please tell me where to go to school so i don’t have to choose 
i am intending to major in either business or environmental science
also money isn’t an issue
I’d go to WIsconsin but I’m not you . Do u want an urban experience - then BU. Do you want to live in a city but nkt urban…where the school is a part of the city but not the entire city. UW
Me…is not go to UIUC. I think it’s the ugliest campus I’ve been to.
But your initial statement…tell me where to go…shows you lack the maturity to make the right decision for you. I’m not you so where I would go is not relevant.
Good luck
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I’ve read this poster’s snarky comments about how ugly the Illinois campus is on a few threads. I don’t agree and think it’s obnoxious. Illinois has red brick buildings, grassy areas, great school spirit and a host of impressive academic accomplishments. Students can get a great education there. My husband had a fantastic experience and made lifelong friends.
Haven’t been to WI but BU and Illinois are very different. Do you want a big city or the atmosphere of Big 10 sports? BU does not really have a contained campus and consists of buildings along a busy street with a couple of T stops.
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I agree with the assertion that UIUC has a nice campus. My mother used to work in the area and said she always thought it had a very nice, traditional college campus vibe with the red brick buildings.
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lol i was just asking for friendly advice that’s all, because i visited all three campuses and i am conflicted but thanks for your input!
What school/major are you accepted to at each? What are the relative costs?
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pre business at wisco = 55k
business + honors at uiuc = 55k
CGS program at BU = 79k
I would take UIUC Gies of these choices. Getting into Wisc business school is not guaranteed, and Gies is just as good, some would say better, especially with honors. BU CGS is not worth the extra money ($96K over 4 years)…certainly not if some of that extra $ would require loans.
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Mom270 - it’s not snarky. The original question was snarky and un-original. He said - tell mer where I should go to school - and that’s it. The question is unoriginal, unthougtful, and sort of silly.
My “opinion” - and that’s all any of us offer - is that Illiniois is an ugly campus - and I said so. You disagree - and that’s fine.
I once mentioned the story that I took my son to Purdue - which he loved. And the next day UIUC - which unprompted - told me how depressing it was. He’s studying engineering - so it was a must see as we only live 6 hours away. Some, btw, commented that Purdue is no different than Illinois aesthetically. He did not see it that way - but to each their own. It’s why you visit.
I also mentioned in 1997 or 1998, Illinois flew me into town from California like a job interview - and flying in I knew right away, it wasn’t for me. The next day I rented a car and drove to Bloomington IN, where I applied and got into B School but ultimately didn’t go based on cost.
Me - saying I would not go to UIUC because it’s the ugliest campus I’ve been to is not snarky. If I’ve been to 100 campuses (2 kids, lots of visits - and I stay near and walk college campuses when I work since I’m a road warrior and they are neat to see) - IN MY (not your) opinion, it’s a depressing campus.
btw - for everyone on here who says it’s nice (and that’s fine - if it works for them), there are others who say I agree, it is not nice. One even said - yes, it’s not nice - but imagine E Illinois, it’s worse.
Sorry you take offense to “opinion” - but then you shouldn’t be on the CC because that’s all everyone can offer…an opinion.
I too have visited many campuses and would never couch things in that way about any campus to any prospective student. You are telling students not to pick a college because YOU think it’s ugly. Not a fan of your obnoxious personality. There are plenty of online pictures of red brick buildings and grassy quads, so people can see what they want to see in that.
To the OP, my son was also admitted to BU’s CGS program and decided against it. Did not want to start in January and they gave him almost no aid.
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Good thing we can rise above the looks of a campus, and help OP make a decision based on more important factors. It’s up to the adults in the room to help teenagers make a tough decision, without the benefit of full information, all the while minimizing the emotion that can influence college decision making.
Direct entry into Gies, along with honors, makes this decision relatively straightforward. What the campus looks like to some random adult on the internet is not so important.
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Again - MWfan - he said - where should I go.
Aesthetics should ABSOLUTELY matter - and I thought the poster’s original question was too basic - so yes, I was ridiculing the OP (what’s that stand for, btw)?
If you need to spend four years somewhere, you should like the looks. For example, I looooovvvvveeeeed VA Tech - thought it was the nicest campus I’ve been to. Yet when I took my daughter last August, she didn’t like it and didn’t apply.
I’ve never read a bad word about Wake Forest on here - yet when we drove through, it was parking lots in front of every building (like an office park) vs. garages that were out of the way. It bothered my daughter immensely - so yes, for looks alone, we took it off the list and drove to the next school - Elon - which she loved the campus - but hated the isolation.
So I would disagree that how a campus looks should not be a factor. The student asked the question and I said I would go to Wisconsin - that it was my opinion - unless you truly want urban, because that’s BU.
I’m sorry for having an opinion. And yes, aesthetics are important. If the OP has been to each campus, then he can decide for himself what he thinks.
If the OP gave more info than a list of 3 schools and asked - where I should go - perhaps the answer would have been diffferent.
Yes, another vote for Gies if you want business. CGS won’t get you there and business at Wisconsin is uncertain while Gies graduates do well salary-wise compared to many other undergrad b-school grads.
To me, this is a slam dunk decision given the available information.
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OP is original poster. IMO if the point of your post is to ridicule someone…in this case, a teenager…why do that? Maybe consider moving on to another thread where you might have something helpful to say.
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This is a matter of opinion but IMO, no it shouldn’t because of the hedonic treadmill. It turns out that most humans adjust to there surroundings so after the short-term, our happiness is unaffected by it. Maybe you’re different but I’d wager that most people, decades after that graduated, would not think that how a campus looks should have weighed heavily in their college decision.
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apologies - ridiculing was poor word choice. we all had little to work with - what is what i was trying to say - so i went to where i went.
moving on…
ps - i always wondered what OP was - thanks for that.
If this were the case, why is there rank after rank of nicest campuses, grades in niche, and comments on every niche chat board about either how gorgeous a campus is and it made the student happy or how miserable it is?
i see your point - you grow to love where you are…or not love…based on experience. But the truth is, everyone is trying to find the right school for themselves.
And it’s all a guessing game. For example, you find the absolute right home - and next thing you know, you have a bad roommate situation or struggle in a class, etc. And then all the analysis you did picking a school has gone out the window.
On the flipside, the kid who goes to the school they didn’t want to go to - based on price, location, or otherwise - they might loathe having to go there and yet meet their spouse of 50 years!!
At Miami of OH, our tour guide wanted nothing to do with the school. She wanted LSU badly - and her parents wouldn’t send her. Four years later, she couldn’t see herself anywhere else.
OK - moving off this board - good luck to the student. I hope they choose the right school for them based on analysis they do…and that was the entire point i was trying to make. The OP, it seemed, didn’t do any. I’m sure he/she will feel better about their choice if they do a little homework during these last few days to determine, which at least on paper, seems the best fit for them.