Accepted Wash U, Michigan, rejected Emory

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At WashU, it’s very easy to switch or add majors or schools and graduate in 4 years

Unless you decide to go from premed to engineering after the completion of your sophomore year. Those are the types of major changes I’m talking about.

Not quite true. It obviously depends on classes you take but there is a lot of overlap classes between the 2 majors so entirely possible and welcomed

That’s the point. It can be done, but often will take more than four years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UMichigan may be a bit better known to the average Joe Schmo on the street because it has Division 1 sports whereas WashU is D3. But assuming you are not being recruited by the NFL, WashU is very well known academically which, at the end of the day, is why you mainly go to college. It beats me why anyone would anyone waste their time explaining to Mr. Schmo where they went to college.

Seriously? The average Joe Schmo on the street has absolutely no clue about Washington University or where it is located. What does NFL recruitment have to do with school spirit? Both schools are academically excellent, so that’s not a concern for the OP. It’s a matter of fit in the end.

You must have trouble with reading comprehension. I would also add that the average Joe is also unlikely to know of Michigan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At WashU, it’s very easy to switch or add majors or schools and graduate in 4 years

Unless you decide to go from premed to engineering after the completion of your sophomore year. Those are the types of major changes I’m talking about.

Not quite true. It obviously depends on classes you take but there is a lot of overlap classes between the 2 majors so entirely possible and welcomed

That’s the point. It can be done, but often will take more than four years.

It can definitely been done in 4 years. Obviously if all you’ve taken for 3 years are history classes and you decide as a junior that you want to be an engineer then yes you have a problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMichigan may be a bit better known to the average Joe Schmo on the street because it has Division 1 sports whereas WashU is D3. But assuming you are not being recruited by the NFL, WashU is very well known academically which, at the end of the day, is why you mainly go to college. It beats me why anyone would anyone waste their time explaining to Mr. Schmo where they went to college.

Seriously? The average Joe Schmo on the street has absolutely no clue about Washington University or where it is located. What does NFL recruitment have to do with school spirit? Both schools are academically excellent, so that’s not a concern for the OP. It’s a matter of fit in the end.

You must have trouble with reading comprehension. I would also add that the average Joe is also unlikely to know of Michigan

That’s where you’re wrong. Michigan is much better known than Washington U. It’s ridiculous to claim otherwise. That was my original point. Sorry I wasn’t clearer, or perhaps your reading comprehension is a bit off?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At WashU, it’s very easy to switch or add majors or schools and graduate in 4 years

Unless you decide to go from premed to engineering after the completion of your sophomore year. Those are the types of major changes I’m talking about.

Not quite true. It obviously depends on classes you take but there is a lot of overlap classes between the 2 majors so entirely possible and welcomed

That’s the point. It can be done, but often will take more than four years.

It can definitely been done in 4 years. Obviously if all you’ve taken for 3 years are history classes and you decide as a junior that you want to be an engineer then yes you have a problem

I can be done, but it’s unlikely. Too many math sequences that most premed majors are not going to take.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMichigan may be a bit better known to the average Joe Schmo on the street because it has Division 1 sports whereas WashU is D3. But assuming you are not being recruited by the NFL, WashU is very well known academically which, at the end of the day, is why you mainly go to college. It beats me why anyone would anyone waste their time explaining to Mr. Schmo where they went to college.

Seriously? The average Joe Schmo on the street has absolutely no clue about Washington University or where it is located. What does NFL recruitment have to do with school spirit? Both schools are academically excellent, so that’s not a concern for the OP. It’s a matter of fit in the end.

You must have trouble with reading comprehension. I would also add that the average Joe is also unlikely to know of Michigan

That’s where you’re wrong. Michigan is much better known than Washington U. It’s ridiculous to claim otherwise. That was my original point. Sorry I wasn’t clearer, or perhaps your reading comprehension is a bit off?

If your reading comprehension is fine then you just must be pretty stoopid given the idiotic things you post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At WashU, it’s very easy to switch or add majors or schools and graduate in 4 years

Unless you decide to go from premed to engineering after the completion of your sophomore year. Those are the types of major changes I’m talking about.

Not quite true. It obviously depends on classes you take but there is a lot of overlap classes between the 2 majors so entirely possible and welcomed

That’s the point. It can be done, but often will take more than four years.

It can definitely been done in 4 years. Obviously if all you’ve taken for 3 years are history classes and you decide as a junior that you want to be an engineer then yes you have a problem

I can be done, but it’s unlikely. Too many math sequences that most premed majors are not going to take.

Pre meds only really need to take calculus and statistics. They don’t need to take say linear algebra or multivariable calculus to apply

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid chose Michigan.

No regrets whatsoever.

How easily can undergrads who do well there get the classes needed to graduate in four years?

To me, given the problems at the UC schools, this is the big concern I’d have about all state universities.

I’ve never heard of a problem with students at Michigan graduating in four years, unless they change majors. If they take longer, it’s because of something they did to prolong graduation.

Thanks. If I were the OP, this is information I’d really want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMichigan may be a bit better known to the average Joe Schmo on the street because it has Division 1 sports whereas WashU is D3. But assuming you are not being recruited by the NFL, WashU is very well known academically which, at the end of the day, is why you mainly go to college. It beats me why anyone would anyone waste their time explaining to Mr. Schmo where they went to college.

Seriously? The average Joe Schmo on the street has absolutely no clue about Washington University or where it is located. What does NFL recruitment have to do with school spirit? Both schools are academically excellent, so that’s not a concern for the OP. It’s a matter of fit in the end.

You must have trouble with reading comprehension. I would also add that the average Joe is also unlikely to know of Michigan

That’s where you’re wrong. Michigan is much better known than Washington U. It’s ridiculous to claim otherwise. That was my original point. Sorry I wasn’t clearer, or perhaps your reading comprehension is a bit off?

You just proved my point about your difficulty with reading comprehension. I said that Michigan may be somewhat more well known to the average person because it has Division 1 sports, not because it is a better otherwise.

[Anonymous]

If you like a huge school, lots of parties and classes taught by TAs more often than not, go to Michigan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“ I’ve never been to Ann Arbor, and I’m sure it’s fun. But the Wash. U. area has Blueberry Hill, all kinds of restaurants on Delmar, the Arch and Laclede’s Landing, the Soulard (a small, misplaced pocket of New Orleans), Forest Park, the Central West End (Greenwich Village west), a lot of big corporations without any great source of interns other than Wash. U., a history of being founded by abolitionists who were trying to keep Missouri in the union, an athletic center that houses tons of presidential debates, hiking a few miles away, a student-run radio station, etc.”

Michigan has a sports culture that Washington University will never have. That might not mean much to you, but to most teenagers, it’s a great source of entertainment and pride when your college does well. The entire city caters to the university. You can walk one mile in any direction from central campus and still somehow feel the impact of the school. An Ann Arbor is very safe for the most part. You can feel comfortable while attending school there and its surrounding area.

Yeah, this is fair. A kid who wants that kind of college town would like Ann Arbor better. Note that this is true of places like Harvard, too. Cambridge might be Harvard’s town, but no one in Cambridge who’s not affiliated with Harvard knows what Harvard’s teams are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you like a huge school, lots of parties and classes taught by TAs more often than not, go to Michigan

Could the parent with the kid at Michigan address this? Is this an issue there?

[Anonymous]

I think I would pick Michigan.
Everyone I know who went to Michigan is a diehard fan of the school. Wash U - not so much. I’m not saying that alumni dislike Wash U. They seem to have liked it but the response is always muted and tepid. Michigan seems to inspire a high level of passion and loyalty. Sounds way more fun in my opinion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UMichigan may be a bit better known to the average Joe Schmo on the street because it has Division 1 sports whereas WashU is D3. But assuming you are not being recruited by the NFL, WashU is very well known academically which, at the end of the day, is why you mainly go to college. It beats me why anyone would anyone waste their time explaining to Mr. Schmo where they went to college.

Seriously? The average Joe Schmo on the street has absolutely no clue about Washington University or where it is located. What does NFL recruitment have to do with school spirit? Both schools are academically excellent, so that’s not a concern for the OP. It’s a matter of fit in the end.

You must have trouble with reading comprehension. I would also add that the average Joe is also unlikely to know of Michigan

That’s where you’re wrong. Michigan is much better known than Washington U. It’s ridiculous to claim otherwise. That was my original point. Sorry I wasn’t clearer, or perhaps your reading comprehension is a bit off?

If your reading comprehension is fine then you just must be pretty stoopid given the idiotic things you post

Stoopid? Was that another clever remark by you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you like a huge school, lots of parties and classes taught by TAs more often than not, go to Michigan

That’s a complete lie and you know it. Some posters here at DCUM are ridiculous.