Big 10 schools harder to get into academically. Except MSU

[Stalker]

http://bridgemi.com/2014/08/um-soars-msu-doesnt-on-freshmen-test-scores/

As tens of thousands of students descend on college campuses in the coming days, know this about the Midwest: It’s getting harder to get into the region’s top public schools, including the University of Michigan.Since 2001, Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota, Indiana and Purdue have seen substantial gains in ACT test scores for incoming freshmen. This has pushed the Big Ten’s average scores on the so-called “middle 50” – representing the middle 50 percent of incoming freshmen – up 2 points or more over this period.
ACT scores for Big Ten freshmen in the 25th percentile of their class rose from 22.6 points on average in 2001 to 25.1 points last year, a 2.5 point increase. Those in the 75th percentile rose from 27.9 to 29.8 (A max ACT score is 36).

But as the conference attracts higher-achieving students, one member, Michigan State, has basically treaded water since 2001. Incoming MSU students raised their ACT scores by roughly one point over this period, even as other schools – both from the top and bottom of the Big Ten – raised their game considerably, a Bridge analysis shows.
Michigan State now ranks second from the bottom among the 12 Big Ten universities that report ACT scores, ahead of only Nebraska. (Rutgers and Maryland joined the conference this year but are not included in this analysis because nearly all their students took the SAT).

more at link

 

[hangemhigh]

If fairness to the incoming students, clearly they were smart enough not to enroll at U of M....

 

[Stalker]

If fairness to the incoming students, clearly they were smart enough not to enroll at U of M....

I wouldn't call placing into the second easiest school in the conference being smart. I'd call it Ohio State smart.

 

[Swifster]

Ahhhhh, if you can't beat them on the football field, try and complain about SAT scores...

 

[Stalker]

Ahhhhh, if you can't beat them on the football field, try and complain about SAT scores...

Good point. Schools shouldn't focus on academics. Oh wait. You're an msu fan. I wouldn't expect you to be smart enough to grasp that.

 

[Swifster]

Sorry Ryan, I'm not biting. Enjoy your SAT advantage...

By the way, read the rest of the article and the fine folks at MSU explain why they do things. And I believe they are correct.

 

[wikdsvt]

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