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On the “Freeze my tuition-please!” post, an anonymous commentator raises some good questions about who we admit to EMU and how few students we graduate:

I know this is kind of off topic but seeing as some have spoken about enrollment I was wondering as a citizen of Ypsilanti and EMU student if there has been any talk about raising entrance standards at EMU.

I know many of us would say that in this economy the more the students the better but at what cost. I now have friends that will not send their children to EMU because the crime and general opinion of the University. That makes me extremely sad as I take a lot of pride in EMU and the education I have recieved from its many fine professors.

I recently spoke with an admissions employee who will remain nameless, I directed my question to her and she responded that “EMU is committed to diversity” and therefore will not raise standards.

I know many of you have been around the University for quite a while and as someone who has two degrees from EMU I think its fair to say that the quality of the student in terms of ability when entering EMU has dropped significantly.

I worked at EMU a few years back and was told during the orientation that EMU graduates only 33 percent of all students who ever enter the University. Could some one please tell me what that has to do with diversity? A couple of us posed that question to the person giving the speech and she only gave us ways that as employees we could help with retention.

I’m wondering that if we were better screening our applicants it may be possible to improve our graduation rate by making sure those that come to EMU are better prepared to succeed.

It’s a fair question/point that I thought deserved its own post.
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