IU Kelley vs. UT McCombs

Hahaha hey guys I’m back again Lol. These two are my top 2 I have decided. Rest in peace Ross :(. I recently have hated IU because LOTS of people from my town go, but it is what it is, so I’m not thinking about that as much.

Things to consider: I am considering Finance (investment banking), Supply Chain, and Entrepreneurship. IB is sooo name-based; UT gets a lot of people into it, and Kelley does too but the IB workshop at Kelley is so difficult to get into. IU is ranked #3 for entrepreneurship; Austin is one of the biggest startup scenes. Austin ranked high for SCM.
I also don’t want to do greek life; UT is so big it’s not a big deal if you don’t do it but I’ve heard at IU it’s a huge deal.

Option 1: Go to Kelley in the fall (if covid allows). I’ll have 0 debt. This school has 2000 people per class which I don’t like.

Option 2: Defer UT to next fall 2021, live in Austin and work for this year, hopefully at a startup. I’d get residency and the tuition would be super cheap. About 900 ppl per class.

Don’t comment things about residency or the extra costs bc we’ve done a lot of research on it. I want people to tell me thoughts on starting Kelley right away or starting McCombs next year. Is gap year worth it? What if we don’t start school in the fall? Then might as well wait til fall 2021 right? In general McCombs is #5 and Kelley is #10, but what factors have you seen that differentiates them.

McCombs no doubt. Especially if no Greek interest. Greek drives the IB workshop from what I’ve been told…Austin better, McCombs better for banking etc. Weather, sports, school spirit etc.

you are passing on Ross?

@DG thanks, definitely some good points.
If I went to Ross I’d graduate with about 110k in debt soooo gotta pass :frowning:

yeah I hear you…tough call. All of the Big Tens are good, MN, Wisco, IU, IUIC all good. other issue is not being from TX and is that social issue, not sure.

It’s not a problem attending as an OOS student. My New England son couldn’t believe how friendly everyone at UT was. :slight_smile:

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My original suggestion was Carlson. In this case, defer at UT McCombs and then come back in 2021 with in state tuition when things are more stable.