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<p>For Automotive, Michigan is simply the best. Michigan’s engineering roots came out of the automotive industry and continues to flourish to due that historical connection. Students from all over the world come to Michigan for our mechanical engineering program. Our automotive research here is the best and we have a strong partnership with not only the big three as mentioned above, but world class defense contractors and international companies. Whatever you’d like to work/research on a vehicle component, we’ve done/are doing it here.</p>
<p>Also, we have the best Solar Car team and Formula SAE team that will get you hands-on experience working with cars in teams that work night and day on vehicular projects.</p>
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<p>When it comes to UofM and UIUC in terms of ‘job prospects in automotive industries’, I think the answer is that they are approximately equivalent. The fact is that you’ll get hired by one of the big three on how well you stand out compared to your peers + how well you network. You’ll hardly ever see the big three at our career fairs since they’d rather hire students they’ve seen and worked with through collaborative projects and professional networks, including research and student teams. I personally think UofM has an edge here due to all the collaboration, but when you consider the amount of people at UofM interested in the automotive industry, its hard to tell.</p>
<p>That said, competition at Michigan Mechanical Engineering is known to be harsher than that of UIUC in this field but at the same time you can find a lot more friends with similar interests.</p>
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<p>*Note that I’m a researcher at the Lay’s Automotive Laboratory so I’m pretty familiar with what goes on in this field.</p>
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