<p>Blah2009, the mean/median ACT score for the Michigan class of 2015 was 30. That’s for the entire university, including programs that do not weigh standardized test scores as heavily, such as Art, Kinesiology, Music and Nursing. The CoE generally has a slightly higher mean, likely 31. That is not significantly lower than the 32 ACT mean for admitted Engineering students. As you aptly point out, many of those admitted with higher ACT scores end up choosing schools like Harvard, MIT, Princeton and Stanford, but there is not that much of a drop. </p>
<p>Secondly, suggesting that Larry Page’s success is entirely thanks to Stanford is about as accurate as suggesting that it is entirely thanks to Michigan. Firstly, if it weren’t for receiving an excellent undergraduate education at Michigan, Larry Page would probably not have been admitted to Stanford’s graduate program. Secondly, Larry Page owes much of his success to himself and to his business partner. The two years he spent studying at Stanford did not magically transform Larry Page from nothing to the co-owner of Google.</p>