Brown $68K vs. UMich (in-state) $28K

[Anonymous]

Wow! 20 pages.

The only answer is "what will you have to give up to put her through Brown?"

If you have the money, Brown is better.

But honestly, if she's a reasonable contender for Brown, there are tons of schools in the US that would have her and fund her enough to make it equivalent to Michigan in price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Girls tend to find spouses at college or through college friends. Who's your daughter going to meet at Michigan? Half the kids are middle class Michigan residents; the other half are kids that were rejected from Berkeley (California students), Brown, Penn and Cornell. 1/2 the boys are engineering or business (at Ross, a marketing school). Statistically, if your daughter meets her husband at Michigan, he's most likely going to be a future Ford engineer or mid-level manager at Kraft/Heinz.

At Brown a likely mate possessed the candle power (and/or $) to get into an Ivy, will be conditioned, respect culture, cosmopolitan, and post-grad will likely end up in finance, or a top tier law/medical school.

Different leagues.

What an ageist/sexist remark! I certainly didn't look for a husband at my SLAC nor at yale law school I was there to learn what I needed to do and excel. My message to both of my kids is that time spent dating in high school, college, is wasted time Focus on your studies and all will fall into place. Are you from the south? Seriously, no one thinks about MRS degrees anymore. And, finally, i wouldn't want my kid to marry anyone from Brown because I know that they got an ultra liberal chopped-up version of an education as opposed to the Great Books series at chicago or Columbia. Taking a bunch of isolated courses of your own pick does not an intellectual make.

Speak for yourself. Some of us care a great deal about the MRS degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Girls tend to find spouses at college or through college friends. Who's your daughter going to meet at Michigan? Half the kids are middle class Michigan residents; the other half are kids that were rejected from Berkeley (California students), Brown, Penn and Cornell. 1/2 the boys are engineering or business (at Ross, a marketing school). Statistically, if your daughter meets her husband at Michigan, he's most likely going to be a future Ford engineer or mid-level manager at Kraft/Heinz.

At Brown a likely mate possessed the candle power (and/or $) to get into an Ivy, will be conditioned, respect culture, cosmopolitan, and post-grad will likely end up in finance, or a top tier law/medical school.

Different leagues.

What an ageist/sexist remark! I certainly didn't look for a husband at my SLAC nor at yale law school I was there to learn what I needed to do and excel. My message to both of my kids is that time spent dating in high school, college, is wasted time Focus on your studies and all will fall into place. Are you from the south? Seriously, no one thinks about MRS degrees anymore. And, finally, i wouldn't want my kid to marry anyone from Brown because I know that they got an ultra liberal chopped-up version of an education as opposed to the Great Books series at chicago or Columbia. Taking a bunch of isolated courses of your own pick does not an intellectual make.

Speak for yourself. Some of us care a great deal about the MRS degree.

DP Honestly, I find this focus on the MRS degree to be pathetic and it makes me wonder how your regressive mindset impacted how you raised your children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brown boys are rich and/or smart. After college Brown friends are more likely to introduce you to higher status men and social circles on the East Coast and major international cities.

Michigan boys could be rich and/or smart ... or an average-ambition drunk. After college Michigan friends are most likely to introduce you to Metro Detroit or Chicago state-school men.

Yes, but Brown alumni aren't all clustered together after graduation like alumni of Michigan or other state schools are. So what are the chances that after graduation one will be able to take advantage of their Brown connections to snag a desirable husband?

[Anonymous]

The question I would have is her readiness to live out of state. If she's chomping for independence I would lean Brown. No matter how little you see your kid in state, there's always the feeling of having a net under you.
Some kids really need that net, others will feel they never left home. I also had a family member attend Michigan. He had a great time, terrific education. Ultimately he landed job wise close to where he wanted to be but it was a struggle. The total number of OCI slots at Michigan were fewer than just the ones reserved for a club at DC's private college.