<p>In response to Dark Knight. I got in with pretty low SAT’s(1590). I’m also an out of state resident and an African American male. Even though I will be attending Michigan this year, I think the University is great in terms of academics and organizational involvement. I also think the campus boasts in athletic and academic facilities. People keep saying that advising is bad, but I think it depends on who your advisor is. Like I met with my advisor not too long ago and she has already provided a wealth of information and knowledge about succeeding at U-M as well as what it takes to get into the nations top Medical schools. She has provided me information about my learning habits and how to succeed in conceptual subjects like Organic Chemistry and Biology. She has given me advice about affiliating with CSP so I can take advantage of their tutoring services. She is just a great person. She also has helped me with the concerns that I had about Michigan. What’s good about my advisor is that she is also the Pre-health advisor for the school. It makes my life easier because I can go to one person for all my academic and organizational needs.</p>
<p>That being said, I have no first hand experience because I haven’t started classes yet. I will have to see how it goes, but I’m trying to keep in touch with her over the summer and everything. Creating relationships with teachers, advisors, GSI’s and other things is a great way to share interests and learn about yourself and potentially excel in academic studies.</p>
<p>The University has excellent departments. Most of them rank in the top 10. I visited the new Stephen M. Ross building and I have to say it is unreal. The architecture is excellent. The interior of the building is very modern and comfortable.</p>
<p>The school is crazy about sports and I love that. Michigan’s hate for Ohio State is hilarious, but very serious. The campus is really big. It can be hard navigating around and finding where your classes are supposed to be. It can also be frustrating circling around to find a building when in fact the building you might be looking for is behind the building thats in front of you.</p>
<p>The campus is looks very nice, but there is a load of construction projects going on, which can be a nuisance for drivers. The weather was pretty nice, but the mornings are sort of chilly. I would have to say that Ann Arbor is the quintessential college city. Bars, movie theaters, good restaurants, and diversity really make the city shine. It is similar to NYC in some ways. People walk the streets at 1 am just having fun, relaxing and socializing. Relationships are abundant across campus and the vibe is positive.</p>
<p>Parking sucks at Michigan. Greek life is amazing. When it comes to football no school compares to the excitement of Michigan football games. Average attendance for each game is about 110,000 students. Capacity of the actual stadium is 107,501. I must say that the hotel prices for people spending the night at Michigan for football games is pretty extreme. Cheap hotels that normally charge 70 dollars a night on a regular basis will charge 170-200 dollars a night on or near important football game days. Tuition is expensive for out of state students, but I think its worth it. If you compare Michigan to privates like Cornell, Duke, Carnegie Mellon and NYU, I think Michigan is well worth the money. It could be cheaper, but due to certain circumstances that our out of Michigan’s control, tuition will always be expensive.</p>
<p>People like to say that Michigan is a safety for those qualified students that didn’t get into Ivy league schools, but Michigan will challenge every student academically, socially, mentally and physically. It will be hard to get used to the school at first, but after that its a really fun and exciting place to learn, meet new friends, experience new lifestyles and backgrounds and create a wealth of memories.</p>
<p>Michigan WOLVERINES!
GO BLUE!</p>