<p>Hey I am accepted in Flint and Dearborn campus of University of Michigan> But i am still considering to transfer the prestige school ann arbor which is the best. So I need to get higher GPA and good recommendation letter less academic pressure. Which one is the good choice any ideas???</p>
<p>Well, in terms of recognition, Ann Arbor is the most prestigious by far. However, I’m sure each campus would offer the same quality of education. You won’t get the University of Michigan feel to its full effect unless you go to Ann Arbor though.</p>
<p>I’d recommend you just go to whichever is closer. If you live around Flint/Saginaw/Midland/Bay City then go to Flint. If you live in Metro Detroit go to Dearborn. </p>
<p>I think there is a guarantee transfer program with Flint but it is for engineering programs only. </p>
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Not even remotely true</p>
<p>@maizeandblue21 Says you. I’ll be sure to ask when I go to Ann Arbor this fall, and I’ll get back to you on that. So what are the guys in Flint and Dearborn doing? Just standing around with their hands under their butts and saying, “oh, poop, I’m not even gonna try!” <em>sad face</em> :(</p>
<p>WOWWWWWWWW -.-</p>
<p>prestige vs education</p>
<p>A huge part of the quality of education here is being surrounded by a lot of extremely smart and creative people. The admission standards at those other schools aren’t nearly as high and you won’t see many (if any) people that would have gotten into Michigan at the Dearborn or Flint campuses. Also, it’s not like UM is sending any of their top professors there. Nobody would choose to teach/do research at the satellite campuses over Ann Arbor. If the teaching and students are better, then yes the quality of education are markedly better. Nobody really thinks you’re getting the same education at Dearborn or Flint as you are in Ann Arbor. They’re totally different schools.</p>
<p>Oh, and you’ll “be sure to ask”? What does that even mean? Obviously no UM employee is going to say that those other campuses suck, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a worse education. I just finished up my junior year here, I know what it’s like.
And of course they do real things at those schools, but they do real things at every university in the country. Very few of the many universities around this country have a quality of education on par or better than Michigan.</p>
<p>Seriously, Michigan students need to chill the hell out. -.-
EDIT: Oh, I mean MICHIGAN students on this forum need to chill the hell out. When I see you at U-M I’ll see if you’re so decisive about your decision and so quick to shoot down the other campuses. Why don’t you be yourself? Michigan has such a bad attitude…</p>
<p>All these forums seem to be for people in the last five months I’ve noticed is other people shooting others down because they can’t get into the “better” colleges. There’s such a lack of encouragement on this forum, specifically this subtopic, it’s appalling. </p>
<p>If you asked me on campus my opinion would be exactly the same. The satellite campuses aren’t nearly as good as AA, that’s a fact. Sorry you seem to have a major chip on your shoulder about it. I don’t know why, especially since you claim to be coming to the real campus next year (apparently not though, sorry you couldn’t get into a better college), but it doesn’t change the fact that Dearborn and Flint are crappy schools. It’s not a bad attitude, it’s just the truth. You can disregard it all you want but when it comes to getting jobs and going to grad school the truth will win out.</p>
<p>If they are similar, what is the point of transfer? ;)</p>
<p>@maizeandblue21 sorry bro, I didn’t mean to come off with an attitude. I have a bad sinus infection right now, and I’m kinda agitated because I have this agonizing migraine coming out at my tear ducts (sinus area). Well, I know Dearborn and Flint probably aren’t nearly as good as U-M, but those schools still gotta look better than something like Oakland University. </p>
<p>@1130211 @maizeandblue21 @ganaa8 Some of the replies regarding UM-Dearborn vs. UM-Ann Arbor on CC are simply appalling. I am graduating in December from UM-Dearborn with my BA. My sophomore year, I applied as a transfer to UM-Ann Arbor and I was accepted. However, in high school I transferred in the middle of my junior year and I did not want to repeat the process of making new friends, adjusting to a new school, etc. and stuck it out at Dearborn. I have had a wonderful experience full of knowledgable professors (all have PhDs) and great student life (that has improved tremendously throughout my time there). I do not feel as though my education or my college experience have been compromised because of my choice to go to UM-Dearborn instead of Ann Arbor. I truly do not regret my decision. Every year of college I buy student section tickets for Ann Arbor’s football games, but I also attend many sporting events at UM-Dearborn. </p>
<p>This past year, UM-Dearborn’s incoming students had a “high school GPA of 3.61 and ACT score of 24.51” which, while not as high as Ann Arbor’s incoming class profile, is comparable to that of MSU. This past year, UM-Dearborn also rebranded their athletics program and changed their mascot from Wolves to Wolverines. There are multiple projects that are being undertaken by the administration to create a diverse, inclusive campus that will be more on par with Ann Arbor. </p>
<p>Everybody seems to think that students at UM-Dearborn lie or pretend to go to Ann Arbor, when, in reality, they are happy with being students at UM-Dearborn. Each campus has their own unique mission statement and identity. I will say that I know many people who transferred to Ann Arbor halfway through their time at UM-Dearborn with success. If your plan is to transfer, I would recommend going to a CC rather than a 4-year university because you will know for a fact that your credits will transfer and you will probably get higher grades. Ann Arbor focuses mostly on your GPA and your # of credit hours when you try to transfer. </p>
<p>As somebody who has visited all three campuses in Ann Arbor, Flint, and Dearborn I believe that all three have their perks. If you end up going to a satellite, don’t go into your freshman year solely expecting to transfer because you might miss out on unexpected, but truly great, experience. I know so many people who end up going to grad school, law school, and med school in AA. One girl that I know recently got accepted into Harvard Law. You can’t generalize any college as being “crappy”. There are good and bad students on every campus in the USA. Overall, Dearborn and Ann Arbor are beautiful campuses. I spend a lot of time in AA using their libraries, eating amazing food, going to events, and visiting professors who, you guessed it, teach at AA too! :)</p>
<p>Source: <a href=“http://michiganjournal.org/2013/10/08/um-dearborn-student-enrollment-breaks-records/”>http://michiganjournal.org/2013/10/08/um-dearborn-student-enrollment-breaks-records/</a></p>
<p>@berriesinthedark You completely hit spot on with what I was trying to say when I originally commented. Only you put more time into your post because of your knowledge at the school. Good job and nicely said.</p>
<p>@dm2017 You know, it’s kind of funny how you say “most average students at these places are slackers…” – The average person I’ve met on campus is anything but. I would say that I am an “average” student at UM-Dearborn and I am definitely not a “slacker”, my friends aren’t “slackers”, and my other peers are certainly not “slackers”. Are there “slackers”? I’m sure. However, like I said, there are “slackers” on every campus. </p>
<p>One random URM that “claims” she’s going to Harvard Law? That is actually quite offensive and racist. I wasn’t trying to “make statements” like that without using data, I was saying that I -personally- have many friends who end up going to grad school in AA, as well as many other fine institutions. That statement is extremely misinformed and disrespectful. </p>
<p>My cousin goes to OU. I would never slander another school’s students or credibility because I know how it feels to have my university mocked. </p>
<p>As far as the football tickets, UM-D does not have a football team. I was saying that many students on Dearborn’s campus can enjoy some of the perks of Ann Arbor, too. </p>
<p>I really think you should never put down a student (or their school) because you really don’t know the situation. They could be choosing said university for financial or other personal reasons. I am not looking for any trouble, I really just wanted to share my astute observations as a student at UM-Dearborn. Why criticize somebody’s university choice? They are, after all, getting an education. I say good for anyone who chooses to get their undergraduate degree. There is nothing wrong with going to a commuter campus. There is nothing wrong with going to a community college. There is nothing wrong with going to Ann Arbor, Flint, OU, MSU, Eastern…your education is what you choose to make of it. </p>
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<p>Please tell me more about how Tech and Eastern are more or less interchangeable. </p>
<p>Whoa, whoa, MTU and LSSU are definitely not interchangeable, either. </p>
<p>I respect for the satellite campuses. Yes, their immediate resources are more limited than at the Ann Arbor campus and the profiles of admitted students tend to be statistically weaker, but it’s still a good degree.</p>