Papa Kante gone
Too bad. I was looking forward to watching him play based on Matt EM's review.
The annual nut kick by admissions to Juwan continues.
Quick, someone do a rain dance to undo this voodoo.
This isn't like Terrance Shannon. The staff knew admissions could be a problem and took the risk.
It's even less like the Terrance Shannon situation since that was primarily Texas Tech and Mark Adams' fault for not letting him finish his degree in the summer. And I think it's even more clear now that it was more so Adams' fault since he demonstrated this past year how awful a person and coach he is.
This isn't a transfer situation, where Michigan might be an outlier amongst similar universities. Admissions should not be just admitting literally whoever the hell the coach wants.
Why not?
Looks like Papa is going out for a pack of smokes...
In all honesty, the basketball program definitely was sacrificed for the success of the football team. I am at peace with this.
papa was a rollin' stone.....
Cue in the girl in the film The Patriot, whining "....papa...!.." to Mel Gibson, as he was leaving to go to fight the Brits.
Best we could do with "patriot".
Ohhh....SHIRTLESS!
April 18th, 2023 at 11:23 PM ^
"I'm not a better man. My sons were better men."
If Dickinson stays gone, give me Traore and Nkamhoua.
The standards for admission for D1 athletes on scholarship may not be as high as us regular folk face there still is a minimum bar they have to clear.
FWIW my youngest son, like Papa, did not make the cut this year. 4.6 GPA (all AP classes), 1480 SAT, National Merit Award, varsity cross country & track (3 years) speech & debate state finalist (3 years) and a son of a grad, who was a son of a grad who was a son of a grad. Was wait listed then finally denied admission.
Wow, I teach in a small school in Southwest Michigan. Every student I have ever written a letter for has gotten in and I am not sure any had that good of scores.
That's sad.
Agreed. Maybe because he's out of state or maybe they didnt like his essay. I was surprised he didnt get in but with only 20% admission rate (quite a bit lower for out of state applicants) we knew the odds were stacked against him from the start.
That sucks, sorry to hear it mGrow. Doesn't bode well for when my little ones are old enough! It's like what more can you do?
Don't move to Ohio.
Ouch, that’s rough. Where’s he going?
i hear stillwater is nice this time of year.
If he is still interested, it might be easier to transfer in as a sophomore to Michigan assuming he keeps up the solid academics while at OSU. Is he still a Wolverine at heart or is he jaded by the rejection, which is understandable?
I was guessing it would be Harvard. Seems like a good safety school.
That sucks, sorry to hear that. 😔
Something ain't right when your kid with those credentials can't get in a public state-supported university like U-M.
If I was applying to U-M these days with the credentials I had in HS, they'd laugh and throw it in the circular file. And I was a good student, National Merit, AP classes, strong SAT numbers, track/cross country, etc. etc. I'd be forced into a place on the level of MSU or Western.
I think "public state-supported" is precisely the point. It's supported by the taxpayers of the State of Michigan.
I got into Michigan back in the day but the aid package wasn't competitive and I couldn't seriously consider the offer. Looking back I think they were right. They had no business trying to compete for an Ohio kid with financial need and with other options. It's not what the school is for.
As you probably know the athletic department is self funded ( thank you M Football) and most people would be surprised at the small % of revenue comes from the State of Michigan to The University of Michigan.
https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/budget/ubudgetbooksummary_fy23.pdf
Still UM favors in state students....
How to double your chances of getting into the University of Michigan
- Published: Jan. 03, 2023, By Matthew Miller | [email protected]
There’s an easy trick that can more than double your chances of admission to the University of Michigan.
It’s not about long lists of extracurriculars, rigorous classes or an uplifting application essay about triumph over adversity.
It’s about geography, residency.
Put plainly, if you live in Michigan, you’ve got a heck of a leg up.
The University of Michigan offered admission to nearly 40 percent of undergraduate in-state applicants for the fall of 2022 and just 17 percent of applicants from other parts of the U.S. Those numbers don’t include incomplete or withdrawn applications. They were similar in the previous two years.
Which makes UM an outlier among the public universities in the Big Ten. Most, but not all, offer admission to a slightly higher percentage of in-state applicants than out-of-state applicants.
The Ohio State University, for instance, accepted 53.3 percent of Ohio applicants and 50.8 percent of applicants from other states. The University of Iowa accepted 93 percent of Iowa applicants and just under 91 percent of out-of-state applicants.
But the effect is largest at Michigan, in part because Michigan is the most selective to start with.
“As a public institution, the University of Michigan is committed to supporting students from our state,” said Adele Brumfield, UM’s vice provost for enrollment management, “and our priority here is to have more than half of our undergraduate students come from Michigan and really working to provide access to these students to this fantastic institution.”
April 18th, 2023 at 11:03 PM ^
Wow, Iowa accepts literally anyone from anywhere. Fogging a mirror is not even required. Without sounding like a U of M snob, hard to imagine who they didn't accept....
My first two kids weren't very close to being able to get into Michigan so thankfully they didn't have to go through this. My daughters boyfriend had similar numbers to your son and also got waitlisted. Seems ridiculous.
FWIW I got in as an out of stater and most in state people think it's easier to get in as an out of stater because it's more revenue for the school. I never believed that and the numbers back it up.
It is a state school so I would imagine they have a mandated quota on instate numbers, as their parents pay Michigan taxes.
He should have played real sports not just tried to be the best at exercising.
jk, that’s so dumb.
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He got denied to Michigan with these grades? Or was it another school?
Michigan. My, and both my siblings, both parents and Grandfather’s alma mater .
Wont be my son’s unfortunately. He’ll be a Buckeye.
Hope he can transfer in a year if he decides to go that route.
As arrogant as it is, donate to the alumni nonsense, donate to the school. My cousin had to jump through the same hoops, wait listed, professor wrote him a letter who he sat next to at games growing. Still wait listed. Dad donated money over the years hoping it would help him. Be ethnic also. Wife got turned down for residency while her classmate who was far worse with scores and not as well liked got selected over her. She has a sort of bitter taste towards michigan med school.
I’m sorry but the donate money to get your kid in thing is ridiculous with what they charge for tuition.
April 18th, 2023 at 11:10 PM ^
That's just wrong, sorry bro!
Already did a year of Prep school right? I would expect he goes JUCO because he's not going to qualify for any D1 school.
I was going to bring that up--Is the issue that Kante can't get in to Michigan or as you suggest that he can't qualify with the NCAA.
If it's the latter, could we still take him and have him be ineligible his first year (ala Terry Mills and Rumeal Robinson back in my day). I have a very poor understanding of how NCAA qualification works now.
Papa always leaves me. Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play
Papa's got a brand new bag...
Never would have happened under Beilein. Due diligence
Coach Howard in over his head.
It also never would've happened under Beilein bc Beilein quit the job several years ago.
April 18th, 2023 at 10:47 PM ^
Paraphrasing Sheldon Cooper, Benzinga!
Think this was somewhat expected…now just waiting on that Tipton Edits Nkamhoua committed post to get energized about the team next year.