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<p>Absolutely not. You’re putting words in my mouth, a straw man logical fallacy. The typical Notre Dame student is smarter than the typical Michigan student. I’m not arguing this at all. I’m arguing that Michigan is not an “academically inferior” institution and it would be ridiculous for me to argue anything that is obviously untrue. US News takes into account the quality of undergraduate teaching as well, which Notre Dame is better than Michigan at. Why else do you think students at Mendoza LOVE it enough to have it come out #1 on Businessweek’s Student Survey rank? However, you’re entirely missing the crux of my argument.</p>
<p>Quality of undergraduate teaching =/= academic strength.
My point still stands; Michigan is academically superior to Notre Dame.</p>