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Looked at schools based on reputation and location.
Selected based on
1) Cost which with opportunity cost was tied in with location.
-- reputation no longer mattered in the actual selecting.
Michigan Engineering tuition is not high at all, it is around the same for similarly ranked schools. Schools like UC Berkeley, Michigan, UIUC are elite Engineering programs that happen to be public, the level of instruction, facilities, faculty and students are all top notch.
It is cheaper for Instate students at these schools, because the state subsidizes for the cost difference.
Reputation, Location, Fit, provided that it's affordable.
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