<p>It is down to these two. I am OOS for UMich and was given a 20k Engineering Scholarship plus a small grant, work study and loan. I know the engineering program for both is comparable. UMichs ECE program is bigger in faculty/student size and maybe even their facilities but I am not sure if this is good for me. So I was leaning toward Cornell even though it would cost about $7000/yr more out of pocket. I like Cornell Engineering Quad that is in central campus (vs. UMich isolated North Engineering campus) and generally its prettier campus. Either Ann Arbor (3 hours drive) or Ithaca is ok for me. Ithaca is 3 more hours of driving from home but I can take it. Cornell also gave me the Meinig Scholarship which provides leadership development opportunity I am interested in. So, I was almost going to send in the deposit to Cornell. Then, UMich threw in a $5000/yr (outside?) scholarship that is administered by the Engineering (ECE) yesterday. The difference in cost is now $12000/yr. I still like Cornell. But I dont hate UMich either especially taking into account the $5000/yr scholarship also includes internship opportunity at a major router company for the summers after freshman year. </p>
<p>So, please help me with your comments/opinion: Am I giving up too much of UMichs offer for Cornell? Thanks in advance only a few days left </p>