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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some obvious tangible reasons to pick one over the other.

If your kid wants to work in entertainment, or generally in Southern CA, then USC is hands down a better option.  The USC alumni network is very strong and entertainment is certainly an industry where you want to be physically close to the epicenter and USC is very strong in the industry.
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If your dream is to work in automotive or generally in the Midwest[/b], then Michigan is hands down the better option.

After that, going to school in a large city vs. a small town...weather...strength of specific programs come into play.

Seems like a generally odd choice to me that someone is possibly deciding between Michigan and USC.[/quote]

I probably know hundreds of UM students and alumni (I am not one of them)

I know exactly zero who work in the automotive industry.

I am not sure where this even comes from other than USC=film and Michigan = cars.[/quote]

[b]Just a fairly reasonable assertion that physical location matters to the career you want to pursue.[/b]  I picked automotive because that is the obvious Detroit/MI industry.  Pick whatever industries that more align with your thinking and are based in the Midwest.  Strange that you would know hundreds of UM students and alumni, yet you yourself did not attend.

As an example...where does SpaceX hire the most college grads?  USC.  Why...because they are there.  After USC it is CMU...so if you really want to work at SpaceX or LA-based industry X, and don't think you will get into a CMU, then USC is a great choice.  Likely better than Michigan.[/quote]

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It's simply not true and now you have me doubting your logic and the rest of your statement. I went to Michigan engineering (mechanical) and did go into automotive, but the majority of the people (engineers) I know went on to grad school/med school/law school/business school and don't work in automotive/live in the Midwest. When I was younger, I would often joke about how I had a place to stay overnight in almost any state because of all my friends who scattered across the country. 
And this is just the engineering school, where you would expect some automotive interest. In the majority of Michigan, I don't even know where all the psychology/archeology/math/architecture/ etc. majors would even begin to work in automotive. Yes, because of the state of Michigan not being full of opportunities in these areas, these grads will have to leave Michigan to pursue their careers. Which is not a problem as major employers come to the career centers to interview/hire.

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[b]Hey, if you are too dense to understand...not much I can do.[/b]

This was a simple point...the question is why pick Michigan over USC or vice versa.  Well, if you want to work in an industry based in Michigan or the Midwest, then Michigan is a better choice.  I did not say all graduates from Michigan remain in Michigan or pick the school for that reason.  However, this is an obvious reason why one school is better than the other.  Do you think USC has a strong network in the Midwest?  If that is where you want to make your life and career, picking USC would be a bad choice.

Go look at the statistics for the entertainment industry, SpaceX and other LA-based companies and industries.  They have way more USC grads vs. Michigan grads.  So, if that is what you want to do with your life, again, a rather obvious choice to pick USC over Michigan.

These are not the only reasons to pick one school over the other, but rather easy variables to factor into the choice.[/quote]

Okey dokey,

If you want a strong network in Michigan, you need to go to Michigan St. [/quote]

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