Ksquared,
I have no doubt of the difficulty of getting in to Michigan, I know it was much more difficult for an out of State student to get in to an Institution with the Academic Standards like Michigan. In my estimation you had a list of schools lined up in case it didn't go through for you.
The point of my original post was to say that College isn't for everyone, basser by his own admission would rather party through school than apply himself to the Academics required to succeed in College.
The Military gave him another route and in the end it seems that it has worked for basser. There is a lot more that could be said about the state of higher Education today but I think this will suffice for now..
Go Blue :^)
Hoagie