UIUC James Scholar vs. UMich engineering (international)

Heckbee
Sat, 26 Jan 2019 08:52:07 +0000

Hi guys,

I recently got admitted to UIUC Computer engineering with James Scholar honors and also got into UMich engineering. I also have Cornell, CMU, and GaTech for Regular round, but I think I’ll choose between UIUC and UMich.
I feel like their Computer engineering programs are all up there, so no need to compare them academically.

I would choose UIUC over Umich considering that:

1. I'm in the honors program ( I did more research on this, but I found out that it doesn't have much of a significance tho)

2. It's cheaper than UMich. (but finance is not my issue, thanks to my parents)

3. The international community at UIUC is huge-- so I would be able to fit in well.

4. Their ECE department is famous and well developed

But,

1.I recently learned that UIUC lacks school spirit, which I highly value.
2.It’s in the midst of nowhere

I would choose Umich over UIUC considering that:

1.It’s more prestigious
2.School spirit is a thing at UMich
3.Their sport teams are good
4.They’re located in a suburban area

But,

1. I learned that UMich's computer engineering department is a mess, since they have such a volume of students, due to their lame policy of declaring major. (above 2.0 can choose any major)

2. North campus is very annoying, according to students at UMich.

Please help me to decide between these two great schools!!

P.S. I’m seriously not trying to brag-- I just need help in deciding…!!!

Please talk about advantages and disadvantages of both of the schools!