Madison vs. Minnesota vs. Michigan vs. Northwestern

Twins127
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:03:02 +0000

I’m doing biomedical engineering, no chance for need based aid

Minnesota - worst academically, 15k, liked campus and honors program, feel like I’m a little too good for this school/All my work will be for nothing, worried about huge student body, 1 hour away from home.

Madison - better academically, 20k, campus too crowded, didn’t like busy streets, don’t like party atmosphere, 5 hours from home.

Michigan - better academically than both, 48k, again worried about size, campus ok, 11 hours from home.

Northwestern - around level of Michigan, 55k, like size, worried that people will all be geeks, worried about difficulty, loved campus, like Chicago, 8 hours away from home, like prestige/makes all my work in high school feel worthwhile, co-op program supposed to bring 50k-80k in income.

Do Michigan or Northwestern give Merit Aid? Which is best in biomedical engineering?

I really have no idea which to go into. I’ve been accepted to all but Northwestern, I think I have an 50/50 chance at Northwestern. This is the hardest decision of my life. Oh, and my grandparents are paying for half no matter where I go, so its not like my parents are going to run out of money, but they could be paying 30k for four years or over 100k.