Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 17:58     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:Ann Arbor is a really fun place to go to college. The whole town is geared around U of M.

Plus lots of culture, green space, good restaurants, etc


Plus one

Plus great outcomes for the students …

Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 17:51     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:DD (HS junior) is set on this school though she has never been. I know it’s a good school, but is it really all THAT?

It is expensive OOS. Can it really be all that different academically from other state schools? Is it hyped because of the sports?

When I ask her why she is so certain she shrugs her shoulders and says, “I don’t know. I just am.”

We don’t have any family members that go there, so not sure where she is getting it from. She said she mentioned it to the guidance counselor, not the other way around.


It is a good school, but except for a few programs, it's not worth paying OOS tuition compared to private schools and in-state options most kids have.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 16:49     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:Yes. U of M lives up to the hype. Yes. It. Does.



Uh no . There is no hype apart from what Michigan’s PR department puts out
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 14:53     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Ann Arbor is a really fun place to go to college. The whole town is geared around U of M.

Plus lots of culture, green space, good restaurants, etc
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 14:39     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
I dropped out as a freshman because I couldn't deal with the pressure of going away to school. Later earned a graduate degree there and will say, it is a fantastic place for the right person. Only negative to me is that it has grown to 50,000 students.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 14:26     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
We have an undergrad there. I would say, yes it lives up to the hype. The academic opportunities have been almost uniformly wonderful, they have been granted many unique travel and internships through their school and already has post graduation employment lined up.

Zero complaints.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 13:27     Subject: Re:Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:No university lives up to the hype. That's what makes all of this so perplexing.


Everything is relative - and each individual has different needs …
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 13:16     Subject: Re:Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
No university lives up to the hype. That's what makes all of this so perplexing.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 11:55     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:Yes. U of M lives up to the hype. Yes. It. Does.


It has exceeded expectations for our DC in grad school.

It all depends on what each student values most and is looking for. However, for our DC it has been a Godsend. Terrific academics and high level collaboration, wonderful supervisor, nice city with nice eateries, quirky game stores and small independent book stores, lots of sports and exercise facilities, and very good health care for a small city. But it is not perfect - no where is. So it will depend on what matters most for your DC .
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 11:46     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Yes. U of M lives up to the hype. Yes. It. Does.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2023 04:45     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:They usually do, until the Ohio State game.


Michigan has pummeled OSU the last two time they played. Ohio State hasn’t beaten Michigan in football since 2019. It’s now 2023. Try to keep up!
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2023 08:32     Subject: Re:Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I do agree UM has better global branding than UMD or UVA. You can become a resident of the UK if you’ve attended certain universities, and UM is one of them.


That’s not true, lol
You *can* get a visa if you *can* get a job in their sh**e economy
Then you have to renew it most constantly


Just to clarify, the "High Potential Individual" program allows you to get a UK visa *without* a job offer. You can move to the UK and then look for work once you are there. And Michigan is indeed one of the institutions on the list.


More details:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list-2022


Funny that UCLA is on the list—and UNC is not.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2023 08:30     Subject: Re:Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I do agree UM has better global branding than UMD or UVA. You can become a resident of the UK if you’ve attended certain universities, and UM is one of them.


That’s not true, lol
You *can* get a visa if you *can* get a job in their sh**e economy
Then you have to renew it most constantly


Just to clarify, the "High Potential Individual" program allows you to get a UK visa *without* a job offer. You can move to the UK and then look for work once you are there. And Michigan is indeed one of the institutions on the list.


More details:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list-2022


Do you know if you can do this and start a business or bring a business over? I’m not planning to do that yet curious anyway.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2023 06:51     Subject: Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
They usually do, until the Ohio State game.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2023 05:17     Subject: Re:Does University of Michigan live up to the hype?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I do agree UM has better global branding than UMD or UVA. You can become a resident of the UK if you’ve attended certain universities, and UM is one of them.


That’s not true, lol
You *can* get a visa if you *can* get a job in their sh**e economy
Then you have to renew it most constantly


Just to clarify, the "High Potential Individual" program allows you to get a UK visa *without* a job offer. You can move to the UK and then look for work once you are there. And Michigan is indeed one of the institutions on the list.


More details:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list-2022