<p>I will be a freshman in the Fall and feel like I have made a mistake by choosing to attend UM instead of MSU. Let's face it, I am not the smartest girl and barely made it into UM after being deferred. I am afraid of all the competition and no longer feel like UM is where I belong. When applying to schools, all I could think about was getting into Michigan. I didn't even consider going to MSU if i was accepted to UM. The more I research MSU, the more I feel like I have made a mistake. The campus is described as so much more friendly/less competitive/secluded/laid back and I like how there's more nature than there is city life. Does anyone else feel the same way? :/</p>
<p>If UMich didn’t think you could do well they wouldn’t have admitted you. As for the competitiveness, you will find it everywhere. However with big schools, like the two you’re talking about, there will always be plenty of amazing people that you can relate to. Just relax and try to get yourself psyched up for all of the new experiences that await you come fall. And if you really hate it after you’re there, I’m sure transferring is a viable option. Have fun =]</p>
<p>the reason its more laid back and stuff prob is that its not as good of a school. i wouldnt worry about the competitive nature.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor isn’t very urban. It has a city, but it is mainly made up of low rise buildings and townhouses and is, overall, very green.</p>
<p>Also, the environment at Michigan is pretty laid back, unless you happen to be premed, it which case, it is admitedly pretty intense…but not cutthroat.</p>
<p>I don’t think you made a mistake. Most students are accepted after being deferred, and many of them go on to succeed at Michigan.</p>
<p>I have not noticed much inter-student competion during my year at Michigan. I mean, most people strive to get the best grades possible, but everyone is trying to help each other out. The “us vs. Michigan” mentality is much more prevalent than the “me vs. him” mentality.</p>
<p>In the end, you will be happy you have a degree from UM over one from MSU.</p>
<p>Yup, UM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MSU = Lol.</p>
<p>oh c’mon coolbreeze – I KNOW you want to add your two cents here!</p>
<p>I guess it depends on your program, but my Michigan experience has been that it’s very laid back here. And while Ann Arbor is more urban than the MSU campus, we have an arboretum just off campus! I am sure you will be fine here. I have never thought of myself as particularly smart, but the UM admissions office knows what they’re doing. You’ll be okay!</p>
<p>once u get to colllege, it starts over, so the fact that you got deferred means nothing, it’s a blank slate, conquer it with your all!!</p>
<p>I’ve seen smart (HS) students get destroyed, and I’ve seen average (HS) students flourish. Make good study habits, know your limits, and you will be golden.</p>
<p>I’ve come to the conclusion that test scores are a **** indicator of college performance, if that’s what you’re basing it on. If we had a perfect measure of intelligence, that’d probably only be slightly better.</p>
<p>^scores definitely have some merit, but they just don’t measure your study habits, so the consequences are exactly like blackpen said.</p>
<p>^I imagine they’re a pretty good indicator of how smart someone is, but it really seems from my experience that they really do suck at predicting college performance, atleast beyond a certain level (say high-20s). Blackpen just gives one explanation for why that may be the case.</p>