<p>As a parent of a kid that has been accepted EA to UMich, I would really appreciate if other kids from NYC would share their experiences at UMich. In particular those that came from Specialized and Public HS.</p>
<p>Not from ny but some of my friends are from stuy, bronx, etc and alot of them seem to power through exams </p>
<p>They will without a doubt meet other students from NYC within a week</p>
<p>Congrats! My CA son has more NY friends than any others state. It’s been a marvelous experience for him. Can’t answer your specific NYC question, but I guarantee there are many students out there who can. Go Blue! </p>
<p>oh yeah, forgot to say. It seems like all the oos kids are from ny, nj, or cali. </p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I graduated from Stuyvesant HS and I now study at the College of Engineering of M. I hope I can answer some of your questions.</p>
<p>I took plenty of tough classes that interested me at Stuy (math/science APs and beyond). Course load wise, the difficulty at UM has been about the same I would say. I took the hardest classes I could so far, and I did very well in all of them (with a bit of effort I must say). There are plenty of great course selections to choose from and plenty of fantastic professors.</p>
<p>There are certainly plenty of other NYC kids also at Michigan. Doesn’t take much searching to find other NYCers or even from your high school. I’ve met up with some Stuy classmates at Michigan.</p>
<p>If you’re wondering about the distance, I would say driving is not really recommended unless you like road trips or you have great patience. For move in my parents decided to drive - 12 hours one way isn’t exactly fun! I’ve been taking flights for breaks though, so no more driving until the end of the year at least. Some of my friends (from California, upstate NY, etc.) flew in for move in. I’m not sure how they got all their stuff into their luggage, but I’m sure if you go that route you can figure it out.</p>
<p>Sure you might not get to visit home every weekend, but campus is pretty nice. Weather wise it’s cold, but seeing recent NYC winters it’s nothing out of reach.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for a nice urban area with skyscrapers, the only (decently) tall buildings you’ll see are bell towers. Sorry.</p>
<p>UM is definitely a change from NYC - it’s full of trees, people don’t walk 30 miles an hour, and car horns are nowhere to be heard. But it’s also very big and there’s plenty of interesting things to do.</p>
<p>72ZVO2, thank you very much for your response, also thanks to everyone else who responded.</p>
<p>@anotherparent22 Ann Arbor is a really nice town. You can get real deli and good bagels (and I’m not talking about just Zingerman’s (Barry’s bagels is the real deal). There are lots of NYC kids and North Shore Chicago kids. You have a pretty sophisticated group. We will be able to drive to Michigan if my daughter attends but I’ve already read that Michigan allows you to ship packages in advance to the dorms which I would highly recommend rather than trying to deal with it yourself, especially if you go by plane. </p>
<p>Graduated from Bronx Science in 2013, currently a sophomore ChemE in the College of Engineering. I was an average student back in high school but can say that Bronx Science prepared me well for Michigan, as I am doing quite well academically. You’ll meet tons of kids from NY. Really enjoy it so far. Younger brother who’s graduating from Bronx Science this year will most likely be attending Michigan as well! </p>