<p>Hey I was wondering how good the med programs are at MN. Do they offer benefits to people from their ug who apply to their med school such as higher acceptance rates, guarenteed admission etc? Also if there is a BA/MD program here, how competitive is it?</p>
<p>There was a BA/MD program a while ago, but I'm not sure if that is still active. The U of MN Medical School is definitely pretty good, and draws in a fair number of out-of-state students.</p>
<p>if anyone is thinking of majoring in journalism at the U of MN, i just got back from a summer journalism workshop at the Minnesota Daily, which is the school's paper (completely run by students). i really really loved the j-school when we took a tour, and the dorms were alright i guess. if you really love writing, definitely apply for a job at the Daily..i got some hands-on experience, complete with a published article, and i loved every moment of it =) plus, its really easy to get accepted to the liberal arts program.</p>
<p>I would like to know if University of Minnesota is good for Aeronautical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering</p>
<p>Engineering is generally pretty strong at the U of MN. My best friends from there are mostly electrical engineers, but the Institute</a> of Technology at the U of MN has all the usual kinds of engineering programs. I make frequent use of the Engineering Library, and it is quite extensive.</p>
<p>I second tokenadult's thoughts the exact rankings are:
ME: National Research Council- 8 Gourman Report- 4
Aerospace: National Research Council-12 Gourman Report 4
The U of M is a very solid engineering school, with a beautiful campus, and at least when I visited it didn't feel as big as it was on paper.</p>
<p>I will be applying for fall 2007 admission. I took a campus tour the other day and fell in love with the urban setting. The campus is like a town itself, which is really appealing. The dorms were a bit lacking, but still good. I'll be applying to the Carlson School of Management as my 1st choice and The College of Liberal Arts (IR major) as my second. I just hope I get accepted :) They are really trying to improve their campus and academics, it sounds like.</p>
<p>Yes, the Carlson School particularly is using the money it received from the alumnus the school is named after now to make a big push for a top national reputation. I do like the setting of the campus along both banks of the Mississippi River; it's fun to watch the crew team practice while walking across the river between classes along the Washington Avenue Bridge.</p>
<p>Well this is my first post on this website and unfortunetly it is going to be rather negative. I attended the U of M my freshman year in 2003. It was the only school I had applied to because I wanted to go there since I was a kid. When I was younger I went to the U hospital a lot, and always wanted to be one of those kids walking to class in a backpack. First things First-Only go here if you are going into MEDICAL or ENGINEERING!!!! Here is why......IT IS EXPENSIVE AND YOU ARE PAYING FOR THE NAME!! You may think I am crazy, but I am not. I believe 4 or 5 of my classes had profs whom I could not understand. GREAT! Still did fairly well relying on the book though. Campus is too big and cold cold days classes are not scheduled. One day the wind chill was minus 40 ish, i had to wear a sweatshirt wrapped around my face to avoid frostbite. I think in a class of 50, 9 people showed up.The rest got Fs on that days assignment, NO LEANIANCY for weather. 2nd biggest campus student wise in US. My Geo class had like 400 kids. A friends intro to PSYCH class topped the campus at almost 700. Lectures are too big too, one of mine was 108 or something. Way too expensive.With campus housing and parking i paid about 8000 semester in 03, came out over 16k for the year. BIG OOPS. Very liberal school! BEWARE. May have to watch Michael Moore films in Biology classes. May have to write papers on homosexuality in English. All true stories. Micheal Moore is demigod there. I believe u can ge a minor is gay studies, at least it was possible when i was there. Not a good liberal arts school. The dept is big and unorganized and bad and confusing. Hard to find honest landlords if ur looking for houses. My HS graduation class had 4 of us go there. Me and 3 for engineering. I guess they have house issues. Not a real safe area once you leave the immediate campus. I transfered to mankato, much better! y roomate at the U went for business. he was in honors and did non stop homework. Carlson is demanding. The business school at mankato is a lot beter in my eyes, and much cheaper. Alot of hardass profs. for sure. Had a lower level history class and she taught it like a masters class. The challenge was good, but maybe a bit too hard. A lot of classes will be on the west bank, so annoying!<br>
Positives....i liked UDS food in the dorms. ok tunnel system. doesnt go everytwhere though. Alot of events, always somethn to do. Bout it. Oh, take a politcal ideologies class, u will really see the nuts. Both prof. and student wise. The prof wasnt too horribly bad, she only cussed half the time about conservatism and democratic ideologies. There was a girl in my class who was so liberal she was retarded. In an exercise of naming past and present dictators who may have been mentally ill she names off...Princess Diana....All republican presidents......Bill Gates and Tony Blair. LOL She also was hated by everyone both left wing and right wing people. Honestly, her IQ was about 39 and the prof virtually told her to shut up a few times. WATCH OUT FOR THEM!! THEY ARE NUMEROUS</p>
<p>I was reading the previous thread and was kind of shocked. What the hell are you talking about paying too much money for. College is expensive, the U is the cheapest college I ever considered. And there is know way you can compare Carlson to any other Business school in MN. Mankato has no presence outside maybe Mankato. Furthermore, it should be a dmenading program, hence the term college. I work much harder in college than I did in high school and my gpa has gone down .5 Your essentially knocking a respectable University and comparing it. One you really should compare schools on the basis you are using, i.e. throwing random opinioins out there, and two, Mankato? Until you pay 50K a year for school, never ever should you complain about money. I acknowledge I am paying a lot of money but I am dealing with it. The bottom line is the U is a good school. While it is large, there are plenty of opportunities to to get involved with small classes and in one on one work with professor. In addition, the U has a very strong research program, as it is a large public university, which allows for a huge amount of one on one interaction. Yeah it may be a more liberal shcool, but people schould be exposed to both sides of the spectrum, did you try getting involved with young republicans, probly not. I will end with this, a bit testy but i get very irritated when people knock on schools and only propagate their views. When considering schools for my MBA, I will be applying to Kellogg at Northwestern University, The Unvierstiy of Chicago, Wharton at UPenn, Ross at U Mich and Carlson. Thoguh Carlson isnt my top choice, I am putting it in a pool that has three of the top five business schools in the US and some of the highest schools ranked in the world. Alas, its a rpetty good school. Please note, i did not mention Mankato. So when you start talking about how Mankato is a much better school, make sure you specify that its better for specific people.</p>
<p>Yes, I also thought post #29 was somewhat unrepresentative of my experience at the U of MN. Today, that university is very advantageously priced for students who can gain "merit scholarships" there, and it has great research facilities and cultural life for all of its students. </p>
<p>About the time that last post was written, I was taking my oldest and youngest children to the campus while I did some research at the U of MN libraries. I had occasion to walk across the Mississippi River along the Washington Avenue bridge while I did that, and that reminded me of one of my favorite aspects of life at the U of MN Twin Cities--the view of the river valley with its steep, tree-lined banks at various times of the year. That's a gorgeous way to view the change of seasons and see nature.</p>
<p>I am always going to be biased towards my campus and my school in general, as one should be. I just want to reiterate my last posting and the one following thereafter. The U has gorgeous archetecture and also some of the best views of downtown minnepaolis. It also has so many areas of study and after dropping the general college, thank god, will be even more competitive and will be able to focus the free money on more worthwhile classes, buildings, professors, etc. This site is great for people to get involved, especially with regards to finding what college is right. Granted i dont got to the U of M, but I know quite a bit about a variety of colleges. That said, the U is a great school and I encourage any high school students looking into college to use this website a great deal. There is a lot of good help out here and I am sure this site will catch on to more schools soon, like the U.</p>
<p>I got accepted into CSOM yesterday!</p>
<p>Congratulations.</p>
<p>Wow! That is GRRRRRREAT!!!!!!
Congrats.</p>
<p>Wow! That is GRRRRRREAT!!!!!!
Congrats.</p>
<p>OMG! How did that happen????????</p>
<p>Haha... I'm a PSEO/UMTYMP student who has been going to the U of MN for ... six years now (I'm a senior in high school).
My two cents about the U: Overall, classes at the U are awesome. True, you do get the occasional professor you can't understand, but if you truly are interested in the topic, there are ways around it. You can talk to your profs during their office hours, and it's all good... Urban setting is all right... if you don't drive. Traffic is a headache (college students rushing the streets...) and biking is almost out of the question during the winter (almost... I'll be biking). Although the transportation (Campus Connector) is great.
In terms of finance, if you have recprocity for MN, it's rather cheap. They give fairly generous financial aid.
Suffice to say, it's a nice school, and functions well as a safety school... (already accepted into CBS).</p>
<p>i dont understand, dont they view all applications equally until dec 15th?</p>
<p>I think the U of MN has already had some instant admission evenings for UMTYMP or PSEO students who have complete application packages filled out. They can get an answer (which will usually be an offer of admission) on the spot.</p>