Mcgill vs. Umich vs. IU Kelley vs. UIUC vs. Notre Dame vs. Western Ontario

Question

I'm currently an International student going to high school in the US. I have Bangladeshi citizenship. I don't care about where I work as long as it is in either US or Canada. I have been admitted to:

Mcgill (Economics) (no debt)
Western Ontario (not Ivey AEO) (no debt)
UMich (Ross) ($100,000 debt)
IU Kelley ($60,000 debt)
UIUC College of Business ($60,000 debt)
Notre Dame (Economics) ($145,000 debt)

What would be the best choice for me? Is Ross worth the extra debt? Should I spend two years at a Canadian school and then transfer?

anonymoooouse · Accepted Answer

Congrats on the acceptances. Honestly it really depends on what your career ambitions are. Michigan and Notre Dame are probably the best on the list from an academic and social perspective.

My opinion, I'd go for Michigan,  I'd say the 40k extra compared to Indiana and UIUC is worth it.  Ross students place well in IB and S&T if those are career paths you are interested in.

Others might have another perspective, so take mine with a grain of salt. Also I don't know much about Canadian schooling beyond a study abroad where students from the schools you mentioned went.

thefinancekid · Answer

I'm a Canadian student and I'm quite familiar with these schools actually. So i'll give you some info from ik about these unis. I'm trying to make my own university decisions right now too!

I'd say for American schools, I'd say its down between Notre Dame and UMich. They have great academic atmospheres because most of their students are intelligent and involved. Campus life is amazing from what ik. You meet interesting, intellectual people. UMich>ND in terms of businses careers.

The campus life at Western is shit in my opinion.

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