My d got accepted UIUC and now we are comparing instate UF (all paid by scholarships and prepaid) but UIUC out of state fees. She got accepted Mechanical Engineering in both univ but UF is open to switch her major to Computer Engineering, her interest is more towards artificial intelligence specially prosthetic research and progress in that field. UF has state of art lab for prosthetic and they are in progress finishing that lab. She wants to continue research job or may be open for job after undergrad and continue research from there too. Any help appreciated why i should convince my d to stay in state though UIUC is ranked higher in Engineering as per US news
@Seminole123 To be honest, I can’t think of a single justification to pay UIUC OOS cost ($30K+ a year) over UF (zero tuition a year), when it comes to mechanical engineering. The ranking difference doesn’t matter a bit. If she’s interested in research, and something that may only be done at UIUC, then go to UIUC as a grad student, but not undergraduate. UF will more than prepare her for grad school
Otherwise, with her UF BS, she’ll be applying to the same jobs as a UIUC undergrad, and be offered the same amount of $.
Thank you @Gator88NE