<p><em>Shakes head</em>. Oy vey. No Michigan is NOT necessarily the better school. More prestigious? Perhaps, but their honors college kids have higher stats than UMich’s students and the political science department is ranked higher. </p>
<p>Don’t buy into the hype about UMich. I am speaking as someone who was a U of M fan her whole life, got in, and then chose State over UMich without so much as a second thought.</p>
<p>Interesting. Why did you choose State over U of M? We sound like we’re in similar situations. With the goal of Law School in mind, I’ve always had U of M on my radar because it’s a huge feeder school to the Ivies and other top-tier law schools, even having one of the best in the country itself. But maybe there’s some stuff I’m not considering?</p>
<p>Hmm… where to start? Originally, I wanted to go to James Madison (my goal too, originally was law school for children’s rights or family law). However, I found another school here (Residential College in the Arts and Humanities) that much better fit my interests and UMich doesn’t have anything close to a comparable program. </p>
<p>I am a very laid-back, easy-going person, and let’s be honest, UMich as a whole is not. I had already spent 4 years of high school with people who cared more about grades than about knowledge, and I didn’t want to spend four more years like that. I know of first hand accounts of notes being sabotaged, stolen, etc just to make sure that some people didn’t set the curve. I have yet to hear of anything like that here at State. </p>
<p>Hmm… I am also more of a country girl than a city girl and the campus at MSU is without a doubt one of the most gorgeous in the country for someone who likes greenery like I do. </p>
<p>I’m sure there’s more that’s just what comes to mind right off the top of my head.</p>