We’re not really sure what to do with this one.

In light of our recent post found here, talking about how aspiring failures should look into Methodist University, MU changed the wording of a phrase on its admissions page.

What it used to read:

“MU students graduate knowing their subject, knowing themselves and having the confidence to strike out in the world.“

 What is now reads:

“MU students graduate knowing their subject, knowing themselves and having the confidence to strike out into the world.”
Note the difference. They left in the phrase “strike out,” but changed what followed to make it sound a little less like they are preparing their students to fail.

We are torn because we appreciate the fact that the administration of MU reads our blog and listened to our suggestion, but we can’t ignore the fact that they left in the part of their message inspiring potential students to strike out.

After much internal dialog, we have decided that although they followed our advice, we will NOT be inducting MU into our Ring of Honor.

Note: One suggestion we would have is for them to find someone other than Reggie Jackson to come up with a mission statement. Check here for more on that.