<p>I am currently a junior at a private catholic high school. I have a 3.8 weighted gpa and a 31 ACT score from when I took it in october. </p>
<p>I want to go to school in the midwest area, as I live in Michigan. I want to major in Computer Engineering or Computer Science. </p>
<p>I visited U of M and liked it, however I really didn't like being in the center of a city campus style as much as the campus styles of gvsu and msu. Which of the two schools would be best in your opinion? What other colleges in my area would offer the same type of campus atmosphere with my interested majors? I really like the open space of the latter schools as opposed to the city of U of M.</p>
<p>I also want the school to be fairly generous money wise if that is possible, good financial aid for out of state students</p>
<p>I don't know about what student life is like at the two institutions, but if you're asking generally, MSU is generally thought to be a more prestigious school. It has a more resources, more highly-ranked programs, and so on.</p>
<p>GVSU has undergone a lot of changes lately--and I think they are mostly for the good. They are growing, they've been attracting many more applicants (from what I can tell) and I think they've been recruiting athletes heavily (which raises their name recognition). But they don't have MSU's status. Yet. And might not ever, because MSU has a pretty big head start.</p>
<p>That's not to say MSU is the better school for every student.</p>
<p>I can't answer your question about other schools; I am sure some other posters can oblige you there.</p>
<p>I would Say Michigan State as well. Michigan State defiantely has a better reputation albeit, GVSU is growing. MSU is ranked number 60 nationally and has top programs in business and engineering. Their campus in my opinion is a lot nicer and shows lots of history in its buildings. also MSU has a huge schools spirit. Also from what I understand it costs the same. MSU definately! although I would pick UMich over all fo those :)...
I got into MSU and im highly cosnidering it by the way.</p>
<p>I'm faced with the same dilemma, MPC. I received full-tuition from GVSU among a few other scholarships from the school. GVSU is a nice school, but academically it's lacking. Socially, it's lacking too, since it's in the middle of nowhere. And if you're a minority, forget about feeling anything less than awkward. The students are mostly small-time, small-minded, conservative people. There's nothing wrong with that unless you’re homosexual, a minority, a Democrat, or liberal. GVSU does have nice dorms though.</p>
<p>In the end, MSU is more socially and academically inclined. It also had a nicer campus and college town. MSU also has great name recognition. If anyone asks "where's that located" you know they're an idiot. That saves a lot of time when dealing with people. Its business and engineering programs, as another member mentioned, very are reputable. Education and the J-school are ranked highly as well. MSU has school spirit too-something almost nonexistent as GVSU. More importantly, MSU has some of the hottest girls/guys in Michigan. They're just beautiful people.</p>
<p>The comments about MSU, here, are pretty accurate (I don't know about MSU’s alleged ‘hot’ women thing, though, that's subjective and I've seen attractive women on a lot of campuses; in Michigan and elsewhere). MSU's got the sheer name recognition and prestige advantage. Computer science and engineering are very good at MSU, though its elite engineering program is materials science... I don't know much about GVSU accept that I constantly hear good things about it -- as regional schools go, it seems, definitely, to stand above the Michigan's "directional school" contingent; perhaps even being a tad better than Western-- generally thought to be the best of Michigan's directional-s... GVSU must be a school on the rise that sounds like state-school relief for quality Michigan students seeking something other than the mega-size of UM/MSU -- quality in a smaller, more rural, less-busy package but still with a state school sticker price.</p>
<p>At this point, though, the higher quality students, faculty, facilities and prestige reside in East Lansing. But GVSU's worth checking out, but in the end, it's what you want b/c the 2 are very different types -- at least from what I know about Grand Valley.</p>
<p>GVSU has a boring campus to live on. the campus police will bust every party you try to have and you have to deal with ottawa county cops who lovvvee to write out MIP's on top of that the judge there is an *******... if you want my opinion go to UofM hands down over state or gvsu. you have a 31 on the ACT i know people that get into michigan state with a 3.0. Don't get me wrong gvsu is a growing school and not a bad campus so if you choose either you can't really go wrong but i'd still say UM.</p>
<p>If you are going into engineering, after you finish pre-recs on central campus, your engineering classes at U of M will be on north campus, which is by no means in the middle of the city and is actually quite quiet and beautiful</p>
<p>My friend got full tuition to GVSU, so if you're concerned about money, I suggest applying. However, there's no doubt that MSU is academically superior. If you plan to attend graduate school, go with the cheaper option.</p>
<p>Also, what about Michigan Tech? Worth a visit if you think you can handle the cold. :)</p>
<p>Case (in Ohio) is excellent for engineering, but it's right by Cleveland, which you may not enjoy. They do have generous scholarships, though. I say visit any college you're interested in before making final judgements about their campuses.</p>
<p>Purdue and U.Illinois are great public engineering schools; Purdue is easier to get in... Case is an excellent private school nearby, but is both expensive and competitive. But with your stats, MPC, admissions should not be an issue most anywhere.</p>
<p>I'm from Michigan and looking into engineering. I also have similar stats to yours. (3.9 GPA, 31 ACT). I think you should look into Mich Tech also. It's very very beautiful up there, and from what I've heard, pretty nice and friendly campus body.</p>
<p>I'm looking into U of M too, although if I went there, it wouldn't be for engineering because I got into LSA. But I'm gonna visit in March, so we'll see how that goes</p>
<p>I visited Grand Valley, which is good with money, but pretty much everyone from my school goes there, and it's very uniform, and really didn't fit me, personally. But they're pretty much good in everything, which would be good if you changed majors.</p>
<p>I've also been to MSU a few times, and if you're into the bigger school excitement, this would be a good place to go. </p>
<p>From my understanding, the order of the best engineering schools goes, according to one of my teachers:</p>
<p>Tech's hockey games are a blast, since it is the only D1 sport on campus, and they have a decent D2 football program. So while it isn't quite on par with MSU in the sports arena, there are certainly opportunities for sports fans to watch decent competition. For CompE or CS, I can't imagine turning down U of M just b/c of some minor campus quibbles, but Tech & MSU are both better options than GVSU, which just isn't on the same level for such a research-intensive field.</p>
<p>Iowa State is supposed to have a gorgeous campus, they have major conference sports, solid engineering, and you might get some scholarship $. Also, nice college town rather than a big city.</p>
<p>MPC, you dont need our approval to go to GVSU. Look fact is, Im applying from El Salvador and various kids from my class are going there with scholarships. I personally chose Michigan State However i assure you there is plenty diversity at GVSU and you should have a goo experience. However just take note that it is not the best school in Michigan.</p>