Here’s my situation. I need to pay 10-11k more for USC each year than Cal.
If I was guaranteed to make it to Haas I would choose Cal hands down but obviously that isn’t the case so I must compare USC Marshall and Cal’s Econ major.
My main concern in choosing a school is the return on investment. I’m sure I will get a lower gpa at Cal as it is much harder academically. Does this mean that I should choose USC for a higher GPA that could possibly provide better job prospects in the long run that will outweigh the extra 40k? Or do companies consider higher gpa’s at USC equal as lower gpa’s at Cal?
My question simplified: GENERALLY SPEAKING, do people usually earn around the same after graduating, which if true would allow me to choose Cal as it is 40k cheaper, or do I have a higher chance of success with USC that could earn me more than what it cost me to go there in the long run?
I would choose based off of where you would enjoy yourself more. I think both schools offer amazing opportunities and you really can’t go wrong either way! They are two completely different schools and one has to fit your style more than the other. I would base it off that!
Why not spend $10K on tutoring, and invest the 30K? If you make a 5% real rate of return, you will have $380K when you retire at age 70 (assuming you start college at 18)
You must be kidding. USC Marshall school was known to be have tough curves. Of course they remove that now. But I still think it’s tough. For what I’ve seen business schools are not just academics, so I think USC is worth it for all sorts of reasons, like alumni, networking, school spirit, etc…
Berkeley Econ is not bad but it’s not necessarily harder nor better. It’s not like engineering.
Go to Cal and do an economics major. Save your $$ for an MBA program.
Your will come out far ahead.
And I say this as a USC alumni parent.
Their UG business school is not nearly as well thought of as Haas or many other UG Business schools.
Now, if you want to try another more demanding major at USC you may get a lot bigger bang for your $$.
But not with their UG BS.