Communications major - tOSU vs Michigan vs Michigan State

Michigan will open more doors, for sure. Whether it’s worth the difference, if your student gets a full ride to one of the others, depends on your financial situation. If you can afford the difference without a threat to any other children’s college opportunities or to your retirement, it could well be worth it, and then you and your student would want to consider fit compared to the others. If saving money is paramount, then the full ride would be the choice.

You mentioned that you are down to these three colleges. Does your student also have a separate safety, or is one of these a safety for your student based on their stats / Naviance / guidance counselor’s review? Every student needs to have a safety.