“The Blind Side”: What The Film Got Right, And What Was Inaccurate

Getting Into School

Michael didn’t have much on his academic record when he tried to enroll in Briarcrest. In the film, the football coach uses a religious appeal to convince school administrators to admit him. In real life, the coach did fight for Michael, but the principal forced him to do a home-school program for a few months to raise his grades before he was officially admitted.

Michael Oher Studying