<p>I received admits to the Automotive program at Clemson University and University of Michigan - Dearborn . I'm having a hard time deciding between the two </p>
<p>On one hand we have Clemson university , in South Carolina which shares its premises with a BMW research lab , has ties with companies like Michelin and Proterra Trucks , has amazing lab facilities and equipment.</p>
<p>University of Michigan , dearborn on the other hand has the more established program and is located at Detroit ( the heart of the industry ) .</p>
<p>Internship opportunities at both universities are kind of bleak with the lull in the industry .</p>
<p>Michigan has better funding and are quite gracious at offering scholarships .People in Clemson have have stopped short of saying that funding is close to zero . And also , the Clemson program costs more too .</p>
<p>Are internships really that bleak at University of Michigan? My cousin is doing ME and has always gotten them with car companies there. He had one with Toyota and is doing one with Ford right now for $20/hour.</p>
<p>To Andrewsky: Caveat: University of Michigan != University of Michigan - Dearborn</p>
<p>GO TO CLEMSON! I’ve seen the CU-ICAR campus and the facility is amazing, I wish they had that for undergraduates too :)</p>
<p>@pierre ; Are the companies in any way biased ; with respect to the students they choose for internships ? Why do people at Clemson find it so difficult to get internships ? Can’t they apply to the same companies that the UMD students do ?</p>
<p>@Andrewsky ; Most people I talk to say its nearly impossible to get coops or intern opportunities . But at the same time , I haven’t really talked to a lot of people .</p>
<p>^^I’m sorry, I really can’t answer your question since I’m an undergraduate student and am not on the same campus as CUICAR. But as an undergraduate, my engineering friends have all not had any difficulty finding internships but I don’t know about automotive engineering since it’s a degree that I’m not familiar with. I suppose it may be harder because of the state of the automotive industry. But I think Clemson and Michigan do have an advantage in that they offer an automotive engineering degree as opposed to a mechanical engineering degree from Maryland.</p>
<p>I’m sorry I can’t answer your questions though. I’m just not that familiar with CUICAR.</p>
<p>@Pierre ; Thank you for taking the time to reply anyway . Much obliged .</p>
<p>I have heard great things about Clemson’s program but I do not know much about it. I will say having lived in both states I would pick Clemson based on location.</p>
<p>@cranstonjdc ; Pick Clemson on the location ? Could you elaborate on that ?</p>
<p>I was just saying I would rather live in SC than MI. Depends on the weather and type of city you like I guess.</p>
<p>I understand . I prefer the SC climate . MI is kind of extreme .</p>