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The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Breakdown of “Innovation” at UMich

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By Gender
MalesB-
FemalesB-
By Major
AccountingB-
Aerospace EngineeringC-
AnthropologyB-
ArchaeologyA+
ArchitectureA-
Architecture & Urban Planning DepartmentA-
Art & Design DepartmentC+
AstronomyB
BiologyB-
Business - Management and AdministrationC+
Chemical EngineeringC-
ChemistryC+
Civil EngineeringA-
CommunicationsB-
Computer EngineeringB
Computer ScienceB-
EconomicsB+
EducationD+
Electrical EngineeringC
Engineering DepartmentB
EnglishB+
FinanceB
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcD+
Geography and GeosciencesB
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B-
Industrial Operations EngineeringB
KinesiologyB+
Language - French/Spanish/etc.C
LinguisticsA-
MathC
Mechanical EngineeringC
Music - Composition/TheoryA+
Music - PerformanceB+
Music EducationA
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceA-
Nuclear EngineeringC
NursingC-
OtherB
Perfomance ArtsC-
PharmacyB-
PhilosophyC+
PhysicsC
Political ScienceB+
PreLaw and LegalC
PreMed and MedicalB-
PsychologyC+
SociologyB-
UndecidedB

Against similar schools

Innovation compared with similar schools in class.

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
 B-
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B
Cornell University
 B+
University of California - Berkeley
 B
Stanford University
 B+
Yale University
 A-
Princeton University
 B
University of Southern California
 B
F
A+

Innovation

... UM is not the place to come to if you are an innovative student ...Read full comment
... Just that the students aren't as innovative as they should be ...Read full comment
... I thought that I could use my creative process more openly in assignments and other things but I soon learned why frat guys and stuck up J ...Read full comment
... cafeteria food is nice and creative ...Read full comment
... Creativity gets a C because there is a little room for creativity on the class projects, but that's about it, in the classes at least ...Read full comment
... It seems like everyone is too busy studying their butts off and competing instead of getting collegial with classmates, goofing off, and tinkeri...Read full comment
... Professors are extremely creative, they adapt and change the courses as they teach and implements things they do in research into the class ...Read full comment
... U-M has a reputation of being a creative environment, but try to do something beyond regurgitating lecture notes in the same essay format as ev...Read full comment
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