Columnist Chad Selweski says academic scholarships are available only for elite students in Michigan and that only the "cream of the crop" can secure scholarships to a quality university. He adds that apparently state funding cuts are the reason for the dwindling pool of scholarship opportunity as well as the fact that there is a large, talented crop of applicants which narrows the opportunity for other high achievers. Selweski points out that this situation exists at "the state's other top colleges, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University.