UMICH vs. UIUC vs. UToronto vs. BU

Alexandre
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:06:40 +0000

WS, UIUC is not significantly cheaper than Michigan. Even if Michigan’s tuition increases by $1,500 per year, and given the fact that up-classmen pay a little more, altogether, we are talking about a $20,000 over 4 years. Attending Michigan will cost almost $180,000 over 4 years compared to almost $160,000 at UIUC. And maybe things are done differently on other campuses, but at Michigan, Engineers almost never take a year to study abroad. For one thing, Engineering graduation requirements are so rigid and demanding, that Engineers do not have the luxury of taking a year to study abroad (as we all know, study abroad programs are basically a glamorized cultural exchange program and little else). Secondly, Engineering curriculae varry so much from country to country that Engineering undergrads would be lost studying abroad. Bottom line, unless you get a scholarship to one of those schools, you do not decide based on cost of attendence.

Red_devil, paying back a $40,000 debt will take 4-8 years. Toronto is a fine university and an awesome town. Unless you do not mind that kind of debt, I say go for toronto.