<p>I know better than to feed the ■■■■■, but here goes:
I grew up working-class (poor, really- full Pell all through undergrad). My issue was not with a high concentration of wealthier people (though I do understand how that can be intimidating for lower income people). Most of my friends at MSU were from the Bloomfield Hills area and the children of professional parents with advanced degrees. I was by far the poorest of all my friends so I don’t understand this idea of MSU being a hub of working class kids.
My degree from MSU was anything but worthless. However, for my field, I needed a professional degree of which only ~50 schools offer an accredited program. U of M was one of them and they were nice enough to give me a very nice aid package that made Michigan by far the most logical choice (especially given its rating in the field). They must’ve been able to see past my “worthless” MSU degree 
Oh, and hilariously enough, two of my professors this semester did their undergrad at MSU. How on earth did they slip by and become professors? </p>