<p>Can anyone help me decide which university to go to? I've been accepted to the business school of all three(Penn State, Purdue, U of MN) and plan to major in Marketing. I'm not crazy into partying so Penn State scares me but I don't want to spend my whole weekend in the dorm either. I'm from MN so the U would be the close to home option. Anything you can tell me about your experiences would help me so much! THANKS!</p>
<p>Which is the cheapest, after scholarships but before loans?</p>
<p>Carlson is as good or better than the others and you pay in-state tuition. Seems like the way to go.</p>
<p>There is no reason to prefer Penn State over the other two, unless you got into their honors program which happens to be outstanding. Otherwise Minnesota if you want to stay close to home, or Purdue if you want to venture further away AND can afford the additional costs.</p>
<p>Rankings aren’t everything, but take a look at this one from BusinessWeek:
<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?;
<p>Click on “academic quality” to rank them on that. Notice that Purdue and Penn State do not make that list (unless I missed something), but Minnesota does. Don’s ask me why Penn State is number 2 in the “employer survey” despite this. Must be that rankings are always flawed (seriously). Play around with this thing. Kind of interesting.</p>
<p>I think “academic quality” focuses on the quality of the experience while an undergrad, whereas “employer survey” focuses on professional outcomes (as what employers think of their recent hires would affect professional outcomes but not what goes on in the classroom).
If Carlson is cheaper, I’d say no reason to go elsewhere. And Minneapolis/St Paul sure beats West Lafayette.
So: what does each cost (without loans factored in)?</p>