What is the difference between going to the University of Michigan or going to Wayne State?|167962

Ok. I have a 3.9 GPA and I want to go to U of M. My cousins have around the same GPA I had and they got full rides to Wayne. They said they don_t really like it there but the also say the only reason that U of M and Michigan State are so well-known is for their sport teams. They say all the Universities teach the same things. So what do you guys think would be better? Free Wayne State or going to U of M?

That_s a tough one - generally a degree is a degree, no matter where it came from but UofM does have a great academic reputation.

My son went on the website listed below to read what actual students said at the universities he wanted to go to. They rate many different aspects of the college. That_s how he decided where to go next year.

Good luck!

What Broadway show should I take my teenage brothers to?|167564

They have never liked a musical but want to experience it. Their interests include sports and video games and other typical things.

Spamalot! It_s goofy and very outside the norm as far as a traditional Broadway musical.

The prior posters suggestion of Spamalot is probably the way to go. Teenage boys are a tough group to make happy on B_way, but a totally kooky comedy may do the trick.

I was first introduced to _Monty Python_s Flying Circus_ as a teen, and if your teen brothers enjoy that dry humor and absolute irrelevant sense of being -- they will love it, as I did.

My teenage brother loved Avenue Q and liked Spamalot. Maybe also try Jersey Boys but it might be hard to get tickets.

How to keep political mania from travel section?|147326

Some Barak hate female president candidate and ask where to again and again, he just spam and rant and abuse Yahoo answer, don_t really want answers, only want to get attension, how to stop political mania? report to yahoo.

Report to yahoo abuse. for spam, rant, chant

What nice thing can I do for my boyfriend around the Los Angeles area?|147807

I want to do something nice for my boyfriend just because. I am looking to do something interesting and exciting and fun! We live around the Los Angeles area and I am willing to drive any direction up to 2 hours from here. He is 28 and he is easy going, we love the bar scene but the activity does not have to involve drinking. Does anyone have any ideas? Please post links if possible!

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Does he like comic books? The Skirball Center is having an old comic book museum exhibit right now.
Also, the Getty is starting up their Saturday night summer series where there are DJ_s and cocktails.

What are some fun places to go to in Chicago other than places Downtown?|159929

We are looking to find different fun places
to go to other than places downtown.
We have gone to a lot of places downtown and are looking
to find someplace different to go to that both teenagers, and adults can find enjoyable.

Please answerr.

museum opf science and industry
botanical garden
lincoln park zoo

Here is a list I live here:

1. The Magnificent Mile Outlets aka Michigan Ave it_s eight blocks and has over 460 boutiques, shop, and 200 restaurants and 50 hotels. They have boats, trolleys, and other ways to go around.

2.Harpo Studios- Go Oprah

3. The Taste of Chicago- You have tickets to taste a bunch of restaurant food outdoors.

4. Museum of Science_ Industry

5. The Planetarium

6. Shedd Aquarium

7. Lincoln Park Zoo

8. Millennium Park

9. You can also sign up to be a part of tours.

10. Wrigley and Soldier Field

11. Navy Pier

It would help if you put down your general interests. and how far out of chicago you would go

Brookfield Zoo
Cantigny Park
Woodfield Mall- shopping/eating/movies-IKEA and Game Works are near by.
Medieval Times

GEt Fun And Lot of information about fun and more.
Dont Miss to see. Just enter email address and get fun full of emails.

you should go to China Town and go to Three Happy. that place is basically the best and its name cracks me up every time =]

go to wrigley. . . or the sears tower. I don_t know, I_m not from Chicago.

disko, bar, club where else?????

What are the best suburbs to live in, just outside Detroit?|157838

I will be going to graduate school in downtown Detroit, and I_m wondering what the nicest suburbs to the city are. Ideally I would want to drive less than half an hour to get there from home. I don_t know these areas at all so if anyone can give me details about why one area is better than another in terms of safety, convenience, etc. I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

You might want to check out Ferndale in Oakland County. It borders Detroit at the famed intersection of 8 Mile and Woodward Ave. It features mainly an older housing stock built to house laborers in the 1920s and 30s.

It suffered a bit during the 70_s and 80_s but a hard-core group of loyal Ferndalians hung on to see it rebound in the 1990_s. Once the tonier folks moved into Royal Oak - the artist types were looking for new addresses and they found them in what is now called (somewhat tongue in cheek), _Fabulous Ferndale_.

The crime stats are low to moderate, and I_m sure you can more info about that on the internets. The pluses for Ferndale:
1, 15 - 30 minute commute
2, the woodward bus will take you straight to Wayne
3, you can rent a whole house for 800 bucks
4, small but interesting downtown - sushi, thai, italian, greek, dancing, a alternative movie house where you can drink beer and watch Citizen Kane
5, open minded folk ie, gay friendly if your interested
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the downers:
-It_s close to Detroit and that - sorry to say - effects your insurance rates and individual safety. Don_t want to make a debate about it, just to state the facts.
-Under utilized park system
- Spotty city services at times
- Political and emotional conflicts between the old-timers that hung tough through the down time and the new comers who_ve just _discovered_ Ferndale.
_...what you mean you don_t like my garden gnomes? go stick that latte in your ear!_
-New openly gay mayor welcomes new thinking, which freaks some of the family-centric folk. Council meetings are always a hit.

All in all, Ferndale is a neat little town that until 1936 or so was called _Urbanrest_ because it was a new suburb built to house those city apartment dwellers who wanted a little house with a backyard to grow some tomatoes and a front porch to watch the world go by.

However, you might want to check what the University has to offer. They have a housing service tailored for grad students and you might find the perfect match of price, location and safety right on campus.

Crime is not that bad on Campus so don_t rule out Detroit. You_ll have your entire life to live in plush green suburbs with pickett fences and crabgrass trouble. Right now, might be to only time in your life when it will make sense for you to live in city.

Don_t miss the experience just because of Detroit_s reputation. You own it to your 80 year-old self to look near campus.

When you_re 80, sipping metamucil pool-side in Boca Roton, you can look back and say, _I was pretty ballsy in my 20s, lived in Detroit ..._

Southgate or Wyandotte.

royal oak or farmington hills

Beverly Hills and Redford and nice suburban areas to live in and there is not much crime at all.

Royal Oak

Southfeild, Redford, Farmington.

Grosse Pointe. They have Village shopping, Woodsy lifestlye, water galore, high standards of living (good schools, clean parks, good police/fire department), and is 15 minutes from DOWNTOWN Detroit.

Also, I wouldn_t rule out some of the nicer areas in the city such as 7 Mile/Livernois and East English Village.

WYANDOTTE!!! We are free from Detroit. We run our own Water, Electric and we have our own Downtown. It is not a far distance from Detroit and you will find alot to do in Wyandotte! We have all the stores and what ever else you may need to live here. Apartments, etc., are easy to find also. If you get the chance, just visit here before you pick the place to live while you are going to school. WE are just South of Detroit and it is easy to get to Detroit from here!!

Well, if you_re looking for the most _rich_ suburbs, I_d say places like Novi, Grosse Pointe, Northville, Bloomfield Hills, etc.

A nice place would be West Dearborn, the people are pretty friendly and the area_s nice. Dearborn is closer to Detroit than the other places I_ve listed, too.

What are the areas surrounding Stanford CA?|184301

I_m going to be working at Stanford this summer and need to find a temporary residence. I_ve looked on Craigslist under the heading _SF Bay Area_, but a ton of different cities and neighborhoods pop up and I don_t actually know which ones are less than a half hour from Stanford (preferably). What are the surrounding areas and their relative distances?

Thanks!

Look under South Bay, Peninsula and Silicon Valley.
Search on Palo Alto, but stay away from East Palo Alto.

If you stay in Palo Alto, you can sublet someone else_s standard housing for the school year, and you will be near all the academic help, the sporting help and the social world.

The Stanford campus is surrounded by the city of Palo Alto. Menlo Park and Atherton are VERY close to the Palo Alto border, just North of Stanford. Mountain View is South of Palo Alto.

Stretching that _half hour_ limit, Sunnyvale and Cupertino are further to the South while Redwood City, San Carlos and Foster City and San Mateo are to the North.

East Palo Alto is fairly close, but has had a poor reputation for many years.

you want to search the penisula here cities to live in

*Menlo Park
*Palo Alto
*Redwood City
*San Carlos
*Belmont
*San Mateo

Anything further then San Mateo is going to be to far

Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View are the closest.

Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Redwood City are also close.

What are some good places to go on a road trip?|157052

My friend and I are wanting to go on a road trip for spring break. We would be leaving from Michigan and would like to hit some cool _hole-in-the-wall_ places on our way to a major location. The plan is to either go down I-75 through Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia or head a little more east or west. It_s very up in the air. Any cool places you have been or seen would be helpful. Thank you!

Go to vegas they have every thing there Night clubs,bars,casinos,attractions,etc and the weather their right now is great.

Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and into Georgia is an awesome road trip. Been there done that and LOVEd it.

How long does it take to get to Monterrey from Dallas, Texas?|154962

I have always flown but I am thinking of driving next time I go..Knowing the average time would be great, especially since you have to go through customs and all. Thanks!

More or less 12 to 14 hours.

Maybe nearly a whole day.

about 22 hrs