<p>@claireliu313 Washu beats Umich by far anyday. Im not necessarily talking from ranking, but washu is much harder to get in, and has much more reputation. I actually think Washu is tied with NU.</p>
<p>Claireliu, nirvana has no idea what he is talking about. He is focused on some childish idea of prestige as he looks through the US news overall academic rankings.</p>
<p>UMich’s engineering program is actually better than Cornell’s, Princeton’s and all the rest below it. It is ranked 7th. You should probably be going there even if you get into Cornell.
[Best</a> Undergraduate Engineering Programs | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate)</p>
<p>@claireliu313
for your major, I highly recommend Michigan for its awesome EE department. Its true that WashU is harder to get into, but WashU is not better at EE</p>
<p>If I want to change my major (like finance or financial engineering) in graduate school, which one would best prepare me to a good graduate school?</p>
<p>University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
[Best</a> Finance Programs | Top Business Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/finance-rankings]Best”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/finance-rankings)</p>
<p>Wash U is more prestigious overall at the undergrad level…that being said Mich engineering is very strong. One issue w/Mich will be the huge class size and less personal attention from administration/advisers/professors etc</p>
<p>@muaythai - yeah imagine I’m a fringe applicant whereas you were clearly very strong</p>
<p>I assume you are being sarcastic considering you were accepted to Stanford. You were very rude to me about my chances at US colleges and I got in as an international. It would be nice to see you get rejected, yolocholo.</p>
<p>reflect back on your post history…you were critical of people starting at community colleges and saying they were clearly inferior candidates to you and your ‘top 5’ Canadian University… I wasn’t the only one to pick up on the condescending tone in some of your posts as I recall you being called out on it by at least one other member on here. </p>
<p>In any event enjoy UNC…my bro goes there and the 65% female student body makes it a great environment for any male to pursue an excellent education!</p>
<p>Maybe my tone was bad (that was a stressful time), but I think that my intention was just to say that a 3.9, for example, at CC =/= a 3.9 at a strong university. Anyway, I don’t want to dig up that ugly conversation from the grave. I think that I will be happier at UNC than Northwestern. I am digging the 65% female student body as well :)</p>
<p>You guys think it is a good sign to NOT hear from NU yet? OR irrelavant?</p>
<p>My theory, which seems to be the only logical method IMO, is that they accept the ones they want for sure and reject the ones that they don’t in the beginning and then converge to the middle of the pack. This is what I found with Cornell. Some people, such as yolocholo, will disagree. However, it does not make any sense to me that they would accept applicants blindly in random order, because they could over admit and miss some good ones at the end.</p>
<p>@claireliu313 I’m from Michigan about a half hour away from Ann Arbor, it’s definitely a great school and actually really difficult to get into. Ann Arbor is a great college town too with tons of awesome stores and hangouts. If I don’t get into
NU I plan on trying to transfer to U of M Ann Arbor mid year as I decided to transfer too late this past semester to apply there. Best of luck!</p>
<p>not sure where I ever implied something along those lines…my experiences have mirrored yours w/staggered admission schools. Our opposite but identical situations with Cornell/NW have led me to the same conclusion</p>
<p>Hating this wait :(</p>
<p>What’s the count of folks who haven’t heard yet??</p>
<p>Let’s take a tally to pass the time? </p>
<p>I am 1, school I applied: The School of Communications</p>
<p>Everyone?</p>
<p>@muaythaiguy18 Im sorry, but you are also trapped the prestige-seeking based on individual rankings. I have no connection with Washu or Umich, but I was just saying Washu SEAS is no way worse than UMich’s engineering… You mentioned that U mich is ranked #7 and Cornell is is 8th, so one should go to Umich… Okay, then Princeton is ranked #10 and UIUC is ranked #5. Would anyone go to UIUC instead of Princeton just because UIUC is ranked higher in individual rankings?</p>
<p>And what’s wrong about considering prestige when they choose colleges? Do you not care about prestige at all?</p>
<p>@marsili2689: Haven’t heard from Medill yet either</p>
<p>@nirvana1234 - he applied to most of the Ivies and other top schools and didn’t have the best luck…perceptions often change as options change – large public schools now appeal more following this application cycle as he is UNC bound. </p>
<p>In any event I’d agree w/Wash U > Mich</p>
<p>and I’m still waiting to hear from the School of Education & Social Policy</p>
<p>Yolocholo, I was denied by every school which I applied for financial aid at and accepted by every school that I did not. International + financial aid (need aware) clearly do not mix. Plus, I was not so lucky as to be able to apply as a Hispanic.</p>
<p>The UMich vs WashU opinion has nothing to do with “perceptions changing.” I looked up the list of best engineering programs, and UMich’s appears to be better than WashU’s. I am not as stuck on prestige as you guys are. I would go to NYU for economics grad school before Brown or Duke.</p>
<p>sigh… </p>
<p>Such a long wait. Just wished I could be over with this process.</p>