MSU would have been a great fit but i was not very sure about the funding. What about UIUC does anyone has information about the school, perhaps a formal student or someone who applied there before. Going through this site, i did not see many posts about ACE but i do think it is a good school for consumer economics, policy and commodities markets. Thanks for the heads up on Florida, never really thought about it... that will be a great place with nice weather :)