University of Minnesota Twin Cities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was really impressed with University of Minnesota. It feels a lot like University of Wisconsin and, believe it or not, Columbia University. If you like big research universities, it's a great choice. Minnesota has a fantastic national reputation in academia. Also, the Twin Cities are super. One potential problem I noticed is that there seem to be very few dormitories relative to the total student population.

I've been meeting quite a few people--typically people who also were interested in Michigan and Wisconsin--who also apply to Minnesota. And while I don't know any who chose Minnesota over Michigan, I do know some who chose it over Wisconsin, which is also great. (Another underrated one is Indiana.)

There are private dorms aplenty and cheap apartments. Freshmen should get their paperwork for housing in early to get a spot that isn’t on the wrong side of the Mississippi for your classes. My daughter had no trouble finding housing sophomore year.

[Anonymous]

Don't let the secret out, but the Twin Cities are awesome. Going to college in the Twin Cities is basically like going to college in Boston. Interesting things are happening all the time.

It's a miracle that a great university like University of Minnesota and great liberal arts colleges like Carleton, Macalaster and St. Olaf are so easy to get into, relatively speaking (compared to universities and colleges on the coasts).

[Anonymous]

Was surprised to hear from a friend who is an econ PhD with a high-powered research job that U of M is a top-notch school for Econ from which his organization recruits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was surprised to hear from a friend who is an econ PhD with a high-powered research job that U of M is a top-notch school for Econ from which his organization recruits.

The only way that would be surprising to someone is if they don’t know much about academia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was surprised to hear from a friend who is an econ PhD with a high-powered research job that U of M is a top-notch school for Econ from which his organization recruits.

The only way that would be surprising to someone is if they don’t know much about academia.

Or someone who bases their entire perception of academia on USNews Rankings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was surprised to hear from a friend who is an econ PhD with a high-powered research job that U of M is a top-notch school for Econ from which his organization recruits.

The only way that would be surprising to someone is if they don’t know much about academia.

Or someone who bases their entire perception of academia on USNews Rankings.

Someone who bases their entire perception of academia on a very cursory understanding and view of USNews rankings. Someone familiar with USNews would know that there are individual programs that are often ranked VERY highly. Minnesota Econ PhD is ranked #16 — same as Duke and Cornell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was surprised to hear from a friend who is an econ PhD with a high-powered research job that U of M is a top-notch school for Econ from which his organization recruits.

Why were you “surprised”? You don’t sound very smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was surprised to hear from a friend who is an econ PhD with a high-powered research job that U of M is a top-notch school for Econ from which his organization recruits.

Why were you “surprised”? You don’t sound very smart.

Why are you so obnoxious? There's no reason people outside the field should know everything about every school.

I'm not the PP, but I know there are a ton of smart people who don't know everything about everything. Apparently you don't know anything about humility.