U-M enrollment hits all-time record this semester (above 50,000)
A little pick me up for the pessimists here thinking we're losing enthusiasm as a university among the youth in this state
UM's Ann Arbor enrollment exceeds 50,000 students for the first time (detroitnews.com)
October 22nd, 2021 at 3:11 PM ^
we're losing enthusiasm as a university among the youth in this stateReally? Is this a thing people are saying? I was born and raised in Michigan and didn't seriously consider attending any college other than U-M. Many of my friends were the same way, even some of those who had the grades for the more prestigious schools. But I haven't lived in MI since 2007 and I don't have my finger on the pulse of how U-M is perceived among the current generation of high school students. Has there been a loss of enthusiasm for U-M among teenaged Michiganders in recent years? Here in Northern California, U-M's reputation seems to be as strong as ever.
October 22nd, 2021 at 6:03 PM ^
It been nearly 30 years since attending for me, but being in-state Michigan was the only school I applied to. I didn't visit anywhere else. Neither my older sister (who was a valedictorian of her HS), or my parents went to Michigan but it was always assumed I would go there because it didn't make sense for a smart kid to go anywhere else. (My sister wanted to get away.)
October 22nd, 2021 at 6:18 PM ^
When I was in high school in Detroit (1991-95), Michigan was the gold standard. A lot of kids didn't even consider it because it was too difficult to get in. If you were accepted, parents moved heaven and earth to make it affordable. Mine did and I tell my kids I'll do the same for them.
Maybe priorities have changed for others, but in my family, I tell my kids U-M is still the gold standard and on par with the Ivy League schools.
October 22nd, 2021 at 3:11 PM ^
There must be renewed enthusiasm. I was using Hill to get between a job sites a little while ago and the amount of underclassmen forgetting that Hill is a road open to vehicular traffic was utterly phenomenal. It took about five minutes to get from S. State to Church due to waiting for people far too engaged with their AirPods to cross the street.
October 22nd, 2021 at 3:40 PM ^
So many possible walk ons ?
October 22nd, 2021 at 5:05 PM ^
What pessimists are you talking about? I must be missing something
October 22nd, 2021 at 6:00 PM ^
We are the best university in the world.
Go Blue.
October 22nd, 2021 at 7:20 PM ^
More students = more money. They'd gladly double that if they could actually sustain that amount of students. Colleges are pretty much for profit machines anymore.
October 22nd, 2021 at 7:42 PM ^
This is completely random, but every time someone says "more money", I'm reminded of that really annoying Discover commercial ("More money, more money, more money, yeah! It's cash back match, people!").
October 22nd, 2021 at 8:05 PM ^
I really hate that ad. Why did you remind me of it?