major dilemma

College Search & Selection
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<p>I have a few questions and concerns regarding Boston University SMG, Baruch College, and Penn State Harrisburg. Any advice would be of great help, thx
1) I need help deciding where to attend, I want to major in economics. BU gave me no financial aid and i have a EFC of 2k. I would have to pay 49k a year. Is it worth going to BU? I heard their economics program is pretty good. If i do extremely well Freshman year, will their increase the financial aid significantly? Also, can i get a good enough job with a degree from BU to pay off the debt if i choose to attend BU? how hard is it to transfer to another school ( is the deflated grade policy true?)</p>

<p>2) I live in NYC, Baruch would be free but the college isn't too appealing for me. Baruch is a commuter school and i want to have a real college experience with a campus and dorm kind of thing. Can I transfer out of Baruch to a good school sophomore year if I do extremely well. can any1 tell me about their economics program?</p>

<p>3) Penn State Harrisburg's tuition is 19k, another 10k for board+ room. I don't know a lot about this school, but I'm considering it because of its 2+2 program, where you get to transfer to University Park after 2 years. Does anyone know anything about the school, are its academics any good, is it a commuter school? Could I transfer sophomore year to University Park or any other schools?</p>

<p>I want to transfer to a better school regardless of where I go (unless i go to BU), which of these schools would be most advantageous to my situation.</p>

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<p>Baruch has a great program and it’s definitely not worth paying that much for BU over Baruch for Econ or business related studies. If your EFC is truly that low the burden of BU would be truly tremendous and I would not take that on even for the best school in the country.</p>

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<p>can i transfer to a good private school my second year if i get good Ec.'s and a gpa of 3.5+ at baruch? is baruch’s business school regarded as a good program? and if i decide to transfer after one year, will colleges give me financial aid</p>

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<p>Try posting this in the Transfer Students forum. Your ultimate goal is to transfer, so the people there will help you with that. I don’t know much about this, but my advice: if money weren’t an issue, Baruch should be your last choice.</p>

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<p>so you think harrisburg> baruch?</p>

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<p>bump, any more advice</p>