Should I go with UMichigan?

College Search & Selection
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I posted this in the UMichigan sub-forum, but I decided to post it here too to get more responses and advice.

Right now, among my choices, UMichigan is my top choice, but I have some doubts that need reassurance.

I plan to get a major in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Econ or Business or do the Ross program sophomore year and do a double major in Industrial Engineering and Business Adminstration.

My goal is to either work for Google, Disney, the government as an investigator, or start my own company. I want to get a MBA and go to graduate school. I want to try to live as debtless as possible, but I know that by committing to UMichigan, I’ll be 100-120K in debt. My parents and I have talked about it, and despite my reluctance to be a financial burden to them, they said that they want me to be academically and socially challenged in the real world.

What do you think of this? Do you think that I could pay off the debt in 5-7 years? I plan to join a company after graduation that will pay for my tuition to get a Master’s Degree? Is that viably possible?

Every adult that I asked for advice from said that Michigan is the best choice. My other choices include Case Western Reserve (80-100K in debt), Northeastern (100-120K in debt), and Rutgers (50-60K in debt).

As for the college that I’m looking, I want a college that has great opportunities for me to study abroad, get internships, and have a great social life with a diverse community. I’m a sports fan, so Michigan takes the cake in that category. The only competitor that Michigan has is Northeastern. Northeastern has great co-ops and is in an amazing city, Boston. Does Michigan compare to it? Michigan’s huge. Am I going to get lost in all of that chaos? I’m an outgoing guy, and I have great relationships with my teachers. Is that going to translate well at Michigan?

Also, after graduation, I plan to move to California, and get my master’s degree over there as well as getting a job there. IS that possible with a Michigan education?

In the end, is UMichigan right for me?

I’m sorry for the long read and I sincerely appreciate any advice or comments. Thank you.

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It sounds like you will be in debt for the same amount so I would say go for it. But I think you might be overdoing it, I mean there is no need to do Econ/business minor. Industrial engineering is almost the same as business in most schools. Most employers pay for a tech degree but for the MBA it’s case by case.

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@DrGoogle What exactly do you mean by a tech degree?

I’ll probably end up just doing a major in Industrial Engineering, and do a MBA program.

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Engineering degree. You might not need an MBA either. My daughter’s sorority sister had 7 offers when she graduated. She moved from cost to coat doing consulting. Last I’ve heard she is in NYC. She graduated from USC.