what "good" college did you attend but would not necessarily recommend to your kids or others?

[Anonymous]

I went to Dartmouth. Never recommend it to my kid, who wasn't interested anyway. Cost was also a factor, as we'd never get FA, and can't afford the tuition at Dartmouth or any other Ivy.

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Yes, I really thing Michigan is prettier than Georgetown.

Ann Arbor is not prettier than Georgetown, DC. You sound ridiculous. Again, "college town" lists are literally for sale. Ann Arbor has crumbling roads, strip malls and a dozen new hideous 10 to 20 story builder-grade apartments surrounding campus. It's an ugly Rust Belt town. Fittingly, all of the post cards from Ann Arbor feature the football stadium. Because that is the shrine you worship, a marvel and the center of attraction in a dreary and grey Rust Belt college town.

Off the top of my head, the best college towns include Cambridge (MA), Boulder, Austin, Athens (GA), Chapel Hill, Santa Barbara, Burlington, Oxford (MS), Georgetown...

Michigan native and I agree. The UofM campus is beautiful, but the city of Ann Arbor is pretty dumpy.

Every morning this month Ann Arbor has been single digit windchill with grey skies and dirty snow on the ground. Rusted out Volvos driving pot-hole filled salted streets. How majestic. But don't believe your eyes or the weather reports, some obscure website we've never read claims Ann Arbor is the best college town in America!

[Anonymous]

Here's are actual photos of what the "best college town in America" UMich looks like from late October through at least March of every school year. Dreary, greys, browns, snow, dirty snow, tundra, cold, vitamin D deficiency, morose faces.

[Anonymous]

10:00, just out of curiosity, where do you live?

FWIW, love that last photo - nothing better than a snow shoveler/plower with a good eye for straight lines!

[Anonymous]

Those winter pictures from Ann Arbor look awesome to me, thanks for sharing pp!

[Anonymous]

We went to visit Ann Arbor during spring break a couple years ago, and on April 1st it was snowing and 27 degrees.

Also I had heard home cute Ann Arbor was, but it looked pretty dumpy to me.

The campus and the main drag with the restaurant was cute though.

For me the weather is a big deal effing breaker. As is the ridiculous out of-state tuition relative to relatively the same quality schools in state in VA in UVA and W&M.

[Anonymous]

As absurd as it sounds, my DH went to Stanford (BA, 1993), and disliked it.

So this goes to show, you can find someone who had a bad experience at any college, no matter how great it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those winter pictures from Ann Arbor look awesome to me, thanks for sharing pp!

Same. If you prefer palm trees...this is not the place. Different strokes for different folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those winter pictures from Ann Arbor look awesome to me, thanks for sharing pp!

Agree!

[Anonymous]

The same poster keeps trashing Ann Arbor. It convinces me even more that it’s a wonderful place to attend school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, I really thing Michigan is prettier than Georgetown.

Ann Arbor is not prettier than Georgetown, DC. You sound ridiculous. Again, "college town" lists are literally for sale. Ann Arbor has crumbling roads, strip malls and a dozen new hideous 10 to 20 story builder-grade apartments surrounding campus. It's an ugly Rust Belt town. Fittingly, all of the post cards from Ann Arbor feature the football stadium. Because that is the shrine you worship, a marvel and the center of attraction in a dreary and grey Rust Belt college town.

Off the top of my head, the best college towns include Cambridge (MA), Boulder, Austin, Athens (GA), Chapel Hill, Santa Barbara, Burlington, Oxford (MS), Georgetown...

Michigan native and I agree. The UofM campus is beautiful, but the city of Ann Arbor is pretty dumpy.

Every morning this month Ann Arbor has been single digit windchill with grey skies and dirty snow on the ground. Rusted out Volvos driving pot-hole filled salted streets. How majestic. But don't believe your eyes or the weather reports, some obscure website we've never read claims Ann Arbor is the best college town in America!

There are many lists that have Ann Arbor highly rated. Dozens of them. You however, don’t care for it. So why should I respect your opinion? For example, have you actually ever been to UCSB? It’s not even in Santa Barbara and the campus is nothing to get excited about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We went to visit Ann Arbor during spring break a couple years ago, and on April 1st it was snowing and 27 degrees.

Also I had heard home cute Ann Arbor was, but it looked pretty dumpy to me.

The campus and the main drag with the restaurant was cute though.

For me the weather is a big deal effing breaker. As is the ridiculous out of-state tuition relative to relatively the same quality schools in state in VA in UVA and W&M.

I love UM but true story here. Wanted to spend my last day in the diag wearing shorts and sandals with a coffee, just people watching. Late April and a freaking ice storm ruined that idea.

Ann Arbor? The campus, Main Street, Barton Hills are all very nice. But the rest of it like Washtenaw Avenue? Just a typical suburb with lots of 1960s type houses. So what? Most students are never in those areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, I really thing Michigan is prettier than Georgetown.

Ann Arbor is not prettier than Georgetown, DC. You sound ridiculous. Again, "college town" lists are literally for sale. Ann Arbor has crumbling roads, strip malls and a dozen new hideous 10 to 20 story builder-grade apartments surrounding campus. It's an ugly Rust Belt town. Fittingly, all of the post cards from Ann Arbor feature the football stadium. Because that is the shrine you worship, a marvel and the center of attraction in a dreary and grey Rust Belt college town.

Off the top of my head, the best college towns include Cambridge (MA), Boulder, Austin, Athens (GA), Chapel Hill, Santa Barbara, Burlington, Oxford (MS), Georgetown...

Michigan native and I agree. The UofM campus is beautiful, but the city of Ann Arbor is pretty dumpy.

Every morning this month Ann Arbor has been single digit windchill with grey skies and dirty snow on the ground. Rusted out Volvos driving pot-hole filled salted streets. How majestic. But don't believe your eyes or the weather reports, some obscure website we've never read claims Ann Arbor is the best college town in America!

Ha ha. Yup, an old Volvo with a Save the Planet bumper sticker and an ex-hippie driving it. That's Ann Arbor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, I really thing Michigan is prettier than Georgetown.

Ann Arbor is not prettier than Georgetown, DC. You sound ridiculous. Again, "college town" lists are literally for sale. Ann Arbor has crumbling roads, strip malls and a dozen new hideous 10 to 20 story builder-grade apartments surrounding campus. It's an ugly Rust Belt town. Fittingly, all of the post cards from Ann Arbor feature the football stadium. Because that is the shrine you worship, a marvel and the center of attraction in a dreary and grey Rust Belt college town.

Off the top of my head, the best college towns include Cambridge (MA), Boulder, Austin, Athens (GA), Chapel Hill, Santa Barbara, Burlington, Oxford (MS), Georgetown...

Michigan native and I agree. The UofM campus is beautiful, but the city of Ann Arbor is pretty dumpy.

Every morning this month Ann Arbor has been single digit windchill with grey skies and dirty snow on the ground. Rusted out Volvos driving pot-hole filled salted streets. How majestic. But don't believe your eyes or the weather reports, some obscure website we've never read claims Ann Arbor is the best college town in America!

Ha ha. Yup, an old Volvo with a Save the Planet bumper sticker and an ex-hippie driving it. That's Ann Arbor.

….and Berkeley, Madison, and other locations where top public universities are located….

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We went to visit Ann Arbor during spring break a couple years ago, and on April 1st it was snowing and 27 degrees.

Also I had heard home cute Ann Arbor was, but it looked pretty dumpy to me.

The campus and the main drag with the restaurant was cute though.

For me the weather is a big deal effing breaker. As is the ridiculous out of-state tuition relative to relatively the same quality schools in state in VA in UVA and W&M.

I love UM but true story here. Wanted to spend my last day in the diag wearing shorts and sandals with a coffee, just people watching. Late April and a freaking ice storm ruined that idea.

Ann Arbor? The campus, Main Street, Barton Hills are all very nice. But the rest of it like Washtenaw Avenue? Just a typical suburb with lots of 1960s type houses. So what? Most students are never in those areas.

That’s the point poster. Alumni love the school. The changeable weather only helps to bring the community even closer. Remember that most of its students come from colder climates. Winter weather is in their blood and they really don’t have to adapt to it.