Umich Honors vs. Northwestern

lemonz08
Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:51:39 +0000

I’m choosing between Northwestern and the honors program at Michigan and can’t really decide. I’d be studying something in the humanities (social sciences, english, poli sci., etc.). I love smaller, discussion based classes and close relationships with professors. For a long time I was considering going to a small school (I can still choose Colgate or Bates), because of my interest in those smaller classes. I also come from a relatively small high school with a tight knit community that I love. But those smaller schools just didn’t have enough going on, and there wasn’t any energy to the campuses. I’m not a football nut but I love the energy of a big school like Michigan. I’ve slept at Northwestern and found that the kids seemed a little weird/nerdy/grade-grubber-kid-from-high-school, and that the social scene was kind of small. I’m going back again hoping that my observation was wrong, and it is entirely possibly that my observations were subjective and wrong. I would describe myself as a pretty normal kid that leans towards athletics, and most of my friends in high school are similar. I love Michigan because of the diversity of the types of people there. I’m leaning towards Michigan because I want to be able to hang out with kids that aren’t as nerdy and I still get a great education. I’m worried that if I stayed in South Quad with the Honors kids I might be living with the kids I wanted to avoid by not going to Northwestern. But then again I’d be getting the tight knit community that I’ve been wanting if I stayed with the Honors kids. I’m sorry that this is so long I’d just really appreciate some help. Are Michigan Honors kids nerdy/different than the students in regular Michigan? Should I live with the honors kids? Are the honors kids looked at as being snotty or smug by the regular kids? (I definitely don’t want to be with kids that think they’re better than the rest of the student body). Also, s my analysis of Northwestern correct?

Thanks so much for your answers.