Michigan vs. small liberal arts

Indecisive2012
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:01:53 +0000

Hi! I’m new to this community but I really need help. I have to decide by thusrday whether to go to Michigan or Mount Holyoke (girls school in mass.) Mount Holyoke has offered me money and the district pays me 10,000 dollars to go to Michigan so the cost for the two is exactly equal.

My parents both recommend Holyoke, they say that I will get more attention there and they are less nervous about sending me off because it is such a warm environment. I visited and everyone was really nice to me – the admissions officer even complimented me on specific parts of my application.

But, i am having a hard time giving up Michigan. I loved Ann Arbor and South Hadley is hardly a college town. I feel like there will be more really smart people at Michigan. But i am afraid of getting lost. I feel like even though Michigan might have better academics I’ll be able to take advantage of the academics better at Holyoke since it is more personal. If i decided to go to holyoke i already know lots of people who would be excited to see me and help me out. I feel like my deposit to Michigan would go into a black hole.

I know from looking at these boards that Michigan is great for business and math but I am more of a humanities person. I work really hard in school, but I can be shy when it comes to talking to teachers. Does this mean Michigan is a bad idea for me? I just spent 4 years at a prep school and i kind of wanted something different but I’m afraid that’s a decision i’ll come to regret. What do you think?

ALSO, my mom says that if i ever apply for a job in the magazine world (she’s a journalist) mount holyoke will hold much more weight. And if i decide to go to law schol Holyoke will also be more helpful since the professors would know me better there since it’s such a small school.

So i guess my question is, could Michigan still work for someon whose shy, into the humanities, not interestd in joining a sorority, and knows next to nothing about football?