<p>I was just accepted to transfer Fall 2009 at UNC and the University of Michigan. I want to major in Latin American Studies and Sociology and hopefully go on to graduate school. I live in North Carolina but tuition cost isn't really a factor. Anyway... I can't decide between the two. Any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>If Greg Paulus goes to Michigan, I would definitely enroll at UNC.</p>
<p>Both schools are very good academically with equally beautiful college towns–hard decision. </p>
<p>Cost isn’t a factor?</p>
<p>phoneyreal98. LOL. Paulus isn’t coming. The offer was rescinded. I think someone read the CC boards and realized how pompous Duke students are. j/k ;-)</p>
<p>I’d go to UNC, personally. Carolina and Michigan are definitely my two favorite public schools, but I don’t see much point in going that far away and spending that much money when you have an awesome university in your own state (cheaper and warmer to boot). </p>
<p>As a plus, sociology is one of the fields in which UNC can give Michigan a run for its money.</p>
<p>Well, UNC is closer to Latin America, so that should make the decision a bit easier for you! ;-)</p>
<p>You can’t go wrong with either choice. Congrats.</p>
<p>Michigan is rated like number 2 or 3 in the U.S. in sociology. If you can afford it, maybe it’s a good time to check out another part of the country.</p>
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Michigan is ranked #3 in sociology. UNC is ranked #4. There’s virtually no difference in program strength. </p>
<p>The OP plans to go to graduate school. There’s plenty of time for him/her to check out another part of the country when it wouldn’t cost an unnecessary extra $28,000 a year.</p>
<p>There is no point to taking on $112 K minimum debt for virtually identical programs. The UNC degree will get you into all the same grad schools that the UM degree will and you won’t be starting off in the hole financially. Grad school is VERY expensive and there is little to no merit money…all loans. Think about how long it will take to pay off the undergrad loans before adding grad school loans to it. Last I checked most starting jobs outside of law and medicine would require a very long time to repay that amount of debt.</p>
<p>…Unless you can afford to go and want to try some place different. Maybe I have a reading comprehension problem but it seems to me the OP indicated that the, “tuition cost wasn’t really a factor.”</p>
<p>rjk, you have been hating on UNC for a while now. $100k + is no small matter for almost anyone, particularly in today’s economy. Leave your hate of UNC behind for a bit and start thinking logically…</p>
<p>thanks for your replies everyone. i posted the same message at the umich board and only got two replies so unc wins at least as far as CC responsiveness is concerned</p>
<p>“The UNC degree will get you into all the same grad schools that the UM degree will”
I hope this is true… it does seem that UM has slightly more prestige (whatever that is worth). </p>
<p>Also, how accurate is it to judge an undergrad program based on grad rankings?</p>
<p>Michigan is SO COLD.</p>
<p>Not very accurate. Grad schools are like another world…the prestige doesn’t always match with the undergrad school.</p>
<p>I thought U of M and UNC were extremely similar academically…is this true?</p>
<p>“I live in North Carolina but tuition cost isn’t really a factor.” This isn’t my quote. Where did you get the idea that I hated UNC Cuse0507? I just stated that if the OP can afford to go away to another state for school, she should consider it. If it were me and I lived in NC, I would go instate to UNC. They are similiar blairb91, but Michigan is a bit more prestigious nationwide and has very strong programs across a full spectrum of undergraduate disciplines. By the way those professors who teach in the grad schools, also teach undergrads as well.</p>
<p>But Graduate School studies are different than Undergrad programs and studies…I’ve never seen anyone dispute that or dispute using Grad. rankings to describe the undergrad school.</p>
<p>There is quite a bit of overlap, especially at the higher level courses.</p>
<p>That may be, but you can’t just substitute EVERY subject. Graduate school and undergraduate school are just too different.</p>