Please rank these large state universities

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<p>Michigan State and Pitt are both, I think, closer to our house that Ohio University and Miami University of Ohio. But MSU and Pitt are considered “ok” in DS’s book because they are out of state - OU and Miami don’t make the cut because they are in state. Augh! What is it with kids and the blanket “I want to go out of state”? Sigh. Luckily he has no objection to Ohio State as an in-state safety, and we’ve got another year+ to be thinking about this…</p>

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<p>Augh! This sounds too familiar, although so far the only school on both kids’ list is WVU, which DS likes because my husband’s cousin’s son graduated from there and he is cool. </p>

<p>missypie, your D is a junior, right? My son is a sophomore. Could you just weigh all of the options and let me know which one your D picks? As long as it’s not in Ohio, anywhere is fine. Save us some time… :D</p>