Michigan/Florida vs T25 SLAC

[Anonymous]

Which opens more doors? (Please don’t talk about fit, I know I’m comparing really big to really small)

[Anonymous]

Michigan and Florida are better for football. T25 SLAC is better for academics.

[Anonymous]

Here we go with the state school haters again!

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure it’s really possible to answer a question like this definitively. Both options can open doors and there are many different factors that going to that (sometimes even including dumb luck or chance).

[Anonymous]

They both will open up doors. But costwise - Florida (even with OOS tuition) will be substantially cheaper.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the student

And it depends on the slac

If you are a minority, I would recommend haverford and swat type schools over Michigan/fl

If you are a umc white kid that looks/acts the part, then your returns won’t vary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which opens more doors? (Please don’t talk about fit, I know I’m comparing really big to really small)

If you think Grinnell/Wesleyan/Middlebury (Ranked 11) opens more doors than Michigan, I don't know what you are smoking! I don't know much about Florida (it was a safety for my '21 kid), what it is good at, nor why it's ranked as highly as it is.

[Anonymous]

Florida is losing professors at the moment. Michigan is one of the rare state schools which is virtually indistinguishable from the top private colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Michigan and Florida are better for football. T25 SLAC is better for academics.

Disagree.

The classes and academic exposure my kid has had at Michigan is as good as any in the country.

[Anonymous]

Florida is fine, at least was before DeSantis. Michigan is premier.

[Anonymous]

Why not UGAor wisconsin over FL?

[Anonymous]

Are there even any SLACs in the T25?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there even any SLACs in the T25?

They're not ranked the same at all. US News uses a completely differently list for them. Just completely different experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Florida is losing professors at the moment. Michigan is one of the rare state schools which is virtually indistinguishable from the top private colleges.

Few top engineering/medicine have started leaving UF. It's been described as "fire sale" has begun...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which opens more doors? (Please don’t talk about fit, I know I’m comparing really big to really small)

Need the name of the particular LAC. Nonetheless, Michigan opens more doors than any LAC including Amherst & Williams.