Michigan vs. Rochester

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>As an undecided major, pre-med, which would be a better choice?</p>

<p>*Rochester is giving me about 20k-25k more a year</p>

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<p>Go to Rochester. You will be saving a lot of money and you could come out with a high GPA for med school.</p>

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<p>If you are 100% sure about Medical school, I would go fo Rochester too. As far as medical schools are concerned, Michigan and Rochester are both respected. Since Rochester will cost you $100,000 less over four years, given the expense associated with medical school, it makes perfect sense to save as much money during your undergrad years as possible.</p>

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<p>^Absolutely.</p>

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<p>@ Alexandre: “Since Rochester will cost you $100,000 less over four years”</p>

<p>Well, the tuition and COA is less for Michigan than a private school.</p>

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The OP is getting 20-25K more grants from Rochester.</p>

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<p>Also, Michigan is the most expensive public school (well at least that’s what it seems like) and I have also heard their FA is awful</p>

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<p>Michigan is the 2nd most expensive public. UC-Berk is more…</p>

<p>and that may only apply as far as in-state rates go. I know Umich oos tuition is CRAZY so it may be number 1 oos. idk</p>

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<p>Michigan’s tuition for OOS students is higher than Cal’s, UCLA’s or UVa’s, but total cost of attendance is highest at Cal and UCLA. Regardless, the differences in tuition and/or total cost of attendance between those four universities are insignificant. </p>

<p>TUITION:
Michigan: $34,937 for Freshmen and Juniors, $37,389 for Juniors and Seniors
Cal: $33,745
UCLA: $33,660
UVa: N/A</p>

<p>ROOM AND BOARD:
Cal: $14,500
UCLA: $13,734
Michigan: $9,274
UVa: N/A</p>

<p>TUITION & ROOM AND BOARD$
Cal: $48,245
UCLA: $47,394
Michigan:$44,211 for Freshmen and Sophomores, $46,663 for Juniors and Seniors
UVa: N/A</p>

<p>TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE (including books, health insurance, travel etc…):
Cal: $53,851
UCLA: $52,581
Michigan: $48,500 for Freshmen and Sophomores, $51,000 for Juniors and Seniors
UVa: $47,500</p>

<p>[UC</a> Berkeley Financial Aid Office Cost of Attendance](<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/home/cost.htm]UC”>http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/home/cost.htm)
<a href=“http://www.fao.ucla.edu/publications/2010-2011/UG_&_G_Budgets_for_Web.pdf[/url]”>http://www.fao.ucla.edu/publications/2010-2011/UG_&_G_Budgets_for_Web.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
[University</a> of Michigan Office of Financial Aid: Cost of Attendance](<a href=“http://www.finaid.umich.edu/Financial_Aid_Basics/cost.asp]University”>http://www.finaid.umich.edu/Financial_Aid_Basics/cost.asp)</p>

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<p>It really irritates me that this school is so expensive for out of staters.</p>

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<p>Giants, Michigan is priced correctly. In fact, I think it is slightly underpriced. Schools like American University, Northeastern, Boston University, Tulane, George Washington etc… are all more expensive than Michigan despite not being as strong academically. Michigan should cost as much as its peers, like Cal, Cornell, Northwestern and Penn, all of which cost OOS students $52,000-$55,000. </p>

<p>Michigan’s cost has its benefits and its drawbacks.</p>

<p>BENEFITS:

  1. OOS students who come to Michigan generally really want to be here (not bearcats though!)
  2. Most OOS and international students come from relatively wealthy families, and that’s great for networking</p>

<p>DRAWBACKS:

  1. I believe education is a right, not a priviledge, and as such, it should be affordable to all.
  2. We definitely lose a lot of highly talented OOS students to universities that give better financial assistance than Michigan</p>

<p>Michigan needs to do the following:

  1. Be fairer to qualified students from lower income and middle income families by meeting ALL (100%) of their needs, regardless of their state of residence (and if possible, regardless of their nationality)
  2. Give out more generous scholraships to gifted applicants (regardless of state of residence or nationality) in order to attract a higher percentage of such students. </p>

<p>Unfortunately, we are not in a financial position to do this yet, although we are certainly on our way to one day doing so. I would give it another 15-20 years or so…unless Larry Page decides to donate $5 billion, in which case, it could happen earlier! hehe!</p>

<p>Also, we should keep in mind that many universities who claim to meet 100% of need do not really do so because:

  1. They are the ones who determine actual “need” and often low-ball students BIG TIME!
  2. They accept a lower percentage of applicants who actually need aid</p>

<p>For example, some schools claim to meet 100% of need, but only 25%-35% of their students actually need aid. At Michigan, 50% of students need aid.</p>

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<p>Problem: if UM gave more generous scholarships/met 100% of need regardless of their state of residence it would likely worsen the flight of Michigan students out of the state once they graduate.</p>

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<p>I am in the exact same situation except Rochester costs me 9k a year and UMich 14K
What should I do?</p>

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<p>^ Michigan</p>