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<p>Negative, I came out to recruit at the engineering career fair in September 2007. There just wasn’t a lot still open on a Monday night. I was surprised. Sorry you didn’t like the comment.</p>
<p>McKinsey recruits at Michigan. You can’t get any more “top flight” than that.</p>
<p>Negative, I came out to recruit at the engineering career fair in September 2007. There just wasn’t a lot still open on a Monday night.</p>
<p>Monday night is the worst day in the week for restaurants in many cities. It is not usual to have them closed on that day. However, I find it highly unusual that you could not find a restaurant open in downtown A2 even on a Mon. night. Now if you were looking only near the North Campus where engineering is located, I could see your point.</p>
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<p>Nope downtown. Only place still serving was the sushi place. Not to detract from the thread though. Nothing wrong with Ann Arbor, but Boston it’s not. Anyway enough of this silliness. The OP has other concerns.</p>
<p>ClassicRockerDad, you obviously simply didn’t look. There are roughly three dozen or so dining options to choose from in the downtown area that serve dinner well after 9:00 PM every night of the week. Among them are the following:</p>
<p>Chop House
[The</a> Chop House - An Elite Steakhouse Dining Experience](<a href=“http://www.thechophouserestaurant.com/]The”>http://www.thechophouserestaurant.com/)</p>
<p>The Earl
[The</a> Earle Restaurant | Hours](<a href=“http://www.theearle.com/hours/default.htm]The”>http://www.theearle.com/hours/default.htm)</p>
<p>Eve
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<p>Gandy Dancer
[url=<a href=“http://www.muer.com/]Muer”>http://www.muer.com/]Muer</a> Seafood Restaurants: Charley’s Crab, Big Fish, Grand Concourse, Gandy Dancer, River Crab, Meriwether’s](<a href=“http://evetherestaurant.com/]eve[/url”>http://evetherestaurant.com/)</p>
<p>Good Time Charley’s
[Good</a> Time Charley’s](<a href=“http://www.good-time-charleys.com/midnighthour.htm]Good”>http://www.good-time-charleys.com/midnighthour.htm)</p>
<p>Gratzi
[Gratzi</a> - Italian Fine Dining in Ann Arbor](<a href=“Welcome gratzirestaurant.com - BlueHost.com”>http://www.gratzirestaurant.com/)</p>
<p>Grizzly Peak
[Grizzly</a> Peak](<a href=“http://www.grizzlypeak.net/gp/contact.html]Grizzly”>http://www.grizzlypeak.net/gp/contact.html)</p>
<p>Madras Masala
[Madras</a> Masala - A South Indian Sizzle](<a href=“http://www.madrasmasala.com/]Madras”>http://www.madrasmasala.com/)</p>
<p>Mercey’s
[Mercy’s</a> Restaurant - Ann Arbor, MI | OpenTable](<a href=“http://www.opentable.com/mercys]Mercy’s”>http://www.opentable.com/mercys)</p>
<p>Palio
[Palio</a> - Ann Arbor Restaurant - Ann Arbor, MI | OpenTable](<a href=“http://www.opentable.com/palio]Palio”>http://www.opentable.com/palio)</p>
<p>Prickly Pear
[Prickly</a> Pear - Contact Us](<a href=“http://www.pricklypearcafe.com/contactus.htm]Prickly”>http://www.pricklypearcafe.com/contactus.htm)</p>
<p>Quarter Bistro
[The</a> Quarter Bistro Restaurant - Ann Arbor, MI | OpenTable](<a href=“http://www.opentable.com/the-quarter-bistro-ann-arbor]The”>http://www.opentable.com/the-quarter-bistro-ann-arbor)</p>
<p>Real Seafood Company
[The</a> Real Seafood Company - Ann Arbor Hours and Directions](<a href=“http://www.realseafoodcorestaurant.com/pages_new/AnnArbor/directions.html]The”>http://www.realseafoodcorestaurant.com/pages_new/AnnArbor/directions.html)</p>
<p>Seva
[Home</a> | Seva Restaurant](<a href=“http://www.sevarestaurant.com/]Home”>http://www.sevarestaurant.com/)</p>
<p>Shalimar
[Shalimar</a> Restuarant - Metro Detroit’s Finest Indian Restaurant](<a href=“http://www.shalimarrestaurant.com/aboutus.html]Shalimar”>Shalimar Restuarant - Indian Restaurant in Ann Arbor MI)</p>
<p>Sushi.com
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<p>Umi Sushi
[url=<a href=“http://www.umisushiannarbor.com/aboutus.htm]UMI”>UMI SUSHI]UMI</a> SUSHI](<a href=“http://www.a2sushi.com/about_us.php]Sushi.com[/url”>http://www.a2sushi.com/about_us.php)</p>
<p>Weber’s
[Weber’s</a> Restaurant - Ann Arbor, MI | OpenTable](<a href=“http://www.opentable.com/webers-restaurant]Weber’s”>http://www.opentable.com/webers-restaurant)</p>
<p>Yamato
[Yamato</a> Japanese Sushi Restaurant - A Kerrytown Shop - Ann Arbor, MI](<a href=“http://www.kerrytown.com/yamato/index.html]Yamato”>http://www.kerrytown.com/yamato/index.html)</p>
<p>Zingerman
[About</a> Us](<a href=“http://www.zingermans.com/aboutus.aspx]About”>About Us)</p>
<p>Those are just a small sample of restaurants I can think of, but there are many more…and I am not including the dozens of small fast food/pizza joints that open until late at night.</p>
<p>Now I fully admit that for those of us with a more sophisticated palate, Ann Arbor does not offer much in the culinary arts. But then again, neither does Boston. I sampled several of Boston’s supposed culinary spots (Clio, L’Espalier, Rialto, Radius etc…) and I must say I was not impressed. But to suggest that Ann Arbor does not have dining options at 8:30 PM is simply not accurate.</p>
<p>I wish I could afford to have *** Michelin taste!</p>
<p>“Of all the Big Ten schools, BU’s students are probably most similar to Ohio State’s in terms of class rank and SAT/ACT scores–better than Michigan State, but nowhere near on a par with Michigan. But then again, Ohio State has a lot more top 25 departments than BU. So I’d say from a Big Ten perspective, BU has Michigan State’s faculty and Ohio State’s students—on both counts, well shy of Michigan’s level.” </p>
<p>Ageed.</p>
<p>Well… if we are talking strictly ‘academics,’ Michigan vs BC imho is equivalent to tOSU vs BU at the undergrad level - overall, slightly better. However, at graduate level, tOSU would blow both BC & BU out of the water. In fact, I believe Ohio State’s annual research expenditure is equivalent to BC + BU. </p>
<p>Granted, Boston has Chinatown, Little Italy as well as various ethinicity neighborhood and fine dinnings at downtown area, they are not located on or around Common Wealth Ave. (besides the ‘88’ Chinese supermarket down the block), most BU students would have to either take the ‘T’ or Taxi for true authentic dinning experience. Whereas Ann Arbor - the quintessential college down has everything within the walking distance. </p>
<p>*My favorite Japanese Restaurant in Ann Arbor - Miki
(I know the owner –> best California Roll in Michigan imho)</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to Miki Japanese Restaurant Web Site](<a href=“http://www.mikirestaurant.com/about.html]Welcome”>http://www.mikirestaurant.com/about.html)</p>
<p>*My favorite Chinese Restaurant in Ann Arbor</p>
<p>Great Lake Chinese Seafood Restaurant 金翠湖</p>
<p>(Known for authentic Hong Kong style dim sum (lunch hour) and chinese side-dishes during the night Karaoke hours on wkends).</p>
<p>The above two are the landmark Asian Restaurants in Ann Arbor, period.</p>
<p>P.S. In all fairness, I would not say that Beantown does not have its share of culture and theatres when compared to AA, check out its theatre district around Tremont St, where Wang and many other theatres are located. It is certainly a culturally vibrant city imho. Unfortuately, the notorious ‘Big Dig’ really put me off trying to navigate around the city when I was there…lol</p>
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You missed about every restaurant on Main Street.</p>
<p>^^^…and Washington, Liberty, William, State, etc. etc. etc…</p>
<p>This is pointless. The title of the thread is BU vs. UMich, not BU vs. the London School of Economics, The University of Tokyo or the Sorbonne. The OP is trying to decide between Ann Arbor and Boston, not the rest of the country or the rest of the world. To the Detroit defenders/apologists, if you want to move to downtown Detroit, be my guest, you’ll find a lifetime supply of abandoned buildings and vacant lots to choose from. As for the apparently sub-par food in Boston, Detroit may actually be the better choice for a college student budget, at least in Detroit they’ll be able to find an endless supply of that affordable pinnacle of Motown cuisine, the Coney Dog.</p>
<p>^^^The only people who brought up Detroit are the one’s who are trying to compare Boston to Detroit, and not Ann Arbor. They are totally different cities and 40 miles apart. What does Detroit have to do with feedling college students in Ann Arbor? Your point was pointless.</p>
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This is indeed pointless. The OP is trying to decide between Ann Arbor, a great college town, and Boston, a great metropolitan. Any place else is not relevant.</p>
<p>Surprised this thread is still going. UM is significantly better than BU. There really is no debate. Not sure what happened with this thread.</p>
<p>This thread reeks of insecurity on both sides and has become rather pointless. There’s a lot more to do in Boston than there is in Ann Arbor though. Also, Boston has some incredible restaurants so I’m not sure where Alexandre has been dining to state that he was “not impressed” with the culinary options in Beantown. If we’re talking seafood, then Boston is leaps and bounds above any other city in the US in my opinion.</p>
<p>I am the op, and this thread has really taken on a life of its own! I got the point though, that academically UMich is significantly stronger. We may keep BU as a safety though in any case as we do like Boston alot (sue me!) but it appears the academic difference is too great to ignore in this comparison. If anyone is still awake on this thread, thoughts on BU vs. McGill? My son is definitely in at McGill as it is purely stats based admissions. Montreal and BOston are both great (but cold) cities inmho, but does anyone have a feel for relative academics? thanks.</p>
<p>McGill is one of the best universities in Canada. BU isn’t even one of the best universities in Boston.</p>
<p>As with UMich, McGill is considered on par with the Ivies by employers and grad school admissions officers. </p>
<p>BU on the other hand had been well-known among locals as an expensive rich kid’s safety school for those rejected from Harvard, Tufts, Brandeis, BC, and the seven sisters. Kinda like NYU in NYC except with far less academic prestige, slightly better financial aid, less intellectually capable students, and a more jock/frat/sorority party school vibe. The first and last were reasons why I never bothered to apply there, especially after visiting the campus, chatting with friends who went there, and seeing what went on and around the campus. </p>
<p>In fact your comparison sounded similar to a younger cousin’s struggle earlier this summer between going to BC or Vassar even though they’re also not remotely in the same academic league. </p>
<p>Though she wanted the former for its Boston location despite the fact it is located just outside of it, everything else about her academic/creative artsy interests, her personality, not caring about sports/school spirit, and her preference for small intellectually stimulating environments meant that Vassar was a far better fit for her. Thankfully she chose wisely and will be attending Vassar this fall.</p>
<p>“As with UMich, McGill is considered on par with the Ivies by employers and grad school admissions officers.”</p>
<p>I would say UMich is a tier or two above McGill at the undergrad level. The quality of undergraduate public education in the US is superior to that in Canada.</p>
<p>So everyone agrees UMich trumps McGill which trumps BU. My son is clearly in at McGill, so to me it doesn’t make any sense to even to apply to BU. But one of my son’s science teachers has many friends teaching at BU and is convincing my son that it is highly undervalued and that particularly in science it is very good. And my son does like Boston. Oh well, more choices are good.</p>
<p>UMichigan academics probably comparable to Tufts in the Boston area. Michigan >BC or BU with much older acacdemic tradition with the Wolverines. BU, BC, and Northeastern are old rivals among themselves.</p>