University of Findlay, Ohio? Thoughts?
Hello!
So, basically I spoke to the international recruiter and the tuition would be 17k(scholarship included, no room&board) per year instead of 31k which is what a international student pays normally. I haven't heard of the school and I did a quick search online and it doesn't sound very known outside of Ohio? I was wondering if anyone here knows about what the classes/degrees/education is like? I want to study Finance (Undergrad Major) and I want to work in S&T. I thought about applying to ND, Harvard, Penn and FSU. As an international student the tuition price is higher for me (because of the lack of scholarships, grants, etc) so I was wondering if it was worth it to go to Findlay or should I just take out loans and go to a better known school? Is the school you graduated from really that important when you try to get a job?
Thank you!
Never heard of it. All you need to know.
Not worth it. It's not even well known in the state of Ohio, so you would have to attend some type of graduate school to get a decent job. Or a few decent internships, but to give you some perspective, there's probably almost 10 better universities just in the state in Ohio.
I would recommend applying to a bunch of schools that you are fairly confident that you will be admitted to and you will likely receive scholarship offers from a few.
Oh wow, I didn't hear of it until recently (I go to US school fairs held in my country and their presentation was interesting) but from what I've seen I think this is not my best option. Are there any you'd recommend?
I only know if because I confuse it for University of Florida, the true UF.
never heard of it either and your choice of schools listed as alternatives is really questionable. you thought of applying to harvard and fsu?? if you have the stats to get into harvard, go there.
FSU is mostly a safety for me since I know I can get in and because they offer me the best deal (as an international student, I can pay as a us student under one of their scholarships) and I don't have any of the Ivies I listed above as safety since well, they're ivies, you never know with them.
what are your stats?
I've seen this in a couple of school fairs down here, but never saw the school in any rankings. I remember their selling point was much more on the “cheap school in the US” side than quality of education, faculty, or employment prospects.
And I would at least be suspicious of how exactly they would give you a 14K discount without any grants or scholarships.
Finally, as an international you would have a hard time getting a decent job in the US after you finish school anyway (maybe an Ivy degree might help you with this but even then it’s not a sure bet), so you need to think if this degree will help you to find a job when you return home, too. In this case a “brand” will be as important as in the States (if not more, since you can count on local recruiters knowing only “Harvard”)
I exchanged emails with the person and after asking about room and board they made clear that was another 20k not covered by the "scholarship" meaning that it'd technically be 30k+ (i was told it was 17k flat) surprisingly that wasn't mentioned at the fair. And for that price, quite fairly, I'd rather go to another school. I feel like they keep the tuition price that low by overcharging the room and board. Like I've seen the prices for colleges in big, expensive, cities around the 11-13k mark and there's no way a town in Ohio is charging 20k. They even said that Ohio wasn't expensive so I don't really get the 20k. I thought about that too. The ND people seem very close? In my country they have a tight alumni network and reassured me I'd be guaranteed a job when I came back, they also spend a lot of time together and have a shit ton of school pride. I've seen their posts online and they seem like a great group of people. It's a pretty wild thing to do to guarantee a 17 year old a job by the time they're out of college with that much confidence, but at least they were honest with a lot of the questions I asked (tuition, internship, etc and didn't beat around the bush) I think I'm only applying to 2 Ivy's (for now), them being Harvard and Penn. I've thought about Columbia too. But honestly I feel like I need more safety schools, with the brand name and prestige of course.
You know that all of those will cost you a lot more than 20~30K right?
Out of curiosity, where do you come from? PM me if you prefer.
Findlay? That's a university name? Lmao! Don't go and just go to a state school
Cum illo recusandae et corporis sit aut. Ullam iusto commodi placeat nemo odio iure nam deserunt. Aperiam earum ea aut commodi.
Deleniti eius aut quasi. Quo culpa nisi recusandae. Necessitatibus iste temporibus suscipit id architecto explicabo vero.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...