Undergrad Business: Northwestern vs UVA vs Michigan vs UNC
Hi,
This is my first post and I made it because I am having a really hard time deciding which college to attend next year. My career interests include finance and consulting. Although I am going for the education, I also really care about the social environment of the school. I really enjoy watching sports but its not a deal breaker if the school isn't good at sports. So far I have gotten into 4 schools and I am waiting on Brown later this week. First, I got into UNC. I got assured admission into the business program and I got into the honors program. I also got into UVA, Michigan, and Northwestern, all LSA. I applied to Ross BBA at Michigan and I haven't heard back but it is unlikely that I got in considering that I did not hear back during the first 2 decision release dates. I am concerned about having to apply to the B program at UVA after my sophomore year because I would be screwed if I didn't get in. I also know literally nothing about the opportunities, atmosphere, campus, social scene etc... at Northwestern because I haven't visited yet or talked to anyone about it. In terms of price, I'm out of state for all but UNC is 52k a year while Michigan and Virginia was 63 k a year. Northwestern is a whopping 78k a year. I can afford to go to any of the schools but Northwestern would exceed my college savings. I don't know how much of a target schools these places are both regionally and in the northeast. I loved Michigan and UVA's campuses, but UNC blew me away with their opportunities for Assured Admissions business students and their honors program. Northwestern has no undergrad business and its no guarantee at UVA. For my circumstances, which school would put me in the best position for post-college jobs while also providing a great college experience.
Thanks!
UNC in my book, it's less about the school and more what you do with it. From the sounds of it UNC is throwing the kitchen sink at you, and would assume the benefits will stick around when you get there. As an example a lot of people scoffed at me when I chose Ohio State over some other schools. but in my time here I've had opportunities open to me that wouldn't have anywhere else, all while getting a degree that costs less total than other schools would per year.
Getting pre-admitted into the bschool is a pretty big deal. Allows you not to have to worry about another admissions process (like uva and um) and focus on gaining leadership and experience/internship earlier on. UNC has a solid pipeline into banking and consulting so if you do it right you shouldn't have a problem. However, UVA and UM are slightly better in "prestige" so you'll have to see if you think thats worth. At the end of the day these are all more or less "top public ivies" so I wouldnt place too much weight on incremental prestige.
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