Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 EARLY From page 1 ing and managing admissions levels, better serving applicants and allow- ing time for those admitted to get to know the University, Spencer said. "Students we admit early have an opportunity to look into the Univer- sity," he said. "It demystifies for a lot of students the anxieties they have in applying to selective colleges." Spencer said an early admissions option allows the University to bet- ter process the growing number of applicants, as well as keep abreast of developments in higher education and take advantage of the benefits research shows such programs pro- vide to students and colleges. "Early has become more the rule than the exception," he said. Being free to decline offers of admission to the University, accept- ed Early Response applicants have until May 1 - the regular deadline for all undergraduate admissions - to enroll. Spencer said this is the approach most schools take for their early admissions programs - a move away from Early Decision programs like the one Harvard discarded this year, which bind participants to enrolling if accepted. Early Response applicants will be reviewed using the same crite- ria applied to applicants during the regular rolling admissions, Spencer said. He said students deferred during the Early Response period will find out their acceptance status around the time deferrals from the regular admission cycle are decided, which can be as late as mid-summer. Admissions personnel have been considering adopting an early admissions option for the past three years, Spencer said He said the success of last year's switch to completely paperless admissions in speeding up the processing time for applications presented the right opportunity to implement Early Response. "The paperless system worked wonderfully," Spencer said. High school counselors will be able to give their students more concrete advice for approaching the University's often-enigmatic admissions process now because Early Response clearly highlights advantages of applying early, Spen- cer said. Decisions about scholarships will continue to be made through out the fall and winter, while the University will still allocate need-based grants to students beginning in March. CORRECTIONS The factbox on page 1 of last week's Daily incorrectly stated that there had been a15 percent change in total number of minority applicants. The number actually refers to total number of admitted applicants. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michigondoily.com. ANBERAY From page 2 who attended the University also lived there. "It's a shame because it was a classy building," Shtern said. "It was old, but it was homey. We loved living there." Ladd mentioned the South University Area Association encountered some difficulty in getting the zoning changed in order to attract developers like Zaragon. "A study we did three years ago produced the realization that we couldn't really change any- thing development-wise because the zoning was too restrictive, allowing for only one- and two- story buildings," Ladd said. After three years of lobbying to get the zoning changed, the association was successful last November in getting the street's classification changed from cam- pus business district to central business district, allowing for taller, more urban buildings like the one Zaragon is expected to build. "This is the first of what I hope to be many developments that will increase the (population) density in the South University area," Ladd said. Michigan Head * Pain & Neurological Institute is seeking adults to take part in a research study of an investigational device for the treatment of migraine headaches while the pain is still mild. You may qualify for this study if you: * Have a history of migraines with or without aura for at least 1 year * Are between the ages of 18-65 years * Experienced 2-8 migraine headaches per month for the past 3 months * Pain typically starts as mild If you qualify, you will receive study related exams, procedures, ond study treatments at no cost to you. You will also receive compensation for time and travel. Please call a Research Coordinator at (734) 677-6000, option 4, for more information about your participation in this study.