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Geez, there’s no need to get so snippy. I’m a recent college grad but I’m actually Indian and my father obviously worked there for a very long period of time.</p>
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Don’t put words in my mouth; I never said that UCLA’s reputation is “significantly better” than Michigan’s. I do agree with beyphy that Cal and UCLA are slightly more respected than Michigan internationally based on what I’ve seen with the former being the clear frontrunner. Michigan is probably the 3rd most highly regarded American public school; I see that as a compliment considering that there are thousands of public schools in the U.S.</p>
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LOL!! You sneer at a weakly supported UCLA Chinese Alumni Club website and fail to provide an example of a University of Michigan Alumni Club website in Greater China that’s filled to the brim with announcement, upcoming event information, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Well two can play the internet game to dig up evidence my friend…</p>
<p>[Alumni</a> Groups - eBeijing.gov.cn](<a href=“http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/BeijingInfo/BJInfoTips/ForeignCommunity/t948625.htm]Alumni”>http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/BeijingInfo/BJInfoTips/ForeignCommunity/t948625.htm)</p>
<p>I don’t see a hyperlink to Michigan’s Alumni Club in China anywhere here on the Official Website of the Beijing Government.</p>
<p>Here are some of the other American schools mentioned though (I’ve bolded the public institutions):</p>
<p>Brown University
UNC-Chapel Hill
Colorado State
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Duke
Georgetown
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
MIT
Rutgers
Stanford
UC Berkeley
UCLA
University of Maryland
Notre Dame
UVA
University of Washington
Penn
Texas-Austin
University of Chicago
Wellesley
Yale
NYU
Princeton</p>
<p>Generally speaking, alumni associations internationally for American public schools are generally weak as you’ve shown with the example of the UCLA club. The concept of giving back to your alma mater isn’t as prevalent with public school grads as it is for elite private school alums.</p>
<p>If you need some evidence of UCLA’s international prestige in Europe…</p>
<p>[Education</a> - Image - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Education - Image - NYTimes.com”>Education - Image - NYTimes.com)</p>
<p>UCLA: #11
Michigan: #52</p>