. Ended up sitting there and 3-4 strangers in the same situation joined me. We just ate in silence looking at our phones. Was a weird way to start the day.

[ChervonaKatya]

It's been super quiet here lately.

Just curious, is anyone visiting the school without going to ASW? I'm trying my best to make it for the second one, but not sure if I'll be able to.

Right?

I'm going to ASW, but visited a few weeks ago. I stalked around campus looking at the pretty buildings, took a tour of the law school, and talked to an admissions officer. I'd recommend visiting for the library alone, but I'm a sucker for aesthetics.

Had an early lunch at Panera while I was there and undergrads (with no food??) had taken every seat except a big, 8-person table. Ended up sitting there and 3-4 strangers in the same situation joined me. We just ate in silence looking at our phones. Was a weird way to start the day.

I'm sorry you had to lunch at Panera when there's so many more joyful foods to be found here! If any of you folks are visiting and need food recommendations (so as not to scare you away from Ann Arbor with bad food and undergrads), let me know! We're on winter break right now, so between catching up on Crim reading, I'll check TLS a bit more.

[Sarastro]

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I'm sorry you had to lunch at Panera when there's so many more joyful foods to be found here! If any of you folks are visiting and need food recommendations (so as not to scare you away from Ann Arbor with bad food and undergrads), let me know! We're on winter break right now, so between catching up on Crim reading, I'll check TLS a bit more.

Oh, I guess I should make clear that it was a very positive visit overall. I think any decent-sized school has undergrads scurrying about. I just found it humorous on a day that I was a little nerve-wracked about talking to admissions.

[brinicolec]

It's been super quiet here lately.

Just curious, is anyone visiting the school without going to ASW? I'm trying my best to make it for the second one, but not sure if I'll be able to.

Right?

I'm going to ASW, but visited a few weeks ago. I stalked around campus looking at the pretty buildings, took a tour of the law school, and talked to an admissions officer. I'd recommend visiting for the library alone, but I'm a sucker for aesthetics.

Had an early lunch at Panera while I was there and undergrads (with no food??) had taken every seat except a big, 8-person table. Ended up sitting there and 3-4 strangers in the same situation joined me. We just ate in silence looking at our phones. Was a weird way to start the day.

I'm going next week because I can't make the ASWs.

[thatblondegirl]

I'm starting to lose hope in Michigan. I haven't heard anything since I submitted mid-December (not sure when my completion date was because I wasn't obsessively checking my status checker until the past month or so). Should I send a statement of continued interest even though no decision has been made on my application?

[StopLawying]

It's been super quiet here lately.

Just curious, is anyone visiting the school without going to ASW? I'm trying my best to make it for the second one, but not sure if I'll be able to.

Right?

I'm going to ASW, but visited a few weeks ago. I stalked around campus looking at the pretty buildings, took a tour of the law school, and talked to an admissions officer. I'd recommend visiting for the library alone, but I'm a sucker for aesthetics.

Had an early lunch at Panera while I was there and undergrads (with no food??) had taken every seat except a big, 8-person table. Ended up sitting there and 3-4 strangers in the same situation joined me. We just ate in silence looking at our phones. Was a weird way to start the day.

I'm going next week because I can't make the ASWs.

Nice, are you also going to any of the local alumni events?

[StopLawying]

Regarding the local alumni events, how many admitted students typically go to these? Since I'm unsure whether I can make it to ASW, I want to sign up for one, but if only alumni go I'm worried I'll feel out of place.

[speedofthought]

Has anyone successfully negotiated from no scholly to some scholly? If so, PM me PLEASE

+1 I'd love to hear what your experience was like.

+2

I'm also interested in learning about the Michigan scholarship negotiation experience, whether via PM or otherwise.

[Sarastro]

Has anyone successfully negotiated from no scholly to some scholly? If so, PM me PLEASE

+1 I'd love to hear what your experience was like.

+2

I'm also interested in learning about the Michigan scholarship negotiation experience, whether via PM or otherwise.

+1

[treetops_rising]

Regarding the local alumni events, how many admitted students typically go to these? Since I'm unsure whether I can make it to ASW, I want to sign up for one, but if only alumni go I'm worried I'll feel out of place.

I'm going to the Los Angeles one!

[Blue664]

Regarding the local alumni events, how many admitted students typically go to these? Since I'm unsure whether I can make it to ASW, I want to sign up for one, but if only alumni go I'm worried I'll feel out of place.

I'm going to the Los Angeles one!

I'm going to the one in my area! From the email, it sounded like Dean Z was going to be there, so hopefully/probably they're trying to make it fun and useful for prospective students.