UC Davis vs. UC Santa Barbara vs. NYU Stern

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Davis
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I am busy deciding on what college I should go to. I have been accepted into NYU Stern but that is the only good business school I got into. My parents want me to do engineering so I applied for engineering to the majority of schools I applied to. I am now deciding between NYU Stern, UC Santa Barbara engineering, and UC Davis engineering. I really want to go to NYU but I don’t want to be $200k in debt. I’m in-state for the UCs so they’re much cheaper and I’ll probably have no debt after the 4 years.

Is it more worth going to NYU, majoring in finance, and then going into IB or going to a UC, majoring in engineering, and then doing an MBA from a more prestigious school? Is NYU Stern undergraduate worth $60k a year even if I go into IB or HF?

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All three are FANTASTIC schools and prestigious in their own right! However, if your passion is in business, Stern is really hard to turn down. However, grad school is probably a more reasonable place to spend money rather than going into debt for undergrad. Good luck!

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I went to NYU and recently visited UC Davis and UCSB. The school experience at these schools varies quite drastically. As a NYU student it feels more like living in NYC and going to classes versus a more college campus experience. You might want to take that into consideration.