<p>Tenisghs, with all due respect, you do not know what you are talking about. You chose based on perception and hearsay, not on facts and experience. Not that it matters because Northwestern is wonderful and every bit as good as Michigan. But I have never heard of a student who could not find meaningful research opportunities at Michigan…and that was BEFORE UROP. At this point in time, Michigan has more research opportunities for undergrads than any university in the nation. And I never had a hard time getting to meet professors. I even got to know a few of them well. </p>
<p>And I am not sure who told you Michigan has more GSIs teaching course than Northwestern. Only 3% of Michigan classes are actually taught by GSIs, and most of those are intro to Calculus and Intro to English. 73% of all undergraduate classes are taught purely by full time professors and 24% of undergraduate classes are taught by full time professors and then broken up into discission groups that are led by GSIs. So 97% of undergraduate classes are actually taught by professors. </p>
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<p>In my four years and 45 classes at Michigan, I never once had a GSI lead a lecture. Most of my professors knew me by name and I never had to wait to meet a professor. Admitedly, some professors were more into their research than teaching, but the vast majority were genuinely interested in their students.</p>
<p>I am not sure how Northwestern fares, but most top research universities have anywhere from 1%-10% GSI leading classes, so Michigan is not exactly lagging in that regard, and even if Northwestern has fewer GSI led classes, how much better than 3% can it get? </p>
<p>I hope you aren’t spending an additional $25,000/year to attend Northwestern simply because you thought Northwestern would offer you more individual attention or a better education. If you chose Northwestern because you felt it was a better fit, that’s great. But if you picked Northwestern because you felt you would get a better education or more individual attention, that’s too bad.</p>