Why a student from California need to apply to U-M (university of Michigan)

Applying to College
1

<p>The thread “would you have done it” have gone on a wrong track with U-M students/advocate taking it personaly.</p>

<p>So to clarify the stance: I would like to know what on the earth provide a good reason for student from California to apply to U-M forget considering joining.</p>

2

<p>It has a strong engineering program?</p>

3

<p>Stronger than UCB</p>

4

<p>Well I would apply there too? l0l…</p>

5

<p>Ross B-School, stronger than Haas…Go Blue!</p>

6

<p>Or how about if you don’t like California??? Or really like Michigan???</p>

<p>Or <em>gasp</em> actually like the school?</p>

7

<p>yeah wahts the point of this thread ?</p>

8

<p>What about having a choice? What if they don’t <em>know</em> they are getting into UCB??</p>

<p>The list goes on and on l0l…</p>

9

<p>US-News ranking for Engineering</p>

<p>U-M - 9</p>

<p>while</p>

<p>UC-B - 3
CIT - 7
USC - 7
UC -SD - 13
UC- LA - 16
UC - SB - 19
UC-D - 34.</p>

<p>What will be the reason to apply to U-M once again</p>

10

<p>Oh I’m sorry you didn’t mention that you are 1-dimensional and consider rankings as the only valid method of comparison.</p>

11

<p>It seems that I’m really talking to people who defy logic.</p>

<p>The point is given so much abundance choice in UC at < 10K in tuition why any one will like to apply to U-M to pay > 20K in tuition.</p>

12

<p>I think what he’s trying to get at is that many UC’s are on the same level as Michigan for 1/4 of the price. Why would anyone choose Michigan …</p>

13

<p>In the other thread YOU were comparing Brown and UM.</p>

<p>I said in the other thread I would pick UM over Brown for Engineering.</p>

<p>Also, what if you don’t get in to Berkeley or CIT? There is no harm in applying to UCB, CIT, USC, UM and then deciding after you get your results?</p>

14

<p>^^^ Welcome to those who “defy logic” :D</p>

15

<p>Perhaps…they want to get away from mommy and daddy in California for a few years of their life? They don’t want to go to the same school as their friends? They want to experience 4 seasons of weather? They get a great scholarship from UMich or private organization and it negates the difference in tuition? They want to experience Big 10 athletics? They want to go to a school that’s nationally known in more than one sport? They enjoy the Midwest? They don’t want to go to school with a bunch of people who are concerned about rankings? Or they don’t want to go to school with kids whose parents are overly concerned with rankings?</p>

16

<p>Can anyone post how many students from California actually attend U-M at the undergraduate level as that will put end to this discussion one way or the other.</p>

17

<p>I guess you really can’t believe there may be other reasons besides money and ranking to apply to an institution?</p>

18

<p>So now you wan’t to end the discussion?</p>

<p>So ParentOfIvyHope, What colleges are you “recommeding” for your daughter?</p>

<p>Let me take a wild stab in the dark.</p>

<ol>
<li>ALL the Ivies</li>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Berkeley</li>
</ol>

19

<p>Well you know California’s CCs <em>must</em> be better than <strong>gasp</strong> another state’s CCs. ;)</p>

20

<p>This is where I think she is planning on Applying</p>

<p>She wants to major in Comp Science and minor Pre Med as she would like to go for Medicine.</p>

<ol>
<li>HYPMSC</li>
<li>U. Penn, Columbia, Olin</li>
<li>Brown, UCB, CMU</li>
<li>Cornell, Duke, JHU</li>
<li>Northwestern, U. Chicago, WU. St Luis, USC</li>
<li>UCLA, UCSD</li>
<li>UCSB, UCI, UCD</li>
</ol>

<p>Any Suggestions???</p>