<p>I'm out of state for Illinois and got admitted to the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Business school and it would be about 46,000 as I didn't get any financial aid or scholarships. For Rutgers business school, which is in-state, it would be about 19,000 an year. My third option is the University of Richmond, which will be about 36,000 after financial aid. Ultimately, will it be worth it to go to a school like Illinois? I plan to pursue an MBA a couple years after undergrad as well.</p>
<p>I visited all of the schools, and Illinois was definetly the most vibrant.</p>
<p>Good question niqster. I’m actually an out of state student @ UIUC business (from NJ as well!). I would recommend you take a look at what you want to accomplish if you come to UIUC. The 5-year accounting program for the MBA is great for many accounting majors. If you’re a Finance major, I know they are redesigning their curriculum to let students start taking finance courses much earlier…to help students seek summer internships earlier. UIUC and RU are quite different and I would def recommend you comparing your interests/opportunities before committing to one. Personally, I feel like UIUC is a more traditional college campus (tons of student organizations/clubs, large greek life) while RU is more scattered because it’s main campus is divided into 5 parts IIRC. Job opportunities here are pretty great…it just depends on how involved you want to be. If you have more questions feel free to ask me.</p>
<p>Hi niqster, I just wanted you to know that I am in a similar situation as you :)</p>
<p>I’m an out of state transfer student, who didn’t get any financial aid this year. I got accepted into computer science at the college of engineering, which will cost me $46k. I can go to an in-state university (University of Florida) which will cost me about $10k, but, after many days of thinking over my situation I decided that UIUC is definitely worth it. Education is not something that can be bought and going to a top school will open many high-paying jobs and paying out student loans won’t be hard. At least that’s the plan, lol…</p>