<p>“Michigan transcends that negative public school status”</p>
<p>There is not a negative public school status, and UIUC is a great school. That’s only something that Ivy League Kool Aid drinking College Confidential posters would have you believe. The flagship publics, the schools in the Big Ten especially, provide an excellent education and have a great reputation. While you should definitely go to Michigan over UIUC, you would get an excellent education at both.</p>