Umich? USC? ... Where to go?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I almost got collapsed when I received the rejection from NYU! For so long I have dreamed about my pursuit of economic success there.</p>

<p>My present major is economics, but I want to participate in business in the future, for these two field have strong relations. Now my decisions have all come out:</p>

<p>University of Southern California(currently my second choice)
University of Michigan-Ann arbor
University Maryland-College Park (Honors College, Entrepreneurship and innovation)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign</p>

<p>Despite economic factors, I think USC is the best choice, but as an international students, almost $60,000 per year is kind of burden to me (in deed, I like it). </p>

<p>Umich sounds like a classic university, everything is pretty fine but there are no extreme highlights. </p>

<p>UMCP, according to many American students, she doesn't deserve its ranking, and she has pretty good programs(esp. I have been admitted to the Honor schools). </p>

<p>UWM is too cold for me, last resort.</p>

<p>UIUC, I heard the best courses are in its graduate schools, but its undergraduate is moderate.</p>

<p>So, order from my first to larst resorts is:</p>

<p>USC--Umich--UMCP--UWM--UIUC...</p>

<p>but, usc is really really really expensive! Do you think it really worth to go to USC? (I wish it's not hard for an international student to hunt some parttime jobs on campus, or even loan, or even scholarship, merit based)</p>

<p>Really thank for your advice</p>

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<p>“UWM is too cold for me, last resort.”</p>

<p>Newsflash!! With the exception of USC, they will all be too cold for you!</p>

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<p>“Umich sounds like a classic university, everything is pretty fine but there are no extreme highlights.”</p>

<p>What does that mean?</p>

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<p>How much is the cost difference between Michigan and USC?</p>

<p>Personally, I don’t feel USC is worth $60k; but I’m somewhat confident I won’t feel Michigan would be worth whatever price tag you’d be paying either. Alas, the dilemmas of an international student.</p>

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<p>Michigan. If you are going to spend that much money at USC it would be better spent at Michigan, overall it is a better university with more outstanding programs than any of the other schools have to offer - although Wisconsin (which would be my 2nd choice) is a great school as well.</p>

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<p>He means, rjkofnovi, that UMichigan is a bad university. Its so terribly overrated due to its lack of accomplishments. Does that satisfy your Michigan fetish/complex?</p>