Michigan?

[Totoro1]

For those of you who attended recruitment weekend, what did you think of the program, the faculty, the students, etc? I am on the short list, but was unable to attend as I'm temporarily out of the country. Any feedback would be most appreciated!

[MadameNon]

I attended the recruitment weekend a few years ago (and ultimately didn't go because I wasn't accepted off the waitlist) but I thought that it seemed pretty great. I liked most of the faculty and students I met, the art library was really nice, the museum was great. We got to see where some of the grad students live (an apartment not far from campus) and it was really cute! Ann Arbor is a cool town. There is a Museum Studies certificate you can earn concurrently. There is money for travel and students seem competitive for the bigger fellowships out there. Granted, at a recruitment weekend they are selling it so of course it would all seem great.

What is your research focus?

P.S. Love your screenname.

[Totoro1]

Thanks (for both your response and your compliment)..mine is modern Asian. I'm wondering about Michigan just because it seems like lots of students tend to opt for the coastal schools.

I attended the recruitment weekend a few years ago (and ultimately didn't go because I wasn't accepted off the waitlist) but I thought that it seemed pretty great. I liked most of the faculty and students I met, the art library was really nice, the museum was great. We got to see where some of the grad students live (an apartment not far from campus) and it was really cute! Ann Arbor is a cool town. There is a Museum Studies certificate you can earn concurrently. There is money for travel and students seem competitive for the bigger fellowships out there. Granted, at a recruitment weekend they are selling it so of course it would all seem great.

What is your research focus?

P.S. Love your screenname.