tyder21 posted...
I almost went to Michigan as well, but UConn offered me more money and they both have very respectful Actuarial Science programs.
It has always been my opinion that viewing schools in a general manner is mostly unhelpful unless you truly have no idea what you want to be majoring in. Of course the Ivy League schools, MIT, Stanford, etc. will tend to have the stronger programs, but the main thing that's important is viewing the schools at a less general level and sticking to comparing schools by the program that you're actually interested in.
This became apparent to me when trying to find schools that had strong programs in Actuarial Science. Almost none of the "good universities" even had a program at all. It's pretty much unfair to state that a school sucks (unless you happen to know the strength of every one of the programs offered there) or that the Ivy Leagues are the only good universities in the country.
I am well aware that my school isn't regarded very highly and I'm sick of needing to explain why I'm here while my two best friends attend Harvard and Columbia. It's all about the program.
I feel like you've told me before about the actuary stuff but I forgot. Hi!
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