<p>I just got into Northwestern today as a transfer student and now I have the difficult decision of choosing between NU and UCLA. I love both schools for different reasons, but I'm a southern California native. Does anyone know which school would be more beneficial to me for grad school (MBA)? Anyone else in a tough situation like this?</p>
<p>If they cost the same, definitely Norhwestern</p>
<p>yeah def. northwestern for MBA prospects</p>
<p>:) I thought that's what people might say. Unfortunately for me, the cost difference is immense. But the life experience...priceless. I live like 30 minutes from UCLA and I think it would be good for me to move across the country and attend an amazing school like NU.</p>
<p>Cost should always factor into the equation.</p>
<p>Being $100K or even $50K in debt for undergrad can be very hard. Remember that career goals can and often do change. More than half of American undergrads will change majors and even career goals. Most Americans will not leave doing what they thought they would at 18.</p>
<p>I definitely see the advantage to going to NU. In many ways, I believe that it will offer a superior experience to UCLA for undergrads. However, you must take into consideration how much the long term cost will be. $50K in debt is more like $75K in debt after you take into account interest.</p>
<p>Yeah that is all very true. I appreciate your candidness too. I am surrounded at home by so many people who force their bias on me including my parents who both went to UCLA.</p>
<p>How much debt would you be in after NU? After UCLA?</p>
<p>I am getting the full Cal Grant A and additional need-based/merit scholarships at UCLA so by my calculations I would be about 15k in debt when I graduate. I haven't received my financial aid package from NU yet, but I have heard they don't offer any aid to first year transfer students. After that I heard you are eligible for aid.</p>
<p>Very tough choice...</p>
<p>but I'd still have to say Northwestern :)
For economics and business, Northwestern is really up there..</p>
<p>As is UCLA, so I don't think that the quality hit is large.</p>
<p>Again, I think that finances should play a very large role in this, as being saddled with $50K or more debt for an undergrad degree is not always a good idea.</p>
<p>if your family can afford the tuition Northwestern hands down! you'd be increasing your chances of getting into the nations best business school with the best MBA program, Kellogg!</p>
<p>Thanks for all the posts everyone!</p>
<p>theresaliu88,</p>
<p>I don't know that eanicich is in any program with Kellogg.</p>
<p>Are you, eanicich?</p>
<p>^^ i think he was saying that attending northwestern as an undergraduate increases your chances for admission to its graduate schools, in this case kellogg.</p>
<p>Bah, I realize that now.</p>
<p>Even so, going to NU isn't, in itself, going to increase eanicich's chances at Kellogg.</p>
<p>Right, I don't think it would matter too much. And the irony is, I would probably rather attend grad school at UCLA's Anderson. Go figure.</p>
<p>come to northwestern, you'll have three great years</p>
<p>if it is a huge problem for ur parents to afford tuition at NU, then going to UCLA will be a wise choice.....
u can work hard at UCLA and still have the money for grad school( in-state tuition is way cheaper right)</p>
<p>Yeah in state tuition is MUCH cheaper. There is also one other thing I need to look into. Over the past two years a scholarship foundation has been supporting me to some extent. My full tuition at the UC I'm going to was covered by the Cal Grant, so the foundation really only was paying for books each quarter. I know they pay for some of the tuition for their other students. If I ended up at NU I would have to see if they would cover any/some/all of the tuition. That is another factor I have not looked into yet.</p>
<p>Hey people, we should facebook...because that is what cool people do right??? haha
Feel free to add me :)
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