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[edit] Presidential Debates

Ole Miss was chosen as the university to host the first of three presidential debates on September 26, 2007. Surely this information should be added to the article, but where?? TimelessWind88 (talk) 01:30, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

It's been added under the Facts section. -- ALLSTAR ECHO 04:20, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FYI to current and former students

Please see Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and add yourself by placing the userbox on your WikiPedia page. -- ALLSTARecho 02:00, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ACT statistics - to include or not?

Here's the text in question:

• In 2006, the average ACT score of entering freshmen was 23.0, second among the eight public universities in the state, and behind only the 23.3 average of Mississippi State.^[1]

I say include it. This is the most recent data available, and it's not that old -- the class entering in 2007 would be the newest if those numbers were out. It's relevant information. Terence7 (talk) 16:00, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Other than that the data is from 2006, the UM numbers "Excludes the Medical Center", as stated in the cited article. Since all the students from the Medical Center are included in the attendance of UM, this number is not accurate.Jmerchant29 (talk) 16:05, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

"Other than that the data is from 2006" is not an argument. 2006 is the most recent year available. It's only 1 year older than the numbers we might hope to have (i.e. for the class entering last fall).

The fact that the Medical Center is excluded from the entering freshman ACT stats is irrelevant. There aren't any freshmen entering the Medical Center. Right? Terence7 (talk) 16:11, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

The Medical Center does have freshman entering the program there. In addition to the typical doctor programs which require a degree to enroll, they have a nursing school which you can attend straight from High School. How about, "In 2006, the average ACT score of entering freshmen at the Oxford campus was 23.0." end of sentence? Jmerchant29 (talk) 16:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

The nursing school only accepts students who've already completed two years of college elsewhere. See [1]. Terence7 (talk) 16:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

I stand corrected on the nursing school, but the "School of Health Related Professions" does take incoming freshman. How about, "In 2006, the average ACT score of entering freshmen at the Oxford campus was 23.0." end of sentence? That way the ACT score is listed on the site. Jmerchant29 (talk) 16:51, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Ah, you're right about the School of Health Related Professions. I'm fine with specifying the Oxford campus, but are we sure that there aren't any freshmen at other campuses, e.g. Tupelo or Senatobia?

And what about the rest of the sentence: " ... second among the eight public universities in the state, and behind only the 23.3 average of Mississippi State." You dropped that part, but I haven't heard any reasons why it should be taken out. It seems useful to have a basis of comparison for the 23.0 average. Terence7 (talk) 16:59, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

With the additional freshmen students at the Medical Center added in, the average could go up or down and the rest of the sentence would be speculation, not fact. Jmerchant29 (talk) 17:08, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough. So: "In 2006, the average ACT score of entering freshmen at the University of Mississippi (excluding the School of Health Related Professions at the UM Medical Center) was 23.0." OK? Terence7 (talk) 17:20, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't know if that is the only school that admits freshman at the Medical Center. How about just "In 2006, the average ACT score of entering freshmen at the University of Mississippi (excluding the UM Medical Center) was 23.0."Jmerchant29 (talk) 17:31, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Fine. That sounds better anyway. I'm putting it in. Terence7 (talk) 17:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)