@whenhen UIC is quite a bad school as well. Even worse than DePaul. Ranked at 149 as opposed to DePaul being 121. It is the only public school located in the heart of Chicago. I’ve already accepted the loan for DePaul, I’m not going to be spending another year there. Northeastern Illinois University is also much worse than my current school.
@happymomof1 I’ve noticed that unfortunately there is a very strong correlation between the price of the universities and the quality. Besides UIUC, all the public schools in Illinois are very bad. The public school located in the heart of Chicago is a school worse than the one I’m attending. My parents understand that education is an expensive investment, and are willing to support me all the way. If I have the means to attend a better school with a median higher starting salary, better internship opportunities, better networking that could last a lifetime, why should I settle for less? Unfortunately the public school system here isn’t as great as the UC system out west.