Looking for ideas for the why do you want to go to this program essay.
So you don’t know a particular program, a club, or a research opportunity that has attracted you?
Have you visited the COE? If so, you should have lots to discuss.
Unfortunately when I visited Michigan I didn’t have time to take the COE tour, just ross and the general tour.
Then what is your reason to apply to UMich?
It’s a large university with good sports teams, social scene, and top academics. I also really liked the campus and the students there seemed pretty cool.
Try to be a little bit more specific. Dont make the essay too generic.
A big mistake people make when visiting their college of choice is that they only go to the generic planned campus tours.
In my essay, I made it very clear that I talked to a professor from the academic program i was interested in which further fueled my interest in the school. I specifically name-dropped him in the essay, but I highly doubt admission would actually call and check about me and our conversation. I also mentioned I could picture myself using their facilities such as the CAEN Labs to contribute to the MRacing Formula SAE by helping re-designing their vehicle chassis in the Wilson Center. Briefly mention your conversation with their student team members. I would even drop campus lingo such as Chez Betty or the UGLI/Dude( but don’t go too overboard though since admission might not know and get confused). Try to find the right balance between having good details and good essay flow, too many trivial details might distrupt your sentence fluency.
Basically, try to reveal to the admissions team that you know more than the average applicant who simply browses the basic info on umich.edu. Try to show you actually know them inside out.
It’s also not about how the university can benefit you, but also how you can give back to the university (eg. participating in biological research at the NCRC or expanding the environmental startup scene in Ann Arbor).
could i pm you my current essay and you let me know what you think?
Can i write about the new Ford Motor Robotics building? That really interested me when I visited, even though I didn’t take the College of Engineering tour.