This ^^
As to an economics degree i believe that would not be the right fit for me because it requires a phd and very high levels of math sometimes to calculus 3 and iam not a math person. I can not continue at community college because i already maxed out the credits that would transfer I already have about 6 credits left and business admission is only in the fall. Although, I intend to take summer school at cc.
I can not go to uic because there is high crime, you can look at the news .
I would revisit UIC. I just know too many people /families that have gone there. I guess you are from the suburbs of Chicago?
Instead of reading the paper actually go down there and walk around. Yes, it’s in the city and Urban. Even though DePaul is in Lincoln Park, it has its crime spree.
I can send you many newspaper articles about DePaul local crime, Loyala local crime and even North Central local crime.
People are trying to help you, but you aren’t answering some of the questions we have asked, and you continue to throw new things at us, such as in your last post.
I agree with all the points made by @econpop in post #39.
Please answer the questions in various posts up thread.
Next, please make a spreadsheet. Include annual costs for tuition and fees for all schools on your list. I don’t think NPCs at some of these schools will work for transfer students…you may need to call the schools and ask.
Then, you will need to factor in how many semesters/years you will have to attend each 4 year school—it may be different by school and by major based on how many of your credits they accept both in total and by major. Please, please speak with a transfer person at your CC AND a transfer admissions person at each of your target schools to go thru your credits/courses one by one, so that you aren’t surprised once you enroll. I would not leave something so critical to the transfer worksheets that some of these schools have on their websites.
Include on your spreadsheet how you will pay the annual costs. You can include room and board charges in your analysis, but it seems that will increase your debt levels, so that is less than ideal, but in your case some ug debt may be unavoidable. If your parents have to take out Plus loans, I would choose a different option.
You do not need a phd in econ to get a job. Look at each school’s econ major requirements to see what level of math is required. Do the same for finance.
There is crime in all big cities, and one has to be aware of their surroundings at all times, don’t walk alone late at night, etc. Crime rates are likely similar between DePaul, Loyola, and UIC.
Lastly, you should be looking for internships for summer of 2020 right now. Some internship application date deadlines have already passed. Start with your CC to see if their career center can help you. You might also consider working for a year to save money and/or do the individualized coop thing addressed up thread.
Edited to add: If you do want to attend a transfer school next fall, you do need to figure this out asap and get your applications submitted.
I’m surprised you are not considering Northern Illinois for accounting. It sounds like you can’t commute there but living on campus would still be so much cheaper than Loyola or DePaul. Even UW-Whitewater out of state would be cheaper than those private schools. Both NIU and Whitewater are known for their business programs.
@CheddarcheeseMN thank you that actually helps a lot. i forgot that some states like wisconsin or michigan may give discounts to IL residents. I might be able to commute to NIU because it is about 30 minutes away. And i agree that most of the chicago city schools are way to expense for my price range.
Using the net price calculators is good, but only if they’re designed for transfer students. Assuming that they’re correct, your costs range from $22k per year for North Central to $40k per year for DePaul?
If your parents can contribute $1k per year and you earn $3k over the summer, that leaves you with a bill of ~$18k - $36k per year depending on the school you choose. How are you planning to cover the gap?
A 30 minute commute isn’t bad. I’d look into NIU.
Doesn’t UIUC have a “promise” plan for low income Illinois HS graduates covering full tuition?
No, I will not qualify for the promise plan because i don’t qualify for pell grant.
OP’s EFC is $29K.
I agree that NIU could be a good option, especially if you could commute. Here is their transfer info, they have transfer info sessions on Fridays. https://www.niu.edu/admissions/path/transfer/index.shtml
UW Whitewater could be an option too, but room and board may offset any tuition savings.
Niu would be a good option indeed.
What’s your current (estimated) GPA?
Since you’re considering law school and you’re ahead credit wise, see if you can take classes from the honors program, especially in philosophy, literature (or comparative literature), history, political science, cultural anthropology (in that order or priority) in addition to the classes I assume you must take, such as calculus 1 or intermediate microeconomics.
3.0
Yes, NIU has a masters degree in taxation
Hm, 3.0 is a bit low for a CC=>UIUC business anyway, so, no regrets. 
However it’s a huge problem wrt law school admissions.
Get a tutor to turn every B into an A and go to every office hour still available, with questions based from the lectures.
Law schools will expect much higher than that.
Where are you with math? Finance will require a lot of math. Economics can be with more math or less math.
Thank you and yes I decided only accounting and minor in economics. It is only based on my first semester.
sorry, i miss calculated niu is about an 1 hour commute and will not be able to commute. so i am thinking IL state university or uiuc
I drive an hour to work daily…
Maybe check out sharing an apartment off campus. It really can’t be that expensive around that area.
Also NIU has a Naperville location but don’t know anything about it.
I commuted an hour each way for undergrad in Upstate NY, so it’s possible. It takes some effort though.
Does their Naperville location offer business? What’s the yearly cost at IL state if you commute?
NIU would be better than ISU for business/econ…what are the relative commute times? And let us know what you find out about NIU’s Naperville location.
Based on your GPA, UIUC Gies will be a reach as a transfer…for Fall 2019, average transfer GPA was 3.8 to Gies. Would you be interested in majoring in Econ in LAS? That would be less of a reach for transfer admission.
Seems like the other branches from NIU have night /weekend classes. These might be just small satellite locations. https://www.niu.edu/locations/naperville/index.shtml