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$100 milion spent on recruzting annually
ADMISSIONS
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receives from that area. Spencer compared it to a
view of the earth from space - lights can be seen in
the most populous parts of the world.
"We try to go where the lights are," Spencer said,
adding, "That does not mean to say we neglect any
areas of the state or the country."
Spencer said the University tries to make personal
visits' to each in-state high school at least once every
two years.
He estimated the University spends about $100
million in recruiting every year.
"There's never an 'i' we won't dot or a 't' we
won't cross to identify students who will be success-
ful at the University of Michigan, no matter what
their background," Spencer said. "There may be
some (universities) that do as much but few who do
more."
He added that counselors focus not only on geo-
graphic diversity but on the diversity of interests and
hobbies prospective students express in their applica-
tions.
"This is not a school of GPAs and test scores,"
Spencer said.
Spencer said that 85 percent of accepted students
have done community service, 50 percent play a
musical instrument and 10 percent have started their
own business.
Another way the University recruits students from
underrepresented areas involves the efforts of alumni.
Alumni travel to college fairs at different schools
in their communities to advise prospective students.
They also have an effect on prospective applicants
when they drive with a University of Michigan
bumper sticker or fly a maize-and-blue flag outside
their homes.
"If I'm a kid and I see that, that's going to res-
onate," Spencer said.
Most students hear about the University because
of its national reputation as a leader in many differ-
ent areas, Spencer said.
"We've always been a very, very popular universi-
ty," he added.
Joyce Williams, career center director at Ann
Arbor Pioneer High School, said students at the
school are able to form their own opinion of the Uni-
versity simply by living in the same city. The campus
is close enough that students can take advantage of a
number of experiences and events there.
Williams said a University counselor visits the
school and is available to answer students' questions
throughout the year.
Anne Young, counseling department head at Troy
High School in Oakland County, said a University of
Michigan counselor comes to her area for a college
night every fall.
"She is a very, very good spokesperson for the
University," Young said.
"U of M comes up a lot," Young added. "I think
the school speaks for itself, the reputation of the
University of Michigan."
A lot of students at the high school have parents
who attended college, which generally makes them
more aware of higher education.
Pat Cleary, a college counselor at Stuyvesant High
School in New York City, said her students have usu-
ally heard of the University prior to the application
process, and students who have friends and family
who attended the University create an additional net-
work.
More applications come to the University from
Stuyvesant than any other high school in the country
outside Ann Arbor.
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support you while on the path of
learning who you are and teach you
the skills you will need to interact
with people throughout your life,"
wrote another student in a nomina-
tion.
About 520 students nominated
various professors for the Golden
Apple Award and about 15 of those
nominations were for Soloway, said
Engineering junior, Brian Netter.
But the group of students that
nominates the winner, Students Hon-
oring Outstanding UniWersity Teach-
ers, does not only consider the num-
ber of nominations but also thequal-
ity of the comments professors
receive.
"From engineers naming a profes-
sor, that is quite a few," Netter said.
"What struck me most was how
inspired the students were to chal-
lenge themselves."
In honor of winning the Golden
Apple Award, Soloway will give his
"ideal last lecture" Jan. 22 at the
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater and be
awarded S1,000 cash.
When Soloway was informed that he
would get to give the lecture, he jok-
ingly protested, "But I don't lecture."
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host events, which might defeat the pur-
pose of a study break for some students.
But Regent Rebecca McGowan (D-
Ann Arbor) said she supports the pro-
posal.
"I'nf all for it. The time has come,"
she said yesterday.
Regent Olivia Maynard (D-
Goodrich) said she was also in favor of
the proposal.
"I'm not saying it's going to be a
unanimous decision, but I don't think it
will have any problem passing," she
said. "Matt really did his homework."
The proposed break would be Mon-
day and Tuesday, Oct. 14 and 15 in next
year's fall calendar. To make up for
missed time, classes would start the day
after Labor Day - Tuesday, Sept. 3
next year - instead of the following
day. This would shorten the University's
Welcome Week by one day but would
have no effect on the ending date for
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