Hope that means we're getting more quality students.

Looks like I hit OU at the right time! 

That makes two of us.  They were finishing building the South Green when I applied and had all kinds of dorm rooms that needed filling.

Hope this means we're getting more quality message board posters.

How do you know this?  If there is a significant number of strong applications in the increased application pool, I see your point.  But if not...this increase in applications won't help the academic strength of the student population.

or millions of hits on viral 110 videos....nope....it's the "extensive marketing campaign"...

I would expect that increased applications would have to help the academic strength.  The only way it can't is if all of the increase in applications are sub-par students.  Below is the 2011 Ohio University GPA/ACT/SAT admittance chart.  Just rough estimate based on the blue dots, but it appears around 15% of Ohio's 2011 applicants scored 30+ on ACT, 45% were between 24-29 on ACT, and 40% scored 23 or lower on ACT.

In 2011, there were around 12,500 applicants, so based on estimates above, let's approximate the following breakdown of applicants:

Tier 1: (30+ ACT): 1,875 Applicants
Tier 2: (24-29 ACT): 5,625 Applicants
Tier 3: (23 or below):  5,000 Applicants
TOTAL : 12,500

If 1/3rd of Tier 1 students actually enroll, 1/3rd of Tier 2 and then the rest of Ohio's freshmen are filled in by the Tier 3.  The 2011 freshman population might look close to this:

Tier 1 (30+ACT): 625 Freshmen
Tier 2 (24-29 ACT): 1,873 Freshmen
Tier 3 (23 or below): 1,402 Freshmen
TOTAL: 3,900 Freshmen

In 2013, assuming the applicants have same basic ACT percentages, then we could expect to see:

Tier 1: (30+ACT): 3,075 Applicants
Tier 2: (24-29 ACT): 9,225 Applicants
Tier 3: (23 or below): 8,200 Applicants
TOTAL: 20,500 Applicants

If 1/3rd of Tier 1 students enroll, 1/3rd of Tier 2 and remaining population is filled in with Tier 3, 2013 Freshmen class might look like:

Tier 1: (30+ACT): 1,024 Freshmen
Tier 2: (24-29 ACT: 3,075 Freshmen
Tier 3: (23 or below):  -74 Freshmen
TOTAL: 4,025 Freshmen

With a nearly 65% increase in enrollments in two years and only 3-4% increase in Freshmen on campus, the academic strength has to increase.  Otherwise, you're assuming the 8,000 more applicants are all in the Tier 3 level or all of the Tier 1/2 applicants decide to go elsewhere.

collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/ohio-university-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm

I see someone got rejected with a 4.0 and an ACT score in the mid-30s. I would like to know that kid's story.

In a some what related story, did you know Zeke Marshall will be graduating with an associates degree from akron?

Doesn't the NCAA require progress reports based on progress toward a bachelor's degree not an associate's degree? Maybe I'm missing something, but how could you be making satisfactory progress toward a four-year degree and end up with only a two-year degree.  Maybe he isn't that far from his bachelor's degree but is just taking the AA or AS degree because that's the only one to which he is currently eligible.  I don't recall, though, any other athlete taking this route.  Maybe I just missed it.

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This has to ding Akron's APR, correct?  It sounds worse than just saying he is going to finish over the next few years.  You were there for 4 years and completed a 2 year degree.  Seriously?  One would hope players would only be a semester away from graduating.
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Wouldn't all degrees from Akron be considered associate degrees?

Well, at least Zeke's last name equates to an institution of academic excellence, speaking in terms of athletes and degrees.




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