I was really impressed with University of Minnesota. It feels a lot like University of Wisconsin and, believe it or not, Columbia University. If you like big research universities, it's a great choice. Minnesota has a fantastic national reputation in academia. Also, the Twin Cities are super. One potential problem I noticed is that there seem to be very few dormitories relative to the total student population.

I've been meeting quite a few people--typically people who also were interested in Michigan and Wisconsin--who also apply to Minnesota. And while I don't know any who chose Minnesota over Michigan, I do know some who chose it over Wisconsin, which is also great. (Another underrated one is Indiana.)

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Anonymous wrote:The school is bifurcated very much between local Minnesotan/Upper Midwest kids and full freight foreign students. It's like two different worlds. Tons of very rich Chinese kids.

Those who tend to do well after school tend to stick around Minneapolis. Tons of local companies recruit from there - Target, 3M, Cargill, etc. My friends who went there both work in finance in Minneapolis - one is a senior exec in private equity, the other is a partner with a brokerage. Their lifestyles are really awesome. However, the local networks really come into play in Minneapolis. It's still a very small place.

I think there is some truth in this, although my OOS DMV kid is thriving there. He is probably a Midwesterner at heart and does believe that this is where the growth will be in this country over the next decades. The place does have a more local feel than a state school with more OOS domestic students (as noted above), but there are still large numbers of OOS kids and MSP is a bigger place than the PP believes.

There are tons of rich Chinese kids everywhere.

As for national reach: there are gophers everywhere you go and the school tends to be highly regarded like other well-financed state flagships.

If you son wants to stay in Minneapolis for a career (a wise decision IMHO), it is absolutely one of the best schools to attend. His network will be strong.

Anonymous wrote:The school is bifurcated very much between local Minnesotan/Upper Midwest kids and full freight foreign students. It's like two different worlds. Tons of very rich Chinese kids.

Those who tend to do well after school tend to stick around Minneapolis. Tons of local companies recruit from there - Target, 3M, Cargill, etc. My friends who went there both work in finance in Minneapolis - one is a senior exec in private equity, the other is a partner with a brokerage. Their lifestyles are really awesome. However, the local networks really come into play in Minneapolis. It's still a very small place.

I think there is some truth in this, although my OOS DMV kid is thriving there. He is probably a Midwesterner at heart and does believe that this is where the growth will be in this country over the next decades. The place does have a more local feel than a state school with more OOS domestic students (as noted above), but there are still large numbers of OOS kids and MSP is a bigger place than the PP believes.

There are tons of rich Chinese kids everywhere.

As for national reach: there are gophers everywhere you go and the school tends to be highly regarded like other well-financed state flagships.

The school is bifurcated very much between local Minnesotan/Upper Midwest kids and full freight foreign students. It's like two different worlds. Tons of very rich Chinese kids.

Those who tend to do well after school tend to stick around Minneapolis. Tons of local companies recruit from there - Target, 3M, Cargill, etc. My friends who went there both work in finance in Minneapolis - one is a senior exec in private equity, the other is a partner with a brokerage. Their lifestyles are really awesome. However, the local networks really come into play in Minneapolis. It's still a very small place.

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"10th snowiest February on record and we're only about 12 days in."

- quite a new experience for my boy, but he remains happy with his choice. I am just happy I sprung for really good boots.

For every uphill, there's a downhill. Winter is brutal. Spring and Summer are absolutely gorgeous compared to the East Coast. No humidity. No mosquitos.

Are you kidding? They call mosquitoes the Minnesota state bird We used to say the best-kept secret about Minnesota was how bad the summers are. Spring is beautiful but lasts for about five minutes. I still love MN, though!

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Anonymous wrote:How is IB and MBB recruiting out of UM?

Carlson has a nice reputation.

Do you mean Carleton College in Northfield, MN?

No, although Carleton does have a nice reputation.

Carlson is the business school at UMN-TC.

Award for the nicest correction Ive seen on DCUM.

Aww, thanks!

This is a post about going to school in Minnesota. People are like that there.

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Anonymous wrote:How is IB and MBB recruiting out of UM?

Carlson has a nice reputation.

Do you mean Carleton College in Northfield, MN?

No, although Carleton does have a nice reputation.

Carlson is the business school at UMN-TC.

Award for the nicest correction Ive seen on DCUM.

"I survived the Polar Vortex of 2019." The next advice will cost.

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Anonymous wrote:
"10th snowiest February on record and we're only about 12 days in."

- quite a new experience for my boy, but he remains happy with his choice. I am just happy I sprung for really good boots.

For every uphill, there's a downhill. Winter is brutal. Spring and Summer are absolutely gorgeous compared to the East Coast. No humidity. No mosquitos.

Besides, you get some cred having been there for historic cold. Same with blizzards. "Oh yeah, 2019! Forty below!" Like when DCers share their Snowmaggedon/Snoverkill/Snovechkin stories from Feb. 2010.

"I survived the blizzard of 2019." Any business-minded student can sell a lot of shirts like this in MN.

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Anonymous wrote:
"10th snowiest February on record and we're only about 12 days in."

- quite a new experience for my boy, but he remains happy with his choice. I am just happy I sprung for really good boots.

For every uphill, there's a downhill. Winter is brutal. Spring and Summer are absolutely gorgeous compared to the East Coast. No humidity. No mosquitos.

Besides, you get some cred having been there for historic cold. Same with blizzards. "Oh yeah, 2019! Forty below!" Like when DCers share their Snowmaggedon/Snoverkill/Snovechkin stories from Feb. 2010.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is IB and MBB recruiting out of UM?

Carlson has a nice reputation.

Do you mean Carleton College in Northfield, MN?

No, although Carleton does have a nice reputation.

Carlson is the business school at UMN-TC.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is IB and MBB recruiting out of UM?

Carlson has a nice reputation.

Do you mean Carleton College in Northfield, MN?

Anonymous wrote:
"10th snowiest February on record and we're only about 12 days in."

- quite a new experience for my boy, but he remains happy with his choice. I am just happy I sprung for really good boots.

For every uphill, there's a downhill. Winter is brutal. Spring and Summer are absolutely gorgeous compared to the East Coast. No humidity. No mosquitos.

"10th snowiest February on record and we're only about 12 days in."

- quite a new experience for my boy, but he remains happy with his choice. I am just happy I sprung for really good boots.

Anonymous wrote:My kid is there. My child is in CSE (science and engineering). I think the place is well run. There are plenty of opportunities, and so far advising has been good. Her intro classes are enormous, but TAs have been fine. She has friends and has fun.

Being in a city was important to her. A sense of a large frat presence was also important. that didn’t leave too many OOS flagships. Basically UMTC and UWashington.

Unfortunately the hockey team isn’t doing too well this year.

Absence not A sense.

I hate autocorrect. Sorry.