<p>So I narrowed it down to two schools. Leeds School of Business - University of Colorado at Boulder (public) and Whitman - Syracuse University (private). I received a full scholarship to any school for four years and dont have to worry about paying tuition or living expenses. </p>
<p>However these two schools are so different that its really hard to decide!
My sister lives in Colorado Springs (she is in the Army) and my mom might move there too. They are the only two people from my family that live in United States... One reason to go to CU.</p>
<p>I just came back from Colorado after staying there for more than a week. I loved the mountains, the nature and the people. When I visited Boulder, I felt like I could go there. The campus was beautiful and the city itself was not too big and not too small, with everything you need in it (plus Denver about 30 mins away). </p>
<p>However, CU is a public school and its pretty big - 25,000 undergrad students! While the Business school is more selective than other schools, I dont think its as good as Syracuse, which I heard is one of the best in the nation. Also while Syracuse allows students to live in dorms for all for years, CU only allows freshmen to live on campus. All upper classmen must live off campus (yet I really liked the city so I doubt it would be a problem).</p>
<p>But again CU sounds like a place for me to live. I love outdoors and the 300+ days of sunshine it gets. </p>
<p>CU is a good school but not quiet at the level of Syracuse.
However, Colorado is my type of enviornment.
I guess its enviornment vs academics...</p>
<p>Any suggestions, comments, advice?
I would really appreaciate it!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>PS Im probably going to visit Syracuse this Sunday thru Tuesday.</p>
<p>If you like Colorado, select it. That will increase your chances of staying in Colorado if you want to get a job there after graduation. Even if Syracuse has a better business school, Colorado companies are likely to have much stronger ties with Colorado universities than with ones in NY State.</p>
<p>Thanks for you advice, Northstarmom 
Anyone else have any suggesions? People who went to CU? Or Syracuse?
Im a little worried about housing, becuase I still havent send in my acceptance letter to either school.</p>
<p>Honestly, these schools aren’t THAT far apart academically. If your mother and sister and the only two people in the US and they are only hours away and you get a FULL scholarship. I would go to Colorado. Also, not sure where you are from, but Colorado is more “latino” friendly then upstate NY.</p>
<p>Electraa,</p>
<p>I’m currently a freshman at Rensselaer in Troy, NY, however I applied to Boulder after the winter semester and am headed there next fall. My decision was a lot like yours in that I am a very outdoorsy person and love the atmosphere that Boulder has to offer however I knew that 25,000 people is a lot bigger than the 6,000 here and also that the academics here in the math and sciences are more respected by individuals and companies in those fields. But after visiting some friends there this March and having spent the last year here in upstate New York I knew which choice was right for me. </p>
<p>After you visit Syracuse take some serious time to think about where you want to live and which place feels more like home. For me, I love the academics at RPI and how they are structured perfectly fits me as a student. But, the lack of the nice weather, outgoing people, a collaborative town atmosphere really bothered me this whole year. </p>
<p>I just looked up business weeks best undergrad business programs for 2009 and although Syracuse (49) is higher up than Leeds (89) it’s not only the schools ranking that matters. It’s about what you put into it. While Syracuse is higher ranked, if you go to Boulder you might stand out more as a better student because competition will not be as fierce compared to a higher ranked school. In addition I agree Northstarmom, if you want to live in colorado or even the west coast Boulder would have much stronger ties on compared to Syracuse especially because Syracuse probably sends almost all of their graduates to jobs on the east, much like RPI does. </p>
<p>I definitely think Boulder but definitely think long and hard before you decide because you don’t want to spend a year somewhere you don’t like while wishing you were somewhere else.</p>
<p>Good luck with everything</p>