Youâre a marketers dream. Thatâs what you are buying. Not necessarily better outcomes. But what people who created rankings are telling you.
Congrats on the choices though. And you did well by securing these affordable direct admit opportunities.
Studying what you want is paramountâŠif itâs truly something you want. So to me, Iâm not going to UNC. If sheâs flexible, then sure.
Paying full pop at Gtown is $82k according to their COA. And thatâs b4 inflation. And for that I learn from another and verified in niche ratings u get bad food for four years and bad dorms.
Honestly Iâd be at Charlotte, Wilmington, or Asheville b4 Gtown from an expense pov and I donât even know if they have b schoolsâŠwell u confirmed Charlotte does.
you have NC State which is no slouch. Itâs COA is $25k
Thatâs $57k a year difference times 4.
If youâre going into finance, thatâs an easy decision. Ask the finance majorâŠif they fail this one, theyâre going to have a hard time at work
Good luck on what you decide. Itâs a personal call of course. I understand that.
But honestly, itâs lunacy. Youâre looking at $350-350k probably with inflation. And if she gets a top job one day, sheâll likely have an MBA first. I think you know this or you wouldnât have presented your question in financial terms from the outset.
NC State is rated #46 for business by niche. Itâs a strong school.
$57k a year more is a lot to pay for âperceivedâ pedigreeâŠand no guaranteed outcome. Weâre not comparing here to a C rated school but another A - rated school.
Obviously you are/were willing to pay for Gtown by applying, knowing the price up front.
But $228k can buyâŠa home down payment, car, wedding, grad schoolâŠmore.
And to me, this isnât a difficult call.
Your daughter worked hard through school. The payoff ? Not straining her parents.
The long term outcome at these two schoolsâŠlikely similar with grad school in between.
To me, short of chancing UNC, this is easy.
But the US NEWs and other raters appreciate you
Good luck