<p>State</a> lawmaker wants ten-percent rule - State</p>
<p>What do you think of this proposed law? I think it is bogus and unnecessary, because kids in the top 10% of their class already have almost guaranteed admission to all of Michigan's public universities except U of M (any maybe MSU). I fear this law, should it pass, would really harm the University's standing as an elite undergraduate university.</p>
<p>someone already posted this..but I don't mind saying this again. That is a dumb proposal!</p>
<p>Michigan will lose a lot of prestige (among other things) if this law is passed. Its national reputation will take a hit.</p>
<p>I don't see it happening.</p>
<p>o.0 Sounds bad. I hope they aren't too serious about it.</p>
<p>It would really be a shame if that law was passed.</p>
<p>Jones said that if universities accept any form of state funding, including appropriations, their first priority should be educating Michigan residents. If universities aren't willing to abide by directives from the state government, he said, they should become private.</p>
<p>lol....as if he thinks U of M really depends on the state more than the other way around with the state's pitiful funding</p>
<p>then BECOME private!!! EASY AS THAT!!</p>
<p>I agree Bearcats. Should the state interfere to that extent, I think Michigan should just change its in-state representation from 65% to 10%. The extra utition it raises from increasing OOS representation from 35% to 90% should make up for most of the $330 million lost from state funding.</p>
<p>In fact, should Michigan go from a 65:35 to 10:90 IS:OOS ratio, it would raise an extra $300 million easily.</p>
<p>"then BECOME private!!! EASY AS THAT!!"</p>
<p>I think for any state university to propose becoming private would have been highly controversial. But now that Dick Jones has suggested, it would be only gentlemanly to take him up on that! hehe!</p>
<p>UM becoming a private school would be a dream come true..</p>
<p>What are the actual chances of this law passing?</p>
<p>Who know? I have seen weirder and dumber things happen. But I would be surprised, disgusted and very saddended if that happens. It would definitely be a step in the wrong direction.</p>
<p>I will honestly think about transferring if that law passes..</p>
<p>As long as in-state students receive in-state tuition, you'll never see the IS-OOS ratio drop to 10:90. There are too many students from the state of Michigan who are as good (if not better than) the out of state students, who come here because of the cheaper tuition.</p>
<p>"As long as in-state students receive in-state tuition, you'll never see the IS-OOS ratio drop to 10:90. There are too many students from the state of Michigan who are as good (if not better than) the out of state students, who come here because of the cheaper tuition."</p>
<p>there are not too many, it's a small number. and one cant deny if michigan becomes private and adjust IS-OOS ratio to 10:90 the overall student body quality would improve by a ton</p>
<p>I agree Bearcats, although I seriously doubt UM will ever become private.</p>
<p>You guys have the power in your hands. Write your congressperson and let he/she knows what you think of the 10% rule. In the next election, vote against those who cast a "yes" vote to a stupid (political) bill like this.</p>
<p>A similar proposal was originally in the House appropriations bill a year or so back, but got taken out. So this isn't exactly a new idea--although making it a constitutional amendment is new.</p>
<p>No college wants this to happen. U-M (& possibly MSU, too) doesn't want this to happen because it would force them alter their enrollment and also their residency mix. The other 13 public schools don't want this to happen, either, because they would lose some of their better students to U-M and MSU. They might enjoy seeing U-M take heat for its selectivity and its nonresident enrollment, but they don't actually want it to change because it would hurt their own recruitment.</p>
<p>I agree with hoedown. Michigan is fortunate to have a great public university system that other states have admired/tried to copy and that operates like a fine-tuned machine--UM & MSU as the major research Us function distinct from the more regional schools like Eastern, Western and Oakland. This legislation, aside from throwing everything out of whack for all the schools, would constitute meddling into the academic affairs of MSU and UM, which became great because, historically, unlike other state schools, were independent of political intrusion ... similar to the likes of legislation like the current Top 10% admissions law.</p>
<p>Don't forget Wayne State. That is the third school in the "major research" category.</p>