Haha I go to the “party” state school bc it’s a lot less stressful than the “good” state school here. The one that’s “good” here does have some prestige but all the classes are basically designed to be weed out after weed out (especially in CS, which is what I do) and incredibly high stress for no reason. The reason I chose not to go there was bc of the rate of depression and other mental health issues.

Do you live in a northern midwestern state by any chance?

These fucking STEM departments at these 'good' public universities should be fucking outlawed. Every minute, moment, and semester is meant to weed out the students and grind the remaining brains into a fine paste that is content with just passing courses and making you unemployable in the job market with a shitass gpa. It's not just the first two years, it's every course that is out to absolutely destroy you and your future.

If you really want to study CS or engineering, go to the shittiest school with the best reputation in the job market, kids coming out of these public units are at such a big disadvantage compared to their peers who go to smaller private schools and have vastly inflated gaps.