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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous. [/quote]

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year. [/quote]

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A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.[/quote]

Three feet of snow?  You realize that’s what 36” amounts to. Hyperbole does not lend to authenticity. In other words, I don’t believe your posting. Even so, ASU is not considered one of the better public schools in this country.  #56 at USNWR. That’s the public school ranking. #121 overall. Not impressed.  Sorry. [/quote]

Sorry to burst your bubble but nobody values a Michigan or Indiana or Ohio State BA more than an Arizona State, Ole Miss or Florida BA. They’re all just large public degree mills. It’s a box checking degree. You don’t get any extra headhunters calling you because you were depressed and frostbitten in south Chicago or podunk West Lafayette or Ann Arbor for 4 yrs.[/quote]

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Let's see.  The median salary for an ASU graduate with a bachelors degree in Business Administration, Management and Operations is $62,188 while the median for a University of Michigan graduate with the exact same degree is $100,155.  So yes, the value of a Michigan degree is considerably higher than one from ASU.

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/fields/?104151-Arizona-State-University-Campus-Immersion

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/fields/?170976-University-of-Michigan-Ann-Arbor

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That's not surprising. University of Michigan attracts people who view life as one big competition. Their sole objective is to make as much money as possible. [/quote]

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