Down to the wire..help DD decide

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Anonymous wrote:Logically, no one should turn down UMich, given its amazing reputation. But, from a practical standpoint, NEU is run by clever management that knows how to keep making the school more selective and higher ranked (carefully not using the word "game"). So, by the time your DD graduates and is in the profession, who knows where NEU will be (may be T10?). So, NEU, if you want to hedge for the future.

Except that some of us are not prestige obsessed.

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Lafayette. Lovely community, string ties to NY, Philly and all of NE, more personal all the way around

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Anonymous wrote:Logically, no one should turn down UMich, given its amazing reputation. But, from a practical standpoint, NEU is run by clever management that knows how to keep making the school more selective and higher ranked (carefully not using the word "game"). So, by the time your DD graduates and is in the profession, who knows where NEU will be (may be T10?). So, NEU, if you want to hedge for the future.

MI does not have an amazing reputation for undergrad. It’s a massive state school filled with kids from…. Michigan

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Logically, no one should turn down UMich, given its amazing reputation. But, from a practical standpoint, NEU is run by clever management that knows how to keep making the school more selective and higher ranked (carefully not using the word "game"). So, by the time your DD graduates and is in the profession, who knows where NEU will be (may be T10?). So, NEU, if you want to hedge for the future.

MI does not have an amazing reputation for undergrad. It’s a massive state school filled with kids from…. Michigan

Snob

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I went to Michigan as a Poli Sci major and would do it again in a heartbeat.

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W&M or Michigan

Does she want big or small?

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U Mich if she’s ok with a big university. Ann Arbor is an awesome university town.

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She already knows. Tell her to sit quietly with herself and let the choice that she has already made come to the surface.

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Anonymous wrote:In terms of education/career prospects, I doubt there is much difference, so it should be a matter of cost + preference.

Michigan - cold climate, huge Big 10 school. Powerhouse football + basketball. Ann Arbor is (or at least used to be) a nice town though.

W&M. Small, LAC-like public. Wiliamsburg is pretty sleepy,

Northeastern. In probably the greatest city for a student in America. Plus the internship experience. More of an urban campus.

Lafayette. SLAC, but a really good one. It looks roughly equidistant between Philly and NYC.

Only you and your DD know which setting is the best fit and which the best value. No one here can help you.

Northeastern for internship that leads to job.

The job outcomes at W&M and Michigan are just as good as Northeastern.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Logically, no one should turn down UMich, given its amazing reputation. But, from a practical standpoint, NEU is run by clever management that knows how to keep making the school more selective and higher ranked (carefully not using the word "game"). So, by the time your DD graduates and is in the profession, who knows where NEU will be (may be T10?). So, NEU, if you want to hedge for the future.

MI does not have an amazing reputation for undergrad. It’s a massive state school filled with kids from…. Michigan

If you think 50% = "filled with", then yes. DO you know that most private colleges have about the same % of kids from the same state?

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Anonymous wrote:Considering U Michigan (OOS), W&M Monroe Scholars (OOS), Lafayette ($25,000/yr merit) and Northeastern ($20,00 merit/yr) for Poly Sci/Econ

If cost is not a factor, I'd say go with Michigan. Head and shoulders above the other 3 options.

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Anonymous wrote:Considering U Michigan (OOS), W&M Monroe Scholars (OOS), Lafayette ($25,000/yr merit) and Northeastern ($20,00 merit/yr) for Poly Sci/Econ

If cost is not a factor, I'd say go with Michigan. Head and shoulders above the other 3 options.

OMG, this stuff never ends. A - U Mich is not head and shoulders above the other 3 options, and B - it's irrelevant -- these are not Ivies - your kid should go where they will be most lively to thrive!

It's no wonder why so many college kids are stressed, unhappy and ultimately transfer schools - they focus on the wrong things in their decision process!!! A happy and engaged kid will be more likely to excel in their academics, but more importantly will grow into the person who can excel in life!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering U Michigan (OOS), W&M Monroe Scholars (OOS), Lafayette ($25,000/yr merit) and Northeastern ($20,00 merit/yr) for Poly Sci/Econ

If cost is not a factor, I'd say go with Michigan. Head and shoulders above the other 3 options.

OMG, this stuff never ends. A - U Mich is not head and shoulders above the other 3 options, and B - it's irrelevant -- these are not Ivies - your kid should go where they will be most lively to thrive!

It's no wonder why so many college kids are stressed, unhappy and ultimately transfer schools - they focus on the wrong things in their decision process!!! A happy and engaged kid will be more likely to excel in their academics, but more importantly will grow into the person who can excel in life!

Nationally, yes it is. It is a legit top 20 school with virtually every program in the top 10. Sure, if you want to be in the Mid-Atlantic then Lafayette or W&M are fine - both great schools. Michigan is a powerhouse and has the reputation and alumni network to back it up.

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Anonymous wrote:For Econ, Michigan for sure.

+1 no question, especially given the amount of other schools on page 1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering U Michigan (OOS), W&M Monroe Scholars (OOS), Lafayette ($25,000/yr merit) and Northeastern ($20,00 merit/yr) for Poly Sci/Econ

If cost is not a factor, I'd say go with Michigan. Head and shoulders above the other 3 options.

OMG, this stuff never ends. A - U Mich is not head and shoulders above the other 3 options, and B - it's irrelevant -- these are not Ivies - your kid should go where they will be most lively to thrive!

It's no wonder why so many college kids are stressed, unhappy and ultimately transfer schools - they focus on the wrong things in their decision process!!! A happy and engaged kid will be more likely to excel in their academics, but more importantly will grow into the person who can excel in life!

Nationally, yes it is. It is a legit top 20 school with virtually every program in the top 10. Sure, if you want to be in the Mid-Atlantic then Lafayette or W&M are fine - both great schools. Michigan is a powerhouse and has the reputation and alumni network to back it up.

Those are really graduate rankings. This is undergraduate. Many schools may have better undergraduate quality and experience than Michigan.