Why would Sasha Obama attend University of Michigan?

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Anonymous wrote:People who think Michigan is mediocre are honestly just ignorant.

People who think only Ivy are the only way are so strange. They raise their kids with that one goal. Not everyone like the straight white rich boys club. Malia isvemjoying it. Maybe Sasha wants some diversity and fun. Sidwell is a tough school. She deserves some normalcy.
Michigan is a great school. So are many other states schools including UMCP, UVA, Texas, UF, UNC, UC’s etc...

And people were surprised when Chelsea chose Stanford over Harvard and Yale

Not the same thing as going to...Michigan, which is a very good, but not great, institution of higher learning.

Are you kidding? Michigan is a “great” school, I would be so proud of my kid if they got in & went there.

A school ranked 27th is great? But it does appeal to lots of NY/NJ applicants because their state options really suck (especially in NJ).

Out of thousands of colleges and universities? Actually, yeah.

Of course it's great for normal people. Like other posters have said, I would also be thrilled if my kid were accepted. But let's be honest here. It is a surprising choice for a president's kid.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Harvard lists Michigan as a peer institution.[/b] https://faculty.harvard.edu/diversity-peer-institutions

Stop trying so hard

Who cares what some list says? I assure you no one considers Michigan to be a peer institute to Harvard.

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Anonymous wrote:People who think Michigan is mediocre are honestly just ignorant.

People who think only Ivy are the only way are so strange. They raise their kids with that one goal. Not everyone like the straight white rich boys club. Malia isvemjoying it. Maybe Sasha wants some diversity and fun. Sidwell is a tough school. She deserves some normalcy.
Michigan is a great school. So are many other states schools including UMCP, UVA, Texas, UF, UNC, UC’s etc...

And people were surprised when Chelsea chose Stanford over Harvard and Yale

Not the same thing as going to...Michigan, which is a very good, but not great, institution of higher learning.

Are you kidding? Michigan is a “great” school, I would be so proud of my kid if they got in & went there.

A school ranked 27th is great? But it does appeal to lots of NY/NJ applicants because their state options really suck (especially in NJ).

Out of thousands of colleges and universities? Actually, yeah.

Of course it's great for normal people. Like other posters have said, I would also be thrilled if my kid were accepted. But let's be honest here. It is a surprising choice for a president's kid.

A kid who has grown up in the spotlight, gone to elite schools since K, and perhaps wants to have a more ‘normal’ experience?

It makes perfect sense to me. I hope she loves it.

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Anonymous wrote:People who think Michigan is mediocre are honestly just ignorant.

People who think only Ivy are the only way are so strange. They raise their kids with that one goal. Not everyone like the straight white rich boys club. Malia isvemjoying it. Maybe Sasha wants some diversity and fun. Sidwell is a tough school. She deserves some normalcy.
Michigan is a great school. So are many other states schools including UMCP, UVA, Texas, UF, UNC, UC’s etc...

And people were surprised when Chelsea chose Stanford over Harvard and Yale

Not the same thing as going to...Michigan, which is a very good, but not great, institution of higher learning.

Are you kidding? Michigan is a “great” school, I would be so proud of my kid if they got in & went there.

A school ranked 27th is great? But it does appeal to lots of NY/NJ applicants because their state options really suck (especially in NJ).

Out of thousands of colleges and universities? Actually, yeah.

Of course it's great for normal people. Like other posters have said, I would also be thrilled if my kid were accepted. But let's be honest here. It is a surprising choice for a president's kid.

A kid who has grown up in the spotlight, gone to elite schools since K, and perhaps wants to have a more ‘normal’ experience?

It makes perfect sense to me. I hope she loves it.

+1. I think her choice reflects her values very well....I wish her the best.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why not?

It’s rather unusual for someone who presumably could get into HPY.

So sad that you believe everyone thinks HYP is the end all be all. Lot of kids who would have a shot at HYP don't even apply.

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Anonymous wrote:Michigan is the 20th best university in the world. What mediocrity.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

27th according to U.S. News which is what most people go by. In any event, it ranks below UVA, which many on DCUM like to gleefully point out isn't in the same category as Ivy League and other similarly ranked schools.

It is incredibly stupid to look at these rankings as if a comparison of universities could be linear like that.

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Something tells me that Sasha's lot in life has already been secured, and that if she skipped college altogether, she'd still end up better off than 99.9% of the world's population.

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Anonymous[b wrote:]Harvard lists Michigan as a peer institution.[/b] https://faculty.harvard.edu/diversity-peer-institutions

Stop trying so hard

Who cares what some list says? I assure you no one considers Michigan to be a peer institute to Harvard.

It's not "some list." It's literally what HARVARD SAYS.

But who cares, right? All that matters is what an internet forum thinks -- not what Harvard says are its peer institutions. Of course, if Michigan wasn't on that list, you'd be touting it as evidence that Michigan is nowhere near Harvard's quality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous[b wrote:]Harvard lists Michigan as a peer institution.[/b] https://faculty.harvard.edu/diversity-peer-institutions

Stop trying so hard

Who cares what some list says? I assure you no one considers Michigan to be a peer institute to Harvard.

It's not "some list." It's literally what HARVARD SAYS.

But who cares, right? All that matters is what an internet forum thinks -- not what Harvard says are its peer institutions. Of course, if Michigan wasn't on that list, you'd be touting it as evidence that Michigan is nowhere near Harvard's quality.

My husband works in higher education, as does my sister (the latter as a professor). I can assure you people in academia absolutely consider Michigan and Berkeley peer institutions to Harvard. UVA is more dependent on discipline. UChicago is also considered a peer institution to any Ivy League school. When Ivy League professors look elsewhere for jobs, Michigan is absolutely on the table. Same for UChicago -- I know a political science professor there who recently went to Michigan.

These divisions you all like to pretend exist among these schools really aren't real.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s being reported that that’s where she will be attending. Sure it’s a great school for us mortals. But it is rather odd that a president’s child would attend a school ranked #27.

Too many useless Ivy lawyers in her family?

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Anonymous wrote:People who think Michigan is mediocre are honestly just ignorant.

People who think only Ivy are the only way are so strange. They raise their kids with that one goal. Not everyone like the straight white rich boys club. Malia isvemjoying it. Maybe Sasha wants some diversity and fun. Sidwell is a tough school. She deserves some normalcy.
Michigan is a great school. So are many other states schools including UMCP, UVA, Texas, UF, UNC, UC’s etc...

And people were surprised when Chelsea chose Stanford over Harvard and Yale

Not the same thing as going to...Michigan, which is a very good, but not great, institution of higher learning.

Are you kidding? Michigan is a “great” school, I would be so proud of my kid if they got in & went there.

A school ranked 27th is great? But it does appeal to lots of NY/NJ applicants because their state options really suck (especially in NJ).

Out of thousands of colleges and universities? Actually, yeah.

Of course it's great for normal people. Like other posters have said, I would also be thrilled if my kid were accepted. But let's be honest here. It is a surprising choice for a president's kid.

Maybe for idiotic people who think that presidents' kids should go to a school based on their status of being a president's kid rather than based on personal fit.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s being reported that that’s where she will be attending. Sure it’s a great school for us mortals. But it is rather odd that a president’s child would attend a school ranked #27.

Too many useless Ivy lawyers in her family?

They may be useless Ivy lawyers, but one was president and one was First Lady. They have amassed a significant amount financially, and their kids have access to an Ivy League education if they want it. They are also able to pay for that education without blinking, and have incredible contacts that will benefit their kids upon graduation. Can you say the same?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s being reported that that’s where she will be attending. Sure it’s a great school for us mortals. But it is rather odd that a president’s child would attend a school ranked #27.

Too many useless Ivy lawyers in her family?

They may be useless Ivy lawyers, but one was president and one was First Lady. They have amassed a significant amount financially, and their kids have access to an Ivy League education if they want it. They are also able to pay for that education without blinking, and have incredible contacts that will benefit their kids upon graduation. Can you say the same?

What's your point?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s being reported that that’s where she will be attending. Sure it’s a great school for us mortals. But it is rather odd that a president’s child would attend a school ranked #27.

Too many useless Ivy lawyers in her family?

They may be useless Ivy lawyers, but one was president and one was First Lady. They have amassed a significant amount financially, and their kids have access to an Ivy League education if they want it. They are also able to pay for that education without blinking, and have incredible contacts that will benefit their kids upon graduation. Can you say the same?

What's your point?

My point is you should stay away from calling people useless. It's gratuitous meanness. Also, even if they aren't currently using their
Ivy law degrees, those degrees opened doors that otherwise wouldn't have been open to them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s being reported that that’s where she will be attending. Sure it’s a great school for us mortals. But it is rather odd that a president’s child would attend a school ranked #27.

Too many useless Ivy lawyers in her family?

They may be useless Ivy lawyers, but one was president and one was First Lady. They have amassed a significant amount financially, and their kids have access to an Ivy League education if they want it. They are also able to pay for that education without blinking, and have incredible contacts that will benefit their kids upon graduation. Can you say the same?

What's your point?

My point is you should stay away from calling people useless. It's gratuitous meanness. Also, even if they aren't currently using their
Ivy law degrees, those degrees opened doors that otherwise wouldn't have been open to them.

+1 Especially as African Americans who had their credentials questioned every step of the way. And there are millions of Americans who would never call either Obama "useless".