| michigan is a great school. period. as far as well rounded schools, you really can't get a whole lot better, as umich is excellent in engineering, sciences, business, and the liberal arts. The idea of a private being more prestigious than a public is just based on the fact that most privates have smaller student body, thus more student/teacher interaction and that their student bodies (at the top privates) are more even (meaning that there is less disparity from smartest to "dumbest" kid). Michigan has tons of smart kids that could have gone to the "prestige" of a private school but mabe just wanted a big school atmosphere.
BTW, this is from a person that is going to attend a private college. |