<p>Groton…I agree. What the article didn’t say was if the student applying to and going to Michigan, was doing this because she has a specific major already in mind and it is really just a case of Michigan having a strong program in that field. I can’t answer that. I’m just supposing. That negates the reason for the article which, in this first in a series, was trying to portray strong students going elsewhere. I don’t think the article answered their own question. If it wanted to answer it, the writer would have looked at the whole of Wayland, not just the student going to Michigan, and find out how many “strong” students are attending UMass. I think not only would they find strong students choosing UMass, but also, students like the one in the article who couldn’t afford BC, is now going to UMass. And is happy with his choice.</p>