<p>This is a great school, but as someone who’s been here for two years…trust me, there are a lot of ignorant, academically lazy people. They accept WAY too many people</p>
<p>zach, you have a a significant percentage of such students at virtually every major university out there, even the smaller selective schools. Even at a schools like Harvard and Stanford, 10% of the students will qualify as ignorant and academically lazy. That is why nobody with experience will ever associate an individual’s potential with a university’s greatness. Credibility is always earned…never given away.</p>
<p>I chose U of M over Princeton, Yale, and Northwestern this year (after being accepted at all), and I would heartily disagree with your parents that U of M is not up to par. As Alexandre pointed out, there are ignorant and lazy students at every school, and when I visited Princeton for the admitted students’ weekend (Princeton Preview) I met a large number of people who fit that description. It seemed to me as though partying was actually a larger problem at the ivy leagues than people would expect, and I could tell there were a lot of spoiled rich kids around who thought they were above the law. Overall, I was far more impressed with U of M, and I am happy to say that is where I will find myself next fall!</p>
<p>Princeton is one of the most intellectual universities in the country. Its unlikely that they would accept someone that is academically ignorant and lazy.</p>
<p>^^^I think goldenboy is in shock that someone who was accepted to Princeton turned it down to attend Michigan.</p>
<p>He only turned it down for the Shipman, lets not kid ourselves here.</p>
<p>"He only turned it down for the Shipman, lets not kid ourselves here. "</p>
<p>You could very well be right. That you could deduce the above remark from one statement, including the posters sex, is absolutely amazing. Are you clairvoyant?</p>
<p>goldenboy is confusing feather14 for Alaskadubs, who chose Michigan with a Shipman over Princeton a couple of weeks ago. </p>
<p>The fact is, we do not know under what circumstances of feather14 chose Michigan over Princeton. Every year, there are dozens of students who are admitted into the “Big 5” who end up choosing Michigan. Some do so for financial reasons, others do it for a specific program and yet others do it for reasons of personal preference, regardless of the difference in the cost of attendance.</p>