<p>I am a senior in high school who plans on majoring in business- most likely management or marketing. I'm fortunate enough to have been offered a full ride to Indiana University Bloomington/ Kelley School of Business but have also been fortunate enough to be accepted into USC. My question is, considering it would cost me over $50,000 a year including room & board, do you find attending USC/ Marshall School of Business worth giving up the scholarship for?</p>
<p>I absolutely do not think that it’s worth it to turn down a full scholarship. I hate making that recommendation, because it sends you somewhere other than USC, but honestly, you should NEVER feel that you have to spend that kind of money to get a quality education. You should take the full scholarship and appreciate your substantial savings. </p>
<p>Indiana all the way. IU is a respectable school and top notch if you plan to live in Indiana. USC’s name doesn’t extend beyond Southern California. In essence, they are both very regional schools.</p>
<p>But take the free ride. I would never pay sticker for USC. It’s just not worth it. IU also has a good balance of academics and school spirit (as does USC). IU is famous for basketball while USC is famous for football. You’ll have a lot of school pride at either schools.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much for your input! I am just waiting to hear back from a few things before I make my final decision, but I believe I’ll be attending Indiana next year :)</p>
<p>If money is not an issue then go to USC, which is private and more prestigious than IU; disregard Asian’s post because he’s a UCLA student who trolls the USC board (btw, over half of USC’s kids are from out of state as opposed to UCLA, where over ninety percent are Californians)…USC is a national school with an equally national reputation that is only improving. Think long term: in twenty years, do you want to call yourself a “Trojan”? Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish if your parents can afford USC…do your research and think holistically about your long term goals.</p>
<p>More than $200K for an undergraduate business degree versus $0 for an undergraduate business degree that will get you pretty much the same job. Apply your business instincts to this equation and it should be clear what the correct decision is.</p>
<p>Yesterday a very high powered silicon valley exec told me he thought people just go to USC cause of sports. So “it ain’t all that” to everyone (as suggested above). btw, I have one attending, so I am not anti-usc. I am however, anti overpriced tuition used to fund everyone else.</p>
<p>Many parents who can afford to send their kids to prep schools also send them to top privates, including USC, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Cornell, etc., and those kids could easily find state schools that would offer full tuition. But a private school like USC and those like it are not diploma mills; they are places where excellence in all facets of life are taught well beyond the classroom. I always admired the kids at USC whose parents paid full freight: their parents were uniformly successful, proud and fortunate to be blessed enough to send their kids there. And their investments (both in their own children and less fortunate students through scholarship donations) have contributed greatly to the strength of the Trojan Family.</p>