on friday, february 16, 2007, the university of michigan released admissions data showing that, in a period that includes the time after proposal 2 was implemented, minority admissions of primarily lower test scores declined 25% from the same period a year before. the data also show that in the period immediately before proposal 2 was implemented, minority admissions was up 55% from the same period in 2006. a spokeswoman for the university, julie peterson, has said that since the numbers aren't final and since so many minority students applied early, the drop cannot necessarily be attributed to the amendment itself.