<p>Do you think it's worth it to go to Michigan and pay a whole lot of money when you probably could have stayed in-state and paid less? I ask this because I'm thinking about transferring from my in-state university, which is the University of Illinois, to Michigan.</p>
<p>UofI and Michigan are two of my top choices for next year, although I'm still a senior... I know how you feel :)</p>
<p>Michigan is a great school, I mean academics are among the best in the world. School spirit is amazing and the campus is actually nice. I think that if you are willing to shell out a lot of money to attend the university then you should. I am from Texas and I had my doubts the first couple of weeks after school started but this really is a great place. It has to grow on you.</p>
<p>Michigan is awesome. Unless you are from Virginia, California, North Carolina, and possibly Wisconisn it is definately worth your money to come to Michigan. (I still think Michigan is way cooler than Cal/UCLA, UVA, UNC, and UW Madison, but those are also academically superb institutions.) I am from Indiana, and I would go to Ann Arbor over Bloomington anyday.</p>
<p>i think so. besides, there are plenty of loans/grants you may receive from michigan. unless your decision totally comes down to the large difference of money, then i would definitely choose mich.</p>
<p>I think it's worth it, from my personal experience Michigan is very generous when it comes to financial aid, they offer a lot more grant money than you would expect. In addition, the academics are top notch, not to say that U of I isn't.</p>
<p>Well I applied last year to Michigan and was accepted. I really wanted to go, but the financial aid was pretty lacking since I was out-of-state, didn't qualify for need-based aid, and didn't stand out enough for any scholarships. My expected family contribution was around 25,000 and Michigan estimated costs to be around 35,000. So the "generous" financial aid package that Michigan sent me came out to be around 3,000 dollars in student loans. Which really meant that I would be taking out 7,000 dollars in loans on top of the 3,000 dollars in loans that Michigan provided, amounting to 40,000 dollars in loans over 4 years. Hence, I find myself at U of I now.</p>
<p>hehe.. i'm from NC. UNC-CH is a really great school, ranked right under Michigan i think. but if i end up getting in both and going to michigan i really do have a good reason: UNC doesn't even OFFER engineering. so when making your decision make sure you have a good reason. otherwise, giving up that much more money may not be worth it.</p>