<p>Chris,</p>
<p>FSU double grad here. BS and MS in acctg. late 80’s after transfering from a CC. </p>
<p>You are right that FSU is far from Chicago. But FSU is respected if you get the job done in class. If you go there to drink, party and play intermurals and end up with a sparkling 2.4 GPA don’t expect ER’s to be impressed. </p>
<p>You can have fun but if you get an FSU business degree you will have an affordable practical education. You will be able to think and problem solve. B-school is B-school. FSU’s is more than respected enough. Don’t believe me? Just ask the 200+ ER’s that line up to interview FSU B-school grads before they even gradudate. Check with the career office. I had job offers before I even graduated. I never had to look up ER’s and call them. </p>
<p>I am sure SoCar and Kansas have similar arrangements for b-school grads. I do not know as much about those schools and while it may be true in Chicago you don’t hear much about FSU I promise you if you go to Atlanta or Mobile or Miami you will. </p>
<p>You listed as a con for FSU that 12% are out of state students. When I was at FSU there were far more. It added to the fun of the place that so many people from cold weather states wanted to come down to FSU and get an education. My roommate was from Cleveland. Tennessee Street is still kicking because FSU is the ultimate southern college town. </p>
<p>That is the thing you stone cold missed. Town isn’t as nice? Compared to Lawrence, KS or Columbia, SC? Have you been to Columbia, SC? Tallahassee FL is a quant southern town that is ruled by the students and the state government. There are lakes and out door things to do, there are street parties before each football game, you will fall in love with Nole baseball, the campus dorms have all been refurbished. There is one bad area of town that I know of, French Town, I went there and didn’t see anything unusual. I lived in Miami after college and everyone warned me. They were right, Liberty City and Overtown are tough, but that is true, sadly, of much of the urban centers in our country. </p>
<p>There is a lot to like about Tally and FSU. </p>
<p>USC has some amazing programs going for it, including Internation Biz and Sports MGMT, USC is a tough school to pass on. Think it over. You have a tough decision to make and if I can answer anything else about my experiences in Tally PM me.</p>