<p>personally I don’t think engineering wise that there isn’t much difference between Purdue and Illinois education wise. I visited Purdue and loved it so that’s just based on personal experience, that’s why I suggested Purdue over Illinois. I’m pretty sure that Purdue and Illinois are both awesome schools and are mirror images of each (in addition to being in the middle of nowhere for both) but I’ve done a fair bit of research about Purdue since I was accepted there and I’m sure that I would have an awesome experience there if I went.</p>