<p>Only you can decide which school is the best fit for you. I would visit each one, read all I can about them, and choose the one that you feel is right. They are all good schools.</p>
<p>For engineering, as long as a school’s program is ABET-accredited, it doesn’t much matter. Go to whichever is cheapest, unless money doesn’t matter and you just like one better than the others for some reason.</p>
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<p>Not quite. Hiring for internships and post-graduation jobs does have a local bias, so (all other things being equal) it may be worth favoring the school in the area you want to work for internships and post-graduation jobs.</p>
<p>Location is not really an issue for students intending to go on to PhD programs, but high research activity with undergraduate research opportunities would be a plus for such students.</p>
<p>Idk what your gpa and act/sat is, but drexel usually gives alot of money. Even though tuition is around 40 a yr, everyone i know going there is paying 25 or less. So wait and see what they give you. Their engineering coop program is really good.</p>
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<p>“Cal Poly. Easily the top school on there for engineering. Also California weather > Midwest/NE fickle forecasts”</p>
<p>California !> Midwest/NE fickle forecasts for everyone. I don’t like the heat, and I love the snow, so why would Cali weather be better? That’s not a fact, as everyone likes different weather.</p>
<p>Haha well considering that I’m applying to both DePaul and Cal Poly SLO…I’d choose one of those. DePaul is in Chicago if that means anything to you. I live in California and people know the name of DePaul and MSU! I’m not sure if Cal Poly holds much weight outside of the state–never asked anyone OOS if they’ve heard of it. But regionally it’s a great school! I’m more familiar with UIUC than Chicago. My friend from Illinois said UC and Depaul are more popular (though she’s the only person from Illinois I converse with on a daily basis). My counselors talk of Drexel quite a bit, so it may be a hidden gem, yeah? You might want to take into consideration the kind of environment and weather you’re looking for. Cal Poly is the warmest. You already know my vote, but that’s my input. Nice choices, though! You’ve got three great schools in Illinois and three others from great locations!</p>
<p>Illinois is probably your best option since it is both the cheapest and certainly has a fantastic engineering program.</p>
<p>If you get accepted to UIUC engineering, it’s hard to see how that isn’t the best price/quality answer.</p>
<p>^ uiuc =/= uic.</p>