UC Berkeley Haas or UNC (In-state) for banking

I am a high school senior who has just got accepted into both the Haas School of Business and UNC (not assured admit to Kenan-Flagler) for my undergrad. I am having a hard time deciding if Haas is worth the extra out of state cost, Haas would cost 40-50k more every year. I would be able to pay for it without taking out any loans, but I want to make sure Haas is worth the money. I want to go into either banking/consulting, but am not sure if I want to get an MBA or not. Please feel free to drop any thoughts or concerns that would help me with this decision.

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I'd look through some of the placements that the school's have had recently. Look for the main finance clubs at those schools, and they'll probably have their placements public.

 

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