<p>I got into MSU's honors program but not into UMN's. My sat score is around 2150. I finally chose MSU but I am wondering if I made a mistake. I will be majoring in the sciences so maybe Minnesota will offer more prospects in terms of job opportunities, especially since Michigan is the second most depressed state in the USA.</p>
<p>No, not a mistake - look into Lyman Briggs at MSU if you’re not already, it’s a great program for science. The 2 schools are very close in rankings and you’d have fine job prospects from both, so in the end it comes down to where you’d rather spend four years and if that’s East Lansing, it’s absolutely not a mistake. </p>
<p>As for Michigan being “depressed”, I think that’s a myth. I did a quick google on the subject, and came up with this:
[State</a> of mental health: Full rankings - Mental health- msnbc.com](<a href=“http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22044451/]State”>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22044451/)
MI ranked as 22nd happiest (granted that was late '07 so the auto troubles might have brought it down since) and people in the Midwest, whether it be MI or MN, are generally quite friendly and happy.</p>
<p>As MSU has such an expansive network, most job opportunities coming out of MSU are not necessarily in Michigan. If you are planning to stay in Michigan, that might not be the best as far as job prospects go but if you just want to attend university in Michigan and then go somewhere else, going to MSU isn’t going to hinder you any when it comes to finding jobs.</p>
<p>Can’t speak towards Minnesota, but getting research experience as an undergrad is a focus at MSU. Pretty big thing if you’re going into science. That plus scholarship money pushed me to MSU over UMich and Purdue. Plus, I know a lot of people that got jobs in Michigan after graduating with a degree in science. I’m going to grad school, so I can’t say how easy it is, but I know a lot of people managed.</p>