UMich Ross ED or Notre Dame REA?

[Anonymous]

DS at large rigorous public HS with 4.3 wgpa and 35 ACT superscore. Plenty of rigor in his classes and 5s on all APs. Athlete but not recruited and ECs are good but not stellar.
These are his top 2 choices. Leaning toward ED to UMich since it's new and they might take more kids in that round this year. Maybe they'll defer students ala Georgetown? ND seems like too much of a reach.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Michigan. Both great schools but I find ND to be so homogeneous, especially the pre-business types (which I assume he wants since he is applying to Ross at Michigan). I work with a lot of them and they can really be insufferable. The rest of the ND people I know tend to be better, but would still say Michigan.

But I'm sure the public school haters will come out of the woodwork on this...

[Anonymous]

I think ED at Michigan is a better bet. ND acceptance rate is much lower than Michigan's and obviously Michigan is trying to increase their yield.

[Anonymous]

ND is a far reach. ED UM is a sure admit if you are full pay OOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ND is a far reach. ED UM is a sure admit if you are full pay OOS.

Michigan is not a sure admit for anyone. We are a few posts in and the thread has already gone to hell.

[Anonymous]

But how much will ED help? Tough to guage

[Anonymous]

Michigan Ross undergraduate acceptance rate is 9%. Notes Dame business is 11%. Not a great strategy to apply to Michigan thinking it’s an easier admit.

[Anonymous]

Agree, Michigan is the better bet. ND is risky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ND is a far reach. ED UM is a sure admit if you are full pay OOS.

Michigan is not a sure admit for anyone. We are a few posts in and the thread has already gone to hell.

Ross is really hard to get into. They rejected a bunch of kids who applied at our high school but did take a terrific girl who had done well on 19 APs who we thought was Wharton material.

[Anonymous]

ND you are only competing with Catholics. And you are only going to school with Catholics. Some of my best friends are Catholic (and I have some good friends who went to ND). But no thanks. College is about meeting different people. Branching out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ND you are only competing with Catholics. And you are only going to school with Catholics. Some of my best friends are Catholic (and I have some good friends who went to ND). But no thanks. College is about meeting different people. Branching out.

That’s not the question. Get with the program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ND you are only competing with Catholics. And you are only going to school with Catholics. Some of my best friends are Catholic (and I have some good friends who went to ND). But no thanks. College is about meeting different people. Branching out.

That’s not the question. Get with the program.

It is a huge part of the question. What type of environment do you want to be in? Are you dumb or stupid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ND you are only competing with Catholics. And you are only going to school with Catholics. Some of my best friends are Catholic (and I have some good friends who went to ND). But no thanks. College is about meeting different people. Branching out.

That’s not the question. Get with the program.

It is a huge part of the question. What type of environment do you want to be in? Are you dumb or stupid?

Presumably they like both otherwise they wouldn’t be asking the question.

[Anonymous]

This may have been true in previous years but with UMich offering early decision the dynamics have changed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ND you are only competing with Catholics. And you are only going to school with Catholics. Some of my best friends are Catholic (and I have some good friends who went to ND). But no thanks. College is about meeting different people. Branching out.

That’s not the question. Get with the program.

Idiot