<p>You’re in IOWA! Definitely look at UIUC, then. My son was amazed at the number of kids from your (far-off, midwest) state, until I pointed out it was only the next state over from Illinois. Right.</p>
<p>My S could answer your questions about UIUC research but he is not here for the summer–he’s interning for Microsoft. UIUC is one of the campuses they recruit from.</p>
<p>I do know he has been doing computer work for a graduate student’s research. He gets paid by the advising prof, not the student. I have no idea what he actually DOES, you understand. If he ever told me, it didn’t register before my uncomprehending eyes glazed over. :D</p>