<p>I am still undecided for college and was looking to here for guidance. Unfortunately, I got into several schools that I applied to, so now I have to actually make a choice amongst them. UMICH and Vandy are probably my two favorite schools, although I also got into BC and Wash U and the wait list at UNC. Factors that I am considering include:</p>
<p>Is a double major between business and engineering possible at Michigan? One of the reasons I am heavily considering Michigan is due to the fact that they are ranked highly in both their business and engineering programs, and I would like to take advantage of both.</p>
<p>How is Ann Arbor as a college town? Does it have much of a music scene? I understand that it probably can't compare to Nashville in this criteria, but in its own respect how does it stand up? Is the weather that bad up there in Michigan?</p>
<p>I was also curious to know how each of these respective schools stand up to each other in terms of academic prestiege as well. I know that they are all thought of highly for the most part, but beyond that I don't have much reference for comparing them against each other. I have visited Vandy and enjoyed the visit, but beyond that I have visited no one and will be unable to make anymore visits before the May 1st deadline. Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.</p>
<p>The only questions i really can answer are about ann arbor. i go up there a lot so yeah. It is a very good college town, lots to do at almost any time. As for the music scene, it is pretty good. Tally Hall came out of UMich to name one and Detriot was rated #8 on Rolling Stone's best music cities. As for the weather, I HATE HEAT, which sucks since i live in Atlanta. Ann Arbor is perfect weather for me and Nashville is way too hot, but some people will disagree with that.</p>
<p>yes you can dual major in business and engineering. It will take 150 credit hours however.</p>
<p>Michigan has far more prestige than BC and Vandy.</p>
<p>You can double major in Business and Engineering, but it will take you 5 years to do it.</p>
<p>Ann Arbor is amazing. I have travelled all over the world and so far, I would say it is one of the most special cities I have ever visited. The music scene in Ann Arbor/Detroit area (most Detroit music venues are within a 45 minute drive) is excellent.</p>
<p>i think it all depends on what kind of atmosphere you prefer.</p>
<p>me personally, i'd probably be a better fit for a school like bc because it's a small campus. i'm not very outgoing, so michigan hasn't been a good fit for me socially because it's such a big school.</p>
<p>I'd like to know how one would double major in Business and Engineering at BC. Last time I checked, BC did not have an Engineering program.</p>
<p>Yes, I know this Alexandre, and at the same time Vandy doesn't have an undergrad business school. However, who knows if I'll even be able to handle the workload of a double major? I could always just move onto a graduate school for the other half. In my mind though, UMICH>BC academically, and both are cold (which is a negative), so that pretty much rules BC out.</p>
<p>Michigan, Vanderbilt, and Boston College were on my final list of colleges. Potentially, you can get the same education at all of these schools by taking classes that are about the same difficulty, but Michigan has much, much, much more selection and room to expand. And, even if you don't take the best classes offered at Michigan, you have all the resources of a very academically diverse university. When I looked through Vanderbilt's course catalog, they didn't have nearly as many courses at Michigan and don't begin the brush on the higher levels of math and Polsci offered at Michigan. Boston College's faculty was not nearly as well-known as the professors at Michigan, although the pretty campus and (pseudo)Catholic environment are what appealed to me.</p>
<p>Where are you from? Snow is awesomeness. Seriously. It's amazing.</p>
<p>I must say, Ann Arbor and Nashville are two of my favorite places in the world. One of the advantages of Michigan is that it's big, so you can find people to go to the library with or socialize with on Friday nights. Vanderbilt has a very, very big Greek scene. Rushing is a big deal to most of my friends there and the ones who aren't interested in partying didn't find it a very good fit (my school was a feeder school for Vanderbilt). Then again, I guess any school can be a good social fit if you find the right group of people, it's just harder to find that group at some schools.</p>