History Admissions 2008

[el217]

I think the Michigan thread is actually about Michigan State. It's rather confusing because within the thread the posters use the terms Michigan and Michigan State interchangeably, which they're not. At least in sports, UMich is called Michigan. I have a theory, though, that there is a gremlin who lives on the site and changes small details to drive applicants crazy. He only changes small things like capital letters on schools, deleting words like "the" from college's names, and slightly changing the name of the program you applied to. Seriously, though, who got the short stick of editing Wolverine Access to check for small errors? And, why have they had to do it at least six different times?

I agree! I grew up in Michigan, and the Wolverines and the Spartans are definitely VERY different!

Also, don't worry about Wolverine Access--my brother goes to UMich and he said it's basically the worst interface in the entire world. My mom has had countless problems trying to pay his tuition on there, too. You'd think with all the money they have, they'd be able to get some better software!

P.S. An open letter:

Dear grad schools,

I know it's Sunday, but getting into your programs would probably be the best birthday present ever. Just so you know.

Love, E

[nomadism]

Dear grad schools,

I know it's Sunday, but getting into your programs would probably be the best birthday present ever. Just so you know.

Love, E

Happy Birthday el217. I wish you good luck!

[el217]

Happy Birthday el217. I wish you good luck!

Thanks! :mrgreen:

[amanda1655]

Don't fret... the original poster did say MSU specifically but then other people, not all of them, in the thread made the mistake of referring to MSU as Michigan.

I am not too worried about Wolverine Access. I wish they would just stop worrying about whether the V in Vegas is capitalized and let me know what their decision is. I understood what they were talking about when they had Lasvegas. I also knew what they meant with the dozen other things they corrected. Why can't they have the gremlin type in admission decisions instead?

[amanda1655]

Oh no! I missed two phone calls from Ann Arbor, MI and there's no phone message attached to either. I don't know anyone from MI, so it's either the University or a telemarketer. I am too nervous to call it back, so I guess I'll just wait until tomorrow.

[AMC]

Oh no! I missed two phone calls from Ann Arbor, MI and there's no phone message attached to either. I don't know anyone from MI, so it's either the University or a telemarketer. I am too nervous to call it back, so I guess I'll just wait until tomorrow.

No! Call back! It WAS the school!! I was not expecting a call on Sunday but it was U Michigan and I was accepted.

Congrats (in advance)!!

[jaw17]

Wow, congrats! Were you contacted by the program administrator or a professor in your field (e.g. have most/all accepted folks been notified, or just in certain areas)? I had heard that it's incredibly unlikely that the Eurasian field at UMich will take anyone this year after a higher-than-expected yield in 2007, but had been holding out some lingering irrational hope...

[Minnesotan]

I will return a professor's call day or night, holiday or not, M-F, 24/7/365, if it means I'm accepted. haha

Do you hear that, universe? My ringer is on!

[NSGoddessQ]

No! Call back! It WAS the school!! I was not expecting a call on Sunday but it was U Michigan and I was accepted.

Congrats (in advance)!!

Ditto! I saw a missed call at 2:30 this afternoon from a number I didn't recognize, and didn't put two and two together until I got a call at 10PM tonight saying that I was in at UMich! (I will admit that I was totally flabbergasted and unprepared, LOL.) Anyway, congrats AMC and Amanda and I hope more people begin to hear as well.

[amanda1655]

Wow! 10:00 p.m.?! I didn't call them because it was 9:00 p.m. Michigan time when I finally got home. Guess I shouldn't have cared. My calls came at 1:30 and 2:15 PST. I'll call 'em tomorrow.

[NSGoddessQ]

Wow! 10:00 p.m.?! I didn't call them because it was 9:00 p.m. Michigan time when I finally got home. Guess I shouldn't have cared. My calls came at 1:30 and 2:15 PST. I'll call 'em tomorrow.

Yeah...while I wasn't impolite at first when I picked up and didn't know who it was, my tone definitely changed when he said where he was calling from. I'm sure this will give you sweet dreams!

[AMC]

Yeah...while I wasn't impolite at first when I picked up and didn't know who it was, my tone definitely changed when he said where he was calling from. I'm sure this will give you sweet dreams!

I got the call in the morning and I was knocked out. I hadn't even the vaguest notion of what my name was when I answered, but when he said, "Hi, I'm calling from..." I came to instantly.

[AMC]

PS. To everyone waiting on U Michigan~

I got the impression that they were making calls by area of concentration. For example, the people today were most likely US or Modern History candidates. Other areas will no doubt be calling their acceptees later.

So keep your phones handy and my fingers are crossed for you all!

[nomadism]

Congratulation to those who got into Michigan AA.

May I ask what your fields of interest are? I also applied to the same school, but I haven't received any phone calls yet - maybe because I'm an international?

[amanda1655]

Early Modern/Modern British History.

[nomadism]

PS. To everyone waiting on U Michigan~

I got the impression that they were making calls by area of concentration. For example, the people today were most likely US or Modern History candidates. Other areas will no doubt be calling their acceptees later.

So keep your phones handy and my fingers are crossed for you all!

Thanks AMC, I hope to hear from U Michigan AA.

[AMC]

Congratulation to those who got into Michigan AA.

May I ask what your fields of interest are? I also applied to the same school, but I haven't received any phone calls yet - maybe because I'm an international?

Hello Nomadism~

My field is Labor history, Modern U.S.

[NSGoddessQ]

Congratulation to those who got into Michigan AA.

May I ask what your fields of interest are?

Thanks, nomadism. My field is Gilded Age/Progressive Era American history. I hope that you hear soon and that it's good news!

BTW, AMC and Amanda: were you able to login to the official "friends of UMich" page to see your decision? Mine doesn't have anything different on it...

[amanda1655]

No change here.... the professor who called me said that we should be receiving an e-mail message on Wednesday or Thursday with all of the information. The professors we want to study with should also be contacting us around the same time. And, then that will be followed by a mailing late this week/early next week with all of the information in hard copy.

On a side note, I made a comment about how I heard that Ann Arbor was a nice town, and the professor paused for a moment and said, "Umm... not right now. Maybe in the summer." Then he started talking about how it was a company town (the company being UMich) and it was nice because there was nothing to distract you from your studies.

Not exactly a stunning recommendation for Ann Arbor. Oh well, Michigan and Wisconsin were my two top choices and remain so.

[NSGoddessQ]

On a side note, I made a comment about how I heard that Ann Arbor was a nice town, and the professor paused for a moment and said, "Umm... not right now. Maybe in the summer." Then he started talking about how it was a company town (the company being UMich) and it was nice because there was nothing to distract you from your studies.

Not exactly a stunning recommendation for Ann Arbor.

Wow. That's interesting. I've also heard that Ann Arbor is a nice town -- wonder if maybe he's just burnt out with undergrad shenanigans right now? I like the idea of being somewhere like my undergrad, which is also a big college town in the middle of nowhere. But it can get a little oppressive when everyone is 18-22 and "feeling their oats" as the Victorians might say.

For my part, I asked him about whether a car would be needed and he said "Well, there are two answers. Yes and no."

[polisciapp]

The professor was talking about the winter months. During Summer and Fall (I don't really think there is a Spring) the place is great. Also, I wouldn't say AA is a corporate town at all, though UM takes up a lot of space. In fact, AA has, I think, the more restaurants per square mile than (almost) any other city. It also has some shops. It is a great place.

[nomadism]

Update on UMich.

I received an email from UMich AA, telling me that it was the initial notification. 5 years package included, and more details to come!

Keeping my fingers crossed for all the other people here~

[el217]

Congrats to everyone who got into UMich! It's a great school--and Ann Arbor isn't bad either (except for the Michigan weather...)!

[Minnesotan]

I should have applied to Michigan. It looks like everyone is getting in!

The ultimate backup school! lol

[amanda1655]

Michigan received 400 applicants... accepted 33... at least 4 of those post on gradcafe. I think that speaks pretty well for the quality of applicant on here.

And well for those who haven't received an acceptance yet.