<p>derek328,</p>
<p>UMich is not that hard to get in for in-state and more than 2/3 of its student body is from Michigan. Their average SAT is a mere 1300 or so (M+CR) even when the OOS students are included. I am sure average HKU students should have no problem to get that score if there were a Chinese SAT (nah, the Chinese would never give such easy test on math). I am almost certain it’s easier to get into UMich from Michigan HS than getting into HKU from HS in HK. </p>
<p>Only small minority of Mich grads are able to get jobs with the big banks. Give your relative some credits. It’s about him/her, not the school.</p>
<p>Since when you can make generalization based on “two people’s first occupations after graduation”? Two people?? Are you serious???</p>
<p>Oh, I am sure most Mich grads have lots of grammatical issues with foreign languages (just like most Americans).</p>