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Michigan has ranked programs because it is big

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<p>VirginiaAlum… surely you realize this is far from the case. There are MUCH larger schools out there with few ranked programs. Size has nothing to do with it. Program rankings take into account faculty, resources, curriculum, and students. They have NOTHING to do with size.</p>

<p>and UCSF has a phenomenal graduate program and its medical school is top 5 in the country. I would have no qualm with choosing UCSF medical school over any other school in the country.</p>

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2. Your statement that Michigan is more selective than Virginia is based on US News. But how does US News calculate this? Unless you can provide this information, your arguement is not that good.

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<p>Surely you have the ability and resourcefulness to find out their ranking critera on your own.</p>

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3. Peer assessment scores, again this is a rank of the facilities and professors, not the students.

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<p>It is professors and administrators from colleges and universities across the nation that judge a school based on its academic reputation. Its not a ranking of facilities, professors, or any other individual criteria. Its merely reputation… how a school is regarded by educators and administrators nationwide.</p>

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Who cares what Gerhard Casper says? I can probably find someone who says the exact opposite.

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<p>He happens to be a very prominent individual in academia who’s opinion has alot of weight and credibility. Therefore, alot of people care. and there’s nothing “opposite” to find… he just mentioned that Michigan and Berkeley are two of the very best insititutions in the country.</p>

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5. Again, Michigan has one of the highest overall expenditures, because again it is one of the largest universities in the nation.

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<p>Do you realize Michigan really isn’t THAT big? Texas has more undergrads than we have undergrad and grad combined. There are many schools much larger than michigan. Michigan is average for a state school. Virginia happens to be on the small side. Thats it.</p>

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“Michigan has the largest university run medical system” since the school is so big. Unfortunately, US News doesn’t think it has the best.

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<p>It is ranked in the top 10 however… does Virginia have a medical system? Surely having a top-ranked medical system contributes to an institutions reputation, the insitututions overall contribution to humanity. Is it required to have an excellent school? Of course not. Virginia and Berkeley are perfect examples. But it IS something to take pride in if a school has it.</p>

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Undergrad, however, the perception in the Mid-Atlantic, South, and Northeast is that UMich students are a little lower in qualifications than UVa students. I don’t have any proof, but that is the general perception.

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<p>In your experience, perhaps. Others surely have opposite perception. I know in the midwest and west, the opposite perception is there. But we all know there’s perception, and then there’s reality. </p>

<p>But seriously…all in all in terms of student quality, for all intents and purposes, lets face it they’re the same. Bickering over something like this rather trivial.</p>

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In terms of engineering / sciences grad, Michigan is better because it is bigger.

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<p>again, this is false. Size has nothing to do with it. Faculty, curriculum, resources, and students are the ranking criteria. Not size.</p>

<p>that being said, I don’t doubt for a minute Virginia girls are better looking. its a problem the Michigan student body has been facing for quite some time. i’ll chalk it up to Virginia being in the south… southern girls are hot :)</p>