UC Berkeley vs University of Michigan

Schmoomcgoo
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:17:58 +0000

My daughter was told many years ago she could go to any school she could get into and all those many years we have saved to make good on that promise. She has spent the past 6+ years of her life in Michgan (and the first 11 in SoCal) and wanted, in addition to excellence in academics, a bustling urban environment. Columbia did not admit her–they blew it! In terms of bustling urban environments only Cal comes close to Columbia and the weather more than makes up the minute difference, so Cal gets my girl. UMich would have been a LOT cheaper, and empirically, just about as good, but for my girl, the big advantage for Cal is the urban environment, since Ann Arbor is more of a college town.

Oh, and I know I’m her mom, but no “Berkeley Eyes” required!