Not Your Sweetie

_University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman Blasts Bush's LIE About Quotas

"It is unfortunate that [Bush] misunderstands how our admissions process works at the U. of
Michigan. It is a complex process that takes many factors into account and considers the
entire background of each student applicant, just as [Bush] urged. We do not have, and have
never had, quotas... In our undergraduate admissions system, fully 110 points out of 150 are
given for academic factors including grades, test scores and curriculum. We only count 12
points for test scores, but that is because we value high school grades to a much greater
extent-they can earn up to 80 points. We consider many other factors as well. Race is one of
those, but a student who is socioeconomically disadvantaged also can earn 20 points (students
cannot earn 20 points for both factors, however). Geographic diversity is also important, and
a student from Michigan's upper peninsula, for example, earns 16 points. We also consider
leadership, service, and life experiences."