by P.D. Lesko

I am a Michigan native. Other than three years of teaching abroad at an Italian university, I have spent my life in Michigan. I am a Midwestern cliché, though not to the extent once described by a friend from the East Coast. All Midwesterners, she announced one day, ate beef and wore fur coats. I will admit to enjoying the occasional hotdog or hamburger, but I have never worn a fur coat (my friend specifically mentioned mink coats). When I chose where to attend college, there really was no choice. I sent out one application; I would attend the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and I did.

Here in Michigan, we are blessed with a world-class public university. Further, the University of Michigan sets aside a certain percentage of spots each year for Michigan residents. So, with a solid B average in high school, 1,300 on your SATs and an application fee, a Michigan resident who applies by the deadline has an excellent chance of admission. That’s bad news for the non-resident applicants, but that’s the way it is. Michigan residents have first crack at the largest number of spots in every freshman class.

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