Deciding amongst UMich vs UCSD, UIUC, UCSB

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<p>Hi. I'm from New York and am planning on majoring in electrical and computer engineering, as well as taking some classes in (and perhaps majoring in) astrophysics, and minoring in economics and business. Currently, I am working on my own company start up in technology, however, I would like to attend a college that can fulfill my need for challenging classes, an abundance of available research, and internship opportunities. My list (in no particular order) is as follows:</p>

<p>University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
University of California-San Diego
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</p>

<p>Waitlisted at Columbia
Waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>I will be pursuing my waitlists, however, I need input on a college to choose for May 1st. Any further input on these schools, based on personal experience, etc. is much appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>bump… anyone?</p>

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<p>VISIT. Once you visit, you should get a much better idea (for example, I visited both UIUC and UMich, and one clearly won my favor just because of the visit)</p>

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<p>CMU offered me priority waitlist to CIT but are not offering any more spaces in CE and EE so I think I’m scrapping them. I’m leaning towards UMich but is it worth waiting for Columbia?</p>