<p>Hi, I am wondering if this is worth it.....should i transfer from a state school with a very high gpa to a more well know prestigous school and go into a major amount of debt upon graduation from that pretigous school as opposed to if i stayed at the state school and got my degree? will my job oppurtunities be that much different? will it be worth it to go into debt to go to prestigous school?</p>
<p>No, as it's been said so many times, the only thing you really get out of an Ivy are networking possibilities and connections. The only time your school name REALLY matters is in business - investment bankers are generally recruited from the top 10 MBA programs (Penn, Harvard, Standford, Columbia, Northwestern, etc...)</p>
<p>No, it isn't worth it, unless they are willing to sponsor you. The upside to this is that most 'prestigious' school have great endowments, and if you really can't afford it but deserve to go, they will help you out. No harm in applying! Remember - once you make it, they WANT you to go. Its all about yield at that point.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Based on the content of your original post, the answer is no.
P.S. If you really want an appropriate answer to your question, you need to share more info. such as your major area of study, career aspirations & whether or not you intend to attend graduate school.</p>
<p>Well Violag has a good point about the MBA programs... But I'm assuming you intended to discuss Undergrad transfer situations. </p>
<p>I recently had to deal with my own "choice" between state and private. I encourage you to look past these boards, USNews, and any influence that says your current school isn't "good enough." Look at your own situation. Write some pros and cons for transferring. Realize that some of the most important things for grad school are: GPA, Recommendations, Extracurriculars, and your Personal Statement. Notice how the caliber of your state school isn't accounted for. Be the best applicant you can be, and if you enjoy the place you're currently at, stay there.</p>
<p>Good luck on the tough decision!</p>
<p>It's the student who makes the career, but Ivies/et al can open doors for you that state schools cannot.</p>
<p>For graduate/postgrad work I would say that the institution really matters, especially so for business/law/medicine. For undergrad I've been told that it really is not a huge deal but you will have less quality in your education without a doubt and that means you are going to have to take the initiative to make your education what you want it to be.</p>
<p>The problem is, I think I figured out what I want to major in after taking about 100credits worth of courses. I switched majors three times so I really only have 60credits toward graduation at the end of this year b/c the other courses are mixed all together not really counting towards anything....I thought maybe I wanted to go to PT school so I have all those prereqs also, but I decided I want to do business and possibly pursue my MBA later on...if I stay at my current state school, it would be very difficult to graduate next spring (on time) unless I took 20 credits in the summer, fall, spring...so basically it will take me 2 years wherever I go.....the big problem is, I am looking at some top undergrad business schools and they are soo expensive and I dont know how to afford them..many wont give transfer scholarships....so should I stay at my state school and save a bunch of money or should I try to transfer to a top school and somehow pay for it? how would I pay for a school that is very expensive anyway? thanks for all of the help</p>
<p>It seems like you already paid enough money towards college. Especially now, why would you want to pay more?</p>
<p>is it worth it, how would i get enough money to pay for a prestigous school?</p>