<p>@Alexandre: CONGRATULATIONS on the great scholarship you’ve received. I know nothing about Ferris (in fact, I don’t believe I ever even heard of it until I read this thread). Of course, that does not mean Ferris is anything but good. However, we all know Michigan has a deserved reputation as one of America’s best public National Research Universities. But we also all recognize that a merit scholarship of the sort you’ve earned at Ferris is a real blessing.</p>
<p>I respectfully suggest you consider the following issue. Might a degree from Michigan potentially ever make a significant difference in your future? For example, will employers and/or postgraduate programs be more willing to hire/accept you with a Michigan degree? No one can answer this important question but YOU. However, there is no doubt that in some (a few) situations, that more-prestigious undergraduate degree might be decisive. To illustrate, I am sure that young alumni of Ferris are occasionally admitted to Harvard Med or Yale Law. However, I’d wager that in aggregate their probability of admission is decidedly lower than their counterparts from Michigan. Will that ever make any difference to you? Frankly, it might or it might not. One could have a VERY successful career in the law or in medicine (to carry the earlier example forward) going to less distinguished undergraduate and professional schools, but I suspect faculty members at Hopkins Med or partners at Williams and Connelly are disproportionate drawn from elite universities.</p>
<p>While I would fully agree that for most people this won’t make any substantial difference, the only relevant question is will/could it be important to you and your future?</p>