<p>So I am deciding between UCSB and the University of Michigan. I live in California so tuition would be much much cheaper if I went to UCSB and it is a good school but I am worried about one thing. </p>
<p>I am going to major in Business Econ. at UCSB or business or economics at Michigan and I know Michigan students get GREAT jobs after college. They have the biggest alumni in the nation. My question is, how successful are UCSB undergrads when finding jobs after college?</p>
<p>At UCSB you have all the resources you need to get a great job after college. It all depends on your work ethic and your drive. </p>
<p>You can’t go wrong with either decisions. One will be less expensive, but you still get avenues for great opportunities. The other will cost you more, but you will have a little bit more prestige to go with the great opportunities. </p>
<p>Your question is analogous to this scenario: </p>
<p>(UCSB) vs. (UCLA+ $20,000 of extra costs)</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>well at UM after one year of school u start paying in-state tuition…</p>
<p>Your a right about the UM alumni thing. My calc teacher went to UM and a couple weeks after she graduated she scored a job at Lockheed Martin (i asked her why she quit, and its because she’d rather HELP people than HELP KILL people with missles). The thing is SB in itself is more of a tourism kinda place meaning that there are less big companies in the area, hence less “connections” Another thing is that a UM degree goes A LOT further than a UCSB degree simply beacuse of the fact that UM is UM! But you also have to consider many other things such as social life, environment, teachers, classes, people, etc…which ever school you have more matches with..is the school you should go to. (Personally: UM…over ANY UC)</p>
<p>Wasupieboy is right in that there probably won’t be many connections available to you at UCSB.</p>
<p>Then again, it all depends on your major. My mom graduated from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne, seriously in the middle of nowhere, but right out of college got a high paying job with General Dynamics. </p>
<p>And I disagree that a UM degree would get your further than ANY UC degree.
A degree from UCB or UCLA (depending on the major) could be just as good, if not better, than a degree from UM. They are all great schools.</p>
<p>no i didnt mean that a UM degree would get you further than ANY UC degree…i meant that I PERSONALLY would CHOOSE UM over ANY UC</p>
<p>Yes I know you pay in-state tuition after one year, hence the $20,000 of extra costs…not $80,000. </p>
<p>You guys are terribly underestimating the UCSB’s Alumni network. I am a junior in the bus/econ program and I have an internship at a big 4 for the summer. I will most likely get hired by the fall of 08, and I graduate in June 09. </p>
<p>The campus doesn’t need to be in the middle of LA to attract recruiters. The recruiters from various companies come to the campus to interview you. Microsoft, Qualcom, Raytheon, Apple, Amgen, Money managing firms, the Big 4 and other accounting firms send recruiters to the UCSB campus to interview students. </p>
<p>Wasupieboy…when it comes to merit, UC Berkeley slightly beats UM Ann Arbor in any given field and the UC system is a lot more prominent than the UM system. </p>
<p>If you have any personal reasons for liking UM over UC, like the cold weather and the high unemployment rate that Michigan has to offer…sure I’ll give that to you. ;)</p>
<p>Aite guys I am out…I hope that I was somewhat informative. Have fun choosing the right university for yourself. </p>
<p>If you come to UCSB…remember this.</p>
<p>“Once a Gaucho…always a Gaucho.”</p>
<p>“no i didnt mean that a UM degree would get you further than ANY UC degree…i meant that I PERSONALLY would CHOOSE UM over ANY UC”</p>
<p>Oh alright, my mistake.</p>
<p>You had better check the residency requirements at UM. The way I read it, you will continue to pay OOS tuition unless your parents relocate to Michigan along with you-- attending UM does NOT qualify you. (See excerpt below)</p>
<p>From The UM web site:
"2. Circumstances that do not demonstrate permanent domicile</p>
<p>The circumstances and activities listed below are temporary or indeterminate and do not demonstrate permanent domicile. Individuals whose presence in Michigan and claim to Michigan resident status are based solely on one or more of the following are not eligible for resident classification:</p>
<p>enrollment in high school, community college, or university. "</p>
<p>"You had better check the residency requirements at UM. The way I read it, you will continue to pay OOS tuition unless your parents relocate to Michigan along with you-- attending UM does NOT qualify you. "</p>
<p>well i have 2 friends that attend UM and after one year both of them started paying in-state tuition, and their parents still live on my street right here in Cali, so…</p>
<p>and after thinking about it i think the only UC i would really consider going to over UM is UCB</p>
<p>Thanks for all the replies, my sister goes to UM and is a senior and we have paid OOS tuition all 4 years. UCB and UCLA are comparable to UM, honestly you cannot go wrong with any of the above schools listed. Since I did not get into UCLA or UCB, UM it is!</p>
<p>great choice!!! Best of Luck!!! YAY UM!!!</p>
<p>oh yeah, and if u want in state tuition after a year of school you have to do work-study…like work on campus at a cafe or the bookstore or something</p>