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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would anyone use their ED card at Michigan instead of northwestern or Cornell?[/quote]

Because they prefer a bigger school with more spirit than Northwestern or Cornell. The three schools certainly draw from a similar applicant pool, but face it, Ithaca and the Ivy League is not the same as Ann Arbor and the B1G. I visited all three when I went through the process as did one of my two kids, they are different places with different vibes, and Northwestern is on the quarter system which can be a good or bad thing, depending on the kid.[/quote]

PP.  I'm from a Michigan and Cornell family.  The schools have a lot in common, including a historical exchange of administrators and egalitarian core values.  If you are thinking about academics (what you can study at a deep level), the schools indeed have a lot in common. Hat tip to Cornell for having a higher scoring student body, but it's also completely fair to say Cornell is grindier.  Michigan suits a Midwest vibe and Cornell has more than a dash of NYC attitude.  For those who don't care about sports, Michigan has plenty of fun things to do, just like Cornell.  And it's far less expensive for in-state students.

I took my son to see Cornell and he pronounced Ithaca "Ann Arbor in a gorge".   That's when I realized the Ivy legacy situation wasn't going to be a strong pull.[/quote]

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