Hello all! After narrowing down my list based on what my family can afford, I was hoping to get some advice on my list of potential colleges that I could end up attending this Fall 2020. They are the following (not ranked)
Florida State University -$32,000
University of Arizona - $22,000 (somewhere around here give or take a few thousand in both directions)
Arizona State University - $26,000 w/ Barrett
University of South Florida - $12,000
University of Minnesota - TC - $22,000
University of Central Florida - $32,000
(Hopefully) University of Wisconsin -Madison (Waitlisted) - $27,000
As for what I am interested in, right now I’m going out for something Business related, but I’m not 100% on that’s what I want to do in life. If business doesn’t work out for me, I’m also interested in Sports Journalism, Marine Bio, and being a Pilot.
I’ll also provide a little more info about some of the schools below:
FSU:
Pros - Living in Florida; seems to have good academics, good people and vibes
Cons: Would be pretty challenging to fly into/get to if I couldn’t get in/out of Tallahassee; cost is high, program rankings seem okay
U of A:
Pros: Eller ELITE program; One of the cheapest schools; Business school is good (#45) Great weather; Good social scene it seems and sports are a big part of campus
Cons: Not regarded as a very good school, not much to do in Tuscon
ASU:
Pros: Barrett honors college (if I wanted to do it); Great access to facilities from Barrett; Helpful advising; Climate, W.P Carrey great business school (#35)
Cons: Same thing reputation wise as U of A, Seems to not have as good social scene as U of A?
USF:
Pros: Cost very, very low, Good location to downtown Tampa and beaches, Always loved Tampa area
Cons: Programs don’t seem to be that highly regarded
U of MN:
Pros: Carlson School of Management is the best business school I got into and is highly regarded, and job placement is insanely high
Cons: I cannot stand the cold that well; Living in MN just doesn’t feel appealing to me (but could make it work ig)
UCF:
Pros: Florida; social scene
Cons: Price; Low ranked programs; not a lot to do outside of campus (isolated away from Orlando)
Wisco:
Pros: Social scene; amazing academics; great atmosphere
Cons: Cold
Any comments at all would be very much appreciated!