<p>I live in Minneapolis. We're taking a road trip to check out U Iowa, UW-Madison, UIUC, Purdue, OSU, UMich, and IU.</p>
<p>Are there any other schools in that area that I may not be aware of that are similar to the ones I listed?</p>
<p>Yeah, add Northwestern, Minnesota, Michigan State and Penn State for the complete Big Te[leve]n tour... ;)</p>
<p>Notre Dame is also pretty close</p>
<p>Not unless a new state between Indiana and Illinois was created and they have a flagship public U although you could add Michigan State</p>
<p>I (third?) Michigan State as well. I'm from Michigan and I like Mich State MUCH better than I like UofMich. But that's just one person's opinion.</p>
<p>Miami, Ohio is pretty nice and a smaller version of the schools you listed.</p>
<p>What a Big Ten fan!! ;)</p>
<p>Stop by Penn State University Park on October 18th. That's the weekend of the Michigan game and it's homecoming. It's going to be an amazing weekend.</p>
<p>I would second Miami of Ohio. I know a number of Wisc., Ind. and Ill. residents who go there--it's a much smaller public than the ones that you listed and has a beautiful campus in a very quiet town. Its a bit isolated, and considered to be very preppy--but for the student who enjoys that kind of atmosphere, it is ideal.</p>