<p>Looking to study business, probably Finance or Accounting, want to settle in the southeast.</p>
<p>Emory $21k grant
BC still waiting on FA
Tulane $20k scholarship plus $5k grant
Brandeis $19k grant
U of Miami $26k scholarships</p>
<p>The grants are needs based, and will likely diminisdh a lot after freshman year. Parents will pay balance at any of the above, if it is worth it.</p>
<p>Which would be the best?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Emory…not because of ranking, necessarily (although excellent) but rather because you want to stay in the southeast and their recruiting strength is there…</p>
<p>Emory, no contest here…</p>
<p>Tulane’s finance program is among the best there is.</p>
<p>Here is a handy calculator that you can use to evaluate the financial as well as some non-financial factors. [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Advanced Award Letter Comparison Tool](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid) I like the way it makes the math very clear, and I’m sure your parents will appreciate that too! Not all of the non-financial factors that matter to you will be included, but it gives you a place to start.</p>
<p>You have lots of good options to choose from! Congratulations!</p>
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As a Southerner, I can honestly say that Emory really isn’t that well known throughout the South, which isn’t surprising since none of its students are southern in the first place. Emory has only become an “elite” school in the past 7, 8, 9 or so years… It’s definitely a great school, but to imply it’s recruiting strength in the south is best among the others he listed is untrue.</p>
<p>I would say it is a tie between Tulane and Emory, with the edge going to Tulane for Finance. smchls is right, it is a very very strong finance program. Also the new Dean of the B school is a super accounting star from Illinois, from what I read. So that may sway you some as well. But Emory is an excellent school of course, and there are more big companies in Atlanta for sure, by a wide margin. But Tulane places well in Atlanta also, and Houston, Dallas, and throughout the South. So I still think a tie between those two, and you have to decide which place you liked better (assuming you visited both) as well as which city. Personal preference rules at this point it seems to me. That or flip a coin, lol. I would point out that the Tulane merit scholarship stays all four years unless your grades really slip (or you get arrested and convicted of something) so it will likely be much less expensive for you and your parents than Emory.</p>
<p>Thanks to all. Any further input is appreciated.
Are Brandeis and BC not recommended because they are in the north and I plan on working in the south? Their rankings seem to be higher than Tulane.</p>
<p>Brandeis’ business school is excellent and very international based (hence the name, International Business School). But the name is not just words–most of the students are internationals.</p>
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<p>You really need to completely ignore rankings. Once a person looks into what goes into these rankings, you would see they are ridiculous. Plus you are attending an entire school, not a department. 75% or so of your courses will be outside of your major. Go where you can best afford it and you feel it is the best school for you.</p>