UWM vs. UCF vs. Northwestern

I'm in a dilemma. I would like to get a Major in Finance but I don't know if the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is even noticeable on Wall street. I could maybe get an undergrad from UWM and the maybe go to UCF or North Western? Personally I have no clue if UCF is noticeable but I do know Northwestern is. Any advice you have shoot at me, i'm ready. Thanks

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Something doesn't add up here. Northwestern is in a completely different league compared to UWM & UCF. Not sure if you're saying UWM for undergrad and NU for grad school? If so, yes it's possible to do that.

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How much will you be paying after financial aid at each school? Will you have to take out loans? And are you talking about Northwestern or Northeastern?

Yeah, private school is expensive, but in your case it's definitely worth going to Northwestern vs. those other schools. Unless you're full-pay and have to take out like a 200k+ loan.

PalloMarThanks. Could I go 3 years at UWM and then 1 at Northwestern?

No.

 

Great. My plan was to go 3 years at UWM and finish my undergrad at Northwestern. It'd cost me around $38,000 a year at Northwestern, thats why I was going to transfer there for my last year. My major would be finance. I don't know what to do now.

 
PalloMarGreat. My plan was to go 3 years at UWM and finish my undergrad at Northwestern. It'd cost me around $38,000 a year at Northwestern, thats why I was going to transfer there for my last year. My major would be finance. I don't know what to do now.

Did you actually manage to get into Northwestern?

 

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