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[quote=Anonymous]The Michigan obsession might be regional. On the west coast UCLA is the college many teens dream of.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the Michigan obsession? [/quote]

Same. Never understood. Its a good university and I'm sure Michigan is a fun state to live in. But, when you are a teen dreaming why did this show up? over like Berkeley.

Trying to understand not trying to disparage Michigan. [/quote]

I think it's because Berkeley hasn't been regarded as a fun school for many years. Freshman classes sometime have 1500 students. Depending on the major, it often takes five years to get the credits needed to graduate. It can feel cold and impersonal for undergraduates. Plus the performative student politics. If you don't totally vibe with progressive sensibilities all the time it can feel like you're walking on eggs shells. Stanford has the same problem. And the town of Berkeley is very lightly policed. So there are a lot of fentanyl and meth addicts. Petty crime and shoplifting is taken as the norm. Oftentimes, Berkeley can feel like a lonely and stressful place to go to school.

Whereas Michigan looks like way more fun for an undergrad. The vibe is much more chill. Ann Arbor is a very nice college town. The academics are outstanding and certainly at a similar level to Berkeley. The students are generally midwestern nice. And for a lot of 18-22 year olds, spending a Sunday afternoon with 100,000 of your closest friends cheering for a national champion football team is an exciting way to spend a Fall day.[/quote][/quote]

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