<p>Hey, I’ll assume you’re Korean based on your question.
I’m also Korean and I was in pretty much same position as you are.
In my case, engineering with pre-med(you seem to be considering science with pre-med).</p>
<p>So… I’ll answer your question as far as my knowledge reaches.
- medical school: I do not know how good either’s pre-med is, but it seems UVa’s premed has higher medical school acceptance rate. (UVa: 67%, UM: 50%). So I guess you can think that UVa would be better for medical school.</p>
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<li><p>In Korea, and to Korean who live in Korea, UMich seems to have higher name value. Of course, i’m pretty sure large companies or universities are well aware of UVa’s prestige. On the other hand, in engineering(not sure about science), most Koreans think UMich’s is better. But in US, UVa is considered more prestigious. I mean many people actually turn ivies down and come to UVa.</p></li>
<li><p>UMich has really strong and large korean alumni especially in engineering. However, there are still many koreans in UVa, and there are few korean clubs and numerous asian clubs. But, most koreans at UVa are supposedly Korean American.</p></li>
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<p>These info are what i picked up in last month or so trying to decide which university to attend. So yeah, I did pick UVa and already sent the deposit.
(although it was pretty much no brainer since I got into rodman program).</p>
<p>There are few things i’d really like to mention. As others above mentioned before, the weather is one of important factor you should consider. I’ve never been in michigan, but I’ve lived in Quebec, Canada for last four years. I thought I liked cold weather, but cold weather could be really irritating and somewhat depressing. The other thing is… you should consider where you are gonna work or pursue your graduate studies. If you are going back Korea, I would pick UMich since there are many Umich alumni in Korea. However, if you are gonna stay in US, come to UVa.</p>