<p>There are people who commute from Detroit to Ann Arbor but they are mostly people who already live there and are commuting to save money. If you are applying from overseas this does not seem to make a lot of sense. You will need a car. Other forms of transportation are not sufficiently reliable and I would think you would need to allow an hour each way because there can be traffic and because parking in Ann Arbor sucks and you will probably need to park by the arena and take a bus to campus.</p>
<p>I’m not sure why you are interested in living in Detroit but if that is the case I would consider applying to Wayne State University. While it does not have the prestige of U-M, it has some good graduate programs and is in the heart of the cultural area of the Detroit.</p>