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04-22-2008, 06:22 AM
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#16 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: McFlurrysville Gender: Female
Threads: 23
Posts: 1,141
| State/Country of residence - NY
College (LSA, Engineering, Kines, Nursing etc...) LSA Honors
Intended major - biochem?
SAT/ACT 2330
Unweighed GPA 4.0
Other acceptances - COrnell, RPI...
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04-22-2008, 06:46 AM
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#17 | | New Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dubai, U.A.E Gender: Male
Threads: 3
Posts: 18
| State/Country of residence : Indian living in Dubai, UAE.
College : LSA
Intended major : Computer Sc and Biology MCDB
SAT : 1960
Unweighted GPA : N/A, different system.
Other acceptances : UW Seattle, UW Madison, UIUC | |
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04-22-2008, 03:40 PM
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#18 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Threads: 16
Posts: 36
| State: MI
College: LSA-Honors
Intended Major: I'm going on pre-med track, but I think i want to major something along the line of communications or political science
ACT: 33
Unweighted GPA: I don't even, they don't publish our unweighted--it's a 4.511 unweighted so I think I'm like a 3.99 or possibly lower
Other accepances: Vanderbilt, WashU-St. Louis, Notre Dame, MSU, wait-listed at Northwestern | |
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04-22-2008, 08:00 PM
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#19 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Gender: Male
Threads: 2
Posts: 23
| State/Country of residence: Wisconsin
College: LSA
Intended major: Ross
SAT/ACT: 2130
Unweighed GPA:4.0
Other acceptances: Georgetown, Indiana, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wash U | |
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04-22-2008, 10:08 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Boston->Ann Arbor Gender: Male
Threads: 12
Posts: 1,206
| adpage: Why did you choose Michigan over Georgetown and Virginia? | |
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04-22-2008, 11:15 PM
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#21 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Threads: 7
Posts: 384
| because it's a better school. there i answered for him. | |
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04-23-2008, 04:18 PM
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#22 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Gender: Male
Threads: 2
Posts: 23
| Sachmoney: My decision was a very difficult one indeed. Too many factors played a role to list all of them but I'll try to give you a summary.
I ruled out Georgetown (and Wash U for that matter) earlier than Virginia because of the cost. I am not eligible for federal aid and I only have minimal scholarships. My parents are only willing to foot a certain portion of the bill. That being said, $53,600 at Georgetown would have, in my mind, saddled me with too much debt to be worth it.
Secondly, being from the Midwest, ultimately I hope to comeback to work here. But in the case that I decide otherwise, Michigan still provides me the opportunity to get a job anywhere. In contrast, the job placement (for business graduates) out of Virginia in the Midwest was only about 3% compared to 44% at Michigan.
Both Michigan and Virginia are prestigious universities. My other option was the University of Wisconsin. While if I were to attend UW, I would take on no debt (in-state tuition etc.), as I see it, Michigan and Virginia are a level above Wisconsin. There are a number of pros and cons for each school as far as size etc. goes. I'm planning on applying to Ross, and as rankings go, McIntire and Ross are both Top 10 or even Top 5 schools.
So why not Virginia? Ultimately, my decision came down to where I thought my heart wanted me to go. I could easily see myself at any one of the universities that I've mentioned. I felt as if I could not go wrong with Michigan. My father went there, it's relatively closer to home, and I know that I will get a great education.
I hope that answers your question for the most part. The decision process was harder than I had imagined it would be. Are you facing a similar decision? | |
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04-23-2008, 04:35 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Boston->Ann Arbor Gender: Male
Threads: 12
Posts: 1,206
| I hope so, I hear from UVA about transfer admissions next week. The main difference for me would be that I would be in McIntire. At UMich, I would be doing Econ and Math. I would have a difficult decision to make. | |
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04-23-2008, 04:48 PM
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#24 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Gender: Male
Threads: 2
Posts: 23
| I don't know how set you are or how you feel at UMich right now. It seems to me that you would prefer to be in a business school rather than Econ and Math. I loved the campus at UVA, and McIntire is a great school. If I we're in your position I would probably transfer, assuming that you have the opportunity. However, you will certainly be fine with a degree in Econ and Math from UMich. Your circumstances differ from mine in that you have already been at Michigan for awhile and have a feel for the university. If you love it there then stay. If being in a business school outweighs all other factors, then go for it. | |
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04-23-2008, 08:50 PM
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#25 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Threads: 67
Posts: 987
| I don't think Sachmoney is at Mich right now. He's considering transferring to Mich or UVA. | |
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04-23-2008, 10:01 PM
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#26 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Boston->Ann Arbor Gender: Male
Threads: 12
Posts: 1,206
| CCRunner is correct. I'm a transfer student. I wanted to apply to Ross, but I didn't think I got in (even if I did, I'd have to do an extra year), and I thought that Michigan's econ and math programs would give me a great background for what I want to do. Yes, I am more intent on studying finance, so that's a big factor when it comes to me choosing a school, but I also think it's important that the school environment is good. Most of the schools I go to, I'm going to be a complete stranger. | |
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04-24-2008, 08:31 PM
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#27 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Threads: 22
Posts: 76
| Michigan
LSA
Cell/Molecular Bio
ACT: 29
Unweighed GPA: 3.82, 3.96UM GPA
other acceptances: Mich. St., Wayne St., NYU, UCLA, Columbia | |
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04-24-2008, 08:51 PM
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#28 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Threads: 25
Posts: 131
| from Georgia
CoE
ECE
SAT: 2070
GPA: ?? =D
other acceptances: UCLA, UIUC, GT, BU, UCSD | |
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04-24-2008, 11:10 PM
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#29 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Michigan
Threads: 6
Posts: 38
| State/Country of residence : MI
College : LSA honors
Intended major : maybe switching to Engineering
SAT : 31
Unweighted GPA : 3.98 | |
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04-25-2008, 10:39 AM
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#30 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Gender: Male
Threads: 0
Posts: 3
| State/Country of residence: New York
College: LSA
Intended major: Economics/Ross
SAT/ACT: 2110/34
Unweighed GPA:4.0
Other acceptances: NYU Stern, BC Carroll Honors, Villanova, Binghamton | |
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