Is the preference for UVA over UMich a DC area thing?

[Anonymous]

UVA is far enough to get away from your parents yet close enough to come home on weekends and holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA has students from almost all 50 states and many countries. It received 41,000 applications last year and most of them were not from VA.

UVA has always ranked higher than UMich until the latest change of US News on Pell grant percentage. It will outrank Mich again next year. It is smaller in size, has a liberal arts feel, better weather, historical campus, and higher endowment per student.

Michigan is much better across the board. Stop with the hype.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMich > UVA in national reputation, but the culture is different. If kids are looking for a more traditional, Southern vibe, they’d prefer UVA. Better campus too. I’d far prefer Michigan.

"better campus" is very subjective. I've visited both campuses and strongly prefer Michigan's (I have a bias toward really large campuses that I can explore and never get bored of )

Yep, you'll have a lot of ugly buildings to look at.

[Anonymous]

UVA is closer, easier to travel to, and in state for VA.

In most families, anything you can do to make college less expensive is preferable.

[Anonymous]

Of course, Virginia is in state for a lot of DC people. That means it's cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course, Virginia is in state for a lot of DC people. That means it's cheaper.

+1 If you find this surprising, you may also be surprised to find a preference for UCLA and UC Berkeley over UMich is a "California thing".

[Anonymous]

Anyone saying Michigan is MUCH better than UVA knows nothing about universities. I'm a professor and I can tell you that the quality of education difference is barely measurable moving between a school ranked 80th and a school ranked 20th. The idea that two great state schools somehow vary in terms of educational quality is preposterous. I could barely tell the difference between classes in the ivy league and classes at a mid-level state school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone saying Michigan is MUCH better than UVA knows nothing about universities. I'm a professor and I can tell you that the quality of education difference is barely measurable moving between a school ranked 80th and a school ranked 20th. The idea that two great state schools somehow vary in terms of educational quality is preposterous. I could barely tell the difference between classes in the ivy league and classes at a mid-level state school.

This. The endless obsession about a few rankings levels up or down is completely absurd.
UMich is a great school
UVA is a great school
Many other schools are great schools
Go where you:
1. Accepted
2. Can afford
3. Like
That's it.

[Anonymous]

UVA is the only US university that is designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. UMich's ugly buildings are a dime a dozen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone saying Michigan is MUCH better than UVA knows nothing about universities. I'm a professor and I can tell you that the quality of education difference is barely measurable moving between a school ranked 80th and a school ranked 20th. The idea that two great state schools somehow vary in terms of educational quality is preposterous. I could barely tell the difference between classes in the ivy league and classes at a mid-level state school.

This. The endless obsession about a few rankings levels up or down is completely absurd.
UMich is a great school
UVA is a great school
Many other schools are great schools
Go where you:
1. Accepted
2. Can afford
3. Like
That's it.

You nailed it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
UVA is the only US university that is designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. UMich's ugly buildings are a dime a dozen.

Michigan's law quad, angell hall, hill auditorium, clement library, ross school would like to have a word with you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone saying Michigan is MUCH better than UVA knows nothing about universities. I'm a professor and I can tell you that the quality of education difference is barely measurable moving between a school ranked 80th and a school ranked 20th. The idea that two great state schools somehow vary in terms of educational quality is preposterous. I could barely tell the difference between classes in the ivy league and classes at a mid-level state school.

This. The endless obsession about a few rankings levels up or down is completely absurd.
UMich is a great school
UVA is a great school
Many other schools are great schools
Go where you:
1. Accepted
2. Can afford
3. Like
That's it.

You nailed it.

Yep. In-state tuition plus not giving a flying F about prestige = UVa over Michigan in a heartbeat.

[Anonymous]

The obsession with UVA on this board is fascinating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
UVA is the only US university that is designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. UMich's ugly buildings are a dime a dozen.

Michigan's law quad, angell hall, hill auditorium, clement library, ross school would like to have a word with you

Yes, but overall not a beautiful school.

[Anonymous]

This is the typical boy at UMich. Campus is full of NYC, Long Island and New Jersey trash.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1277900/University-Michigan-frat-boy-filmed-harassing-Uber-driver.html