<p>Sorry for the confusion gd. I was referring to smallestcollegesFTW’s remarks, mixed them up with yours, and didn’t cite them properly. Detroit is not a wonderful city to be sure. It does allow for opportunities that a major metropolitan area can provide however, such as shopping and cultural pursuits. Let’s face it, how often is anyone going to be driving almost three hours (and yes traffic in Chicago is horrendous enough that it will easily take this long) each way to get to any place that offers these types of amenities while in college? Engineeringwise, both schools are comparable. In my opinion UC is boring and too isolated!</p>