<p>so, why does UM, and other public unis, give preference to in-state students?</p>
<p>i know it has something to do w/ in-state funding and all, but that's all i know.</p>
<p>answers will be greatly appreciated =)</p>
<p>State tax dollars helping the children of the state taxpayers.</p>
<p>Because state funds make up a part of the budget (7% for umich?)and the objective being to educate students from within the state.</p>
<p>well, let’s say you have identical stats one kid In-State the other OOS. who are they gonna give preference to? Because it is a public they are going to give preference those kids</p>
<p>UMich has gotten some of the tax money in-state families have paid. Out-of-staters have not paid these taxes, so they are charged more.</p>
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Sure…identical stats. It’s all about tie breaking.</p>
<p>In the United States, public universities are funded by the individual states, not by the federal government (as is the case in Canada and Europe). As such, public universities in the US cater to the individual states that suppor them, not to the nation. The charter of most public universities states that their first reponsibility is to educate state residents. Some state universities, like UNC, have an actual limit on how many non-residents are allowed to enroll (under 18% in the case of UNC). Of course, times are changing and several elite public universities, like Michigan and UVa, are funding themselves almost entirely, which makes a lot of people wonder why they are still bound to their respective states.</p>
<p>^^^Let the federal government fully fund the university and you’ll have a point Alexandre. Until that time, the university will remain public and give preference to state residents. It’s a shame that there is such a brain drain here as it is. I can only imagine what would happen if the school went entirely private.</p>
<p>thanks guys! this has been really helpful.</p>
<p>^^I would absolutely love to see the federal government funding public universities in the U.S… In Canada, I felt that so-doing enabled specific u’s to offer highly specialized programming that was fiscally available to all (at least, in country), no OOS fees. Except here, that seems to interfere with State Rights. However, since the state has a constitutional burden to sufficiently educate its residents, which IMHO isn’t actually adequately honored, I wish that right could be forfeit for non-performance ; )</p>
<p>that is exactly why most of the dumb and unmotivated (I said MOST, NOT ALL MIND YOU…) are from in-state.</p>
<p>^you are coming off with a little arrogance there if you ask me</p>
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They are in different pools evaluated by different teams. Roughly two third of the spots go to the in-state pool.</p>
<p>It is pretty obvious that a pretty significant proportion of every class I have been in do not belong at this university and simply do not have a clue or do not care. Coincidentally a large percentage of them are in state kids.</p>
<p>Normally I could care less but see, a lot of classes put you in teams randomly. If you have 2 dumb @sses or lazy bums in your group of say 4… you are pretty much up shyt creek trying to finish a 4-person project with 2 people</p>
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Accepted into the 2014 class. Would an OOS be admitted with these stats?</p>
<p>bearcats, if you are upset about the situation, why don’t you inform the professor or GSI about it? I had a similar situation at Northwestern when a group member dropped the course without contacting us. I immediately told my professor. I took the initiative to assign each member tasks. It was more work but spread out equally. We still managed to earn an A. </p>
<p>I am in a similar situation in a graduate course. A member got a full-time job offer and withdrew from the university. We are a 4-member team even though most groups have 5 members. It is unfortunate, but we do our best. We are progressing well. </p>
<p>You have to stay focused and move on. You will have unexpected situations anywhere.</p>
<p>aglages,</p>
<p>Possibly. It appears that the student in question is a URM who is heavily sought out by U of M. A 25 ACT out of DPS is quite good.</p>
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I don’t think an OOS can graduate from DPS. Does UM seek out OOS URM students with 25 ACT scores?</p>
<p>DPS is short for Detroit Public Schools, so, no an OOS can not graduate from DPS. Many top schools are looking for URMs from inner-city schools with 25 ACT scores.</p>
<p>^^ A lot of selective institutions recruit competitively for URMs because we are a small population. When I graduated from high school, my URM friends were admitted to schools such as Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Michigan, Northwestern (where I matriculated), Penn, and Vanderbilt. We had strong academic backgrounds and competitive test scores.</p>