2015 4* RB Jordan Stevenson in contact with Michigan after denied entry by WI
This is a pretty odd story given our very high perception of the academic admission standards at Michigan, but hey, I'd take a highly prized RB that is also visiting Nebraska, Miami and Alabama
#Michigan to be in contact w/2015 4* RB Jordan Stevenson, who was denied admissions by Wisc: http://t.co/u2NUlBGEEV pic.twitter.com/VUJ6KSqIft
— Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) July 24, 2015
Was published not long ago. Hmmm.
When I saw Steve Lorenz post this on twitter, I looked for the thread and it was buried. I didn't post again but if he is truly showing interest it's news.
Edit: I thought there was updated news. All it says is that Michigan may talk to him. It doesn't say if it's him, Michigan or both that are interested.
It was indeed buried and didn't sound that promising, but it also sounded like this is playing out pretty quickly, so it might be too soon to tell.
for Michigan to admit our admissions process is not up to Wisconsin's standards.
This seems like a Wisconsin-specific issue if he's gotten through the clearinghouse and will matriculate somewhere in the fall.
It appears to be something specific to Wisconsin. Maybe he failed cheese making.
God bless you for posting this. I needed that.
No board can ever have enough Monty Python.
I'm pretty sure that UW requires three years of foreign language for admissions.
Either that or he put ketchup on his brat.....
We don't need those mistakes at Michigan either.
Didn't know what cheese curds were
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and he kept circling the UW cheerleaders' thighs?
One of the reasons Gary Anderson left Wisconsin for Oregon State was the fact that Wisconsin has some funky admissions standards. So yeah, I think it's Wisconsin-specific.
it was a foreign language credit he didn't have if I recall correctly.
it was a foreign language credit he didn't have if I recall correctly.
Different does not always mean worse; different testing and class requirements may exist at Wiscy, and he might apply to a different program here that has lower standards than other programs at Mich or Wisc.
After 7 long years, those 4 stars look damn enticing.
Wiscy has very exact class requirements (need a certain amount of foreign language classes and random stuff like that) in addition to certain grades/test scores. There've been a ton of stories over the years of recruits getting rejected from Wisconsin because of that, as opposed to poor grades.
I'm sure this is a protocol thing. Different does not mean better.
The photo of myself I put for my new avatar thing wont show up! what the FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
I see the new one MeanJoe!
Edit: Just kidding, now it's gone.
Eeek that's cannibalism if he eats that.
Now where can I find a Koala?
bush meat is dangerous to humans.
hehe, bush meat.
What the heck is on top of that patty? Is that pancake?
My guess is some sort of fried cheese.
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If he gets frustrated enough maybe someone will tranquilize him for us.
I DONT SEE IT! I still see my original. WD made the new one for me.
I see it! That's a pretty cool joe. I almost want you to make a MeanJoe Koala logo. Kind of like the bat signal.
You make it. I'll use it. I don't have the time, money or ego to employ a graphics design team team like WD. Jk I have the ego. I'm bad with paint or photostore or shop or whatever the hell it is.
Take it from somebody who knows. Changing of avatars is not an easy process around here.
Unless your WD. And in that case you simply get your graphic design team to do it for you.
back during the sex bits scare! May be google has ceased?
I just read somewhere that the mom favors Alabama or Miami. He has also already visited Nebraska and was pretty excited about what they had to offer.
(1) Didn't realize running back was a priority.
(2) Didn't realize the stringency of Wisconsin academic eligibility requirements.
(3) Didn't realize the relative laxity of Michigan academic eligibility requirements.
I know quite a few players who got into Michigan with a minimum qualification or close to it. Saying Michigan has a high standard for admitting football players are false
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From CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/01/us/college-scores/
According to several academic experts, the threshold for being college literate is a score of 400 on the SAT or 16 on the ACT. Wisconsin provided CNN with 143 scores of football players admitted between 2007 and 2012. Only two scored below the threshold on both the ACT reading and English tests, and only one scored below 400 on the SAT reading test.
That's 2%.
The average of the ACT scores provided to CNN was 23, and according to Collegedata.com, the average freshmen admitted to Wisconsin-Madison scores between a 26 and 30 on the ACT composite.
The average of the SAT scores provided to CNN was 486, and according to Collegedata.com, the average freshmen admitted to Wisconsin-Madison scores 593 on the SAT critical reading test. The university did not respond to questions from CNN
I don't know who these academic experts cited in the article are (they are not named), but every college or university I've been at requires a minimum of 20 on ACT tests for students to be deemed minimally college ready. Scores below 20 require remediation: students are not allowed to enroll in college-level courses in that area until they have completed one or more non-credit, remedial courses.
That is, of course, for schools that admit students with scores that low. And I can tell you from experience, students who are scoring at 16-17 or lower on ACT tests are at pretty high risk of never graduating. One or two semesters of remedial work at that age rarely makes up for what was missed in the previous 12 years of education. For the hard working, motivated student it can work out, but for most, it's a struggle just to hope to barely pass college level classes.
Like my case I scored 16 on ACT test due English language was not my first language. Now I have my bachelor degree and master as well with 3.4 GPA overall. Don't let test score fool you.
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Didn't realize I could read other posts to glean relevant information.
Nothing to see here. Move along.