UIUC vs UMICH in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Visiting both schools, asking friends and family members, and looking up additional information, I still can't make up my mind. Any suggestions?</p>

<p>UMICH:
-Great networking from all fields (Business, engineering, med, law)
-Ranked 1 or 2 spots below UIUC in both majors.
-No one has made any absolute statements about the guarantee of a job.
-More promising college experience.
-Generally surrounded by smarter people.
-Students have a lot of school pride.
-More lively.
-I generally liked this school more.
-$50,000</p>

<p>UIUC:
-Great Engineering networking
-Higher rank
-100% job guarantee
-Engineers seem to keep to themselves
-The campus did not seem as lively
-Don't really feel the school pride.
-I thought this school was okay.
-James Scholar Program
-$40,000</p>

<p>It seems like I'll be setting myself for a much more promising future going to UIUC. But I generally really like UMICH as a school, and it's not significantly worse than UIUC.
Also, for out of state tuition for both, I'll be paying about $10,000 more for UMICH ($50,000) than UIUC($40,000). For my parents, both are affordable, but saving money is ideal.</p>

<p>Will I be putting myself at a disadvantage by going to UMICH and paying a higher tuition for a school that I generally liked? Whereas UIUC, (which I thought was generally okay) is obviously cheaper and probably looks better on the resume.</p>

<p>Logically, UIUC makes sense, but my inner feelings say UMICH. </p>

<p>What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>“100% job guarantee”</p>

<p>Do they give you your money back if you don’t get a job?</p>

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<p>“But I generally really like UMICH as a school, and it’s not significantly worse than UIUC.”</p>

<p>That’s nice to know.</p>

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<p>What is this 100% job guarantee? Doesn’t seem legit. I’m in the same position as you (kind of, see post of mine below) and I’m leaning more towards Michigan, even though it’s more money. I think you should go to the school where you’ll be more comfortable and able to enjoy your experience there. Overall, I believe Michigan’s name value is actually more well known, though I can’t say for electrical/computer engineering specifically.</p>

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<p>Yeah, what’s this 100% job guarantee? You’re most likely a high school kid with no career experience in engineering. There’s no guarantees unless you have a relative that owns some firm.</p>

<p>The rankings, especially 1 or 2, are quite marginal. Michigan is roughly equivalent to UIUC anyways, so you won’t be “surrounded by smarter people there”.</p>

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<p>Unless that $10,000 difference is significant to you and will manifest itself in the form of debt, I think your comments clearly point to Michigan.</p>