<p>With all the good engineering school within a few hours drive in and around Michigan about the only reason to go to Michigan Tech (which is a good engineering school) which is in the far reaches of the UP…IS to be able to ski as much and as often as possible in the winter.</p>
<p>Catria, I was talking about Harvard.</p>
<p>Momofthreeboys, probably just being cranky but as having a husband and son (and S’s girlfriend) proud graduates of Michigan Tech there are lots of reasons to go to Tech other than the skiing and reasons to pick Tech even when you can get into other downstate schools.</p>
<p>Since when is having a nutritionist on staff a perk? Most of the public schools in our area have nutritionists on staff.</p>
<p>At some colleges with luxury accommodations, parents pay more for their kids to be in the posh dorms. This isn’t really all that different from living in the real world. Rich people have always had nicer places to live.</p>
<p>Deb no not cranky but when a college is a 10 hour drive from population centers and very good competitive schools there needs to be a compelling reason and proxmity to the state’s better skiing is a compelling reason that is the point. I am certain kids choose schools for more than one reason</p>
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<p>But in many cases it is not so rich parents and students borrowing to pay for these luxuries.</p>