Columbia SEAS vs. Michigan Engineering

Layla121986
Wed, 24 May 2006 11:07:21 +0000

You are in the SAME boat I was, for the same major. I am transferring to Columbia from Drexel University (I will be a sophomore), and I chose Columbia BME over Michigan. Yes, Michigan is ranked higher (mind you US News inflates rankings for schools with good athletic programs), but I couldn’t pass up Columbia. Columbia DOES have a great BME program, and your professors will actually know you, because CU SEAS is small. Michigan is gigantic and spends a great deal of time and effort weeding students out. Columbia does the weeding out during admissions, so there’s less of that in the classroom. Ann Arbor is wonderful, I was born there and lived there when my dad was getting his PhD and we visit a few times a year. Great college town, beautiful surrounding area. But you really can’t beat New York, period. Both schools are very sink or swim, and you have to search for your niche at both from what I hear.

If you are out of state for Michigan, you will be paying the same for Michigan as Columbia. Columbia gives much better need-based aid, though. Did you get any merit-based from UMich?

Furthermore, I’ll be at CU! PM me, I want to talk to a fellow BME person.