Hello everyone. First off, thank you for your time in reading this post, I truly appreciate it! I, like many other students, am having to choose my college soon and really need some help and input. I have done immense research on these schools and they seem to have many pros with few cons. I will be visiting Tulane and Indiana University soon and have already visited SMU. I compiled a list of the most important things I am looking for. Please feel free to respond to as little or many as you wish or even add something else I don’t list, every response is greatly appreciated!
P.S. I would like to major in Finance. I would like to have a smaller school for the individual attention, but as I have continually heard and read, Kelley is praised for its outstanding performance. Is this really a big deal?. Also, I am from Southern California (I don’t know if that matters).
Tulane- No scholarship
Indiana University- Direct admit to Kelley, $2000 a year
SMU- No scholarship
Money is not an issue for me too (don’t want to sound bad but I don’t want it to be a factor in what you are saying)
-School spirit (If students want to go there and if people go/support their sports teams (Mainly football and basketball. The teams don’t have to be great or anything, just if people go to support it))
-Business school (I’m aware of the rankings which matter but don’t mean much to me. I am concerned on how much/well I will learn and how I can apply it to my job)
-Reputation
-Internships/connections/jobs/alumni networking
-Food (not that important but still a factor)
-Intramural sports
-Teachers (How are they? Are they easy to reach? Are they concerned with the students or more into their own research?)
-Easy to travel around
-Social scene (easy to meet people, friendly) (I have repeatedly read that both school has very snobby and superficial kids and am wondering if this is/will be a problem) (I’m going to be realistic, I plan on partying a decent amount, which school is better for all types of partying) (I also plan to join a fraternity)
-Cost of living there
-Local area (NOLA vs. Bloomington vs. Dallas)
-Anything that you do/don’t like about the school(s)
-Overall, which school gives you a better bang for your buck
Thank you again for reading and responding. Have a wonderful day!
TL;DR: What school is better overall and what is your reasoning?
