<p>OMG, I never in a million years thought that making the decision to go to college would be so freaking hard! :p
Ok, so I got into Northeastern and IUB. Initially, (during the summer, the beginning of the semester) I was all in for Northeastern, no doubt in my mind. Then I started reading stats from last year and I was very wary that I would get in early action, so I started looking at Indiana again and fell in love with it all over again.
Then when it came time for early action decisions, I got in (yay!) and I was very happy. (:
So I dropped Indiana and fell back in love with Northeastern. (FYI: I live in GA so I have the whole OOS tuition at Indiana and Northeastern gave me a lot of money)
Then Indiana sent me a bunch of stuff saying that I was getting all these scholarships (and a really cool harry potter scarf) and that that I qualified for their Fry Scholars scholarship. (which is a full ride pretty much) I don't know much about the program but it's for minorities that got directly admitted into the KSB. I don't know how competitive it is, but because IU takes your weighted GPA I have a 4.0 so I think I have a good chance at winning, but the winners dont find out until April and I really dont want to still be on the fence about college then.
So my dilemma comes down to which school is great for me. I truly do like both schools. At Northeastern I would be doing their BSIB program which I believe is a great experience since I would get to live and work in France for a year and then also get to do another co-op. And at IU I would be doing Economic Consulting with a minor in International Business. And I understand that those are two completly different things, but somewhere down the line of my life I want to do consulting and I want to live abroad, so IU is the obvious choice for that, but NU I believe has the better opportunity for me to have work experience and become fluent in French which is a plus and I have the chance to graduate with a degree from NU and the school in France.
So since I am so conflicted I have made a pros and cons list:</p>
<p>NU:
1. I love Boston. I haven't visited the school, but I used to live in Rhode Island and I love the area and I know that if I do stay in the US for my career I would want to either live there or NYC.
2. BSIB. When I first heard about the program I couldn't believe it. I think it is the coolest and greatest opportunity for a student to have.
3. Co-op. Since I have to go abroad for so long I wont have the regular 3 co-ops, but I'll still have two which is still really good guaranteed work experience.
4. Diversity. I love learning about other cultures and Boston is a super diverse town with so many different people and such a rich history.
5. Atmosphere. While I still haven't visited, the type of atmosphere that I get from the school is a very career orientated place. Like everyone is so passionate about what they are doing and what they want to accomplish and I love it. I love being around smart intellectual people.
6. $$. They gave me a lot of money.
7. Family. I have family in Rhode Island and in New York which will definitely help when I cant come home for fall break and short breaks like that.
8. Internships. Because of ^^ it will certainly help me get internships over the summer. (I could stay with my family in NY and travel to the city)
Cons:
1. $$. While they gave me a lot of money, I still have to conjure up like $4,000 and they have me like $5,000 and I know that a ton of people would kill for FA like that, I cant come up with it, I applied to a ton of scholarships so hopefully I get some.
2. Jobs. So I said I really want to do consulting or some sort of business overseas. I just don't have that definite feeling with the different types of co-ops or job opportunities with a BSIB. (For example, "Oh, I can get a job doing _____")</p>
<p>IU:</p>
<p>Pros:
1. Campus. I love their campus. It's nice and big, it's green and pretty. I love it.
2. Bloomington. Bloomington is a great place. When I was walking around it seemed like a super laid back place and everyone was nice.
3. KSB. If I were to base my decision just off of ranks IU would win. Their Business school is really good. Period.
4. Kelley LLC. If I went to IU, I would stay in the Kelley LLC which I think would help me getting to know people etc.
5. Fry Scholars. If I get it, I would pretty much go for free.
6. School Spirit. I am not dependent on really tight knit community. I just think it's really nice to celebrate a win with your peers and what not.
7. Job. With IU, I just feel that their Economic Consulting degree will pretty much secure a consulting job for me. </p>
<p>Cons:
1. Not so smart people: I know that I would probably get this at every school that I go to, but I really don't like to see people wasting their college years away and not taking things seriously. And in general, IU is a pretty easy school to get into, so I fear there would be a lot of people like that.
2. Fun. While parties and Bloomington are great. I don't just want to depend on that to have fun or travel all the way to Chicago to have fun.
3. $$. While I think I have a really good chance at winning the Fry Scholars thing, I dont know for sure and I wont find out for a long time.
4. Not diverse. IU tries really hard to get a bunch of different cultures and races at their school, but a huge majority of them are white.</p>
<p>Those are my pros and cons. And I know that I wrote so much, I just don't know what to do.
While at times I'm just like NU all the way, I still get that feeling. And I know that IU will certainly prepare me for a really good job, I just feel like the opportunity I'd get at Northeastern with their co-op and BSIB program is really once in a lifetime, but idk. </p>
<p>PLEASE HELP ME!! AHH! Going crazy! I don't know if that feeling I'm getting is God telling me not to go to NU or just whatever! I just need people's opinion because my mom is so casual about this, "it's okay honey, just choose whatever school you think is best." <em>sigh</em>
Thanks if you did read all of it. (:</p>