Please help..help Case vs. U of Minnesota

<p>I have to decide today. So please answer this.</p>

<p>Financially, for Case, I have to take 12k in loans and 17k for U of Minn.</p>

<p>Academically, I want to go for the BS degree in Neuroscience(this is "the" subject for me) and medicine afterwards. While U of M offers neuroscience, Case doesn't. It offers cognitive science(not that interested since Biology takes a backseat later on) and Biomed. engineering(but I'm a little skeptical about this since I haven't always been really good at Maths which is a prerequisite for engineering).</p>

<p>Ranking wise, of course Case is higher on the list. But isn't it true that it's going down every year while U of M is climbing up?</p>

<p>Both schools are good for me but the thing is that the general feel of U of M feels better. I also read on wikipedia that Case's student body is the 19th unhappiest in the nation. so, this has me extremely confused. Please help me decide, and fast.</p>

<p>My son would have had to take out at least $30k in loans at Case... yet got a full tuition scholarship + undergraduate research scholarship at UMN... where he decided to go. He will study physics... with the possibility of moving to their excellent chemical engineering program. He is very happy to go to Minneapolis... looking forward to playing in the Gopher marching band as well. :)</p>