<p>Does FAFSA require listing of the appraisal value of one’s parents’ home? Is it possible to live in a million-dollar home and still qualify, in other words, low income, but high equity (say, through inheritance)?</p>
<p>No question between these two that you should choose based on fit. There’s no use splitting hairs over which one is stronger, or has greater reputation since they’re pretty much similar. </p>
<p>Michigan/Ann Arbor:
Traditional college experience, college town, cold weather.</p>
<p>UCLA/LA:
pretty traditional all around college experience, College area/big city, warm weather.</p>
<p>I say “college area/big city” because Westwood is sort of like its own little college town in some respects. It’s chalk full of UCLA students. If you venture outward past westwood, however, you have the greater LA area at your command. </p>
<p>For me personally I’d go with UCLA because of the nice weather, the beach, and the famous city at your doorstep, but it totally depends on what your looking for.</p>
<p>“For me personally I’d go with UCLA because of the nice weather, the beach, and the famous city at your doorstep, but it totally depends on what your looking for.” </p>
<p>No kidding!</p>
<p>“I say “college area/big city” because Westwood is sort of like its own little college town in some respects. It’s chalk full of UCLA students.”</p>
<p>No kidding!</p>
<p>“Michigan/Ann Arbor:
Traditional college experience, college town, cold weather.”</p>
<p>My kind of place.</p>
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I was responding to goldboy’s claim that “UCLA has greater international recognition…especially in the Far East”.</p>
<p>I worked for a Fortune 100 company in Asia for almost 15 years, and I had regional responsibilities. I’ve met senior managements and hiring managers from many global companies. As far as I know, a degree from UCB, UCLA and Michigan is very highly respected (though I can’t say the same for some of the top ranked schools on USNWR), but I’ve never heard anyone say that UCLA is more highly recognized than Michigan, or vice versa.</p>
<p>The only exception may be in China. In China, Michigan is more prestigious than UCLA among alumni, academia, businesses and employers. Michigan has more than a century of involvement in China, almost as old as Yale’s. Michigan welcomed its first students from China as early as 1911. There are thousands of Michigan alum working in China, including some very prominent people in the political and financial areas.</p>
<p>In the academic area, Michigan has joint institutes and academic collaborations with Beijing, Tsinghua, Fudan and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities. Michigan hosted four Michigan-China University Leadership Forum, requested by and co-sponsored with the Chinese Ministry of Education. The Ross School of Business operates an office in Hong Kong to coordinates its many executive training programs in China and the rest of Asia.</p>
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I’ve only met some UCLA alum at joint-club functions. You are right that I have not met many of them. I do have two observations:</p>
<p>I know that UCLA has an alumni club in Hong Kong 'cause we have joint-club functions with them occasionally. However, I’ve never seen a UCLA booth at any of the major college fairs in the past eight years. Most of the top US universities were represented by alumni, including UCB and UVa. Why?</p>
<p>UCLA has an alumni chapter in China. However, the member roster shows only 43 active members (<a href=“宣城潦钟水电安装有限公司”>宣城潦钟水电安装有限公司). Why? We have more Michigan Wolverines showing up for the NCAA final four game this morning.</p>
<p>My reasoning is based more on deduction. Michigan has stronger alumni network in the Far East mainly because we have more alum and we’ve been here much longer.</p>
<p>I would go to UCLA because of the Cali weather!</p>
<p>So where are the evidences that “UCLA has greater international recognition … in the Far East”, or anywhere in the world?</p>
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<p>Maybe because the majority of alumni are using a more convenient website, like LinkedIn</p>
<p>UCLA Anderson Alumni of Asia has 1500 members</p>
<p>[UCLA</a> Anderson Alumni Network: Asia | LinkedIn](<a href=“Sign Up | LinkedIn”>Sign Up | LinkedIn)</p>
<p>UCLA alumni in china look like a fairly active group given that they only have about 200 members</p>
<p>[UCLA</a> Alumni in China | LinkedIn](<a href=“Sign Up | LinkedIn”>Sign Up | LinkedIn)</p>
<p>Searches for “Michigan Asia” or “Michigan China” turn up very low group members.</p>
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<p>The fact that UCLA is ranked above Michigan in virtually every international ranking, and the fact that there are UCLA stores in a number of places, including china and the UK.</p>
<p>Perhaps the amount by which its international presence is greater is marginal, but it’s still greater.</p>