<p>I must agree with Finnlet. Anybody who has the presence of mind of posting himself as Laurence Olivier’s Richard III should be heeded. MSU has many excellent qualities and is a good university in its own right. That being said, I would usually recommend Michigan over MSU unless there is a significant difference in CoA or a major issue with fit. From the initial post, it seems that the OP prefers MSU over Michigan, but not to the point where I would necessarily say he should pick MSU. At any rate the OP has never returned to this forum, so I suspect he already made up his mind. </p>