<p>I got into all three…but I’m not sure where to go…</p>
<p>Intended majors:
<p>BU is ginving me half-tuition, NYU 15k, I get instate for UMich…</p>
<p>Based solely on academics according to my potential majors…</p>
<p>WHICH ONE???</p>
<p>Flip a coin or pick the one that most appeals to you. Do you care about big time sports? Do you want out of Michigan? (BTW, where do you live?) The BU and Michigan options are the cheapest and Michigan (Go Blue) is the cheaper of those. Ann Arbor is a great town and Boston is a great city. I've lived in Ann Arbor and live in Boston.</p>
<p>agh..i dont think flipping a coin is the best choice! lol
i live in michigan, in troy...no i dont care about sports..but everyone i know is going to umich..and not that that's a bad thing but i would most definitely like to go somewhere new.
would u say all three are about the same, academically?</p>
<p>Yes. They are similar academically. Michigan and NYU have, on the whole, better regarded graduate schools and that affects their national "rankings" but the undergraduate experience is similar. I mean what does it matter to you that Michigan has a graduate school in naval architecture (1 of like 3) or that the law school is so good? Doesn't impact your undergrad life at all. And if by chance you want to go to a Michigan grad school, you still count as in-state for consideration and tuition.</p>
<p>I lived a few miles from you. </p>
<p>I'd say the biggest differences are the locations, Michigan's emphasis on Division 1 sports and Michigan's fairly large frat / sorority scene. Many of the people I knew were in frats and I didn't really like that scene, not even the non-traditional ones. Oddly, BU has much better athletic facilities for regular kids than Michigan - theirs are outdated (unless you play golf because neither BU nor NYU has a course). BU competes in major sports other than football but there isn't a huge jock scene. There is essentially no jock scene at NYU.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor is a great town but Boston and New York are great cities. I sat down with a piece of paper to count the restaurants in a 1 mile radius from my house. I stopped at 62 but wasn't done. </p>
<p>If you're thinking about getting out of Michigan, college is a good time to see what you might like.</p>
<p>They're not that different in academics. I'd think about which campus would make you happier, because if you're a smart kid you'll be able to do well at any of the three.</p>