Umich or Unc

<p>Please help, I live in michigan but i want a fresh start. I want to go into pharmacy and both schools have top 5 programs. Is umich really a cut above unc in notoriety? What are the special advantages of umich for an african-american female very intereted in progressive social issues?</p>

<p>Doesn't really matter...UNC vs. UMich (in-state) tuition is about the same, right? Visit both and go with your heart</p>

<p>If UNC doesn't cost much more or if your parents are well off, I'd say go for the school you prefer. However, if if UNC costs significantly more and your parents aren't too well off, I'd say go to Michigan.</p>

<p>UNC Tuition & Fees:</p>

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<p>UofM Tuition for general undergrad (LSA, pharmacy, etc):</p>

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<p>SubMachineNips, UNC OOS and Michigan IS are not the same. UNC OOS costs roughly $20,000 in tuition alone. Michigan IS costs roughly $10,000 in tuition alone. I would say UNC will cost roughly $10,000 more per year, which is significant but manageable.</p>

<p>mich has better squirrels. when in doubt, trust the rodents.</p>

<p>vc,
In AA, we respect (fear may be a better word) our squirrels. We don't dare call them ... uh, "rodents".</p>

<p>haha, i was jking. sorry, i'll try and think of a better word next time. idk if squirrels even classify as 'rodents' in the first place ;)</p>

<p>GoBlue, you must forgive VC. She is a newbie. She is used to those wimpy, "soft" and undersized squirrels from the West Coast. Give her time.</p>

<p>VC, Squirrels are indeed rodents.</p>

<p>The pharmacy schools between UofM and UNC are comparable in education quality, but both programs have different focuses and environments. Both schools have world class medical centers with rotation sites that only a handful of pharmacy schools in the country can match. UNC is a far larger program in both course selection and size, although I would assume that it is less personalized with 200 students and probably a decent number of commuter students. It's a very independent education where the resources are there for you assuming you are proactive. That's at least the feel I got when I interviewed there last year.</p>

<p>Michigan's curriculum has very few electives and is relatively small compared to other pharmacy schools, but the education is intimate and very broad. Compared to UCSF which forces pharmacy students to choose a particular focus in studies after two years, Michigan has only one set curriculum with few electives. Their vision is to prepare everyone uniformly so that they can specialize either in residency or fellowship in post doctoral work. UNC I believe has a core curriculum but also gives one freedom to build his own focus. I personally don't know which philosophy I like better as I'm only a first year student - only time will tell.</p>

<p>In our P1 class at Michigan, it's only 79 students (the largest it has been in years) and it already feels huge. I know about 2/3 of the class on a first name basis and find the class to be fairly closely knit. We're like a family - albeit with dysfunctional members, but that's to be expected. The administration for the most part looks out for you, but the worst things that happen to us are people who fail a crucial class and end up getting tough love through course repetitions and academic probation. They really want you to graduate, but make no mistake: the bar is always set at a high level.</p>

<p>Both schools are very progressive that accept leaders and proponents who will advance the profession. You cannot go wrong at either school.</p>

<p>For Michigan if you are out of state will cost you tons of money, whereas UNC will be cheaper ultimately OOS as they allow you to gain instate tuition after 1.5 years of NC residency. I could have saved 50k. Oh well. I'm still happy with my decision.</p>

<p>I know my post is rather fragmented as I'm really exhausted from my 9-5 classes for the day, but let me know if you have any other questions or requests for clarifications about the programs.</p>

<p>I am in-state for michigan and they gave me 10,000 a yr in merit aid for my first four yrs, my P3 AND P4 years i guess i'm just screwed lol, but it seems like the smartest choice financially is definitely uofm</p>

<p>if you're in-state and getting 10k/year to go, I really don't see how you can turn it down. unless of course you REALLY REALLY want to get out of Michigan and have a change of scenery.</p>

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<p>Now that's a rodent.</p>

<p>Yes, I agree that you should take the UofM offer. Are you admitted into the guaranteed pharmacy undergraduate program? You'll have to maintain a B average I think in all of your prerequisite classes.</p>

<p>i will find out in march if I got into that, I applied for it and I really hope that I get in. pharmacogenomic, do u think it is wise to take some prereqs at community college during the summer like english comp and calc1?</p>

<p>by the way thank you to everyone for your help!</p>

<p>Well I would try to take all the classes at UMich if possible if you don't get into the pharmacy program, but if you do, you'll have to talk to Dean Perry to find out for sure. I'm pretty sure the school will force you to take all UMich classes if you're a part of the pre-admits though.</p>

<p>Alexandre: haha, yes, i am not used to the Michigan squirrels, though I have spent some times around the Cal ones, and let me tell you that I was quite perturbed when they stole my Blondie's pizza! Vicious little things!</p>

<p>BUMP THIS THREAD
Update: I am a finalist for a full ride at unc now, and at the end of the month all of us robertson finalists will go down to chapel hill for interviews</p>

<p>For what it's worth, I'd go to whatever school you feel most comfortable at. I was in the same boat: I didn't want to go to PSU even though they had a good actuarial science program simply because it would be an extension of high school for me...Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to go to another school (i was hoping Michigan) for a similar program, so I took the hard road and decided to go to another school for math, and eventually transfer into Michigan's actuarial science program.</p>

<p>Looking back, I'm glad I didn't go to PSU. I needed to be on my own and REALLY start over...</p>

<p>So I'd go to UNC. If it means you have to take out a few more loans over the 4 years, I say so be it, because by the time you graduate from Umich or UNC, you'll be making enough out of college that those loans won't be an unmanageable amount of debt.</p>