<p>It's ranked 74 on us news, it's law school is ranked 19, and it's business school is ranked 22. would you say it's a better school than UMD-college park, rutgers, University of georgia, etc.?</p>
<p>also, would you agree that it is extremely underrated and on the par of a top 30-40 ranked school. only schools with business and law schools ranked high are ivy leagues or UM-ann harbor, NYU, University of Virginia, etc. very underrated school.</p>
<p>haha my dad would love you.... he did his phd there in chem e way back when it was awesome.. they some of the most well known chem e profs</p>
<p>I have always wondered why the excellent U of Minnesota gets so few mentions on collegeconfidential (and I am not from Minnesota not do I have any connection with the University).</p>
<p>I was offered a full ride to the UofMinn and knowing that, I still didn't even apply. Sure, it may be a good school for graduate studies, but an undergraduate has SO much trouble even registering for classes they need to graduate which are often huge and taught by unqualified TAs. At least that is the impression I got. I've taken classes with U of M and hated them. This is coming from someone who is a big fan of undergrad education at LACs...</p>
<p>Law School has nothing much to do with how the overall school is rated as it's only for grads. Business is a plus but the liberal arts, engineering and education schools are also important to UGs.</p>
<p>A few solid professional schools don't make an undergrad school. Ohio State has good med, law, and business schools but you'd have a really hard time convincing me that its undergrad is better than its low usnews rank.</p>
<p>Minnesota is underrated. Nearly all the publics are underrated in the US News rankings, which is why their Peer Assessment rating is more telling. Minnesota is in the top 50 in the Peer Assessment rankings.</p>
<p>Yeah but peer assessment has alot more to do with research than with alot of things that actually benefit undergrads - like recruiting, networking, undergrad attention, etc. I know plenty of Ohio State and Minnesota grads who have gone the extra mile to tap into the resources at those schools, but 90% of undergrads appear to be left in the dust. My friends who went to LACs and top schools seem to be doing much much better 5 years later.</p>
<p>slipper-does your worldview extend beyond getting jobs in NYC?</p>
<p>Why is it underrated? Because who the hell wants to spend college in Minnesota?</p>
<p>Any girl who likes shopping in the Mall of America, or people who like Ice Hockey and Big Ten sports.</p>
<p>Anyone who goes to a college just because there's a mall nearby shouldn't be there to begin with.</p>
<p>I also wouldn't go to a school just because they have an ice hockey team.</p>
<p>Some people have different values than you. That doesn't mean they are wrong. That doesn't mean they don't belong in college. Sports teams are a MAJOR part in many people's college decision. Some schools sports programs take over the campus on Saturdays, when 100,000+ people fill up the campus.</p>
<p>And fit and interest in the environment is very important. It's like someone saying "I'm from NYC, I don't want to go anywhere that's not a big city. I also want a big school." You'd have a hard time getting that person to go to Carleton, even though they have great academics. However, UM would fit them well, situated in Minneapolis, with plenty of things to do.</p>
<p>Not everyone is obsessed with getting into the most prestigious university, and want to go to college to have fun, while getting a great education at the same time.</p>
<p>I'm aware, because that's exactly how i am. That being said, it just so happens that where i want to go has a great hockey team, and my favorite pro baseball team :P
I wouldnt weigh in stuff and eliminate that said school just because they havent had a football team since '97. I'm saying theyre factors and pluses and minuses once you decide where it is you want academically foremost.</p>
<p>If you are a football fanatic, want to get involved with your football team, and go go every game on Saturdays, then going to a school with a crappy football team but going there for the academics wouldn't be worth it. It doesn't suit your personality. If the person wants a football team, why not eliminate schools like New York, where you won't get that experience?</p>
<p>Because i'd much rather go to BU (w/ no football team) and in an environment that fits me best, than Penn State with a very good football team. And yes, I am a football fanatic. It is IMO totally worth it for me.</p>
<p>That's you. That doesn't make it right. That's personal preference. That's what i've been saying all along.</p>
<p>I thought you were talking about me, not in general. LOL :P</p>
<p>Get back to the point of the thread;</p>
<p>No one can rationally or reasonably say that U of Minnesota Twin Cities is not overall excellent. The truth is, to a lot of people in the know acknowldege that it is on par academically with U of Michigan and U of Wisconsin. The obvious drawback is, it is a mega-campus with all the mega-campus liabilities [for undergraduates].</p>