College Help- Schools in MI that are [i]somewhat[/i] Equivalent to MIT

[MainFramed]

Im 14 and Homeschooled. MIT is in Massachusetts and I am in Michigian. I would really like to find a College here in MI, that is somewhat (I know there arent many schools greater than MIT) Greater than MIT.

I have heard when you get a diploma from MIT your pretty much get any job/ your very much respected. Are there any Colleges that can offer than kinda promise to me.....In MI?

Also:
I don't know what I really want to go to college for. I would like to go for something in computers, hardware/networking/HTML/Flash

i know thats a wide rang, but i dont really know many majors in college. If you guys could provide me with some good majors i might wanna look into i would really appreciate it (im learning and researching this all, obvisouly you can tell im not so bright on the college subject)

Please Help Me out Guys

 

[PoPPeR]

um take it from someone who is in the college process right now - don't let others make your decision for you. Your right when you say there aren't many greater schools then MIT, none in Michigan if you ask me. Besides the UofMi I don't even know of any schools in Michigan. If you want a school with MIT's prestige, look into either MIT, Ivy League schools, or something in California, depending on your major. Find something you like to do, get good at it, major in it, then get paid to do it. No one knows you better then yourself, so its up to you to figure it out, not others

 

[slydecix]

I'm at the University of Michigan here... probably the closest to MIT a Michigan school can get... plus it's a LOT cheaper for MI residents since it's a public university.

Also, I don't really think that a diploma from MIT gets you a good job instantly- It really depends on the skills that you develop and the experience you have throughout college (part time jobs, activities, internships)

 

[PoPPeR]

Sorry I'm adding some more info because I realize the college process is very difficult. You're 14 years old, the extreme majority of 14 year olds have no real concept of what it takes to get into colleges. When I was in 8th grade I always assumed I was gonna end up in Berkeley, UCLA, or Stanford. Lets just say that didn't exactly work out because reality struck me. The area's you want to go into are overcrowded, but so is almost every freakin profession in the nation today. There's no such thing as a "good" major. You want to make money? Go to med school. You want to be a financial advisor? Major in economics. A music director? Major in music. There are no real answers to your questions, wait a couple years, live your life, then start worrying about this kind of stuff.

 

[tcsenter]

U of M's school of engineering is a top-rated engineering school. Not "the" top, but its up there.

The only other Michigan school in that upper tier is Kettering University in Flint (formerly GMI). Those two are the closest you're going to get to a 'Michigan MIT' and both are excellent schools.

 

[slydecix]

when do you plan on applying?

 

[MainFramed]

havent figured that out yet, most people apply what 9th grade? (next year for me)

 

[JeffSpicoli]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
Im 14 and Homeschooled. MIT is in Massachusetts and I am in Michigian. I would really like to find a College here in MI, that is somewhat (I know there arent many schools greater than MIT) Greater than MIT.

I have heard when you get a diploma from MIT your pretty much get any job/ your very much respected. Are there any Colleges that can offer than kinda promise to me.....In MI?

Also:
I don't know what I really want to go to college for. I would like to go for something in computers, hardware/networking/programing/HTML/Flash

i know thats a wide rang, but i dont really know many majors in college. If you guys could provide me with some good majors i might wanna look into i would really appreciate it (im learning and researching this all, obvisouly you can tell im not so bright on the college subject)

Please Help Me out Guys

University of Michigan is the best academic school in Michigan. In fact, it is one of the best academic public schools in the country. If you want to stay in Michigan, then that should be your first choice. As for what to go to college for? If you are 14 and home schooled, you should be going to get drunk, have sex and party in addition to your curriculum. You probably need a social life. This may sound sarcastic, however, I'm serious. Social skills are as important as academic knowledge in the business world. I would strongly suggest, however, that you change your plans for major. Programming, especially HTML and Flash, are a commodity that can easily be obtained overseas at significantly lower cost than in the states. Hence, there is no longer a career in the US for programmers unless they are managing programming projects. Either go into Engineering, Computer Engineering, or, if you really want comp sci, become a certified Project Manager after you graduate. In today's market, you cannot expect to find a job as a programmer after you graduate and, if you do, it will be a dead end job with poor pay.

 

[PoPPeR]

jesus. What do they teach you in home schooling. Here in the US we have 12 years of education and people apply for fall college semesters beginning of 12th grade. 9th grade people are still making the transition to high school, trying to fit in with the crowd.

 

[Dudd]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
havent figured that out yet, most people apply what 9th grade? (next year for me)

Little off, most people apply their senior year of high school. Colleges usually like to check out your academic record before letting you in .

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: JeffSpicoli

Originally posted by: MainFramed
Im 14 and Homeschooled. MIT is in Massachusetts and I am in Michigian. I would really like to find a College here in MI, that is somewhat (I know there arent many schools greater than MIT) Greater than MIT.

I have heard when you get a diploma from MIT your pretty much get any job/ your very much respected. Are there any Colleges that can offer than kinda promise to me.....In MI?

Also:
I don't know what I really want to go to college for. I would like to go for something in computers, hardware/networking/programing/HTML/Flash

i know thats a wide rang, but i dont really know many majors in college. If you guys could provide me with some good majors i might wanna look into i would really appreciate it (im learning and researching this all, obvisouly you can tell im not so bright on the college subject)

Please Help Me out Guys

University of Michigan is the best academic school in Michigan. In fact, it is one of the best academic public schools in the country. If you want to stay in Michigan, then that should be your first choice. As for what to go to college for? If you are 14 and home schooled, you should be going to get drunk, have sex and party in addition to your curriculum. You probably need a social life. This may sound sarcastic, however, I'm serious. Social skills are as important as academic knowledge in the business world. I would strongly suggest, however, that you change your plans for major. Programming, especially HTML and Flash, are a commodity that can easily be obtained overseas at significantly lower cost than in the states. Hence, there is no longer a career in the US for programmers unless they are managing programming projects. Either go into Engineering, Computer Engineering, or, if you really want comp sci, become a certified Project Manager after you graduate. In today's market, you cannot expect to find a job as a programmer after you graduate and, if you do, it will be a dead end job with poor pay.

ROFL, i have only been homeschooling for the past year and a half, and do trust me, not to sound concided what so-ever.......but girls, partys,friends, and with no question "social skills" in genral have never, and to this day are not a problem. In fact most people say that i have a "rare " "social gift"

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[halik]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
jesus. What do they teach you in home schooling. Here in the US we have 12 years of education and people apply for fall college semesters beginning of 12th grade. 9th grade people are still making the transition to high school, trying to fit in with the crowd.

hah yeah, you dont apply till your junior year... u of m is the best thing around here


<-- goes to u of m

 

[PoPPeR]

yep. Sounds like a homeschooled kid to me

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
jesus. What do they teach you in home schooling. Here in the US we have 12 years of education and people apply for fall college semesters beginning of 12th grade. 9th grade people are still making the transition to high school, trying to fit in with the crowd.

I live in the US, and as for what we learn, everything you do....but at our own pace, and we can also somewhat control what we learn, as for differnt perspectives of things.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
yep. Sounds like a homeschooled kid to me

WTF does that mean?

 

[everman]

Don't worry about it. Go to High School, do well and have fun. You don't apply to a college until end of Junior/Senior year. and no college is a ticket to any job you want, well except Cal tech if you want to work for NASA...

 

[JeffSpicoli]

ROFL, i have only been homeschooling for the past year and a half, and do trust me, not to sound concided what so-ever.......but girls, partys,friends, and with no question "social skills" in genral have never, and to this day are not a problem. In fact most people see that i have a "rare " "social gift"

If you enjoy social interaction with other people then "Programmer" is probably not the best career choice for you. In the future, good communication skills and leadeship skills will be increasingly valuable. These traits are less important for programming positions. They are supremely important to project managers, however.

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: JeffSpicoli

ROFL, i have only been homeschooling for the past year and a half, and do trust me, not to sound concided what so-ever.......but girls, partys,friends, and with no question "social skills" in genral have never, and to this day are not a problem. In fact most people see that i have a "rare " "social gift"

If you enjoy social interaction with other people then "Programmer" is probably not the best career choice for you. In the future, good communication skills and leadeship skills will be increasingly valuable. These traits are less important for programming positions. They are supremely important to project managers, however.

I understand completey, however programming wasent the only field i was looking at, i probably should take programming out of there. wasent really thinking when i slipped it in there.

 

[ManSnake]

ITT Tech

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: everman
Don't worry about it. Go to High School, do well and have fun. You don't apply to a college until end of Junior/Senior year. and no college is a ticket to any job you want, well except Cal tech if you want to work for NASA...

dont want to work for NASA

Originally posted by: ManSnake
ITT Tech

LOL i know your kidding

 

[Woodie]

With all due respect to UM, MIT doesn't play in the same league. It's big $$ and a big name.

Names that are in/close to the MIT league would be: Northwestern, RPI, Ivy Leagues, Stanford, Cal Poly, Berkely, CMU. BTW, a particular major from a particular school doesn't guarantee you a job. It *may* give you a leg up in certain circumstances, and will usually get you a *much* better network for when/after you graduate. It really depends on what field you're going in to.

In the bang for the buck game, MIT is definately not at the top. Many of the other schools mentioned above are probably a better deal from that perspective, and can meet many/all requirements for most students. Keep in mind that if your field of interest requires any kind of advanced degree, which undergraduate program/degree you attended won't matter much.

 

[PoPPeR]

it doesn't mean anything. I realize you live in the US, as you want to attend a school in Michigan, your home state, and last time I checked Michigan was in the US. But then again you never know what public schools are teaching you these days. Anyways, our economic picture could be very different in the 7+ years you have left until you graduate from college.

 

[PoPPeR]

I find it funny that Cal Poly is still a state school. It should have been a UC school years ago. It's harder to get into then Davis, Riverside, Santa Cruz, and sometimes even Irvine. Hell, one of my friends got accepted into USC and got rejected from Poly. Big differences in admissions process but still...

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: Woodie
With all due respect to UM, MIT doesn't play in the same league. It's big $$ and a big name.

Names that are in/close to the MIT league would be: Northwestern, RPI, Ivy Leagues, Stanford, Cal Poly, Berkely, CMU. BTW, a particular major from a particular school doesn't guarantee you a job. It *may* give you a leg up in certain circumstances, and will usually get you a *much* better network for when/after you graduate. It really depends on what field you're going in to.

In the bang for the buck game, MIT is definately not at the top. Many of the other schools mentioned above are probably a better deal from that perspective, and can meet many/all requirements for most students. Keep in mind that if your field of interest requires any kind of advanced degree, which undergraduate program/degree you attended won't matter much.

thanks

 

[JeffSpicoli]

Originally posted by: Woodie
With all due respect to UM, MIT doesn't play in the same league. It's big $$ and a big name.

Names that are in/close to the MIT league would be: Northwestern, RPI, Ivy Leagues, Stanford, Cal Poly, Berkely, CMU. BTW, a particular major from a particular school doesn't guarantee you a job. It *may* give you a leg up in certain circumstances, and will usually get you a *much* better network for when/after you graduate. It really depends on what field you're going in to.

In the bang for the buck game, MIT is definately not at the top. Many of the other schools mentioned above are probably a better deal from that perspective, and can meet many/all requirements for most students. Keep in mind that if your field of interest requires any kind of advanced degree, which undergraduate program/degree you attended won't matter much.

In the bang for the buck game, an in-stater can attend U of M for about 1/2 the cost of the schools you mentioned and still get a degree from a pretty well respected university.