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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You people really like Michigan.  At $80k/yr consider your options.[/quote]

If an academically comparable Ivy (say, Penn/Cornell/Columbia) costs 90K a year, what would you pay for Michigan?[/quote]

Not comparable but also look at the resources available per student.  It is a large public university but priced like an Ivy without the benefits.[/quote]

I'd say academically comparable but far from comparable from a resources available perspective. Have a kid at Michigan and an Ivy, so know this first hand. [/quote]

Could you please elaborate. Very interested. This would be helpful to everyone. What is the resource difference that you see?[/quote]

Not PP but the issues at large publics are extremely large classes, difficulty enrolling in required courses and courses of interest due to limited space, limited personal interaction with faculty, limited advising, the quality of housing and dining services, etc.  The resources per student are much smaller and it can have a real impact such as having to delay graduation because of difficulty enrolling in courses and the challenges of getting to know faculty that write recommendation letters.[/quote]

I'm the original pp with kids at both places. Most of these are non-issues at Michigan. DC has no issues with faculty interaction, class sizes, or dining services, etc. Housing is an issue at every college town. Had one issue with course enrollment where everyone but DC dropped the course and the school just cancelled it (after the add/drop deadline) without providing an alternative and no one was able to help, but other than that has had no issues with getting classes as long as you meet the requirements. Enrollment is based on priority.

Having said that, for a lot of things, you are on your own at Michigan - Internships, finding research opportunities (there are plenty but no one is actively pointing in the right direction), recruitment support (mediocre), etc. The kids have to do a lot of the legwork to get internships. DC has friends in Engineering (juniors; 'really smart' according to DC) who have not had an internship yet.

Ivies seem to be watching out for their kids. They find them opportunities and make sure they are covered. Of course, you still have to apply and such, but the competition is way less. One winter, DC2 got a fully paid short internship/project (2 weeks) which involved a visit to a foreign country and they were 'treated like royalty', without spending a dime. They were encouraged to apply and got it without much fuss. None of that at Michigan. Housing seems to be a function of location. Friends have reported terrible housing situation in Philly, for example.

In balance, if you have the option, go with an Ivy vs a top Public, even if your program of study is not as highly ranked.
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Thanks. Would you quantify the difference as 8 relative to 10? 7? 9?[/quote]

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