<p>i am having trouble deciding which school. i am leaning towards loyola, and just some advice and/or opinions would be much appreciated. at the moment i want to be pre-med</p>
<p>Marquette
-not quite as big as the other 2, but it sounds like they have bigger classes than loyola
-good basketball team (this isn't very important, but it would be cool)
-ranked higher than loyola (i am not sure how big of a difference this makes)
-milwaukee and the area around campus isn't anything great
-wasnt impressed by the campus, kinda a boring campuse it seemed like
-between money my parents have saved and FA there is still $5000 per year that isn't covered unless the money increases in the next couple years
-just far enough that coming home is somewhat difficult</p>
<p>Loyola
-great location, really liked the campus when i visited
-a bit worried about the quality of academics
-it has a med school
-no good sports teams, dont care too much about this though
-between money saved and FA i will be able to cover COA, but no money left for anything after grad school
-coming home for a weekend is easy</p>
<p>Michigan
-great academics and reputation, but big classes and TAs
-great athletics, Ann Arbor is nice, good greek life
-by far the cheapest (i'm in-state) so i would have money left for grad or med school
-less than hour from home, but i'm not sure if this is good
-basically, i like the area, the social scene sorta, its cheap, and a great school, but its very big and i think i would rather be in an urban area.
-not to many negatives, but UMich's negatives are big ones</p>
<p>TAs only teach 3% of classes at Michigan, all of which are introduction level courses. Also remember that those TAs are generally third and fourth year PhD students in top 10 departments, so they are brilliant in their own right.</p>
<p>I don’t say this often, but I think both private schools on your list are just plain academically inferior to Michigan, and I don’t think they necessarily offer a better experience outside the classroom either (while Michigan is justifiably famous for all the fun things to do on campus and in town).</p>
<p>Michigan being much cheaper would make this a very easy call for me if I were in your shoes.</p>
<p>i think i want to major in chemistry or psychology for pre-med. i do realize they are not as good academically, but i think i would not like how Michigan is huge. Ann Arbor is a nice city, but chicago is much better. i feel that i would like loyola a lot more, and although academically it isnt as good, i would be fine if i work hard. i also was accepted today to DePauw, so that is in the mix now too.</p>
<p>DePauw
-really like the small classes (none over 40)
-academically strong
-good greek scene
-the town isn’t very good i have heard, it basically sounds a lot like the town i am coming from
-i dont know about FA yet, but i did get a $5000 per year scholarship.</p>
<p>Loyola’s not exactly tiny, either. It’s a valid criterion, but I think that Michigan does an unusually good job of creating esprit de corps and replicating a lot of the good aspects of small-school residential life. Since you are interested in joining the Greek system, that ought to minimize a lot of your concerns about being lost on a big campus.</p>
<p>I can’t comment on DePauw until you know if it’s financially feasible. It wouldn’t be the school for me, but it might be just right for you.</p>
<p>Cross, Michigan’s ratio of Chemistry faculty to undergraduate Chemistry major is 1:2. Non-intro (100 levels), non-premed related chemistry classes at Michigan will generally have well under 30 students. I would not worry about Michigan’s size if you are intending on majoring in Chemistry.</p>
<p>Obviously, if you insist on attending an urban university to the exclusion of all else, Loyalo makes sense. Otherwise, I would say Michigan is an easy decision here.</p>
<p>You state you feel that you will be much happier at Loyola, so I will countinue to consider the school. Though UMich is your most affordable and you also express it as a good option so I would also keep that school on the list.</p>
<p>i dont insist on an urban area but i would like it. i am pretty sure i dont want to go to umich. Loyola may not be that small, but walking around the campus it felt much smaller than umich</p>