Columbia SEAS vs. Michigan Engineering

dames
Thu, 25 May 2006 00:55:28 +0000

Because Michigan is better than CC for engineering? Dunno.

Anyways, thanks for the replies.

Layla: Glad to know that the BME program’s good, since I didn’t really know a thing about it. As for the cost, the difference is actually kinda big: Columbia is $46k, while Michigan is $36. I haven’t even gotten a decision yet from UMich, much less anything about financial aid, but Columbia only gave me $10k in loans and work study. If I go to Columbia, I’ll have to pay off those loans myself. Then again, if I go to Michigan I’ll have to go to summer school to do a prerequisite, so neither one’s perfect.

bball: I plan on going to grad school. Why do you say that, though? Are you saying it’s easier to get into grad school from Columbia? I thought the people there would care more about how good the engineering school was than the whole “ooh, an Ivy” thing.

Man… maybe UMich will reject me and I won’t have to decide. That would be cool.