Should I attend UNC Chapel Hill or Michigan?

<p>I was accepted yesterday OOS early action to UNC and was notified today that I had been accepted to Michigan after initially being deferred. These are my top 2 schools and I couldn't be happier. The issue is - deciding where to go. I've been a die hard UNC fan all my life and my mother attended there. I've also been a Michigan fan, having grown up in Ohio and hating OSU. I plan to study either economics or finance, and both schools have stellar programs. I've lived with cold weather in Cleveland all my life so it wouldn't bother me at Michigan, but I would also love the Chapel Hill warm weather. UNC is cheaper OOS than Michigan as well.</p>

<p>Could anyone use this information to give me pros and cons of the two schools? Any opinions on where would be a more advantageous education? THANK YOU!</p>

<p>My D’s guidance counselor tells me the students he had as clients who went to UMich absolutely love it. Rave about it when they see him. He says they must be doing something right with u/g education at UMich. D’s gf came home from AA thinking that omg she’d made the best decision in the world! On the other hand, my neighbor’s D absolutely loves UNC-CH. I don’t know if you can go wrong here. Maybe you could let the money decide. Show your parents how you’re a team player, I dunno.</p>

<p>Go to Michigan if you are thinking about business/finance. Ross>Kenan-Flagler. </p>

<p>If UNC is cheaper, go with UNC. Both schools are excellent so go where it’s the cheapest, plus you seem to tend toward UNC-CH because of weather. :)</p>

<p>“If UNC is cheaper, go with UNC.” </p>

<p>Too simple of an answer. If you are interested in finance, Michigan is the clear choice between the two. The “advantageous education” for your area of interest is Michigan.</p>

<p>OP, you’ll meet people on CC who are hard-core supporters of certain institutions. rjkofnovi is such a one. That is not to say he’s wrong in this case. From what I’ve seen of his posts, I’ve concluded he believes in the excellence of UMich, but there are other excellent schools out there. Clearly, in this case he feels there’s no question UMich is the superior finance school, and he may be right.</p>

<p>Is it worth $50,000/year though? Because that’s how much Michigan costs OOS. </p>

<p>well, it wouldn’t be $50K per year for an OH resident. UNC-CH OOS is 46K incl. health insurance and travel. UMich closer to 55K and it’s not clear that incl. health insurance and travel. It would be more like 10K per year more to attend UMich.</p>

<p>Both are top ten programs for finance per USNews: <a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-finance”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-finance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>quakerstake, isn’t your alias a play on a sub shop at UPitt called quakersteak?</p>

<p>Michigan is a target/semi target school for your area of interest. UNC is not. </p>

<p>Yes. that and Penn Quakers.</p>

<p>To OP, I agree UMich is stronger for finance than UNC but the difference might not be so great to override other factors (cost, fit, direct admit opportunity).</p>

<p>Visit both Chapel Hill and Ann Arbor between early November and early May. Compare. No contest. Both are outstanding universities in wonderful college towns, but why would any reasonable person with a choice choose Michigan in Fall/Winter/Spring over North Carolina? That question is rhetorical. My nephew chose Kalamazoo College over Davidson. He’s not a reasonable person…</p>

<p>“Both are outstanding universities in wonderful college towns, but why would any reasonable person with a choice choose Michigan in Fall/Winter/Spring over North Carolina?”</p>

<p>The OP is from northern Ohio. </p>

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<p>All the more reason, IMO. This could be his best chance to get out ;)</p>

<p>chapel hill>>ann arbor.</p>

<p>ann arbor>chapel hill>>>>>>>>>>worcester</p>

<p>op: disregard the last two comments, they’re little fun jabs between alumni :)</p>

<p>BTW, Worcester is pronounced Worster…quite apropos. </p>

<p>Worcester is 45 miles to Boston, about the same distance of Ann Arbor to Detroit. But the Michigan boosters will no doubt claim Detroit is a better option than Beantown! Btw, Holy Cross did play the Wolverines in hoops this year and kept it close for most of the first half. Chapel Hill is a fantastic college town with nice weather and only 8 miles from Duke(beautiful campus) and its storied basketball tradition.</p>