Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

We just toured Wisconsin and we came away thinking Michigan (and UVA) were more impressive.

What was impressive about your Michigan tour? For us it was just the law school and the tour guide’s enthusiasm.

Ive seen the Wisconsin campus. While the setting on the lake is nice, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the campus layout or building composition. If I’m going OOS to a public school and paying a premium over an instate public, I’m going to Michigan over Wisconsin in most cases.

The only thing nice about the Wisconsin campus is the lake. The buildings are really unattractive.

See, I thought Michigan was just concrete everywhere. And the blocks around it were run down student housing and a few restaurants. Did we have a bad tour guide? Nothing was attractive except the law school.

So it doesn't work for you but does for the 100,000 applicants.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

Google says that UM grads average post-grad salary $10K+ than UW, so I can see that being an important data point for students.

Adjust for coat of living where they settle. Half of Michigan undergraduates are OOS.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

We just toured Wisconsin and we came away thinking Michigan (and UVA) were more impressive.

What was impressive about your Michigan tour? For us it was just the law school and the tour guide’s enthusiasm.

Ive seen the Wisconsin campus. While the setting on the lake is nice, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the campus layout or building composition. If I’m going OOS to a public school and paying a premium over an instate public, I’m going to Michigan over Wisconsin in most cases.

The only thing nice about the Wisconsin campus is the lake. The buildings are really unattractive.

See, I thought Michigan was just concrete everywhere. And the blocks around it were run down student housing and a few restaurants. Did we have a bad tour guide? Nothing was attractive except the law school.

So it doesn't work for you but does for the 100,000 applicants.

So defensive. It was ok for pp to say what they liked and didn’t like. Can you answer whether or not we must have had a bad tour guide? Did we not see parts of campus we should have seen if all we saw was concrete?

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

We just toured Wisconsin and we came away thinking Michigan (and UVA) were more impressive.

What was impressive about your Michigan tour? For us it was just the law school and the tour guide’s enthusiasm.

Ive seen the Wisconsin campus. While the setting on the lake is nice, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the campus layout or building composition. If I’m going OOS to a public school and paying a premium over an instate public, I’m going to Michigan over Wisconsin in most cases.

The only thing nice about the Wisconsin campus is the lake. The buildings are really unattractive.

The Student Union and the buildings that line Bascom Hill are unattractive? Really? They were done by and built by the same architects and builders who did the same iconic buildings for many of the "prettiest" campuses in the east and midwest of the era.

You are right. I forgot about the hill.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

We just toured Wisconsin and we came away thinking Michigan (and UVA) were more impressive.

What was impressive about your Michigan tour? For us it was just the law school and the tour guide’s enthusiasm.

Ive seen the Wisconsin campus. While the setting on the lake is nice, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the campus layout or building composition. If I’m going OOS to a public school and paying a premium over an instate public, I’m going to Michigan over Wisconsin in most cases.

The only thing nice about the Wisconsin campus is the lake. The buildings are really unattractive.

See, I thought Michigan was just concrete everywhere. And the blocks around it were run down student housing and a few restaurants. Did we have a bad tour guide? Nothing was attractive except the law school.

So it doesn't work for you but does for the 100,000 applicants.

So defensive. It was ok for pp to say what they liked and didn’t like. Can you answer whether or not we must have had a bad tour guide? Did we not see parts of campus we should have seen if all we saw was concrete?

Why is that defensive? You don't like concrete, then don't apply. Michigan will not be missing your money.

I didn't go there, DH didn't go there, and our kids don't go there. But I know a lot of folks who attended for UG, grad programs, and professional schools. Have a lot of friends with kids there now. I do know a few folks who attended for 1-2 years, then transferred as a big school was not for them - and that was the extent of their complaint.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

We just toured Wisconsin and we came away thinking Michigan (and UVA) were more impressive.

What was impressive about your Michigan tour? For us it was just the law school and the tour guide’s enthusiasm.

Ive seen the Wisconsin campus. While the setting on the lake is nice, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the campus layout or building composition. If I’m going OOS to a public school and paying a premium over an instate public, I’m going to Michigan over Wisconsin in most cases.

The only thing nice about the Wisconsin campus is the lake. The buildings are really unattractive.

See, I thought Michigan was just concrete everywhere. And the blocks around it were run down student housing and a few restaurants. Did we have a bad tour guide? Nothing was attractive except the law school.

So it doesn't work for you but does for the 100,000 applicants.

So defensive. It was ok for pp to say what they liked and didn’t like. Can you answer whether or not we must have had a bad tour guide? Did we not see parts of campus we should have seen if all we saw was concrete?

If all you saw was concrete, then you obviously didn’t see much of the campus. You obviously never went to the Arb or to North Campus. You obviously didn’t walk the entire Diag or went to the Hill dorms. Michigan’s central campus isn’t the greenest for sure, but the impressive buildings and energy are not easily duplicated.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

Google says that UM grads average post-grad salary $10K+ than UW, so I can see that being an important data point for students.

Adjust for coat of living where they settle. Half of Michigan undergraduates are OOS.

40% of Wisconsin undergraduates are from out of state and there are about 6,000 more of them altogether then at Michigan, so the difference isn’t that great.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

We just toured Wisconsin and we came away thinking Michigan (and UVA) were more impressive.

What was impressive about your Michigan tour? For us it was just the law school and the tour guide’s enthusiasm.

Ive seen the Wisconsin campus. While the setting on the lake is nice, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the campus layout or building composition. If I’m going OOS to a public school and paying a premium over an instate public, I’m going to Michigan over Wisconsin in most cases.

The only thing nice about the Wisconsin campus is the lake. The buildings are really unattractive.

See, I thought Michigan was just concrete everywhere. And the blocks around it were run down student housing and a few restaurants. Did we have a bad tour guide? Nothing was attractive except the law school.

So it doesn't work for you but does for the 100,000 applicants.

So defensive. It was ok for pp to say what they liked and didn’t like. Can you answer whether or not we must have had a bad tour guide? Did we not see parts of campus we should have seen if all we saw was concrete?

If all you saw was concrete, then you obviously didn’t see much of the campus. You obviously never went to the Arb or to North Campus. You obviously didn’t walk the entire Diag or went to the Hill dorms. Michigan’s central campus isn’t the greenest for sure, but the impressive buildings and energy are not easily duplicated.

So we had a bad tour. Thank you for answering. The “energy” wasn’t different than any other school we visited, but the loyalty is fierce for sure.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're loaded and really want the "M" sweatshirt/bumper sticker, then sure Michigan is worth $16K/year more than Wisconsin or IU, $20K/year more than UMN, $23K/year more than Iowa, $25K/year more than Georgia, or $27K/year more than Florida. (Since Michigan gives less "merit" aid than any of those other flagships, I guess there should be an "at least" before each of the preceding dollar figures.) Pretty expensive hoodie, though...

Yeah have heard the same from multiple OOS applicants - Michigan is very stingy with the discounts. Many are charged full price. A good friend's son with stellar HS record received a much better deal from a similarly ranked/regarded private school (20s in US News). That surprised me. I had been hearing for years of students getting the types of discounts you mention above for other public flagships that rank not far behind Michigan. I wonder how long Michigan can continue to charge that much of a premium. It doesn't make sense to me unless there is some specific benefit that Michigan is providing you which won't be the case for large majority of applicants. Several of these schools also have a more fun reputation than Michigan.

Benefits:

-top rated in just about every department and Major offering
-second to none alumni network
- among the strongest "school spirit" institutions in the world

Is it worth 16k/year more? Ask the 100,000 kids who apply every year who seem to think so.

Honestly, compared to Wisconsin (the $16K/year delta you reference), Michigan ties or loses (but it's close) on "school spirit" and ties or wins (but it's close) on alumni network--so call those two a wash--and ekes out a barely-perceptible edge in department rankings (#9 in aggregate compared to #13.1; Berkeley checks in at #2.1, FWIW -- https://publicuniversityhonors.com/rankings-academic-departments-private-elites-vs-publics/ ). Are those four ranking rungs worth it? I guess that's the $64,000 question.

We just toured Wisconsin and we came away thinking Michigan (and UVA) were more impressive.

What was impressive about your Michigan tour? For us it was just the law school and the tour guide’s enthusiasm.

Ive seen the Wisconsin campus. While the setting on the lake is nice, I wasn’t terribly impressed with the campus layout or building composition. If I’m going OOS to a public school and paying a premium over an instate public, I’m going to Michigan over Wisconsin in most cases.

The only thing nice about the Wisconsin campus is the lake. The buildings are really unattractive.

See, I thought Michigan was just concrete everywhere. And the blocks around it were run down student housing and a few restaurants. Did we have a bad tour guide? Nothing was attractive except the law school.

So it doesn't work for you but does for the 100,000 applicants.

So defensive. It was ok for pp to say what they liked and didn’t like. Can you answer whether or not we must have had a bad tour guide? Did we not see parts of campus we should have seen if all we saw was concrete?

If all you saw was concrete, then you obviously didn’t see much of the campus. You obviously never went to the Arb or to North Campus. You obviously didn’t walk the entire Diag or went to the Hill dorms. Michigan’s central campus isn’t the greenest for sure, but the impressive buildings and energy are not easily duplicated.

So we had a bad tour. Thank you for answering. The “energy” wasn’t different than any other school we visited, but the loyalty is fierce for sure.

Im sure your tour was fine, it’s just that the campus is not easily seen in a short visit. Also, depending on the time of year you visited, the campus might not have been very active. The loyalty by the way, is very much a part of the energy of the school.

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DD is a junior and loves it. She is so happy there and is doing well socially and academically. It was the first college tour we took and there was something about the vibe, energy, how nice the other students were, how it’s like being part of a huge family because no matter where you are if you wear merch someone will say, “go blue!” (This happened even overseas when the family accompanied me on a work trip), that really spoke to her and no other school we visited after seemed to compete. I wouldn’t be surprised if she decides to have kids that she will hope they follow in her footsteps.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and loves it. She is so happy there and is doing well socially and academically. It was the first college tour we took and there was something about the vibe, energy, how nice the other students were, how it’s like being part of a huge family because no matter where you are if you wear merch someone will say, “go blue!” (This happened even overseas when the family accompanied me on a work trip), that really spoke to her and no other school we visited after seemed to compete. I wouldn’t be surprised if she decides to have kids that she will hope they follow in her footsteps.

LOL, love that. I generally say "go blue" when I see someone in Michigan State merch.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and loves it. She is so happy there and is doing well socially and academically. It was the first college tour we took and there was something about the vibe, energy, how nice the other students were, how it’s like being part of a huge family because no matter where you are if you wear merch someone will say, “go blue!” (This happened even overseas when the family accompanied me on a work trip), that really spoke to her and no other school we visited after seemed to compete. I wouldn’t be surprised if she decides to have kids that she will hope they follow in her footsteps.

My husband went to Michigan and is usually in a Michigan hoodie or hat. It’s become a joke that wherever we are—London, Berlin, Munich, NYC, Orlando—we will see someone with Michigan gear and they’ll exchange a “go blue.” It’s kinda crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and loves it. She is so happy there and is doing well socially and academically. It was the first college tour we took and there was something about the vibe, energy, how nice the other students were, how it’s like being part of a huge family because no matter where you are if you wear merch someone will say, “go blue!” (This happened even overseas when the family accompanied me on a work trip), that really spoke to her and no other school we visited after seemed to compete. I wouldn’t be surprised if she decides to have kids that she will hope they follow in her footsteps.

LOL, love that. I generally say "go blue" when I see someone in Michigan State merch.

You’ll deserve the ass-kicking when you get it.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and loves it. She is so happy there and is doing well socially and academically. It was the first college tour we took and there was something about the vibe, energy, how nice the other students were, how it’s like being part of a huge family because no matter where you are if you wear merch someone will say, “go blue!” (This happened even overseas when the family accompanied me on a work trip), that really spoke to her and no other school we visited after seemed to compete. I wouldn’t be surprised if she decides to have kids that she will hope they follow in her footsteps.

LOL, love that. I generally say "go blue" when I see someone in Michigan State merch.

You’ll deserve the ass-kicking when you get it.

DP — you mean when Sparty beats us? With Mel Tucker and his band of felons? Lol ok.

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Rarely does a university live up to the hype.