<p>Should I go during one of the Engineering Day Visits? I'm an engineering major</p>
<p>April 16, that’s when I’m going!</p>
<p>I just wanted to relate my son and my experience last year (2011) when he was trying to decide which college (Engineering major) to attend. He had already been accepted into and visited a couple of highly ranked engineering east coast schools (Michigan peers) and Michigan was his last school to visit. We came to Ann Arbor the day before his scheduled April 18 Campus Day session at which time it was depressingly cloudy with a temperature of 30F with 20-30 mph winds. When we got up the next morning there was 4 inches of snow on the ground and still snowing. During the morning session we were taken on a walking tour of the Central Campus during time I asked my kid, “well, what do you think of Michigan?” His response, “it doesn’t look too good right now, dad” We were then bused up to the North Campus, given a tour and lunch at Bursley Hall (good food – important to my kid), and over to one of the Chrysler Center for Engineering Day presentations. Upon entering the auditorium each of the kids was given a bright yellow “Michigan Engineering” tee shirt. After presentations by different engineering professors and Q & A, we went on a North Campus Engineering tour (now a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow) of the various department buildings and facilities – very impressive, at least to me. After the tour was over, my kid asked if we could go back to the auditorium and see if there were any tee-shirts left stating that “I will need something to wear next fall” He is now a Wolverine engineering student.</p>
<p>Since you’re an engineering major it would probably be really helpful to visit on an Engineering Day and get a tour, relevant information, etc. However, Ann Arbor is such an amazing town and U of M is such a multifaceted institution that I’m sure you’d get just as much of a benefit if you came and visited on your own, not for a UM Campus day. There are plenty of Campus Days and Admitted Student days that you can probably find one, even if it’s not specifically for Engineering. Like the post above me mentioned, you might want to arrive in Ann Arbor a day before your actual tour so that you can get acquainted with the city, the people, the weather, and both North and Central campuses. Ann Arbor is a fantastic city with TONS of personality and the University is SO intertwined with the city, so even if you can’t make it to any specific UM visits you’d certainly get a good feel for Michigan just by visiting Ann Arbor on your own. Good luck and hope to see you on campus next year!</p>