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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and the first college town cited by AARP.   Guess they didn't get the memo that no one would retire there.

https://www.aarp.org/retirement/planning-for-retirement/info-2016/ten-ideal-college-towns-for-retirement-photo.html#slide1
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Those articles are usually written by some 25 year old clueless journalism major who has no idea what they are talking about. Unless you love snowmobiling, ice fishing, and binge watching Duck Dynasty, you will probably not like living in Michigan year round. OK place for students? Probably, but depends on the student. I lived there for over 10 years and it's just a miserable place, full of small town types. A lot of people go to college with friends from high school and most people never leave the state. As another poster noted, it is insular, insular to the extreme. [/quote]

The writer of the article you were referencing was Anne Field:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-field-9000575/

https://annefieldonline.com/

I’m guessing Anne is closing in on 60. I’d say the only clueless one here is you.  Spouting off nonsense as is it were fact and so easily 
refuted. If you ever did live in Michigan for ten years, you obviously never became a part of any community.   Then again with your attitude, I’m sure most people avoided you like the plague. 
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The difference between me and you is that I've lived in Michigan for 15 years and you read an article you dolt.[/quote]
NP. I'm not really sure what an article about great places to retire has to do with whether a place is a good college town.

Ann Arbor is a good college town because it has a lot that appeals to college students.[/quote]

Because a PP brought up how the town seems like it would be great to retire there and another poster responded with something like no one would want to retire there. Not worth scrolling through the pages to find it, you aren’t missing anything.

Back to University of Michigan: my DD is there and she would say for the most part it lives up to the hype. The only thing that surprised her early on was some classes were hard to get into. I think she figured a school that big would have space for everyone one way or another. She understands better now and even ended up changing direction because a class she took when she couldn’t get in the one she wanted. So it turned out just fine. Everything else has been in line with her expectations, or exceeded it. She has a great deal of respect for her professors, has liked her classes and thought most of them were appropriately challenging, has met a lot of nice kids, and has had loads of fun.

And agree about the “go blue” thing. Don’t care where in the world you are, someone will yell out “go blue” if you’re wearing a shirt or cap. It really is something to experience. The pride, connection, etc. It’s lovely without feeling cult-y. I’m so happy she is at Michigan.[/quote]

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