Placed on upper tier waitlist. Deferred on 2/17. Does anyone know how much movement there is/do I have a chance?
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When did you find out the tier? Historically not much WL movement but last year there was some according to the website.
Found out this morning about both waitlist and tier
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Looks like its almost quiet impossible unless you have some ties.
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I have a place available for rent if anyone is interested. It is fairly new construction (built in 2018). It is officially a 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom place but can be used as a 4 bedroom as well. It is located 10 minutes away from the hospital and medical school so not too far but not so close also.
If you are interested in more information please send me a PM and I can send information.
Also if you have any questions more than happy to answer.
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That would be because they are overfilled and need to thin the herd. Most school over accept in order to not have to make extensive use of the WL when people withdraw. NOBODY has a 100% yield. It seems like their yield was higher this year than they expected, and now they have a problem, because they can't have more students than spots.
This is exactly like being asked to give up your seat on an overbooked flight. They are looking for volunteers before bumping if not enough people withdraw or voluntarily defer. By the way, I think it is VERY rare for anyone to be involuntarily deferred.
Just like with the airlines, schools that have to do this (which is very rare in itself) make the offers increasingly attractive until they are swamped with volunteers. As a result, if you don't mind chilling for a year before starting, the smart move is to take the offer if you find it attractive, rather than holding out waiting for more.
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Not sure if it's the same for Michigan but I'd assume they'd have similar policies as MSU b/c they're both state schools (but maybe not) and I know people who have gotten in-state tuition there after the first year not sure if that's helpful or not
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I didn't but have seen a one sentence mention of it in other emails. You got a separate one specific to deferrals?
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Yes, I did. I guess they send it out in batches so not too many people accept the offer to defer. Interesting.
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So not to be too-too neurotic, but after committing to enroll, did anyone get any sort of email? I got the email about deferring (+ some other information) but a part of me is worried that I haven't actually committed lol
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how thee F do they get in-state tuition lol
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Probably means that they give them a scholarship that brings the cost down to what in state tuition would be.
