<p>I’m sorry that you’re getting pressure from your family one way or another. I understand- I was there 5 years ago. My whole family is and has been “blue” for several generations (despite the fact that no one has actually graduated from there but whatever). I got into both and ended up choosing MSU. It was a better fit and I don’t regret it for a second.
I’m now a grad student at U of M and excelling. If anything, going to grad school here has reaffirmed my belief that I would not have been a good fit here in undergrad. No, I can’t quite articulate why that is… it’s one of those “gut” things.
As someone who has taken undergrad classes at both MSU and U of M, I urge you to not automatically consider MSU “easier” than U of M. There are easier and harder classes wherever you go. I think we tend to forget living in a state with 2 top 100 universities that MSU is ranked higher than many state flagships. MSU is not a bad school by any means and you will receive a world-class education there, too. </p>
<p>Good luck 
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