Ohio State vs. South Carolina, business major

College Search & Selection
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<p>Ok, so I just got back from SC today after visiting USC. And I don't feel any closer to making a decision haha.</p>

<p>I'm in the honors college at both schools (apparently means more at South Carolina).</p>

<p>At OSU I would double major in Finance and Accounting and might try to double minor with International Business and a language or maybe poli sci, not sure which one though yet. I'll have enough AP credits to make me a sophomore going in (already a second semester freshman based off of CC classes and AP from last year, and I'm taking 5-6 tests this years, expecting credit on at least 5 of them. </p>

<p>At South Carolina, I will triple major in International Business, Finance and Accounting. I know this is ambitious, but I talked with someone there and they said with my AP credit I could graduate on four years without having to take extra classes in a semester. </p>

<p>Cost is not that big of factor, but should be considered IMO. I'm in-state for OSU and they gave me a small scholarship, but COA is still going to be around $19k. </p>

<p>USC gave me a pretty nice scholarship that classified me as an in-state resident, so that was nice. I'd have to pay about $15.5k a year there. </p>

<p>My parents said they could cover each school, but USC being cheaper is a plus.</p>

<p>And here is the crux of the situation. I am leaning towards USC right now. But I really like OSU too. </p>

<p>So, I'm leaning towards USC, I should probably go there...but like I said OSU is still somewhat appealing to me. </p>

<p>No real question that OSU's b-school, Fisher, is stronger overall than USC Moore. Recruiting stats and brochures from each school kind of showed that. However, USC would still be considered a top 40 business school and not to mention is ranked #1 for international business. </p>

<p>OSU has this program I am very interested in called Fisher Futures. It's kinda of like an intensive investment banking club with faculty training and mentoring. Catch is that is is very selective and hard to get into, and there are only nine kids in the program this year. Lowest GPA in the group is like a 3.75, a couple 4.00s and 3.98s in the group and pretty good ECs and internship experiences.
Apparently the program placed 3 kids into Goldman Sach last year, not too bad for a midwestern state school that is not a "target" school. </p>

<p>So I'm not guaranteed to get into that obviously but I think I have a decent shot and I am willing to work hard and strive on making it in the program. But it is very very tough and definitely can't be counted on. </p>

<p>OSU also has solid Big Four recruiting as well, if I decide to go that route. </p>

<p>USC is not as strong as OSU in finance and accounting (though Deloitte does have an office in Columbia, SC where USC is located), but it has a great international business program that supposedly places kids into some pretty nice jobs. The economy is growing into a global market and it would be exciting to get into the international ballgame. </p>

<p>These numbers from USC aren't too shabby either:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.sc.edu/career/Pdf/SalarySurvey.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sc.edu/career/Pdf/SalarySurvey.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>So, I'm not really sure where I want to go. I like both schools and the atmospheres at both, but I guess I slightly prefer USC. But OSU is not that far behind and appears to offer better career opportunities, although apparently some USC Intl Business majors get good jobs, but I've only heard that from word of mouth, or someone saying something on here about IB at USC. Can't seem to find anything on their website about IB placement, besides that salary bit above. </p>

<p>Ok, so tough decision ahead...I got two weeks, right? :) </p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>4-5K is worth going to OSU. It is overall on a different level than South Carolina (The Real USC is in LA my friend)</p>

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<p>Yeah, superficially speaking, better to be a Buckeye than a Gamecock.</p>

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<p>Bump. </p>

<p>I kept changing my mind again and again and was set on OSU for awhile and I still am I guess, but now there is a catch. It looks like my parents will only be picking up my tuition and R&B, which is $18k. I’m grateful that they are helping out but originally they said they would give me $20k wherever I decide to go (unless it is cheaper than that). So I was planning on having $20k and OSU would work out pretty good, picking up a job, along with my scholarship, would guarantee I wouldn’t have to take out loans. But now I am going to have to rethink things. My scholarship should cover books and other fees but I won’t have much else left over, if anything. </p>

<p>OSU website says that COA is $26k, which is an overestimate IMO. Students at OSU said you could easily make it $22-23k. But using that number I’d still be about $3k short a year. I plan on getting a job, but grades are my first priority so I don’t want to be working like 30 hour weeks.</p>

<p>So, while I am really excited about OSU, its not like I’m in love with it sooo so much over South Carolina. At Carolina, I wouldn’t have to take out loans, parents $18k would go pretty far and by taking out a job I would have a lot of extra money to save. </p>

<p>So, long story short, I want to pick OSU but South Carolina would be a lot easier to swing financially and it still does appeal to me. </p>

<p>and my parents want to know by Thursday. I’m thinking more like Friday haha.</p>

<p>Edit: and COA estimates are a bit off in my OP, a little bit higher for both schools</p>

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<p>sorry to bump again, but forget to mention, even after all of that I am still leaning towards OSU but I’m not as certain with my choice as I was before…grrrrr</p>

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<p>Worried about the looming probation for the football program at OSU? :-)</p>

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<p>“So, long story short, I want to pick OSU but South Carolina would be a lot easier to swing financially and it still does appeal to me.”</p>

<p>I think you should just go to South Carolina for your freshman year and then transfer to TOSU if you end up not liking it. </p>

<p>P.S. The former USC President Andrew Sorensen ended up working under Gordon Gee. RIP…</p>

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<p>^^ thought about that a lot Sparkeye. </p>

<p>Tried to pick OSU today, gonna send in the money with the deposit tomorrow probably. Pain in the but having to mail it in, Carolina lets you do it online. But now I am starting to have second thoughts about sending it in to OSU, grrrrrrrrrrrr. </p>

<p>I wish their was a clear cut winner. In my mind, both seem to have tradeoffs that match each other and is making this decision even harder.</p>