<p>Hey zuzusplace you're not alone. Michigan is the most prestigious university on my list. I chose it over Grand Valley, Michigan Tech, Calvin, Hope, and Dordt College. Most people from my school go to Grand Valley, Ferris, and Central anyways. So it's pretty sweet I'm the only one going here from my class! :)</p>
<p>i also turned down nyu-stern for ross, but as a transfer.</p>
<p>Turned down:</p>
<p>NYU, USC, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UWashington, Fordham</p>
<p>MightyNick, They didnt have the Ross PA program 2 years ago when I applied to colleges, so I got in the normal way. And I would have regretted my decision if I didnt get into Ross, but luckily I did =)</p>
<p>Wow! What a risk that was!</p>
<p>I'm gonna be a sophomore this fall and will apply to Ross next spring. I don't fancy my chances, but I'm prepared to do Economics.</p>
<p>I only applied to two schools: MSU and UM cuz I knew I would get into MSU but I wasn't sure about UM but luckily I got accepted. People at my school usually go to MSU, Oakland, GVSU or CMU. Only the brainiest of dorks from my school like myself go to UM :-)</p>
<p>I chose Michigan over Washington University in St. Louis.</p>
<p>I turned down, Purdue, Wiconsin-Madison, UCSD, RPI and Drexel (w/ half ride)</p>
<p>Yeah, same as Niihla10. It was quite a risk. But Stern overall would have cost me too much. Michigan at least offered me a very good financial aid package, even when I'm out of state. I was lucky.</p>
<p>My son chose U Mich over NYU, U Miami (24,000 per year scholarship), Wash U and Bucknell</p>
<p>D turned down IU, USC, Rice, CIM, and Eastman</p>
<p>I chose michigan over Cornell(10 K) a year cheaper and U chicago</p>
<p>Then you are stupid. You turned down better cheaper educations. If you are in business and not going to grad, I could see it, otherwise, for reasons other than feel you are crazy. And you must have cash to be able to turn town 40g's. I think you are crazy, but that's just me(and I'm not saying UM is bad or anything, but 40k and Cornell to give up, that's a lot).</p>
<p>DSC, Cornell and Chicago aren't better than Michigan. I am an alum of both Michigan and Cornell and I can tell you those two schools are identical in amost every way. The main difference is setting. Cornell is more beautiful and better suited for outdoorsy types and Michigan is more lively and better suited for people who like city living.</p>
<p>I wanted to go to Cornell at one point, but I am SOOOOOOO glad I turned it down. Spending 4 years in isolated, cold Ithaca when I could be in Ann Arbor or, um, just about anywhere else? (and if you thought Michigan girls were bad...look up Cornell's cheerleaders...)</p>
<p>but you really can't compare schools in that way.</p>
<p>say hypothetically that you chose cornell instead of michigan. maybe if you would've had such an amazing experience there, that you would've ended up being glad you turned down michigan.</p>
<p>i also think college experiences will be different when you are an undergrad or grad student. </p>
<p>i'm pretty sure dsc is just saying that cornell and uchicago are better schools overall than michigan. i honestly would have to agree and i would've gone to either cornell and uchicago over umichigan and even ross (unless i was a michigan resident).</p>
<p>Yeah, clearly Harvard, Yale, and Princeton are the only schools that are better than Michigan.:rolleyes:</p>
<p>What makes one school "better" than another depends on a multitude of variables and is different for each individual. But thanks for your sarcastic enlightenment, evil_asian.</p>
<p>i turned down nothing for michigan.</p>
<p>i wasnt accepted anywhere else lol... applied to 7 colleges. Thats what happens when you apply to HYPS</p>
<p>backfire: Basically the same thing for me. I knew I was guaranteed to get in here, and Michigan is pretty consistently around #7 for math grad schools. I figured I might as well only apply to places that really interested me and had programs ranked considerably higher (MIT/Caltech/Princeton). I also had a little bit of pressure to go here because my Grandma went here, my mom/dad/uncle/aunt all went here (dad also did masters and PhD here), and I was the last opportunity for somebody in my generation t go here.</p>