<p>After browsing around, I still feel as if I have some unanswered questions. I'm posting on the this board because whatever respective school's board I post in they seem to push for their own school. Go figure.</p>
<p>I plan to major in EE in all of the schools mentioned. However, the problem is that I really do not know where to go. I have many close friends who are going to UMich. A few going to CMU. Despite this, UCLA's weather and environment is what everyone pictures their college life will be like. Also UIUC's EE program seems stellar -- got an e-mail a few weeks ago saying how the average undergraduate makes on $70000 dollars, which is more than the other schools.</p>
<p>Tuition really isn't much of a problem for me seeing as I have residency to none of these schools. With the sudden spike in tuition for all the schools, (UMich 49000~, UCLA 51000~, CMU 53000~) I find as if it really makes little difference. Ultimately, I feel as if the decision comes down to whether I want a more social school in UCLA, a more academic school in CMU, or the in-betweens in UIUC and UMich.</p>
<p>I would choose between UIUC and CMU. If you wanna enjoy life while attending school, UCLA is better choice. UIUC is known for EE program but in Computer science, CMU tops UIUC. My suggestion is go visit UIUC and CMU than make your final decision.</p>
<p>CMU. Smaller, more intimate, you’ll know all your major classmates. Guaranteed housing 4 yrs (you don’t have to worry about roommates not paying their share or look for housing every year). Costs are known whereas the state publics are more variable especially for OOS/foreign students. Your classmates will not be instate, all will be foreign to Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>if all else fails, go with the money or fun and sun.</p>
<p>Michigan is right up there with UIUC and CMU, but offers a better collegiate experience and town environment than the former two.</p>
<p>Engineering Specialty Rankings: Electrical/Electronic/Communications
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0
2 Stanford University 4.9
University of California–Berkeley 4.9
4 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 4.7
5 California Institute of Technology 4.6
6 Georgia Institute of Technology 4.5
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.5
8 Carnegie Mellon University 4.3
9 Cornell University 4.2
10 Princeton University 4.1
Purdue University–West Lafayette 4.1</p>
<p>These three schools are superior to UCLA in engineering too I might add.</p>
<p>Is this a joke? Obviously UMich would be the better one of these choices. UCLA’s engineering program is non-existent, UIUC is just not that good overall. CMU, however a good school, every person i have talked to has said that they hated the school. It’s one of the most depressing schools to go to in the United States. University of Michigan is higher ranked in electrical engineering, it has the perfect college campus, and it has solid academics(arguably better than CMU). </p>
<p>This is a no-brainer. Go to University of Michigan. CMU, UIUC, and UCLA can’t ever compare to UMich.</p>
<p>If you are thinking about “environment” at all when considering UIUC vs. Michigan, Michigan is the choice. Urbana-Champaign is not a great town.</p>
<p>^^^I suggest you chill. The Michigan homers, as you call them, just feel strongly about their school of choice. The OP was looking for advice and got it. Nothing wrong with that.</p>
<p>The homerism isn’t necessarily a bad think until you start spewing blatent lies like thenarb was. The homerism yells you that people in the UMich program tend to really love it, but when you go as far as the things thenarb said and show that you don’t actually know what you are talking about, you have gone too far.</p>
<p>UIUC is the “best” program but I will agree that Ann Arbor is the better location. CMU and UCLA both have a better location than UIUC and UMich though in my opinion.</p>
<p>I can honestly say that the OP is going to get a great education regardless of Whig school he/she chooses. It all come down to what are his/her priorities.</p>
<p>Going purely off of program strength, I would go to UIUC. Going off of everything else, I would visit each of the schools and weigh pros and cons.</p>