<p>If I wasn’t accepted to UMich for some reason, where would you suggest looking at for a safety?</p>
<p>Don’t waste your time, as many of us told you. Apply elsewhere (OOS top tier) and apply for financial aid. There are places that might offer more than you need.</p>
<p>Oakland University and Wayne University? Is that supposed to be a joke?</p>
<p>Not really? Lol. I’ve been conditioned to think in-state only since I was little, because that’s where all of my college money is. I wouldn’t even know where to begin looking OOS, as my dream school has always been UMich (again, conditioned to think instate). UMich matches my interests in that it’s stong in almost every program it offers, most importantly, pharmacy (at the moment at least). Would you be willing to offer some guidance as to what OOS schools it might be worthwhile to look at?</p>
<p>University of Kentucky. Don’t laugh. KY out of state tuition is not that bad. Lexington is beautiful, and there’s a lot of school spirit (albeit for basketball).</p>
<p>Acta, I know I’m the one who said to apply to others, but then again, UMich really does sound like the perfect fit, and it IS always wiser to go instate than out-of-state. </p>
<p>That said, I know of a few talented local students with similar interests attending Johns Hopkins next year.
I don’t actually know about your field so maybe lookup “top 10 med schools” to get ideas.</p>
<p>So far, the OOS schools that I have looked at include John Hopkins and WUStl. Neither seem as appealing to me as UMich, so I think I’m going to stick with my gut and hope for the best this fall for admissions.</p>
<p>OP - why is the range so wide UM to Wayne State to Oakland? Why is MSU (Mich State) not in the discussion? MSU offers decent scholarship options and will work well with MET also.</p>
<p>What about Michigan State? Don’t kill me guys! Just a suggestion.</p>
<p>Thats my safety for in-state. </p>
<p>Wayne State is also good for medical school; you can apply to their MedStart program or university scholar program. For MedStart, you have automatic admission to their med school and university scholar is 4 years paid tuition, books etc.</p>
<p>**** MSU, **** OU, **** Wayne, **** Eastern, **** Western, **** Central, **** Northern, **** Albion, **** Lawrence Tech, **** Davenport, Walsh, OCC, Hope, Kalamazoo, Madonna, Baker U, Detroit Mercy, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, UM-Flint, and UM-Dearborn (any that I missed?).</p>
<p>You’re going to Ann Arbor. Enjoy.</p>
<p>You forgot “University” of Phoenix! They’re everywhere!</p>
<p>LSSU and SVSU, a bunch of community colleges and private colleges</p>
<p>I’ve left MSU out of the discussion because I’m not paying the same tuition as UMich for a lousier education (no offense…). It just doesn’t make sense. Also, they don’t have my desired major (pharmacy), only a 2 year pre-pharm program. I’d rather go to OU or Wayne State than MSU to be quite honest…at least OU/Wayne would be free…</p>
<p>UMich is the only state in school that offers my desired major (excluding Ferris State and Wayne State) at the caliber that I believe I’m at. Worst case scenario? Probably 2 years undergrad at OU/Wayne State (which is free), transfer to UMich school of pharmacy. </p>
<p>My only other options are OOS schools. The only school that isn’t a joke in Michigan is UMich, in my opinion, which is why I want to go.</p>
<p>EDIT: I WOULD consider MSU if they offered me merit money, enough to make it appealing at least. I don’t know that I would get any though…I was planning on applying anyways to see what I would get. Should I even waste my time applying?</p>
<p>WSU is not a joke for pharmacy or any professional education. CC posters can be such snobs.</p>
<p>^ this is true, my bad. wayne is the 2nd best school in michigan.</p>
<p>Wayne State is my second choice for pharmacy, if I’m not admitted to UMich’s program. That statement was a bit…elitist on my part. Didn’t mean to offend anyone. :\ Getting back on topic (kind of), does anyone have any idea if I would receive any merit based aid/scholarships at MSU based on my stats alone?</p>
<p>As a parent of a student who got merit-based full-ride scholarships to both MSU and UMich (and chose to attend UMich), I’d say calling MSU a “lousier education” is ignorant at best. It is one thing to not want to attend MSU because they don’t offer your intended major, but comparing Oakland to a top-100 national university (MSU) - now that’s supposed to be elitist?</p>
<p>It’s not just that they don’t offer my inteded major, it’s that it’s about the same price for tuition as UMich, where I could be getting a better education at a higher ranked univesity. I think it would be fairly common for someone to choose UMich over MSU if they had the stats for it, don’t you? From what I’ve heard as well, MSU has quite a few more teacher’s assistants teaching classes, and is known for partying (which is not really what I’m going to college for, I’m going to get a good education. Not saying that I’m not going to party…but still.) I fail to see how this is ignorant. I’m just trying to get my money’s worth.</p>
<p>To address the Oakland thing, I don’t recall comparing MSU to Oakland anywhere? I said I’d rather go to Oakland due to the relief of costs if MSU didn’t give me the merit money, but I never said that Oakland was better. </p>
<p>I’m really not here to argue semantics; I’m here to get info on what’s best for my future. Would you be willing to post your son/daughter’s stats to help me get an idea of how merit at MSU and UMich (not really expecting any here) would be relative to me?</p>
<p>More and more I research UMich; more and more I can’t see myself going anywhere else. Bumping for more opinions, as these last posts don’t really address the intended topic.</p>
<p>haha yea that’s why I said your ACT score is around Top 20 level (UMich is 27th i think)? I’m sure you have a great chance even if you don’t retake your ACT, but having a higher score won’t hurt either :)</p>
<p>My first try was a 28, then my second try was a 31. I’m fairly content with that score and didn’t really have plans of bringing it up.</p>