Why Michigan?

I was most drawn to SNRE because of the diversity of interests and interdisciplinarity of SNRE's student body and faculty, which I think facilitates a rich learning environment. Just as importantly, there are quite a few students and faculty who are working on issues surrounding poverty, rural livelihoods, and natural resource management in less-industrialized countries, my primary area of interest. My professors and classmates challenge me to think more deeply about critical social-environmental issues, which is exciting and useful.