<p>Indiana: Their business school is amazing. They have stronger on-campus recruiting, as well as higher starting salaries compared to FSU. And instead of taking a bunch of boring GE's, I can specialized in communications, which is one of my other interests. IU's campus is much nicer, and Bloomington seems nicer than Tallahassee. Also IU has a way better basketball team. And I really like skiing, and although Paoli Peaks is a fake ski hill...it's still a place to go skiing and it's only an hour away. I also like that Indiana draws a 40% OOS population compared to FSU's 12%. Also my dorm at Indiana will be way nicer.</p>
<p>FSU: Will save me 24k in loans. The weather is much nicer. The beach is less than 2 hours away. Seminole football is amazing...80,000 people!!. Also I would prefer living in Florida after graduation.</p>
<p>Basically Indiana has a lot more to offer me, but is it worth the extra 24k?</p>
<p>I wouldn't make where you want to live after graduation a factor. If you're looking at business (and more specifically, recruiting), chances are you're going to end up being called to one of the major hub cities anyway: NYC, Atlanta, Dallas, LA. Very few people stay put after graduation. </p>
<p>That said, I think you'd be fine at either school.</p>
<p>^^over 4 years....so FSU is 6k/year cheaper.</p>
<p>Yeah I'm almost positive I'm going to IU (It's Amazing!!!), but I really like FSU too, so I thought I would give it another look since it's cheaper.</p>
<p>My opinion is that graduating with $60,000 in debt is wayyy too much. And as long as you are seeking opinions, I want to chime in that you need to actually visit both of them in person before making your decision, especially when you're looking at such a wide cost difference.</p>
<p>I think you should go to Santa Barbara City College for 2 years and then transfer to UCSB, UCLA, or SDSU.</p>
<p>I know that is not what you want to hear, but that is what I would tell my kids.</p>
<p>I know many people at SBCC and they are having good experiences. You can share a dorm with UCSB kids. I believe you can do activites with UCSB kids.</p>
<p>I doubt on neutral turf (California, NY, Atlanta), there wouldt be much of a difference in perception between IU and FSU. If you want to live in Florida, there is a big advantage to going to FSU. If you're interested in pursuing a top MBA some day, all else being equal, I think both schools will be looked at as solid ones by admissions committees.</p>
<p>I doubt on neutral turf (California, NY, Atlanta), there would be much of a difference in perception between IU and FSU. If you want to live in Florida, there is a big advantage to going to FSU. If you're interested in pursuing a top MBA some day, all else being equal, I think both schools will be looked at as solid ones by admissions committees.</p>
<p>I have to agree with dstark in saying that you should strongly consider community college for two years, then transfer over to a school in California. </p>
<p>I know that if I lived in Cali, I would be going to a cc and would then transfer over to a Berkeley, UCLA or UCSD.</p>