Plenty of people would prefer a big state school over an Ivy, everyone in my family included. Not everyone wants Harvard or Yale! Threads like this are a big reason why.

As an aside -- UofM is 49% non-Michigan. To get state funds Michigan public colleges must be at least 51% Michigan residents in undergrad. UofM traditionally has always pushed that figure to keep it close and maximize revenue. Example: UofM In state tuition (not including room and board) $14,402 -- Out of state students pay $45,410.

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Anonymous wrote:How dare the President's daughter attend one of the most well-regarded universities in the world! ?

On a more serious note, it's hard to tell if half of these comments are from trolls or actual parents, considering I know a few who have made these types of elitist comments in private.

Sorry, I'm from "the world," and out there had never even heard from U Michigan, and I doubt a single relative or colleague or friend has.

Then your "world" is a very small one. U Michigan is a top school for many programs and those who admit they don't know about it simply show their own ignorance.

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Anonymous wrote:How dare the President's daughter attend one of the most well-regarded universities in the world! ?

On a more serious note, it's hard to tell if half of these comments are from trolls or actual parents, considering I know a few who have made these types of elitist comments in private.

Sorry, I'm from "the world," and out there had never even heard from U Michigan, and I doubt a single relative or colleague or friend has.

Ah yes, anecdotes versus quantified data:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/reputation-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

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Anonymous wrote:How dare the President's daughter attend one of the most well-regarded universities in the world! ?

On a more serious note, it's hard to tell if half of these comments are from trolls or actual parents, considering I know a few who have made these types of elitist comments in private.

Sorry, I'm from "the world," and out there had never even heard from U Michigan, and I doubt a single relative or colleague or friend has.

Sorry, but so am I. From an academic family and background. People like me have all heard of U Michigan.

Anonymous wrote:How dare the President's daughter attend one of the most well-regarded universities in the world! ?

On a more serious note, it's hard to tell if half of these comments are from trolls or actual parents, considering I know a few who have made these types of elitist comments in private.

Sorry, I'm from "the world," and out there had never even heard from U Michigan, and I doubt a single relative or colleague or friend has.

Grooming a “normal” flyover background for her before she’s given a multi-million salary to be a morning show co-host, see: Jenna Bush

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Anonymous wrote:Good school, close to Chicago, couldn't get into hyp...not sure why this is a question.

As has been stated over and over on this thread, she got into Yale, but is going to Michigan.

How dare the President's daughter attend one of the most well-regarded universities in the world! ?

On a more serious note, it's hard to tell if half of these comments are from trolls or actual parents, considering I know a few who have made these types of elitist comments in private.

Anonymous wrote:Great engineering college. Kids in other undergrad depts are very much Tailgate State party school variety.

This is nonsense, of course.

Great engineering college. Kids in other undergrad depts are very much Tailgate State party school variety.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm only shocked because Michigan is way to cold. I would have picked Berkeley or some place warmer

Berkeley is purely merit-based. I doubt Sasha (or most kids) had the option.

Not for out of state students.

Anonymous wrote:I'm only shocked because Michigan is way to cold. I would have picked Berkeley or some place warmer

Berkeley is purely merit-based. I doubt Sasha (or most kids) had the option.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe it has an excellent program. Kids choose schools for a variety of reasons, but many of the Ivy Leagues are chosen for the connections and not just the education. Well, she has the connections, so if the UoM had a better program, good for her!

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Anonymous wrote:Security question and sure Jenna Bush had the same issue at Texas. How in the world does the Secret Service protect these children of Presidents? If Sasha is walking through the Diag or pops into Zingerman's for a sandwich, how can they watch her? Wouldn't it be easier at HYP or Stanford based on size?

They protected Melania and kid in NYC for 6 months. They can handle Ann Arbor. The Secret Service are professionals. It just costs more if you need more of them because of a location's difficulty.

How much security do adult children of former presidents actually get? I don't think adult children are routinely covered, although they may be able to request protection fora period of time.

Yes, adult children have secret service protection. That's why the Secret Service are hugely overbudget under Trump. They have to follow Donnie, Ivanka, Tiffany and Eric around as they do their business trips and vacations around the world.

Former president's children over the age of 16 continue to have Secret Service protection.

Immediate family of current president have Secret Service protection -- and all those Trump kids travel far more internationally and lavishly than their predecessors, which drives up the cost.

This is incorrect. Children of Presidents have protection up to 16 years old. The kids do not have protection while in college. Read your article.

Wrong. Children of current presidents are entitled to protection whether they are 5 or 45.

The Secret Service does not decide who falls under its protection. In the case of the president’s immediate family, the agency is required by law to provide round-the-clock security unless it is told not to and typically errs on the side of caution.

The law determines who falls under its protection. Current president and children get protection.

FORMER presidents' children get it until they turn 16.