MU's embarassingly high acceptance rate

[Tugg Speedman]

So...you are volunteering us to do the calls??

Just kidding.

Actually, I would do that if the Admissions Office asked me to. There are quite a few Marquette alums in Seattle and I am sure we could organize some events for prospective students.

Actually MU needs to hire a department of current students with the job of converting accepted application into actual students.

Their mandate is to make accepted applicants feel wanted and good about MU, get questions answered, put them in touch with deans, professors or administrations so the understand their option and potential.

Current kids know how to make high school kids feel wanted, via calls, social media or whatever.   Middle aged alumni calling 18 year old kids is just not that effective.  Phones are what old people do anyway.  Need to Facebook, tweet and snapchat them.  Send them instagrams too.  Use blogs and tumblr.

Again, make a department and pay them.  Give them a bonus for increasing the acceptance yield.

As noted above, the average university spends $2,100 for each freshman to get them on campus.  Time MU put more resources into this effort.

[Benny B]

Doc

I am proud to say that my endowment is up every morning.

I think you're supposed to call a medical doctor for that, not a dentist.

[warriorchick]

Doc

I am proud to say that my endowment is up every morning.

This is why they don't let you talk to prospective students.

[GGGG]

Current kids know how to make high school kids feel wanted, via calls, social media or whatever.   Middle aged alumni calling 18 year old kids is just not that effective.  Phones are what old people do anyway.  Need to Facebook, tweet and snapchat them.  Send them instagrams too.  Use blogs and tumblr.

Blogs?  What is this?  2006?

[Benny B]

Blogs?  What is this?  2006?

What the heck do you think Facebook is?  One, shiny, happy, likable, friendly blog.

[Coleman]

You guys on Myspace?

[mu03eng]

Can I use my netscape email to start this blog thingy?

[GGGG]

Can I use my netscape email to start this blog thingy?

I think you can start one up on geocities.

[BrewCity83]

I've gotta fire up the old America Online dial-up.

[keefe]

I think you're supposed to call a medical doctor for that, not a dentist.

Four hours isn't a problem. I call it a good start.

[keefe]

This is why they don't let you talk to prospective students.

Yea, that's probably why my Ivy League alma mater has asked me to do exactly that for many years. Maybe you should call them and warn them I am a social hand grenade...

[warriorchick]

Yea, that's probably why my Ivy League alma mater has asked me to do exactly that for many years. Maybe you should call them and warn them I am a social hand grenade...

Boy, you Ivy Leaguers sure can't take a joke......

[keefe]

Boy, you Ivy Leaguers sure can't take a joke......

Touche.

You have to understand that we are two hours behind you and until about noon most of my blood is still in a "lower extremity."

[mu03eng]

I think you're supposed to call a medical doctor for that, not a dentist.

Depends on what you're doing with it

[Benny B]

Depends on what you're doing with it

If being used as a substitute for dental floss or a toothpick, then perhaps I'm wrong.

[keefe]

Depends on what you're doing with it

An Air Force pilot knows what to do with it.

I guess you Navy guys need remedial instruction...

[Herman Cain]

First step in doin' dat is ta get da endowment up. Also, while we may say US News' rankin's don't mean chit, fact remains dat its a great marketin' tool and feather in a school's cap, to acheive a high number. Don't poo, poo it. Gotta play da game, ai na?

You are speaking my language. I have said for a long time get the endowment up so we can fund so full ride academic scholarships. I guarantee if we were able to do those we would have a much easier time playing the US News game. Full ride potential attracts applicants and it also enhances kids who return for a second year ( which is another part of the standard)

Also Higher US News rating helps our lacrosse program in particular and other Olympic Sports  All those kids have to pay part tuition so Mom and Dad looking to spend it on a good school. 

[Tugg Speedman]

You are speaking my language. I have said for a long time get the endowment up so we can fund so full ride academic scholarships. I guarantee if we were able to do those we would have a much easier time playing the US News game. Full ride potential attracts applicants and it also enhances kids who return for a second year ( which is another part of the standard)

Also Higher US News rating helps our lacrosse program in particular and other Olympic Sports  All those kids have to pay part tuition so Mom and Dad looking to spend it on a good school.

This is like the old Steve Martin line "you too can live like a billionaire."  How?  "First get a billion dollars."

To get the endowment yo the point where we can offer the schlorships you suggest would take hundreds of millions, if not a billion dollars.  That will take decades to raise.

Got any ideas MU can try before 2030?

[Herman Cain]

This is like the old Steve Martin line "you too can live like a billionaire."  How?  "First get a billion dollars."

To get the endowment yo the point where we can offer the schlorships you suggest would take hundreds of millions, if not a billion dollars.  That will take decades to raise.

Got any ideas MU can try before 2030?

We need something like the Morehead Cain Program that UNC has.  They offer 57 full scholarships.  Would take $100 million to fund it at that level.

[Tugg Speedman]

We need something like the Morehead Cain Program that UNC has.  They offer 57 full scholarships.  Would take $100 million to fund it at that level.

I agree that $100 million would do it.  That funds 57 full-rides (and Morehead Cain is for athletes at UNC ... which now we know many of them that did not go to class)

The Blue/Gold fund raises $4.5 million a year.  It has about $20 million.  That funds about 12 athletic full-ride scholarships.

$100 million is 25 times what they raise in a year.  It is 5 times the current endowment.

Where are they getting this money?  You donating it?

[Herman Cain]

I agree that $100 million would do it.  That funds 57 full-rides (and Morehead Cain is for athletes at UNC ... which now we know many of them that did not go to class)

The Blue/Gold fund raises $4.5 million a year.  It has about $20 million.  That funds about 12 athletic full-ride scholarships.

$100 million is 25 times what they raise in a year.  It is 5 times the current endowment.

Where are they getting this money?  You donating it?

The funding was originally set up by the John Morehead in 1951. The Cain Family invested another 100 million in 2007. Basically they go after Ivy League quality students and was modeled after the  Rhodes Scholarship. The only connection to athletics is the fact the students must demonstrate some evidence of being physically vigorous.

I think it is possible for MU to get something like this started. 

[Tugg Speedman]

The funding was originally set up by the John Morehead in 1951. The Cain Family invested another 100 million in 2007. Basically they go after Ivy League quality students and was modeled after the  Rhodes Scholarship. The only connection to athletics is the fact the students must demonstrate some evidence of being physically vigorous.

I think it is possible for MU to get something like this started.

Who is giving MU the $100 million?

[4everwarriors]

Crean, hey?

[Tugg Speedman]

Crean, hey?

Yes, and the kids that get this schollie can graduate in a special ceremony in the Valley Fields soccer stadium.