<p>Hi all,
So I recently came back from my Michigan Campus Day. I fell in love with the school and the spirit. But I also applied to Cornell's ILR School and received a Guaranteed Transfer...</p>
<p>I really wanted to stay at a school for 4 years, but I am wondering if not accepting the Cornell offer would be a mistake?</p>
<p>How much more competitive are Cornell Students compared to Michigan Students in the job markets? I'm from the East Coast, so I feel like Cornell has more name recognition and prestige. Would you say 4 years at Michigan would be better than 1 year at Mich, and 3 years at Cornell?</p>
<p>I am OSS for both ILR and Michigan... so money isn't a factor here.</p>
<p>P.S. Cornell was my first choice school where I ED'd and was then deferred. It was my dream school...</p>
<p>The tuition for both are approximately the same but, the name of Cornell and the opportunities you can get from going to such a university will remain unmatched. Getting into graduate school will be easier through Cornell (it will make your application stand out). In addition to that, Cornell is a MUCH smaller school so, you won’t be overwhelmed.</p>
<p>Confusion here: the GT requires you to attend another school before attending ILR…you accept the GT and attend UMich for freshman year…you can then decide if you want to go to Cornell for sophomore year as the transfer…</p>
<p>Am I missing something?</p>
<p>Many students do not actually transfer to Cornell, btw with the GT because they become ensconced in their own school’s culture…off hand I know 3 who stayed where they started…</p>
<p>If the GT requires you to attend another school before attending ILR and the OP attends Michigan for the first year, I would say the odds are that the OP will be spending years 2-4 in Ann Arbor as well. The difference in name recognition and prestige is negligible and you will not receive unanimous opinion on which is better. Same for job opportunities and graduate school. Better location? My understanding is that Ithica is a small town in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>It sounds like it makes sense for the OP to spend his first year at Michigan and then decide between the dream school and school he fell in love with.</p>
<p>It will also be interesting to hear Alexandre’s thoughts because he is familiar with both schools.</p>
Alright see that’s ridiculous. Worse location, more scenic, you also love michigan, the same academics. Fixed it for you.</p>
<p>It’s not like you have to decide now, come to Michigan for a year and see if you want to leave or not, pretty simple really. I’d bet against you wanting to leave but that’s your decision.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think I will go to Michigan next year and see what happens. I hate to sign this GT agreement (even though it’s non-binding) because I feel like it’ll make my Michigan experience a little worse if I always have this “back-up” plan. But I am definitely looking forward to going to Michigan next year… and not gonna lie, the sports are really enticing.</p>
<p>Why make the decision now? Accept the GTbut enroll into Michigan with the attitude that you will give the school a chance. Enjoy your first year at Michigan, do well academically, attend football games and then make your decision. </p>
<p>Both schools are excellent and have strong reputations in the work place. I do not think Cornell enjoys a greater reputation, even on the East Coast. I personally have an undergraduate degree from Michigan (AB Econ, class of '96) and a graduate degree from Cornell’s school of ILR (MILR, class of '01). Both experiences were great, but very different. One option for you, should you wish to have a more “practical” degree, is to get into Ross.</p>
see you around campus next fall!! And you’ll fall in love with UM and Ann Arbor. You’ll never want to leave. haha.</p>