No, I didn’t get a deferral from Michigan, I actually didn’t hear from them in more than a month. I just got a regular acceptance letter from them. There was also a handwritten note on my admission letter from one of the admissions people. Telling me they can put me in contact with current students if I want to.
Not sure when I first went to decision, but the first time i saw it on their website was on 1/13/07 ( I haven’t been checking regularly)