So, why go to an expensive big ten school? To be honest with you, MOST places you'll ever work really don't care where you went. Aviation and non-aviation. When you get to a Masters level and such, it matters. BA level, it really does not. However, if you DO decide to go to a big ten school, why not U of M? Plenty of flight training aviable in Michigan and its considered a "public Ivy".

The way I look at it though, and they WILL pretty much tell you this, is a good college for a BA is more of a qualifer for graduate school. It does not gain you much at the undergraduate level.