<p>I got accepted into both of these schools for mechanical engineering and got similar financial aid from both schools so they cost about the same for me.</p>
<p>I would appreciate any advice on which school would be better for me to attend knowing i will probably work for a defense contractor.</p>
<p>p.s. i am planning on continuing college to get a graduate degree</p>
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<p>Where do you want to live and work after college/where do you want to go to grad school? I'd decide based on that. Often opportunities are regional; companies recruit locally, you make connections locally, etc. So I would go to the place where you see yourself long-term.</p>
<p>well, to tell the truth, i haven't planned that far. So for now, I guess I'm looking for which college has an overall better name or something like that</p>
<p>Illinois has a better overall name.</p>
<p>Name-wise, it's UIUC. But if you want to work in the South ultimately, or to go to grad school in the south, I'd go with Georgia Tech. If you DON'T plan to live and work in the south, then I would definitely choose UIUC, for instance if you wanted to live in California or New York or whatever.</p>