University of Michigan (2022-2023)

[pine lantern]

also it's an SAT socree -- anything above 1400 shows ufficient strength

[fickle cloak]

I was surprised I got in

That diversity essay UMich must of like

[pine lantern]

yea...sorry 💀 friend dumb

at starbucks rn

[worthy orbit]

fr

[fickle cloak]

Do y’all know if UMich gives good aid to oos student?

Ngl 72k hella expensive

[wicked comet]

i heard its really bad from someone who got in last year

[fickle cloak]

Bruh

[worthy orbit]

yeah i heard that too

i think the only good oos public for aid would be uva

[formal bridge]

is it harder to get in for RD than it is EA?

[fickle cloak]

Why can’t they be like rit and rpi

[pine lantern]

ye bc ur competing with most of the defer kids

[worthy orbit]

yes

[pine lantern]

not impossible tho

u hav moer time to refine ur app

[fickle cloak]

Very unlikely to be considered tho if ur doing something competitive

[ornate marten]

i wish i applied RD lmao

[formal bridge]

oh i’m saying like i got deferred

[ornate marten]

my application was much better

[formal bridge]

is it gonna be harder

[ornate marten]

i got deferred

[pine lantern]

oh

yea

[formal bridge]

than it was to get in during the EA period

[fickle cloak]

U got into UIUC tho they rejected me

[cerulean tiger]

i got deferred w pretty good stats and honestly my essays were weaker than they couldve been had i applied rd

[ornate marten]

yea but that was pure luck

my stats sucked dick

lmao

[cerulean tiger]

also completely forgot about unc being a public with ea, shouldve applied there w my rea

💀

[worthy orbit]

bros got into UIUC CS

ur chillin

i cant even afford to go to umd

like

that would be the same with umich

[safe lodge]

No way 💀

[worthy orbit]

hello?

[oblique vortex]

formed an orphanage

bruh

[worthy orbit]

LOL

[ornate marten]

thats actaully ca p

[worthy orbit]

that is cap

[ornate marten]

3.3 1250 would be an auto rejection

lol

[oblique vortex]

you need millions for that

[worthy orbit]

exactly

[ornate marten]

i doubt someone with a 3.3 1250 could handle the rigor of umich cs

[old dove]

https://tenor.com/view/cap-doctor-meme-gif-23263243

[cerulean tiger]

the "ok" got me

[worthy orbit]

they cant

[ornate marten]

yea so idk why they would admit

[oblique vortex]

therre are exceptions

[old dove]

to bring down the averages

fr

[oblique vortex]

if you survived cancer and had that gpa you would be auto accept

[ornate marten]

i mean MAYBE if htey had an 800 math score and A's in all stem courses

lol

[safe lodge]

yeah I was skeptical of that

the way he said he "formed an orphanage" cracked me up

[worthy orbit]

publics give non-existent financial aid

for oos

[ornate marten]

i got deferred with 3.6 1510 but so did everyone else

lol

[worthy orbit]

4.0 1510 deferred

[safe lodge]

I got deferred from engineering with a 3.89 and a 34

[worthy orbit]

lol

[cerulean tiger]

95 1590 deferred engineering

[oblique vortex]

3.96 uw and 34 act deferred

[worthy orbit]

DEFERRED GANG

[safe lodge]

I swear

[worthy orbit]

WE WILL CONQUER UMICH

[safe lodge]

Since when did umich become this competitive

I want to be born like 4 years earlier

[reef dome]

Since a few years ago

[worthy orbit]

when did any public school become this competitive

like wtf

[reef dome]

Same here but Econ

[safe lodge]

RIGHT??

[reef dome]

3.93 and 34 deferred

[worthy orbit]

UVA median SAT is 1490 now

lmao

[safe lodge]

no way

virginia 💀

[oblique vortex]

uiuc had like 60% acceptance 2021 then 40% in 2022 probably less this yea

[safe lodge]

are you sure that is the median accepted or median enrolled

[fickle cloak]

I got into umd but did they accept everyone?

[worthy orbit]

median for math is 760 and reading is 730

[fickle cloak]

Or they reject/defer some

[safe lodge]

I mean I got into uiuc for chem eng

[worthy orbit]

accepted probably

[cerulean tiger]

i got into uiuc for math

[worthy orbit]

they display it as this but i added together to get median

[cerulean tiger]

applied meche for umich tho

which i regret

[worthy orbit]

it could be a lil lower

[ornate marten]

im honestly surprised i got into uiuc cs+x

[reef dome]

Michigan/unc are the hardest Public state schools imo

[ornate marten]

cuz my gpa is really bad

[reef dome]

Uiuc too for stem

[safe lodge]

I should have applied as East Asian studies

[proper violet]

whats the b magnet role 💀

[old dove]

deferred 3.75 1450 so i was mid of the pack

[cerulean tiger]

parents pressured me to specialize

[cedar hare]

anyone know when ross comes out

[worthy orbit]

Advertising apparently is the easiest one

[old dove]

feb

[worthy orbit]

but idk

[fickle cloak]

I did just cs for UIUC and now I regret it

[ornate marten]

yea i think that was a strategic move

lmao

[oblique vortex]

just cs has 6% at uiuc

[fickle cloak]

Best things about is taht companies think that’s a double major

[ornate marten]

yup

[fickle cloak]

They rejected me for stats too

[worthy orbit]

same

UMD was the only real one

[ornate marten]

im gonna try to switch to stats or mathcs

[worthy orbit]

accepted direct admit

[fickle cloak]

Nah they did me wrong and accepted as Letters and Science

[worthy orbit]

💀

[fickle cloak]

Like if I go to umd imma be cs anyways like why make it harder for me

Maybe bc that’s the only school I forgot to send sat score

I didn’t look and realized afterwards I went test optional lmao

[worthy orbit]

so many kids got rejected from umd but accepted to like umich and uiuc

i wish we switched

[fickle cloak]

U got deferred from UMich?

[worthy orbit]

umd is close to me but i still have to pay oos

[cedar token]

I got rejected from Purdue but into UIUC 🤷

[worthy orbit]

yes

[fickle cloak]

My result were accepted to nc state, UMich, and UMD. Rejected from UIUC and UNC

[worthy orbit]

UMich is literally a W

[fickle cloak]

Sometimes it makes me think it’s random lol

[worthy orbit]

it can be

[fickle cloak]

We all getting accepted but from different school

Maybe it’s fit

[oblique vortex]

are aos drinking while on duty?

[fickle cloak]

Good question. I couldn’t tell ya

[formal bridge]

if i don’t get into mich or cu boulder idk what ima do

[oblique vortex]

i dont even think uiuc read my essays ngl

[worthy orbit]

definitely

[fickle cloak]

Bro they were so good but I guess my extracurriculars r not fitting to UIUC taste

[worthy orbit]

they cant be rejecting an auto-admit like me

[fickle cloak]

I need to tell that to RPI who waitlisted me

I just wanted a fat scholarship man

[ornate marten]

rpi is actually dogshit

its falling apart

lmfao

[oblique vortex]

hmmm now that I think abt it. I think I got deferred umich bcs of low effort essays but accepted uiuc bcs of research ecs

[ornate marten]

i wouldnt even go there for free

💀

[fickle cloak]

Me vice versa

UIUC def didn’t like my ECs

[fickle cloak]

Ty for making me feel better

Lol

[ornate marten]

rpi is actaully a shithole

[muted stag]

Ty dude

Thanks bro ayt

[weary crypt]

np yeah

got like 10 mins if u need anything rn

[undone breach]

where'd you find this 😭

source 🤲

[muted stag]

Hey man i dmed you

[astral halo]

if this is real I'm starting my villain arc fr

[rain pasture]

holy shit

same

[proper violet]

i- an orphanage…

[safe lodge]

Zeemee

[cosmic plinth]

quick question guys how long did the umich supps take u guys

i wanna apply but it might be too late

[outer bronze]

when should i turn in the loci? does time matter, or should i wait till later in case more ntoable things pop up, example im presenting at a showcase in early march but i dont know if i should write the loci now and say i will be or write it after and say i did present

[proper violet]

2 hours but i started from scratch

rn you prob have some essays you can copy and paste

[cosmic plinth]

alright!

time to grind

[proper violet]

goodluck & have fun!!

[pine lantern]

I was able to reuse an old essay for the community one, but the why Umich took a few hours

[undone breach]

3 weeks

[fickle cloak]

1 and half hour for each

[pine lantern]

I really liked my Umich community essay

[fleet lodge]

mid to end of feb

dont rush it

[plain tinsel]

I’m not getting in

[dense jolt]

I just wrote them both from scratch tbh

[plain tinsel]

[outer bronze]

kk

[dense jolt]

The prompts kind of suited me if that makes sense

[outer bronze]

time submitted wont matter

cuz like people were theorizing oh if u didnt submit umich early u insta defer ands hit

[weary crypt]

UMich were the 2 fastest that i wrote

[outer bronze]

which idt was true cuz ik kids who got in and turned in day off but idk

[fickle cloak]

Yeah. For why UMich, I used like the same idea, copying over didn’t feel right for me

[weary crypt]

i submitted 10/31

[fickle cloak]

The community essay I wrote I thought is pretty funny

[fickle cloak]

Me

[cosmic plinth]

anyone else get deferred

[worthy orbit]

literally everybody

[turbid burrow]

#👻-the-medium-place

jus scroll a lil

[cosmic plinth]

goddamn

[plain tinsel]

Hey guys

How hard is it to get into the school of pharmacy

[fluid swift]

i submitted nov 1st 4pm 💀

was really pushing the deadline ngl

[humble reef]

i have yet to check my decision i am terrified 🤡

[pine lantern]

Good luck

You have insane self control

[humble reef]

thank you lmao im trying to wait till tomorrow, im trying to complete a scholarship before i cope with my likely deferral

[pine lantern]

GOOD LUCK

[humble reef]

doesn't help that i know only one person who got in and live a dozen deferrals

[pine lantern]

u got this

Both the scholarship and umich

[humble reef]

thank u thank u

[pine lantern]

Praying u get that luxurious blue and yellow confetti tmr

[humble reef]

bro they better istg

[high nebula]

wait why not

[pine lantern]

love ur axew pfp

[high nebula]

ty

dinosaur pfps >>>

[humble reef]

a)i couldnt check it right when it came out
b) im using it as motivation to do stuff rn bc i will need recovery time lmao

[high nebula]

ic

[humble reef]

that doesnt mean im superrrrr tempted tho

[high nebula]

when do you plan to open

[humble reef]

20ish hours?

[high nebula]

ah

gl

[humble reef]

thank u thank u

gl on our stuff too!

[high nebula]

thanks

[pine lantern]

yuppp

kinda sad but like ive watched every episode of the pokemon anime

so i know exactly what episode ur pfp is from. adn the plot of it. and the title

💀

i was a pokemon obsessed child!

[high nebula]

lmao

[pine lantern]

(maractus musical?)

[high nebula]

i couldnt find a good one with haxorus so i just used an axew one

[pine lantern]

lmao

im happy iris eventually evolved axew into haxorus

[high nebula]

yeah i think so

[pine lantern]

and we got to see it fight against cynthias garchomp

[high nebula]

fr

[turbid burrow]

😭 i just played the games up until alpha/omega

[high nebula]

evolutions are my fav

[pine lantern]

i actually ahvent played any of the games except on emulators

my parents never bought me nintendo stuff lol

[turbid burrow]

nah black and white on ds was amazing

[turbid burrow]

fair enough

[pine lantern]

i nveer got to experience ds 😔

[turbid burrow]

back then

[turbid burrow]

r they expensive now?

[pine lantern]

no idea

i hope once i go to college

i can get a switch mayhbe

if i get the money

[turbid burrow]

id recommend it

[high nebula]

my friend made a website that has all of the gemstone games

its sick

[pine lantern]

woah

i play on pokemmo

[turbid burrow]

mm idk never played on switch switched to pc games

[pine lantern]

which means i can also play w friends

[high nebula]

oh damn

[pine lantern]

u should play platinum

its my favorite

sinnoh in general

[turbid burrow]

probably will

after the senior year madness

[pine lantern]

yup

man

next year

[turbid burrow]

this summer im just chilling and working on a couple projects for internships

[pine lantern]

we're gonna be freshmen again..

[pine lantern]

i need to start applying 😭

or look for connections

[turbid burrow]

u cs?

[pine lantern]

ye

[turbid burrow]

shits hard

[pine lantern]

yeaaa

[turbid burrow]

lowkey wish i didnt like this mf major

[pine lantern]

i got one in sophomore year summer

so hopefully that counts as experience

[turbid burrow]

fair

idk if i hv enough projects

yet

[pine lantern]

same

if i had the option

id want to go into academia for a while

but i think im fine with industry

actually one reason im happy i did the internship (besides the fact it was paid)

[turbid burrow]

i think i might get my phd at some ppoint idk

[pine lantern]

is it made me realize i wont be depressed in a cubicle setting

[turbid burrow]

depends on how my career progresss

[pine lantern]

i dont think i will

[turbid burrow]

thats cool

[pine lantern]

but i want to try for masters

[turbid burrow]

i saw someone do like suspended (forgot the term) masters

[pine lantern]

though idk if i can maintain my gpa

[turbid burrow]

where they went into corporate for a minute then came back

[turbid burrow]

tru

[sharp stratus]

i gotta ask my counselor again for the mid year report smh

bro got me shifted to rd pool by delay🥲

[turbid burrow]

wym

[sharp stratus]

he submitted docs after nov 1

and i got shifted to rd pool

cuz of that

and i had no idea they had an appeal option on the portal to get me back into ea

[sharp stratus]

so i missed the last date(nov30) to appeal and basically am into rd pool despite submitting stuff in october

[safe lodge]

Still deferred

[sturdy valley]

Can someone help me write a loci tomorrow? I’m scared and i want it to be perf and let them know i’m desperate but chill

[sturdy valley]

Me when i refresh the page after being deferred thinking maybe it’s a glitch

first stage is denial

[noble sedge]

u got thisssss

[sturdy valley]

I was so busy last year but now i do nothing outside of school other than volunteer work but i do have some things in the works idk

Can i say that i’m pursuing an internship even tho i don’t have it

[noble sedge]

like lie?

or is it ongoing

[cinder dune]

just apply for one

talk abt ur in school performance

clubs?

[noble sedge]

whatthey said

and talk about how umich is still ur top choice

[sturdy valley]

No not lie lol theres an internship at a local museum but applications open mid february and i’m gonna apply

[cinder dune]

success in rigorous courses

[noble sedge]

if u havent gone in yet i dont think its best to put it

[cinder dune]

why umich

[noble sedge]

unless u got in and waiting for the internship to start

[noble sedge]

this too

[cinder dune]

its only 250words

[sturdy valley]

got it!

[cinder dune]

you starts with you appreciate their effort to review your application etc

[noble sedge]

oh wait thats pretty short

[cinder dune]

then umich is still your top choice

[sturdy valley]

is it good to say “thank you for considering my application” (not exactly that but something along those lines>

[noble sedge]

i thought it would be longer

yes yes

[cinder dune]

then update your information

[noble sedge]

remain humble

dont be passive aggressive or anything like that

[cinder dune]

there really isn't much you can add on

[noble sedge]

u got thisssss

[cinder dune]

250words is shortttt

[noble sedge]

best of luck 💃

[sturdy valley]

ok I’ll write it tmrw and I’ll send it in here before i submit!! thank u guys

[noble sedge]

i hope u get in rd u seem very interested in umich

no problemm

[sturdy valley]

LOL thanks tbh i’m interested in like everywhere now

[cedar token]

I can help give some guidance on what to talk about. I can also review it after you're done writing it

[noble sedge]

honestly all of the schools i applied to i dream ab going

[sturdy valley]

thank u!

[floral pond]

wait guys

if i dont apply as cs can i not switch into cs later

[turbid burrow]

Probs not

[hot moat]

It’s not guaranteed

Like you can’t just maintain a minimum GPA and get into CS

They have a selection process

Just for CS

[floral pond]

but i can apply for it?

[verbal granite]

yes

[verbal granite]

u'll be one of the guinea pigs tho

[haughty pawn]

you can, but it's gonna be competitive. if you applied cs and got rejected from it though, you're never gonna be able to major in cs at umich no matter what

[languid sonnet]

ok this umich cs thing

the advance selection

[sturdy valley]

Should i talk about why i want to go to umich more in my loci

Like should i name drop more things or should i just reiterate my why us essay

[languid sonnet]

if i choose it can i still go to umich if i get rejected cs

[deft kindle]

i mean

[languid sonnet]

like is it the 1st major thing and then ill be considered for 2nd major

ykwim

[sturdy valley]

yes

if u get rejected from cs youll still be in if ur admitted

[languid sonnet]

so there is no drawback at all to selecting cs advance selectin?

[deft kindle]

be deliberate. i would use it to talk abt why u wanna get into mich but id focus it also on like what you'd bring to mich as a wolverine and stuff

[haughty pawn]

there is. if you don't apply for it, you can apply to become a CS major when in college (no guarantees that you'll get accepted)

but if you apply and are rejected, you can't do that ever

[languid sonnet]

well i dont wanna do cs anyway im just doing it so i get looked at twice

ill probably trf out of cs if i get in 💀

[haughty pawn]

you won't get looked at twice btw

you get into the uni

and then into cs

[languid sonnet]

isnt it like first major second major

ohh i see

so what do i actually lose by doing the CS thing

[haughty pawn]

only the fact that if your CS profile isn't v strong rn and can be when in college, you lose out on majoring in CS afterward I'd you get rejected rn

[languid sonnet]

its decent enough its not a brazy cs a2c profile

dont rlly care abt majoring in cs anyway so i think ill b fine

i apply for. da vibes

and now i have to finish the 550 word supp

[haughty pawn]

you can basically apply to CS only once during your time at UMich. it's upto you if you wanna do that rn or later

[languid sonnet]

kms

fairs

[turbid burrow]

@deft kindle any chance u still hv ur essay at all not doing bme but kinda wanna see yk

[deft kindle]

which essay

[turbid burrow]

Jus the mich supplements

Not sure how diff it is for coe

[deft kindle]

ill dm them later

[turbid burrow]

Thank you

[deft kindle]

i have class in 10 mins

lol

what major u applying for

[glass hawk]

how long did it take people to receive their portal after submitting?

[hot moat]

I was admitted to the CoE. I'm up for reading someone's supplements if they want

[vague abyss]

would I be able to send a bit later? im not completely done with one of them hahahah also im in class☠️😝☠️

[chilly cliff]

hello blue people

[sturdy valley]

@slate heart I just remembered you got in with the pole dancing mention!! YOU MADE THAT WORK 👏👏👏

[hot moat]

I might be busy later. If you want to send the one you're done with right now feel free

[sturdy valley]

imma need someone to read my LOCI when i’m done wit

i have it almost done rn

[hot moat]

I may not be the best person for a LOCI. Have never written one

[sturdy valley]

subtle flex

[hot moat]

But it means I got rejected and not deferred lol

I've been accepted to USC Viterbi for CS and UMich CoE as of now

[turbid burrow]

Comp sci (sorry was in class)

[sturdy valley]

Rejected from purdue is crazy

[hot moat]

yup lol

[sturdy valley]

They tryna yield protect this year for what

[hot moat]

Well I'm an Indian male applying for CS

Anything can happen

[sturdy valley]

Lol everyone’s trying to do CS this year i never knew before application season how popular it was

Kinda wish i did it too so i can be making six figures but yknow i’ve never coded in my life

Gl though

[hot moat]

CS isn't all about coding

It's a big misconception

Thanks

Watch the first 3 mins of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezx8ajB9l9s

[slate heart]

LMAO, you remembered 😂

[hot moat]

Me?

[slate heart]

Oh not you @sturdy valley

Some reason replies didn’t work

[sturdy valley]

I’m writing my loci and i’m thinking of a specific club to reference then i remember “i wonder what happened to the person who wrote abt pole dancing” 😭

[hot moat]

Btw pro tip for anyone applying RD: It's close to the deadline, but if you can, try to show strong leadership in one of your essays
See the values section: https://strategicvision.engin.umich.edu/

UMich values leadership SO much

They call themselves the "Leaders and Best"

[slate heart]

I have to get my admissions file if I end up going lol. I need to see those comments

[sturdy valley]

Lowkey that must’ve been the cherry on top of ur application

[hot moat]

I'm certain it's my essays that pushed my app through

[deft kindle]

i wanted to but like now im too stressed to do so rn

like college has me busy af

[cosmic plinth]

anyone doing rd

[slate heart]

Fair!

[rose flume]

meee!

[crisp current]

since your ross portfolio is only evaluated after your admission to LSA, how does that work for RD? Will you find out in time?

[lofty orchid]

^^that's what I was wondering about

[solemn elm]

Give updates

[turbid burrow]

Can u do me

[hot moat]

Sure dm

[cosmic plinth]

Should I write a LOCI even if I have nothing to update?

[cosmic plinth]

i think you have to so you can be considered for rd?

[old dove]

anyone got some good examples of LOCI's?

[sharp junco]

-thanks for deferring

-look at my recent accomplishments

-im still interested

-if accepted i will attend

then just fill in between all that

[alpine geyser]

How is umich financial aid

[cosmic plinth]

oos really bad\

[turbid burrow]

@cosmic plinth what wouldve been ur second choice if not princeton

[cosmic plinth]

uh

probably harvard lmao

or yale

😭

[proper violet]

instate super good

[turbid burrow]

Fair enough 😭

[cosmic plinth]

I was aiming high

Columbia looked kinda sick too

[turbid burrow]

Did Colombia Ed lol

[cosmic plinth]

If I had struck out of all the ivies I probably would have tried for NYU

Being in nyc would have been really cool

[turbid burrow]

Don’t got bread for that ngl

[cosmic plinth]

and they have a solid public policy program

[turbid burrow]

Wuts ur major?

[cosmic plinth]

Public policy

Lol

[turbid burrow]

Fair enough lmao

[fluid swift]

is the lsa honours program worth applying to

there’s an essay

[proper violet]

two essays actually

im applying 🫡

[slate heart]

I'm wondering this too

[idle coral]

please let it come february 17 for me

[gritty flower]

do deferred apps get to see a result as well

or is it just base school admits

[idle coral]

that is a great question that i do not know the answer to give me a sec i’ll go through the email and see if they say anytbing in particular

[gritty flower]

kk

[idle coral]

We began reviewing your application soon after you were admitted to the university. This is a separate, holistic review of your application. We consider the same file that was used for your first-year admission decision, along with your Ross Admissions Portfolio. Please do not send any new material.

so i think no you will get a decision later

[gritty flower]

ah ic

[cosmic plinth]

finally

[proper violet]

YAYA you got it done!!

[weary crypt]

Congrats 🎉

[cosmic plinth]

thank you❤️

[ripe peak]

Did anyone know Umich or Vandy which one consider less GPA?

I got medium gpa(3.8/4.0 uw) but good ECs

[cosmic plinth]

gonna assume vanderbilt cuz their average gpa is lower

but only by like .02

[cosmic plinth]

yeah i heard umich is stats heavy tbh idk how true dat is tho

[hazy cloud]

what region are you?

[idle coral]

i can promise you i would not be in if it was that stats heavy 💀 when i applied my uw was less than a 3.6 and w was less than a 4.9 cause of an issue if grades not updating and i didn’t even explain it or anything now it’s at 3.7 and 5.0

@deft kindle does umich give you a customized little note in the acceptance package or no ☹️

[idle coral]

i have good ecs though^

[tired mortar]

when are locis due

[cosmic plinth]

how th does your school calculate wgpa lol

[tribal schooner]

anyone know info about the preferred admission to the school of information?

like once you transfer, do you only get the bs of information

or do you get both that and your original major

[fluid swift]

ngl i think my essays carried cause i got in over someone in my school who has better ec’s and similar (if not better) stats

it really is holistic

[cosmic plinth]

oh wow okay thanks for the perspective

[idle coral]

well w is on a 5.0 and i’ve taken 14 aps

[idle coral]

i definitely think my ecs are the strongest part of my application

and i’m oos

[cosmic plinth]

Yeah I wouldn’t sell yourself short. A 3.6 gpa with what is basically a college schedule is pretty good 😭

[idle coral]

yeah but i definitely could’ve gotten straight as it wasn’t like i couldn’t it’s just i have tons of learning disabilities and my parents refused to get me a 504 until this year i only got them to agree cause of the act😭

i explained it to every other school but not umich or any ea which is kinda dumb on my part but you know too late now

if it wasn’t for my ecs i doubt id get into any good schools

[cosmic plinth]

Well it’s all good now ig, congrats on the acceptance!

[idle coral]

thank you did you get in or are you waiting on your acceptance?

[cosmic plinth]

Deferred but I have full ride to U of Miami, so I’m good lol 💀

[idle coral]

tuition remission ?

[cosmic plinth]

Technically a scholarship equal to full tuition

Dunno if that’s the same thing or not

[idle coral]

i love um like not rlly i hate it i would never go cause it’s too close to home but i love them everything they’ve done for me 2 years of cancer research with them

no no tuition remission is when your family works at um and they don’t make you pay tuition

[cosmic plinth]

Oh cool!

Ok! makes sense

[idle coral]

um is great you’ll love it 💏

[cosmic plinth]

Ty! Do you like the area?

Dunno if you’ve visited Umich but Ann Arbor is very nice

[idle coral]

yeah coral gables is great the only downside for me is that it’s like 15 minutes from my house plus i don’t wanna go to school with the same people but the people are great lots of friends there

[cosmic plinth]

Yep same with me. I live in Atlanta so I’m against going to Georgia Tech

It’s just a short train ride and I know people who will go there

[idle coral]

one thing that’s great about um is research is rlly rlly accessible if you wanna do medical stuff

like you hop on the metro and 2-3 stops and you’re at their hospital and medical school

[cosmic plinth]

Love that. That’s what I like about urban colleges

[idle coral]

also it’s a rlly young campus like very miami involved my highschool graduation is on campus, i went to summer camp at um, i swam with um, and i’ve worked with them

[ripe peak]

China...

[ripe peak]

Yeah, but they got ED round

[hazy cloud]

o nvm 😭

didnt look at your roles

[ripe peak]

The number of acceptance of Umich and Vandy are similar, but vandy have ED round...

[ripe peak]

Just mean the pool is so small for first year

[slate heart]

I second this! I believe my essays really demonstrated who I was and what I was really passionate about.

They weren't insane though, just honest.

[idle coral]

same idk i like my essays but they’re not like insane or anything

[fluid swift]

is anyone going to a campus day?

[brisk depot]

yes!! i’m going march 6th and i’m staying until the night of the 7th to explore ann arbor.

[tribal schooner]

ye i'm going 3/20

[fluid swift]

oo i booked march 25th since i need to go to the us anyways on the 24th to renew my nexus

[brisk depot]

tbh i don’t think this was the case for me - i submitted test optional and my gpa wasn’t that high. also reported only 2 AP courses but my ec’s and essays carried i believe

[vague abyss]

should i go TO for 1450 for CoE? 700rw/750m

havent looked into theeeee percentiles (or i dont remember them as of this moment)

[haughty pawn]

necessary for rd?

I submitted the app like 2 days ago what new information you want

[hot moat]

Are you applying for CS

And are you intl?

[vague abyss]

yes CS, no intl

[hot moat]

hm idk tbh CS is very competitive

[vague abyss]

ikrrr 😭

[hot moat]

as an indian CS applicant you CANT go test optional

not sure how bad/good it is for americans

[weary crypt]

is anyone applying to honors college

1000 word essay 🫠

[vague abyss]

💀 dude whaaaat no way

[weary crypt]

bruhhh

i want to but i rly don’t want to 🤣

[verbal granite]

im gonna apply

[weary crypt]

any idea which prompt out of the 5 lol

well there’s 2 but im not worried abt the first 250 word essay

[haughty pawn]

eh ik a guy who got in last year to LSA CS as test-optional

but yeah v rare

[haughty pawn]

personally wouldn't submit tbvh

[verbal granite]

well

CS last year wasnt "selective"

[haughty pawn]

tru

[verbal granite]

it was just open

[haughty pawn]

uchicago v2 ong

[weary crypt]

word bro

[verbal granite]

whens it due by

i guess feb 8 for earliest reply date

time to get writing

[weary crypt]

yeah 2/8 😦

and i thought i was done…

how naive of me

also gotta apply for UCLA scholarship or smth 💀💀💀

[verbal granite]

2. “High on the hog”; “take it with a grain of salt”; “got your goat” are just a few commonly used idioms that have interesting histories. Create your own idiom and give it a backstory OR delve into the backstory of an existing idiom.

feels like uchicago prompt

[weary crypt]

gonna do #3 cuz i rly hate the british museum for stealing everything

💀

[vague abyss]

bruh i swear some of these example essays im looking at on a website is here to like sabotage me 💀

[weary crypt]

link?

[vague abyss]

itsz mostly just the intro paragraph

[haughty pawn]

essaysthatworked.com be like

[vague abyss]

its just 😂

YEA

ITS THAT

EXACTLYY

LMFAOO

the engineering one is like. you have this. i will use it. but its like. they knoww they have it 😭

[weary crypt]

lmaooo

[haughty pawn]

boring ass essays lol, can't even get myself to skim through them because nothing sticks out visually 😭

[cosmic plinth]

Hi can anyone lmk if applying for preferred admission will make my chances lower or higher

[hot moat]

Send it here

[spring swallow]

Why does it say this ?

I have a 1480 (800M, 680E)

If there is a chance that I got rejected because they didn’t see a SAT score should I appeal ?

Collegeboard’s site shows that I sent it to them
(6882 or something)

[sharp stratus]

u didn't get a decision yet right?

what does ur portal say

under review or just complete

[spring swallow]

Oh wait I’m so sorry this is UMich

[spring swallow]

I got deferred from UMich

I was talking about UTAustin but I was half asleep while writing this message

[sharp stratus]

yeah i figured

all gs

[crisp current]

do u have to be admitted first

[weary crypt]

Yeah only students in LSA tho

[fickle cloak]

Yea no I’m good. 1000 word is crazy

[weary crypt]

Lmao

I’m still debating

Leaning towards doing it tho… y not

[fickle cloak]

Idk I’m in between.

Honestly going to wait til after my cs advance selection results

If I get in, I will write it.

[languid sonnet]

any umich student that could review my supp

[weary crypt]

gl!

[wicked briar]

Is a umich loci worth it after getting into uiuc cs

[hot moat]

umich is an epic school

[fickle cloak]

why not if u have time for it

[wicked briar]

I just don’t want to add extra confusion

Trying to figure out if umich is worth going to over Uiuc

[hot moat]

i think it's worth it

i think overall umich is better

the CS programs may comparatively be similar

well i'm probably biased since uiuc rejected me

[storm jewel]

i agree, but its only worth if your in state

no reason to pay 60k oos tuition, so i would just go with uiuc

[thin cove]

true

and uiuc location aint that bad either

less cold(something that matters to me a lot, dk abt y'all)

[dusky snow]

yo guys!

I am applying art portfolio

can it be written in foreign language?

[noble sedge]

is there an estimate as to when they give fin aid packages?

ik it’s a few weeks but does that mean a month or

[cosmic plinth]

which is easier to get into UMich LSA or School of Engineering?

also does UMich accept by major?

[verbal granite]

LSA is easier

[verbal granite]

depends

i think its mostly acceptance by school

[cosmic plinth]

I mean, how much easier is it compared to the college of engineering?

[verbal granite]

idk nglo

[rare swift]

Anyone waiting on Ross decisions here?

[inland skiff]

Nope, just waiting for my CS advanced selection 🫡

[vague abyss]

😨 heyyy guys

[deft kindle]

lmfao

lemme check

[proper violet]

oh no

[deft kindle]

nothing rlly

just a fire in the basement

https://www.reddit.com/r/uofm/comments/10q6ylp/bbb_monster/ LMFAO

https://www.reddit.com/r/uofm/comments/10q1yiq/why_do_the_ugli_bathrooms_not_have_ventilation/

https://www.reddit.com/r/uofm/comments/10qi0ml/camera_shy_squirrel/

these posts rlly funny LMFAo

[vague abyss]

the squirrel😭

bruh how did u guys write ur concluding paragraph for the 550 word supplement? idk how to make mine bang hard enough 😭

like am i supposed to be chill asf and be like yess umich 🫶 or like I FUCKING LOVE MICHIGAAAAN

[proper violet]

HELP

i said smth along the lines of umich with its immense opps ans smth i forgot will foster my growth not only as an individ but smth

very cringe

they probably didnt even read it

[vague abyss]

babagaahaha hahahha

i was thinkin abt saying that but then i was like ighh wait is this too cliche😩😩 but thennAUGHH I CANT JUST TALK ABOUT MYSELFF

either talk about michigan (everyone does that) or myself more (dont do that)

https://tenor.com/view/angry-mad-frustrated-punch-floor-dmc-gif-17433375

everyone in their last umich supp paragraph (go wolverines)

[proper violet]

LITERALLY

added wolf emoji

[vague abyss]

AO reading my commonapp essay to see a blank square at the very end (it is a wolf emoji that did not register in the commonapp website):

[ebon peak]

does anyone know if the cs advanced selection is going to be super competitive to get into?

[languid sonnet]

any umich ppl that tryna check out my supp?

[cosmic plinth]

yea, I can do it

[idle coral]

the why umich ? i can send you what i wrote i got in this year

[vague abyss]

🥹🥹🥹 awawawa that would b vry helpful if u could

[idle coral]

yeah give me a sec to log in to common app

[cosmic plinth]

wait, is it fine if u could share it to me too? I'm trying to write the 550 supplement and I'm stuck lol

[modest nexus]

anyone who got deferred, what did you write about in your loci?

[vague abyss]

idk if im yapping too damn much abt 1 topic or its fine☠️☠️

prob need an outside opinion tomorrow or smth

[idle coral]

i can read it quickly if you want some recommendations but i am tired so it may not be the best help but better than notbing

[vague abyss]

would u be avail sometime tomorrow? like I said i basiclaly dont really have a conclusion atm HAHA but i have the other paragraphs down. i do need to trim it down a little bit though (depending on how long my conclusion will be)

BAHAG sorry or I can just send what I have atm

but if ur tired then u dont have to dwdw no rush i have until 11:59pm tomorrow LOL

[idle coral]

nah tomorrow should be fine i get home at like 3pm est but i can help a but now if you want

[vague abyss]

omg est buddies😝

ok let me paste what ive got onto another doc hahahahaha

[proper violet]

i think so unfortunately 😭

[ebon peak]

have you heard of any percentages I know this is the first year so idk if anyone knows anything

[stable folio]

do you think i could read it as well please 😭 i’m attempting to write mine as we speak

[carmine lagoon]

i can show mine too

my why umich was personal tho

like, im fine sharing it, but it isn't smth that can be applied easily to everyone

but my personal connection to the school is what made it unique to them ig

[cosmic plinth]

actually? is it fine if you could share it to me plz??? I'm kinda stuck with my essay 😢

[carmine lagoon]

sure

[cosmic plinth]

thank you!

[vague abyss]

me too if it isn't a bother 😭

[haughty pawn]

for non-illinois non-michigan residents, the cost diff is just ~10k/yr

not a lot if you're already paying 60k/yr 🤷‍♂️

[storm jewel]

pretty sure its 20k difference

uiuc is 40k

[haughty pawn]

the oos coa for uiuc grainger and cs+x is 62k, intl is 65k

[vague abyss]

gawd damn...

[storm jewel]

HOLY SHIT

bruh i cant afford this shit gahdam

oh wait u meant count housing

ic

[haughty pawn]

yeah, everything included

[storm jewel]

yea i might go to umich then, seems like a good option with only 10k difference

[haughty pawn]

oh wait, umich is 76k for juniors and seniors??? 😭

I assumed it was like 70k throughout

[storm jewel]

lol yea some schools do that

idk why lmao

[modest nexus]

to get more money

[vague abyss]

dumbass question can i abbreviate umich in the essay or is that distasteful

mf 3 whole ass words "university of michigan"

(+2 ann arbor)

[hot moat]

You can search up their official abbreviations. Colleges have a branding page with this info usually

For example, U-M is one

You can maybe mention "the University of Michigan" the first time and then use abbreviations

But IMO it shouldn't make a difference as long as you don't use a completely made-up and informal abbreviation

I used "U-M" throughout my essay

[vague abyss]

did u add parenthesis after u referred to it by full name

[hot moat]

Wdym

[vague abyss]

like university of michigan (U-M)

[hot moat]

No

Just U-M

[vague abyss]

ooo

[hot moat]

It's pronounced as "U of M"

But written as U-M

Their branding page mentions this

I'd recommending taking a look at it

To find acceptable abbreviations

[wraith roost]

omg i saw this right in time lol

would 'umich' be too casual

[hot moat]

Not sure

[vague abyss]

omg i was using umich hahhaha i swapped to U-M jus because (looks nicer)

[hot moat]

I think UMich is fine

You can go either way

For example they use umich in their links

https://admissions.umich.edu/

[vague abyss]

so true

[hot moat]

It doesn't make a differences unless you make up some name

Yeah I found U-M to be very clean and short

[vague abyss]

and the dash and caps makes it pop

would i be able to ask for a little bit of essay review/feedback because i might be too honed in on one point and also i wrote some paragraphs at different states of mind (afternoon vs like 2am lol) so i might be whiplashing hte reader between paragraphs 💀

im thinking of maybe deleting a paragraph and writing smth else up to make it more broooad but idk whic hone to delete

[hot moat]

Which essay

[wraith roost]

i'm applying rd and i'm going to submit my app soon

[hot moat]

Community or why umich?

[vague abyss]

the why umich one

[wraith roost]

idk if you'd want my feedback lol but i can look at it later

[hot moat]

Sure

DM me again

[vague abyss]

ok 🥹🫶

[haughty pawn]

yeah I used UMich a few times. they probably won't hold it against you unless they're the kind of person to write this:

Please do not refer to U-M as "UMich." This is not the proper way to refer to the University of Michigan's original and flagship campus. Michigan, U-M or U of M are all proper and acceptable ways to say it. UMich, on the other hand, is not.

As the system's most prestigious and respected campus, we feel that it is important to honor and maintain an appropriate level of respect for our university's name. We feel that "UMich" cheapens our brand and doesn't emphasize the incredible prestige associated with U-M Ann Arbor.

While it may be acceptable to refer to all other U-M campuses in initialisms due to their lack of recognition and prestige, this is not acceptable for the flagship and most well-known campus, and we therefore request that you cease using the name "UMich" to refer our school. Thank you.

TL:DR

Don't say "UMich" when referring to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

[haughty pawn]

I used Michigan and UMich throughout the essay and used "University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts" in the conclusion for impact

[hot moat]

Where did you get this from

[hot moat]

But they literally use it in their links

[wraith roost]

i think it was a joke lol

[wraith roost]

it's how someone started the berkley thread

[haughty pawn]

it was originally written as a joke by a berkeley student against calling it ucb. edited to adapt to umich

[hot moat]

Ah

[floral pond]

yo do we have to send mid year grades to umich

if i got defer from ea

[dense jolt]

Scholarships r hurting my brain

I thought I was done writing essays

[reef dome]

LMAO

hacer

[thin cove]

imagine deferral

😔

im tired of writing LOCIs

[proper violet]

i used umich 😭

[rose flume]

RD kid vibing rn :))

Hehe

[modest nexus]

it's okay you're good, if they reject you it's probably not because you called them 'UMich', a name that they themselves use

[carmine lagoon]

yeah sure

[vague abyss]

yall ever be in the middle of rewriting essays and ur like waaait... should i even apply anymore 💀

[vague abyss]

ok... like... is it even worth it for me to apply if im oos and have a transfer pathway to GT for next year... like 😂 the struggle is real rn is it even worth it

[cosmic plinth]

You alr spent money ig so might as well see it to the end

[vague abyss]

😂 ??? spent money

[cosmic plinth]

On the application?

[reef dome]

It’s due today

[vague abyss]

no im still doing my supplements

[reef dome]

They likely haven’t applied yet

[vague abyss]

like rewriting

[reef dome]

Michigan oos is hard

[vague abyss]

yea

[reef dome]

But transfer pathway can suck

[vague abyss]

also its like entirely across the US for me

[cosmic plinth]

Ohhhh I’m dumb I thought u we’re writing a LOCI

[thin cove]

the loci???

[vague abyss]

ohhhh fr?? i thought i just get the credits and theyll let me in (or so i've been told)

[cosmic plinth]

Nah the rd app

[thin cove]

i dont think its confirmed

[vague abyss]

damn that is crazy

[thin cove]

otherwise everyone would do that

[vague abyss]

so true

[thin cove]

its as good as offering admission for next term

[vague abyss]

theee the um "talent initiative pathway" i think it was called

[thin cove]

who cares

pathways are scams acc to me

i want direct in

[vague abyss]

yes wel...

[thin cove]

no pathway bs, its scary and unsure

[vague abyss]

its my 😂 only choice... as of.. atm

i dont get any other results til march

[thin cove]

wait a bit for all decisions

i think you'll get in

[vague abyss]

yes well this app is due today

[thin cove]

especially if you got transfer pathway

[vague abyss]

what

ohh yes

next year in hahahaha

[thin cove]

btw wdyt, transfer pathway > defer or the other way round

[vague abyss]

i have no idea 😭

[thin cove]

your opinion im asking for😭😭

[reef dome]

Yes

But you miss out on social life and first year experience

[thin cove]

do they offer transfer pathway after defer?

[vague abyss]

nah i just got it straight up

[reef dome]

Not usually no

[vague abyss]

yea i understand that but i'll prob go to my state school for the first year and then swap in

[thin cove]

its not confirmed tho

[reef dome]

Ah gotcha

[thin cove]

they never said its confirmed imo

and im pretty sure silk is qualified enough to get his RD unis

[vague abyss]

not rly 💀 LMFAOOOO

[reef dome]

No I agree

[thin cove]

yeah you are, believe in yourself

[reef dome]

I’m saying to not do transfer imo

Go to much

Mich

[vague abyss]

its just i keep fumbling with the why us essay and its stressing me oooout because im generally bad at wording stuff anyways hahaha

mfw know what i should say but not how to do so

[thin cove]

if u want proof read

I'm here

riley is good at it too

[vague abyss]

awwwww 🫶 its more like i just cant get it down on the doc in a coherent fashion

[thin cove]

chatgpt that shit

😭😭

[vague abyss]

also i accidentally whiplash at the very end because im too scoped in on one topic (bad) and then swap to another random part of the cshool

i want to add something else in but idk how to word it ARUG😂 hahahaha god i hate english

[thin cove]

my mich supp wasnt the best either

its too big for a why us

u end up with plenty fillers and not enough info

the balance between fillers and content is imp ig

i couldnt get it right unfortunately

regret it

[vague abyss]

i need to shave down but idk what to shave down 💀

and replace!

[thin cove]

all my EA why us essays were too much research and content filled to the brim

[thin cove]

send if u want

im done w my loci anyways

[vague abyss]

whiplash too strong but i like the paragraph aoghh ok hold on let me get it into a doc

[cosmic plinth]

can someone read my why umich essay plz

[cunning hamlet]

What are the essay prompts

For computer science

[turbid burrow]

Depends on school lol

[idle coral]

@deft kindle do you think if i were to call the admissions file they would let me see my application comments even though i’m not enrolled just admitted

[deft kindle]

idk prob not cuz they make u make an appt to see ur admissions file rn and go in person

[idle coral]

well legally if i ask and im enrolled ( not fully sure if it’s also just admitted) they have to send me everything they have in 45 days or less

so idk i could try maybe but i’m also waiting on ross and i don’t wanna scree anything up

[tall folio]

I’m applying math while expressing interest in CS, I have my UMicj essays done but it was for math, how much cs stuff should I add onto it

I don’t really expect to get into cs but would love to try anyways lol

[verbal granite]

me fr

[deft kindle]

LMFAO

james juett is a professor

[cosmic plinth]

So like, any official data on how competitive RD is

[tall folio]

lmao what should I do

[cosmic plinth]

Yeah ykw nvm I'm dropping umich☠

I have a big ap bio test and it's not a school I'm particularly interested in

I'll just watch from the sidelines ig

[tall folio]

lol

[quartz harbor]

man’s is wilding

[proper violet]

STOP omgmgmg i wohld love to read my admissions file 🧍🏻‍♀️

[fluid swift]

i wanna see mine too

what did they even see in me

[idle coral]

you guys should call tomorrow and see if they say yes i think i will

[stable folio]

hiii does anyone wanna help read over my supps

[turbid burrow]

im down (only creds is i did 25 schools)

[cunning hamlet]

which has a higher acceptance rate : cs lsa vs cs eng

[turbid burrow]

id assume lsa depending on courses youve taken but cs is separate admissions

so

[safe lodge]

hi!

I can help read over if you want

[idle coral]

guys is this just like a copy and paste thing or does it actually mean anytbing like i know the message is copy and paste but does getting it mean anything

[reef dome]

copy paste

But you’re in!

[idle coral]

okok thank you i was just curious 😭

[young breach]

lmao congrats u just almost gave me a heart attack

😂

[vague abyss]

just like me fr

except i been thinking this since like 1pm today and its now 8pm

the "is it even worth it anymore" vs "ive already wasted my time"

[idle coral]

submit cause better ti submit bad than not at all

[cedar token]

This is peak comedy, especially if you don't know who James Juett is lmfao

[cosmic plinth]

lol i had an outline that sounded stupidly generic and i said no 💀

i couldn't come up with anything better because it's feb 1st and i'm burnt out with these essays

[vague abyss]

understandable

[cedar token]

My first essay is so good. I feel actually confident about that one

[celest cove]

how do u have 16 a already thats crazy\

any exciting ones?

[cosmic plinth]

Umiami and uiuc were pretty exciting imo

specifically umiami

[fickle cloak]

Yeah a dude sent that to me

[slate heart]

I got the same thing, but mine was from Greg because he is my region admissions officer lol

[celest cove]

wow thats awesome congrats

[cosmic plinth]

tysm

[reef dome]

Congrats!

[misty halo]

Just do michigan

[idle coral]

um has a little special place in my heart forever

[royal chasm]

anybody writing their letter of continued interest?

[cunning hamlet]

which do i chose if i want to do computer science?

[old dove]

🖐️

[royal chasm]

pogu

do you think a slight bit of flattery will go over well or not so well

[vague abyss]

??????

isnt it starred so it means it's required?

(to pick smth)

[vagrant sequoia]

if i do preferred admission for ross do i have to do the portfolio for it?

nevermind i saw the slideroom prompt

[reef dome]

Yes

[normal crystal]

1480 to CSE?

[turbid burrow]

ngl struggling with this loci

never written one

[normal crystal]

just thank em and brag abt urself

[turbid burrow]

my essays were kind of ass (figured out what to do by rd) trying to figure out how much damage control i can do in 250 words

[sharp stratus]

whyd dearborn just accept me i didnt even apply there 💀

[proper violet]

stop literally 😭

[real pier]

god likee\

i had to do css profile tonight by myself because my mom is still away

and these essays are long

and i havent written either

(RD)

im like so screwed man

my fault ik ik but like

god

the good thing is ive applied to like 14 schools and if i miss this one its not a huuge deal but 😭

[vague abyss]

felttt af

[real pier]

idek what the heck to write about

i wrote so many supps and im going through them trying to see which ones i can largely reuse but 😭

theres one about me like being like one of 5 people that hates our mascot being a native american and i was like trying to make that work as a community essay but i think its a really stupid idea and seems like

pretentious af

"im so not racist, the bar was literally underground and i passed it, please accept me!"

like no

[reef dome]

How is it pretentious if you’re a minority?

Did you get them to remove it

[real pier]

im not!

wait wdym

i am white

my wording was bad and the word minority was a bad choice

my fault

[reef dome]

You said “being in the minority of my school”

[twin wadi]

did anyone get an email from their umich admissions counselor just like saying congrats for being accepted and such?

[reef dome]

Ah gotcha

[reef dome]

Someone did earlier

[reef dome]

I’d pick a diff community

[real pier]

yeah well i go to rural public school that is like 95% white and we sure do love our mascot

[reef dome]

This isn’t urs yk-another white kid

[real pier]

i dont know what to write about that i didnt already

this is rough

[reef dome]

With the BEST intentions, it could still come off as a savior

[real pier]

absolutely

for sure

[reef dome]

Which sucks bc youre not

[real pier]

and i dont want to do that

[twin wadi]

do u know if this is like uncommon or something

[reef dome]

Ok brainstorm

Name every community u belong to

[twin wadi]

i guess it doesn't realy mattter that much but im just kinda confused

[reef dome]

Nothing is too small

[twin wadi]

cause my friend didnt get one

[reef dome]

Probs mostly if not everyone gets it; they want to get ea kids to accept

[real pier]

err

i dont know

[twin wadi]

yeah that makes sense

i guess i'll ask around in school tomorow if anyone else got the email

[real pier]

i feel extreme disassociation with like where i live and stuff
kind of the exact opposite of what you want when youre writing a community essay

theres a specific & niche hobby, but i wrote my common app personal essay about that

uh

ski club? zzzzz

german club zzzzz chess club zzzzz

idk im pretty boring

[turbid burrow]

um