the truth about UMich-AnnArbor???

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<p>Everyone seems to agree that UMich is a good school (some even argue that it brushes its shoulder against UCBerk) but besides that there aren't much talking going on about the school... you know...nobody's dying trying to go there(or at least it seems that way). No comment about its ranking (either good or bad). so how good is the school really?? I'm curious to know :)</p>

<p>Oh!! and about the admission...is it hard to get in? the numbers show more than half of the people who apply gets admitted with relatively low stats. How tough is it?</p>

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<p>see! this is exatly what i meant.. not many people have strong feelings toward that school. is that good or bad? maybe neither...</p>

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<p>University of Michigan-Ann Arbor=UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>U of Michigan can definitely brush shoulders against Berkeley...Michigan is the second best public after Berkeley, and in a way, it's only second because it's admit rate is 60%. </p>

<p>U of M ties Berkeley in undergraduate business for 3rd place (after Wharton/Sloan) on US News.
U of M beats Berkeley by a few places in law by placing 8th as opposed to Berkeley's 13th on US News.
U of M is only 4 places behind Berkeley, and it's mainly because of it's admission rate.</p>

<p>U of M has rolling admissions from october until february, so it's a lot less competitive for those who apply in the october-november period and show lots of interest. Those who got in with really low stats (like what? 3.2/1100?) got in because they were legacies, recruited athletes, big money contributors, or they're instate. Out of state is obviously more competitive than instate-but not to worry, not everybody's going to cut each other's throats out to get into Michigan, especially if one is conservative and from the south(it's cold, and liberal). It's a lot less competitive (for out-of staters as well as instaters) than UCLA which ties Michigan for 25th place.</p>

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<p>it's only second because it's admit rate is 60%. </p>

<p>That's not true at all.</p>

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<p>on these boards you have people who consider going to a school like Cornell "settling for less". The standards are unrealistically high, to say the least ;) So you just don't have the crowd of people around who are interested in Umich. Try the board specific for that school if you want more activity ...</p>