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<p>That’s not really anything to brag about. ;)</p>
<p>I know students at the University of Michigan and they do not like it. This is not rare of course since many students will leave their original university for various reasons. It is just that for University of Michigan I actually understand why.</p>
<p>Top five for “most complete university” ( in no particular order)</p>
<p>Stanford University
Cornell University
University of Southern California
University of Wisconsin
University of Iowa</p>
<p>Iowa?</p>
<p>That is a very odd choice.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m not sure Iowa is a hotbed of cultural activity. Great creative writing program, though. It isn’t a school that I would think is attractive to the “whole” of students – probably due to location and overall ranking.</p>
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<p>I hate that I’m getting misinterpreted over and over by you Austin folk. Austin rocks, 6th Street rocks – but the point I keep trying to make is any school mentioned here that is in a major metropolitan area will have comparable “nightlife” as opposed to schools in small towns, rural areas, etc. That’s why I’m saying you can’t pit (for example) Stanford’s nightlife against UCLA’s nightlife because, although the cities are different, the offered “activities” are essentially the same.</p>
<p>Austin is a big music town – but so is LA. LA’s “East” neighborhoods (Echo Park, Silver Lake, Downtown) that are near USC are very similar to Austin’s vibes – so how can we really say one is “better” than the other? Same bands play in both areas, very similar demographics, different state. </p>
<p>This is what I meant when I say the nightlife argument is moot.</p>
<p>Yeah, no bias whatsoever from coolbrezze.</p>
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Of course I am not being bias, why else would I be returning to Iowa for my second year.</p>
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<p>Ehh…You’re attending Iowa U. You’re biased by default.</p>
<p>So you are gonna start by saying “Well I totally have friends that don’t lime Michigan, so it must be bad”</p>
<p>And then end with putting Iowa in your “Most all around universities” list?</p>
<p>That’s a way to kill credibility.</p>
<p>The BBall comment I made was just to say we got to the second round if the tourney and almost beat a one seed. How many schools that have been mentioned can say that?</p>
<p>Where are the SEC schools? Hahahaha</p>
<p>(Oh wait, some one said Florida a whole back and o think Vandy was mentioned. That’s about all they got)</p>
<p>Okay, simmer down PurpleDuckMan.</p>
<p>SEC schools are too busy paying athletes to create good all-around schools.</p>
<p>Also, disagree with Iowa. Is it a good school? yes. But, it wouldn’t make my list, mainly because you have to live in Iowa…</p>
<p>I’m sure it had nothing to do with Coolbreeze being rejected from Michigan.</p>
<p>In terms of pros and cons:
Stanford and Berkeley are large schools with excellent programs, but it’s cold and wet in the winter months, just a bit better than the East Coast schools without the snow. Berkeley is located in a disadvantage area in terms of low crime. Usually, large campuses take 20-30 minutes or more to walk from one side of the campus to the other side, a bike or a car will be helpful to get around. UC’s large class setting can range between 300-500 students and be taught by a TA instead of a professor. So something to think about if you like large campuses. This also applies to UCLA, UCI, UCSD, and UCSB in terms of large campuses and large class setting. For USC, it’s a large private school with excellent programs also in a disadvantage area in terms of low crime, similar to UC Berkeley except Berkeley is a public school. However, UCLA, UCI, UCSD, UCSB and USC have better weather than Stanford and Berkeley in the winter. With that said, we chose a hidden gem, Chapman University in the OC because they’ve got everything.</p>
<p>Chapman is a mid-size private school with excellent programs, small class sizes, beautiful campus in a nice neighborhood, short walk across the campus (10-20 minutes), great weather, excellent location (close to the beaches and mountains, near Disneyland and sports facilities), etc.</p>
<p>The Claremont Colleges</p>
<p>Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern</p>
<p>Iowa is a cool state, but engineering and agriculture are so much bigger at ISU, so the U of Iowa is a bit less rounded than the five above.</p>
<p>RE: Claremont Colleges: Those are awesome schools, but the area is pretty sleepy (NOTHING to do, so you need a car if you want any semblance of excitement) and the sports teams are basically nonexistent. Good for the “campus feel” and academics, though. Pomona (nearby town) does get some big name concerts at the Fox Theatre, but most of my friends who attended school in Pomona/Claremont always ended up driving 45 minutes to hang out in LA instead.</p>
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<p>Wrong. 100% wrong. I grew up near Stanford, so I like to think I know a bit about the region’s weather. </p>
<p>Cal, maybe the weather doesn’t rank so high because it’s close to the actual bay and does get foggy – but Palo Alto is in the SOUTH BAY which is warmer. Rain is average for California; I feel it rains about the same amount in the South Bay as it does in LA. If the Bay Area DOES get a lot of rain, it’s usually around the time students would be home for Winter breaks anyway. Same goes for the temperature – can dip down to the high 40s at night, but this is usually only in December/January and it’s rare.</p>
<p>Saying rain in the Bay Area (really the only negative) is on a similar level as the flooding, blizzards, high winds and thunderstorms that the East Coast gets is laughable.</p>
<p>Chapman is a “nice” school, but it’s hardly academically challenging or renown outside of California. Close friend from high school went there and while she loved her friends, she really disliked the high presence of the Greek system, the lack of “things to do” in Orange (you can’t go to Disneyland all the time…) and her lack of job prospects upon graduation. She also had a really negative opinion of the film program in the end. </p>
<p>Also, Chapman isn’t a sports-heavy school and I don’t see it being much of a “school spirit” university like a lot of the other names being thrown around.</p>
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<p>If people are debating Iowa, then these two really aren’t going to fly.</p>
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<p>UNC, for one! We play Duke at least twice a year and beat them more often than not.</p>
<p>Not lately. UNC has the edge overall at 131-101 (all time stats), but in the coach K era it’s an even 36-36.</p>
<p>I haven’t even heard of Chapman tbh. (Or Claremont for that matter)</p>