<p>So here's the deal: I have been accepted to both school's engineering programs, in the Honor's College at State (but Michigan doesn't have an Honor's College for engineering because they believe the College of Engineering is "an Honor's College in its own" or something). I am interested in going into biomedical engineering, then onto medical school although I am not completely sure of this, so I want to have various engineering options open to me. I know Michigan is a far more prestigious/higher ranked/better school, but I have recieved no financial aid from them thus far (though, I guess some is still a possibility). State, however, has given me a total of $6,000 per year with a guaranteed professorial assistantship, and is cheaper to begin with.</p>
<p>I guess it's worth noting that I'd say I do like Michigan's campus better, I feel more "at home" there, but I still do like State's.</p>
<p>My family isn't poor by any means, we don't really qualify for any need-based aid, but we certainly aren't rich enough to where money is no concern.</p>
<p>I guess I feel like I would be one of the top students at State while just above average at Michigan, which has advantages and disadvantages at both. At State, I would probably get more attention but I really don't feel I would have that stimulating an environment, while the vice-versa would be true at Michigan.</p>
<p>I don't want to give up the money and regret it at State but I don't want to turn down the opportunity at Michigan and regret it.</p>
<p>Any thoughts/experiences?</p>
<p>(I was also rejected at Duke RD, sadly lol, and waitlisted at Vanderbilt but I don't think Vanderbilt's engineering is worth waiting for when it would probably be too expensive anyway)</p>
<p>Sorry it was so long haha</p>