<p>Ironically, I find myself agreeing with chriscap on many issues despite being a Michigan student. I think we are ranked around where we need to be with the current USNWR system. Perhaps, UVA is worse than us by a small margin, but 2-3 spots in the rankings doesn’t say much so I could care less.</p>
<p>Alexandre, do you really believe that somehow Michigan’s environment is more academically stimulating than Berkley’s? This is almost an outlandish statement. There are numerous campuses around the United States that has very similar environment to Michigan. Yes, we have rare school spirit and a party scene uncommon to many top academic institutions, but we are not the unique and outstanding academic environ that you claim. Berkley’s campus is unique and unparalleled on the planet. The amount of free-minded political activism, mixed with the dynamic international amalgamation, is much more common than Michigan.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if you have, but have you visited Berkley? They were one of the school’s I was planning to attend in place of Michigan and I can honestly say with confidence that the major aspect that stood out for Cal that Michigan lacked was the academically stimulating environment. A single week at Berkley was able to confirm this assertion.</p>
<p>Tell me, what part about Michigan’s campus is so unique and noteworthy that many people in and outside of the institution can praise as even equal to Berkley’s renowned campus atmosphere?</p>