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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess you are paying out of state for Michigan. So the cost difference is not that much.

I will go with Cornell if she is undecided.[/quote]

UMich is full of out-of-state kids who TOTALLY got into similarly-priced Cornell, Penn and Brown, but preferred the vibe of Ann Arbor. Totally. :roll: [/quote]

If the vibe of Michigan is important, sure, go to Michigan. Keep in mind, more than half of the students there get the same vibe for 1/3 of the cost.

But if the kid is undecided, you would get more for your $ at Cornell. Michigan has 30,000 undergraduate, while Cornell only has 15,000. One is a private and the other is a public. Cornell is an Ivy and always ranks higher than Michigan.[/quote]

Hmm, always? You sure about that?

Michigan is #19 in undergrad teaching on USNWR
Cornell is #41

When you say public vs private what’s the implication? Endowment? Because Michigan’s is $12B while Cornell’s is $7B. Roughly the same per student money, since Michigan is twice as big.

Michigan has the 6th best undergrad engineering program; Cornell is #9

I could go on, but let’s at least acknowledge that public means nothing and Cornell by no means always outranks Michigan.[/quote]

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges

Obviously the ranking meant the widely accepted US News Best college ranking. Cornell always rank higher than Michigan on this list.

Cornell #16

UVA #25

Michigan #27

Private school generally has better faculty student ratio, more responsive career services, smaller class size, easier course selections, better dorms, etc. than a public.[/quote]

Ah yes, ignoring data that doesn’t support your argument. Classy!

You realize Michigan has one of the most powerful alumni networks in the world, right?[/quote]

Michigan booster, it's you who are ignoring the data. Michigan is a fine school. But if I have to pay the same cost, outside of engineering, I wouldn't even pick Michigan over UVA. For one, Michigan has 30,000 undergrad while UVA has only 16,000, almost the same size as Cornell. You may like that big 10 vibe, but many others prefer a smaller size school.[/quote]

What data am I ignoring?

Your preference for a smaller school doesn’t make Michigan inferior. I also have news for you: out of hundreds of schools, 16 and 27 are statistically equivalent. [/quote]

16 and 27 are not statistically equivalent. That's one of the data you are ignoring.

For out of state and international students, Michigan has a yield rate of 31%. Cornell has a yield rate of 56%. Please don't tell me again they are statistically equivalent.[/quote]

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