Anonymous
05/14/2026 08:28
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quite a stark contrast in the political atmosphere in these two cities. If your kid enjoys protesting, Ann Arbor is a better fit.
Not interested in political activism.
Don’t worry. Your child will be a “15 minute bus ride” from central campus.
It's a school shuttle bus system and it's no no big deal. The reason why there is a shuttle bus system to that area is because there's a large river in between the two parts of campus that you can do recreational activities on. And the banks slope down to the river on either side.
I used the bus to get to grad classes and it did not feel like a commute. It's simply transport.
Also, protesting is not a big feature of campus life. If you avoid the Diag which is a large 1 block area (and has members of the public doing "free speech" type activities, you might never see any. In my two years of grad school, I remember seeing one protest, one time, while walking by.
Still
Anonymous
05/14/2026 08:23
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quite a stark contrast in the political atmosphere in these two cities. If your kid enjoys protesting, Ann Arbor is a better fit.
Not interested in political activism.
Don’t worry. Your child will be a “15 minute bus ride” from central campus.
It's a school shuttle bus system and it's no no big deal. The reason why there is a shuttle bus system to that area is because there's a large river in between the two parts of campus that you can do recreational activities on. And the banks slope down to the river on either side.
I used the bus to get to grad classes and it did not feel like a commute. It's simply transport.
Also, protesting is not a big feature of campus life. If you avoid the Diag which is a large 1 block area (and has members of the public doing "free speech" type activities, you might never see any. In my two years of grad school, I remember seeing one protest, one time, while walking by.
I made the original comment and I agree with what you’re saying. My remark was in response to the poster who complained about the social activism on campus.
Anonymous
05/13/2026 08:05
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quite a stark contrast in the political atmosphere in these two cities. If your kid enjoys protesting, Ann Arbor is a better fit.
Not interested in political activism.
Don’t worry. Your child will be a “15 minute bus ride” from central campus.
It's a school shuttle bus system and it's no no big deal. The reason why there is a shuttle bus system to that area is because there's a large river in between the two parts of campus that you can do recreational activities on. And the banks slope down to the river on either side.
I used the bus to get to grad classes and it did not feel like a commute. It's simply transport.
Also, protesting is not a big feature of campus life. If you avoid the Diag which is a large 1 block area (and has members of the public doing "free speech" type activities, you might never see any. In my two years of grad school, I remember seeing one protest, one time, while walking by.
Anonymous
05/13/2026 07:57
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These will likely be my child’s top picks for next year. Curious if anyone’s child was deciding between these two for engineering recently or in the past few yrs and what they ended deciding and why. Anyone else can chime in with opinion as well. It would be for mechanical or electrical engineering
I like the confidence. You must be new to this game. Nothing is "likely" with admissions these days regardless of your kid's stats.
Just to defend the poster you are quoting. They said it's their child's top pick which means just that: it's a top pick. Doesn't mean the colleges will pick the student back.
Anonymous
05/13/2026 07:55
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
Anonymous wrote:I like that Purdue has engineering college at the center of campus. As where Mich, it’s a 15 min bus ride away.
Yep. Not ideal.
Anonymous
05/13/2026 07:43
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Quite a stark contrast in the political atmosphere in these two cities. If your kid enjoys protesting, Ann Arbor is a better fit.
Not interested in political activism.
Don’t worry. Your child will be a “15 minute bus ride” from central campus.
Anonymous
05/11/2026 16:44
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
Anonymous wrote:Quite a stark contrast in the political atmosphere in these two cities. If your kid enjoys protesting, Ann Arbor is a better fit.
Not interested in political activism.
Anonymous
05/11/2026 07:34
Subject: Purdue vs U of Mich engineering
I’m a career engineer with PHD. Have worked with many from either university. The two are pretty much equal in reputation and student preparation. Go with the one that costs less.