First of all, it might be helpful if you shared what you want to do with your future college degree in order to initiate more responses.
I am the parent of two Gies kids. DD17 majored in Finance and Supply Chain. She works in Chicago at one of the Big 3 consulting firms. My DS19 is a Finance and Accounting double major. He has a post-graduation Finance Consulting job in Chicago lined up and will begin taking the CPA exams this coming semester as a senior.
Here are some things we especially valued/value about their Gies experience:
- very generous AP credit. This allowed them a lot of flexibility with fulfilling graduation requirements.
- strong, established study abroad programs. Both of my kids did a semester abroad that they loved.
- strong job placement and connections with Chicago area businesses. Look at employment stats.
https://business.illinois.edu/bcs/recruiters/statistics/ug-stats/
https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fuofi.box.com%2Fs%2Fi6pc5ob8grxpzuictd0udkr2f7t7rnm0 - incredible network and lots of friends in Chicago. My DD lives with 2 other Gies graduates. I know she has kept in touch with and sees a lot of her ex-business frat friends and Gies kids in general. My son plans on living with 3 Gies friends.
I don’t believe either of them have any regrets. We have ND family members, but they weren’t business majors so I can’t make an informed comparison. Good luck with your decision! Be sure to consider your personal financial situation as well as fit.