cobwebz

Wow...this is genius. In an attempt to stand out from thousands of other students on the U-M waitlist, Lawrence Yong created his own version of a classic Jackson 5 song to show just how much he wanted to be a Wolverine.

"'In all honesty I only expected it to get maybe 100 or 200 views. Maybe from a couple of my school friends and then some people at church,' says Yong."

It not only went viral, but eventually made its way through the U-M admissions office, and apparently satisfied their requirement for a "demonstrated interest". Yeah, I'd say so. Really, though, how could you say no to this guy?

Accepted: Unusual methods by wait-listed University of Michigan student bring success

rodney

42 out of 14,600.........I can't even comment on that......

Congrats to the young man though.......!!!

PAGRok

This seems like a trend this year. A Yale Early-Action applicant made a music video to send in!

dntlmewticntdo

this video makes me gag...congrats to the kid, though

XaviFM

Pretty cool. Good for him.

g0ld3n

My friend knows this guy from high school. He's a pretty funny kid, or so I have heard. Good luck to him at UM.

jaspigel

Wow that was awesome - anyone reading this should definitely check out the video.

siliconvalleymom

I feel sorry for the admissions office, because I think they will get 14,000 of these videos next year!

SnowflakeVT

Hopefully one of the UofM a cappella groups will snag him as well. He can sing!

tedders83

This.

That's awesome, but it's kinda depressing that you need to do something like that to ensure you get off the waitlist...

Apoc314

What an awesome kid.

Sneakerhead91

Well it shows creativity and drive. It doesn't necessarily mean that you have to do something like this to get off the wait-list, but he did something unique and appealing, and I'm sure he had the grades and credentials for Michigan. Sure many more waitlisted students might do this next year but obviously it won't be as unique (and maybe not as talented either!).

PAGRok

And admissions officers don't even have to watch the videos they get. Haha.

Jesse5810

I remember seeing this video when he first posted it and really hoping that he'd get in. I'm very glad to see he did!

gusaspara

Interesting - he mentions in the beginning that he hasn't been to Michigan, but then sings about the campus and how Michigan is unlike anything he's seen. That would be a FAIL to me.