<p>I'm going into nuclear engineering and I have a list of about 12 colleges right now. I want to reduce the list to 8 or 9. So I want to find out some negatives on each college to help narrow it down. I can find positives for Michigan all day long. Its the negatives I can't find easily. So what are some negatives?</p>
<p>I'd also appreciate any advice if you care to give any.</p>
<p>O and I am OOS... just for the record.</p>
<p>The lack of hot girls is the only bad thing in AA.</p>
<p>It’s perfect…</p>
<p>Just Kidding. Many on this board may think that the undergraduate class size is too big. It is something like 6000 per class. I’m sure somebody will correct me with the exact number. This may or may not bother you. Depends what you want out of your College experience.</p>
<p>"The lack of hot girls is the only bad thing in AA. "</p>
<p>I beg your pardon!!!</p>
<p>People can be pretty snobby there</p>
<p>the weather can get pretty cold in the winter =p</p>
<p>The squirrels are kind of scary.</p>
<p>Size is one, for sure. I also see the advising as a weakness.</p>
<p>Twisted, the squirrels are harmless. Sorry about the comment on the girls but there is an old sexist joke that nine of ten girls are good looking and the tenth goes to Michigan. I’ll let the OP (who could be female as far as I know) take a campus visit and draw his or her own conclusion on that topic.</p>
<p>^about the girl comment one, i strongly disagree. the white chicks are hot as hell, coming from an nonwhite’s view :)</p>
<p>I was joking about the squirrels. 
And really the girl comment, too. Though I think we are plenty hot! :)</p>
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What is the typical size of engineering classes, specifically, of nuclear engineering classes. I know that LSA intro courses can be quite large.</p>
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How’s advising for engineering students?</p>
<p>The college of engineering has a website and there’s [a</a> section](<a href=“http://www.engin.umich.edu/students/advising/]a”>http://www.engin.umich.edu/students/advising/) about advising.</p>
<p>There are good looking girls on campus…I don’t know what you have been looking at (Person who brought this up). There is a mix of all kinds.</p>
<p>I would say the size of the school doesn’t really affect me that much. Its all about being independent, although I would say size does affect the programs, for instance they used to have four hour chemistry labs, but now they only have three to accomodate for the size of the student body. </p>
<p>There are altering views about advising, but generally, advising is normal. Not the best, but certainly not the worst. The weather sucks, but it has been nice the first month of september, but I guess I’m in for a real shock when it starts snowing in october.</p>
<p>To be honest, U-M is the full package. Great academics, great social scene, SPORTS and great facilities I don’t see why people say that the many students are arrogant or snobbish. Maybe its because 50% of the parents of U-M students make over 100,000, so I guess thats why people are snobbish or arrogant, but when I talk to people I don’t get any negative vibes. Some though are not independent and don’t know how to do things for themselves so they tend to call their parents on petty, useless things.</p>
<p>The school is huge, and the bus rides suck especially coming from North Campus. Parking sucks…What else…I can’t think of anything else.</p>
<p>GoOakland, Michigan does not meet the full need of OOS students (for financial aid purposes). Don’t know if that’s a consideration for your family or not but you should be aware of that. Otherwise, a great school that we were really impressed with.</p>
<p>Entertainer: You may get lucky, the past couple years it has not been entirely unusual for it to not snow until November or December. I remember taking my niece and nephews trick or treating in a t shirt the last few years. We’ll just get freezing rain then instead. :P</p>
<p>wow there are a ton of responses. And I am a dude so the girl thing is somewhat concerning but it seems that I’ll get that at any engineering program thats worth anything. But I figure as long as I look outside of the engineering dept I should be fine. I mean a school that large is bound to have some hotties that aren’t dull. </p>
<p>Now the size of the school does seem intimidating but I can get over that if I’m getting a top notch education.</p>
<p>financial aid for OOS is concerning too. Could you tell more about that?</p>
<p>We were aware that there would be a gap for us. We live in Virginia, so were comparing UMich with UVA. UVA meets full need (even for OOS), but they don’t offer nuclear engineering (I think that’s what you expressed interest in). I don’t recall offhand what the COA was when we received the aid package, but D had approximately $8k in loans/work study, around $15k in need-based aid from UMich, a $10k scholarship and a shortfall of around $15k, if memory serves me correctly. From FAFSA and Profile I think we had an EFC of around $5k. Travel expense was another consideration for us. D ended up going to UVA- which as another Hoo told her is “Just like Michigan except they have snow and a football team.” (Before everyone jumps all over me, I don’t believe that for a second.) </p>
<p>If you are interested in Michigan, I would encourage you to apply early. There are a number of merit scholarships available and it will definitely work in your favor to get that app in early. Also check into Michigan Alumni Club scholarships in your area- many of them are extremely generous. You might have to work a bit harder to fund a Michigan education, but I don’t think you’d be disappointed. Just weigh all of your other options carefully as well. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hey I’m from VA too! Richmond to be exact. I would like to apply in-state but nobody offers nuclear engineering here. And thank you for the funding options. I’ll look into those if I get accepted.</p>
<p>I wasn’t being totally serious. But UM isn’t known for hot guys and girls. But twistedkiss thinks she’s a hottie, so there’s always her.</p>