<p>Lesdiables,
Look, U Michigan is a good place and Alex and his buddies have a lot to be proud of. They may spend too much time in front of the mirror and overrate themselves on some metrics, but U Michigan has a lot of redeeming features, including a good rep in academia and a good athletic tradition. Saying that they are good does not mean that Duke or any other school is bad. Be generous. </p>
<p>I’d like to include U Michigan in that universe of colleges across the USA that do a good job of combining academics, social life and athletic life. For the record, here is a good list of Top 50 schools that do this best:</p>
<p>Privates: Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, Rice, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Georgetown, USC, Wake Forest, Boston College, U Miami</p>
<p>Publics: UC Berkeley, U Virginia, UCLA, U Michigan, U North Carolina, Georgia Tech, U Illinois, U Wisconsin, U Washington, Penn State, U Florida, U Texas</p>