Is Michigan weak in any way? - Page 35

es2642 · 04-03-2009, 07:23 PM

Weakness: Their admissions department. C'mon......why are we still waiting by this point for a decision?

rjkofnovi · 04-03-2009, 07:53 PM

I agree es2642. It's terrible that so many are waiting for so long. I wish all of you the best of luck whatever school you end up at.

es2642 · 04-03-2009, 08:03 PM

^^ Thank you. Although Michigan is my #1, I may have to pass it up if I don't get a decision early next week.

I'm very frustrated.

wolverine2013 · 04-07-2009, 10:26 AM

Cheer up, buddy~~~ Michigan admission office sucks...

porterGoBlue · 04-07-2009, 03:02 PM

Weakness: Financial aid...more than sucks. I figured..ok i get in early decision...maybe theyll throw some money my way. No. 5500 in loans. **** im out of state. Cost is going to be 45k for just next year. apparently my parents have 33k somewhere that they are hiding every year...yeah right. Two middle class school teachers are expected to come up with that type of dough. You gotta be serious....

rjkofnovi · 04-07-2009, 04:37 PM

Sorry about that porterGoBluer. Too bad you grew up in a state that doesn't have a top notch flagship university. It seems like everyone in this country loves to knock the state of Michigan because of this economy. We do occassionally do things right though.

GoBlue81 · 04-07-2009, 07:04 PM

Unfortunately U-M does not guarantee to meet all needs for out-of-state students. Hopefully we will some day.

porterGoBlue · 04-07-2009, 09:50 PM

All needs? shoot the university supports itself by stealing rich OOS people's money. Why would it want to help them out?

GoBlue81 · 04-07-2009, 10:50 PM

"stealing"?

Alexandre · 04-07-2009, 11:22 PM

I was OOS and I never felt like Michigan stole from me. Most OOS students I knew at Michigan would have paid roughly as much to attend most of Michigan's peer institutions.

porterGoBlue · 04-07-2009, 11:34 PM

You paid how much per year total cost at mich alexandre?

Alexandre · 04-07-2009, 11:39 PM

College back in my day cost $30,000/year my first year (1992) and $34,000k my last year (1996). All is relative of course, and colleges have more than kept up with inflation over the years, but the private schools that I was considering would have cost me slightly more, and they were not better.

2forcollege · 04-08-2009, 01:26 PM

OOS, too. I think U Mich has been worth the cost so far (no aid, just loans). It was about the same price with aid to privates for my D and I can't imagine that she would have had the same opportunities or accomplished as much as she has her freshman year at those colleges. Yes, she could have gone tuition free plus scholarship in-state to good schools...but they didn't really have the programs that she wanted.

I see college as an investment. It depends on your goals and what end result you want if the cost is worth it. I'm just tired of seeing everyone complain about the cost of U Mich on this board. When she applied, we knew the prospects of aid were dim and were never led on by anyone otherwise. I don't know why everyone just expects their college education to be handed to them on a silver platter. My H and I had to work for our tuition and it took us years to pay back the loans. But it was worth it and I see it the same way for my D. Just hopefully, we'll be able to pay back those loans for her!

be_somebody · 04-09-2009, 02:52 PM

I know the admissions office is getting a lot of crap lately, but in my personal experience, they've been exceptional. I love the Live Help function, and the staff has been nothing but prompt and friendly in answering any questions. Made me love UMich even more

ETA: And the alumni system is fantastic. I've never seen so many alumni still passionate about their college. And having the Alexandre call on the phone in real life was pretty surreal haha.

maverick1978 · 04-10-2009, 04:44 PM

....HUMILITY.

Michigan undergrad is weak in the humility and self-awareness department. In fact they're probably second to last, just behind Notre Dame students.

Let's get some things straight: Michigan is a very good research university. And UM students should be very proud of attending there (I spent 3 years in Ann Arbor, and it's a great place to go to school). If money were an object and I actually lived in Michigan, I would practically force my kid to go there.

But you are not the best school in world. You are the not best school in the country. Heck, you are not even the best school in your region. Nor are you the best public school.

Y'all need to get a little perspective.