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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally I say no.  the freshmen I know are in 200-400 person lectures and didn't get the classes they want.  I'm not exaggerating-I know 3 freshmen who are in completely random classes and just registered for more random ones for the spring (again did not get their choices).

however many on DCUM will say that it's worth it. I think it depends how much money you have saved for college. [/quote]

OP. Thanks, we get it that Michigan has a lot of plusses and is a great T-20 public, but the OOS COA is steep, even compared to other T-20 privates. Eldest DC applied EA last cycle and got in. We qualify for some need aid in-state (Maryland), but Michigan not offering any aid to OOS, period. They did offer to fly in DC for 3 days of getting to know UM. [/quote]

I am in-state.  My kid goes to U of M.  I believe that most good state flagships can support a lot of personal growth, development and learning.  I went to Pitt undergrad.  The way people talk about UMD CP now compared to when I lived in MoCo reminds me of how Pitt has improved in reputation but it was solid all along.

I'm a very pragmatic person. I think a Virginia person should choose to pay less and go to UVA, VT or W&M and a Maryland person should go to UMD CP vs. paying a lot more.  There's always grad school to try another school.

I don't believe that the ranking strength of one sports team over another makes game day that much more fun.

I think the main justification of paying a lot OOS is potential access to top on-campus recruiting.  So maybe for Ross and Engineering if aiming for name brand recruiters.

Michigan is a great school but other schools can provide the same outcomes for less, because of in-state tuition.

As far as big classes and random courses, LSA is a school for intellectually curious people and it has distribution requirements.  Pitt was like that when I attended.  I liked selecting the kind of classes that PP called random.  There are so many undergrad classes at U of M that I find interesting that my son doesn't want me to look at the course catalogue when he is picking.  Kids need to know how to use the waitlist process and to show up and ask for overrides.  Big schools are not great for meek people.[/quote]

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