University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Top Questions

They say they're the best; they're not. The science classes are unfairly geared towards pre-med and the chem department "with 17 years of experience" can't teach to save themselves.

Course diversity is sometimes discouraging and the requirements dont always make sense but the ICP program helps people out.

very challenging, they make you want to give up at times, but if you stick with it you will be such a better person because of it. In the internship I had I really used the work skills I learned from taking challenging class here. Some of the professors don't care about students because they're concerned with research too much but when you get in the higher level classes you won't have that problem.

very challenging, they make you want to give up at times, but if you stick with it you will be such a better person because of it

I won't lie. The academics here at the U are tough. There are really high expectations and the environment can be a little competitive. The key is that the professors here are great. They are often the best and brightest in their respective fields. As a result your learning will extend far beyond the text book. You'll be getting real world advice from people who've done whatever it is you want to do. Professors are great about meeting outside of class (every professor has office hours when they're available to chat). I had a communications class with an Emmy award winning professor. We talked about ethics in journalism. He talked about stories that he actually worked on with regards to the subject matter. Students in class were able to share personal experiences as well from past internships. People in our class met outside to further discuss topics. A lot of us became friends and wound up going out together on the weekends.

Academics here are tough. People work very hard and take school very seriously. Don't mess with someone if they're in the library and have their headphones on.

Since it is a big research university, one of the drawbacks is that a lot of the academics are geared towards research. However, what's great is that you can get an awesome liberal arts education and have the freedom to take classes in many different departments/schools.

Rarely do professors know any more than 5 names in a lecture. My favorite class was psych 211 -Project Outreach-Working with Preschool Children & Psych 306 Group Leading. Least Favorite-World Politics. Both the Professor and GSI spoke in monotone accents making it impossible to decipher + stay awake the majority of the time. Students are quite competative.

I am an Acting Major, so I have great relationships with my professors and classmates. However, in my other classes I barely know my professors.

The academics are highly rigorous.