From what I have seen with my daughter choosing where she was going to go last year, most of the universities in Michigan cost almost the same, if you need to live on campus (whether it’s Grand Valley, State, MI, etc). You won’t even know what the whole total aid package looks like till next spring. We were surprised with a nice scholarship offer from U of M with just weeks till the May 1st deadline. For us Michigan was less expensive than Tech, we were only offered $4,000 a year there. If you are not expecting any aid, then hopefully your parents can chip in and help cut down your COA. Are your parents helping at all? If you are in a situation where you will have debt for any of your choices, I would really consider the one that will give you the best opportunities upon graduation. Where else did you apply?