<p>So, it wouldn't make much of a difference to be in the honors college at 'Bama, maybe stick out more, than to be at UNC? As far as business job prospects go.</p>
<p>I may be facing a similar situation later, I like 'Bama, may get some big merit $ to go there, but I should also have some other decent merit offers and options to go to some other good schools too, like Tulane, Miami, etc...</p>
<p>It really depends on what you want to do with your business degree. If you want to do corporate finance or accounting in the south then Alabama is definitely a better choice. If you want to work in NYC or on the west coast in investment banking or some other sell-side financial field you'd be WAY better off financing your education at UNC. It really depends on what your personal goals are in my opinion.</p>
<p>"I may be facing a similar situation later, I like 'Bama, may get some big merit $ to go there, but I should also have some other decent merit offers and options to go to some other good schools too, like Tulane, Miami, etc..."</p>
<p>Again it really depends on what you want to do with your degree. I went to Tulane and before graduation I had interviewed with prominent investment firms all over the country. Everywhere from NYC to San Francisco and Seattle. If you want to have national options after graduating you should probably go to a school with a strong reputation nationally and a national alumni base. If not then it really doesn't make sense to spend the extra money.</p>
<p>I wouldn't mind living in the South, assuming I went to UA. But I would like to get to the big boys on Wall St. or something on the West Coast. </p>
<p>But, I'm really not sure what I really want, so I'll have to see.</p>
<p>In job interviews, you may not get the opportunity to say "oh it was a full ride at UA...and i also got into UNC but chose UA."</p>
<p>are you planning on going to graduate school? if so, and you're okay with the social life of UA, go to UA save yourself the ton of money, get good grades, and go to a prestigious business graduate school.</p>
<p>I agree noob, but I think that's mostly because good chance you won't get the interview. Companies/firms have lists of the schools they'll even entertain candidates from for certain jobs.</p>
<p>This thread is now defunct....but I have to wonder...whenever the subject of school prestige comes up, it is almost always followed by discussions about wall street and iBanking. Well, I really have to ask....iBanks are now dead and the old wall street models have been discredited...so, is it time to change this tired thinking and begin to focus on things that really matter?</p>
<p>I'd go for UNC-Chapel Hill, Bama is a good school but UNC isn't THAT expensive compared to private schools and if you can pay for it, i'd go for it</p>
<p>"So, it wouldn't make much of a difference to be in the honors college at 'Bama, maybe stick out more, than to be at UNC? As far as business job prospects go."</p>
<p>It makes a difference, especially in terms of the experience you're likely to having <em>during</em> college, but I don't think there's any honors program that can transform a regional reputation into a national one. That doesn't mean that you can't come out of 'Bama and get a job in NY or SF, but it will be easier with a UNC degree.</p>
<p>This thread is dead but I still wanna chime in. I was in a similar situation. I chose UA over Georgia Tech (“full ride” and UA versus about 2/3 ride at Georgia Tech). However, I am an engineering major and though GT’s program may trump UA’s program engineering is engineering and employers aren’t as selective towards engineers as they are towards businesses majors.</p>
<p>I would have taken the deal that my parents pay for my MBA program. The top MBA programs are very expensive, not to mention that you have to quit your job. I can speak on how the top students at UA are equals to if not superiors to the top students at any Ivy League or wherever. If you are the motivated student, then you can go anywhere and there will be professors who will gladly assist you in achieving your goals.</p>