U of M - Ann Arbor VS Notre Dame

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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I have been accepted into both schools and I have to make a decision like, NOW. I am going to school to major in Psychology with Pre-Medicine intent. I am not sure which school would be best for me and I simply want to make the BEST decision.

U of M has been my dream school for as long as I could remember. I have so much U of M gear it’s ridiculous. I thought that this was, for sure, the school that I was going to. U of M has a great campus and Pre-Med program. I am pretty familiar with a lot of the campus and my family has a few alumni from Michigan as well. This was for sure my school to be until…I looked into the University of Notre Dame.

I went to ND for the first Spring Visit week. I initially went simply for the free trip out of town, but it became so much more. While I was there, I began to fall in love with it’s beauty, social life, community, people, class intimacy, and the omelets! When I came home, I immediately began looking into this school and its Pre-Med program.

Both schools are great! I simply don’t know who to choose…Oh and did I mention that my twin sister will be going to U of M for sure? I don’t mind being separated though, but I do want her safe. Please help me!

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  1. Michigan’s psych and neuro-psych are among the top #1 to #3 in the country;

  2. Michigan’s UROP program (undergraduate research opportunity) is amongst the best in the country; Michigan’s research budget is huge (2nd largest in the country) by comparison with which Notre Dame’s research budget is a rounding error;

  3. Michigan undergrads who evince superior performance attend the medical school as one of the larger/largest cohorts in the school; Michigan’s medical campus contains millions of square feet of ultra-modern space; Michigan is one of the largest recipients of NIH research funding in the country;

  4. Michigan’s North Campus Research Center contains one of the largest health policy institutes in the country;

  5. Michigan’s central campus is destined (2-3 years) to be home to a new $260,000,000 bio building;

  6. Michigan’s school of Public Health is ranked #4 in the country;

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Do you have any websites that I may be able to pull this information up?

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  1. Michigan’s psych and neuro-psych are among the top #1 to #3 in the country;
    <== I’ve followed these rankings over the years: found on the University’s website or via google no specific site comes to mind

  2. Michigan’s UROP program (undergraduate research opportunity) is amongst the best in the country; Michigan’s research budget is huge (2nd largest in the country) by comparison with which Notre Dame’s research budget is a rounding error;
    <== I’ve followed these rankings over the years: found on the University’s website or via google no specific site comes to mind;

  3. Michigan undergrads who evince superior performance attend the medical school as one of the larger/largest cohorts in the school; Michigan’s medical campus contains millions of square feet of ultra-modern space; Michigan is one of the largest recipients of NIH research funding in the country;
    <== University website; sources such as the Wall Street Journal; university’s web page for the medical school;

  4. Michigan’s North Campus Research Center contains one of the largest health policy institutes in the country;
    <== found on the University’s website (there is an entire branch of the university’s website dedicated to the NCRC) or via google no specific site comes to mind

  5. Michigan’s central campus is destined (2-3 years) to be home to a new $260,000,000 bio building;
    <=== regental meetings; school newspaper; mlive.com

  6. Michigan’s school of Public Health is ranked #4 in the country;
    <=== USN&WR as well as Google;

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I am assuming you are OOS, so cost is probably not an issue. I would go for fit. Academically, Michigan is stronger, but the quality of the undergraduate education received at ND matches that at Michigan. So, the question to answer is simple: Where will you be happier? Where will you thrive?

If your twin is going to Michigan, that could be a plus. Do not underestimate the importance of having a strong support group in college.

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I have a friend with a twin sister also at UM. They’d pull pranks like showing up in my room completely sober one minute, then drunk the next, before i knew it was 2 different people. They’d also go to each other’s classes, even discussion sections, if the other was too hung over.

So yeah it can be used to your advantage i guess

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I think this is more a question about the kind of relationship you want to have with your twin than it is about the two schools. Either school can give you an excellent foundation for what you want to do. So it largely comes down to personal preferences re: campus life, culture, etc. On that score I’d choose Michigan in a heartbeat. But then, I don’t have twin, so I don’t know how I’d feel about staying close v. separating. I’ve known twins who have successfully made both choices. That’s your call.