<p>I've been accepted to both schools.</p>
<p>I'd rather go to Penn, though it would involve some significant debt for me, which I am willing to accept, particularly leaving school with a mechanical engineering degree.</p>
<p>Since I'm a resident of Michigan, UM is much more affordable.</p>
<p>Any opinions on attending Penn w/ debt vs. attending Michigan without it?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>i go to michigan, and I’d pick UPenn if the price different isnt night and day.</p>
<p>The rationale is, if you are going to work in the engineering world, the prestige of the program doesnt make that much of a difference anyway. You probably cant convince me that UPenn engineers dont get good engineering jobs.</p>
<p>However, should you ever want to work in finance and consulting, which I strongly encourage my fellow engineering students to at least think about , you’ll be better off with the prestige of an ivy league.</p>
<p>(this is from someone who made a stupid mistake of forgoing the opportunity to go to wharton and went to michigan engineering “for fit”)</p>