<p>I duno, I think Michigan is taking it :/</p>
<p>I’d hate to finish second in that race.</p>
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kk,
John F. Kennedy said that first … “as a graduate of the Michigan of the East, Harvard University.”</p>
<p>Many people claim that their school is the “Harvard of the …” … or that Harvard is the … of the East/North. It’s just as ridiculous when random people say it as it was when he did- maybe even more so now, especially when talking about Michigan :rolleyes:.</p>
<p>KK, you are the one who claims that Michigan is equal to Harvard. Nobody else has made such an absurd claim…well, JFK did in reverse, but he was President!</p>
<p>And do you really think Michigan’s position has weakened since the 1960s?</p>
<p>No. I think Harvard’s has strengthened- at a rate that few, if any, other schools have.</p>
<p>“Nobody else has made such an absurd claim.”</p>
<p>-Maybe not in as many words… but you do love to downplay the differences schools have, especially when Michigan is involved.</p>
<p>Fair enough, but I don’t recall anyone seriously comparing Michigan to Harvard. I don’t understand your point.</p>
<p>To be fair, if you look up Alexandre’s old posts, you will see that he puts HYPMS as the top tier … but he considers the next 25 to 30 schools to be peers academically.</p>
<p>I don’t recall anyone comparing Michigan to Harvard … but I am not conceding to the University of Mars … yet.</p>
<p>To correct GoBlue81, I always list the Big 5 (H,M,P,S and Y) at the very top and I generally consider the second group to contain roughly 20-25 universities and LACs. The third group has roughly 30 or so universities and LACs. There is never a significant drop from group to group. But I would never suggest that Michigan, or any other non “Big 5” university is on par with Harvard. Harvard is Harvard and I always make that clear. When students on this forum come to the Michigan forum or PM me and put to me the Michigan vs MIT scenario, I always recommend MIT, unless there are financial implacations that are hard to ignore (full ride at Michigan vs full tuition at MIT).</p>
<p>Thanks guys; I’ve made my choice. It’s Michigan all the way!</p>
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<p>I know Trinity in Texas has embraced this phraseology (or used to)…not sure how many other colleges do it. It is pretty snicker-worthy when you hear it, isn’t it?</p>
<p>There’s a t-shirt here on Michigan that pokes fun of that saying. Or at least I hope it’s poking fun (when I see it on anyone, I assume they are wearing it ironically). It reads: "HARVARD: The Michigan of the East. " Heh.</p>
<p>A friend at MIT once gave me a shirt that read “Harvard…'cause not everybody can get into MIT!” LOL!!!</p>
<p>only problem is that harvard couldnt give two craps about their undergrads</p>
<p>id take michigan, btw</p>