<p>If anyone has any advice for my following situation please help me out:</p>
<p>I've been accepted to NYU as a Stern Scholar and University of Chicago. I want to study business and I plan on going into graduate school to get an MBA. Right now, I can go NYU and pay $32000 in loans a year or I can go to Chicago and pay only $5000 in loans a year. I need some help deciding which one to go to. I really want to go to NYU. I visited it and I really like the city. But my dad says I should go to Chicago, get an econ major, and not be in as much debt and use that money for graduate school. But I know chicago is really intense academically...probably more intense than I would like... And I feel confident that i can pay back the loans for NYU after I graduate from Stern.</p>
<p>So...Does anyone know how a econ major at Chicago compares to a financing/or other business major at Stern? My dad says I would have the same chance at business graduate school from either place. So which should I choose? which would you choose...</p>
<p>Hmm....your dad is probably fairly accurate. Chicago gave me $0 in aid, making the cost of my attendence $48,xxx, and Stern gave me $10k stern scholars scholarship, which brings it down to $37,xxx. Add in the crazy job opportunities + stern scholars and I made up my mind pretty quickly. </p>
<p>However, if Chicago was only $5000, I would probably have chosen it without thinking. </p>
<p>Just keep this in mind:</p>
<p>Chicago is much more academically oriented, people like getting PhDs and what not after coming out of chicago. Chicago economics is one of, if not THE most respected economics degree in the country.</p>
<p>NYU-Stern is much more business focused. Most people get jobs on wall street straight from undergrad and go into investment banking. Stern = investment banking. </p>
<p>Two different routes. Two different campuses. Have fun choosing =]</p>
<p>well, if i can be of any help, here is my two cents.</p>
<p>If i understand you correctly, your head says "Chicago", your heart says "NYU" and the deadline (1 May) is fast approaching, you must decide. right?</p>
<p>Go to a nearby church, kneel down on your knees, pray devoutly, and wait for "revelation". If that does not work, flip the coin. On a more serious note, you can't go wrong with either - Just choose one school and never look back</p>
<p>^^^ good suggestion. they are both tough school, but be warned that unless you genuinely love studying and are the type of person who finds pleasure in learning, don't attend.(turned on by greek literature) Chicago places a lot of emphasis on the core curriculum. (lot of reading and writing). before you get into Econ you have to traverse through a lot of work. plus they have a quarter system which sucks. Professors are known to be very conservative when it comes to giving out highle grades(A, A-, B+). Stern is difficult in its own way too. Overall, I would pick Stern because you seem to be genuinely interested in business am sure if you put in the effort in Stern, you will be able to pay back your loans and even pocket some money for yourself. And Scholars is a really awesome program. good luck!</p>
<p>chicago because with an econ degree from there you can practically get the same job a sternie would get. you can always go to b-school later. i may be wrong but i heard most i-banks prefer that undergrads get a more rounded education rather than specifically focusing in something like business as an undergrad. but dont quote me on that one. oh and chicago has a lovely campus if your into that gothic looking architecture.</p>
<p>chicago is kinda nerdy from what i hear. nyu doesn't have big frat scenes or w/e. iam guessing people just party in the city. but the thing is do YOU HAVE MONEY to party in one of the most expensive cities in the world? this is what i noticed from half the people that applied to nyu from my school. all these kids are expecting this amazing experience living in NYC by going to exclusive clubs and hanging out with famous people. well that would only work if you had the money to party in those clubs and stuff you know? they seem to be deluded by this image portrayed by cable/satellite on TV that makes it look like everyone in NYC lives this lavish lifestyle. iam sure many do but they are rich! :O but hey thats just my input. im sure there are others that would disagree with me</p>