Child struggling to decide UVA vs UMich

[Anonymous]

There are some weird arguments on here that show either bias or just lack of awareness. Your kid will be fine at either. No one here can tell you where they should go. If they are seriously debating them, go to Campus Days and Days on the Lawn. If it wasn't clear before, that should do it.

[Anonymous]

This OP’s kid is not choosing where to attend law school, btw!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Common dilemma for high achieving NOVA residents. Most I know pick UVA unless their family has ties to Michigan. My Virginia kid is probably going to end up picking Michigan over UVA, largely because they grew up cheering for the Maize and Blue and dreaming of going to games in the Big House. One parent attended Michigan. I am on a stealth mission to get DC pick UVA. Cost of attendance OOS at Michigan this year is estimated $90,000 and in-state UVA is $41,000. Approximately $196,000 savings. I will report back on the final decision!

Tell them they can use the savings to go to grad school at Michigan.

Almost all good Ph.D. programs provide full funding.

Nope. You are forgetting law, medical, dental and business school, which is where many children on this site are heading towards.

The OP’s kid is interested in political science. She also explicitly stated money is not the issue. Perhaps they’re wealthy enough, or they’ve secured outside funding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This OP’s kid is not choosing where to attend law school, btw!

True, but political science majors often do go to law school, and each top law school takes a greater percentage of its undergraduates, ergo, you do increase your chances to go to Michigan Law if you went to Michigan Undergrad, etc., Michigan Law is ranked 8. UVA Law is ranked 4. My class at Harvard Law was 30% Harvard Undergrads (some time ago).