<p>So I've gotten letters back from numerous universities, this is my dilemma:</p>
<p>I had gotten into UCSD at ERC and I unexpectedly got an admission from UNC-Chapel Hill as well.</p>
<p>My question(s) for advice would be:</p>
<p>--Which school is better for Economics, and if its not too much trouble to ask, why is it better?</p>
<p>--Keep in mind, I am a California Resident, meaning UNC would be EXPENSIVE my first year oh and I'm an Economics major planning to go into Accounting with a CPA after college.</p>
<p>UCSD has a good reputation in Cali doesn't it? I say if you want to live in California go to UCSD because its a good school and you are saving a lot of money. It is hard to justify going to UNC and racking up 100k+ debt.</p>
<p>UCSD doesnt have accounting, you can qualify for your CPA through extension classes though.
But for Econ, UCSD kills it. Im starting in the fall (management science)</p>
<p>As an estimate, UNC is around $33,874 the first year, and $16,370 the second year since I'd change my status to a North Carolina Resident. I'd only go for two years, given I'm a transfer student.</p>
<p>BUT I'm still leaning towards UCSD because its the best in-state school I've gotten into. </p>
<p>UCSD turns out to be about 20 each year.</p>
<p>I would consider changing my major to accounting, but i really want to do economics because it'd leave my options open for things after undergrad. and i dont mind minoring in accounting. </p>
<p>not that these rankings matter to me personally, but us news said UNC was the #28 and UCSD is #38. </p>
<p>I've done my fair share of research online, but I was wondering, on what basis do you say that UCSD is better?</p>
<p>The chances of you being able to change your residency is actually pretty low. Have you looked into it at all? You have to be completely cut off from anything and everything in your home state and you can not go home for the summer.</p>
<p>i have not looked into it, but yes i would have to cut any ties to CA. however i did not know i wouldnt be able to go home for the summer. well i guess this is news to me, which nudges me closer to what i was leaning towards initially: UCSD.</p>
<p>as for academics solely, UCSD is still the better university for economics, yeah?</p>
<p>Wow! I'm in the exact same situation. I also got into UNC-Chapel Hill and UCSD. However, if I were to go to UCSD, I would major in Computer Science and if I went to UNC, I'd be studying Political Science. I really want to study PoliSci at UCSD but they said it's really difficult to change from a CS major to PS major. Thus, I may be leannig towards UNC. I've visited both campuses and they both have a lot to offer. </p>
<p>Whoever told you that it's difficult to change from CS to PS at UCSD is a liar. I've never heard of anyone who had any trouble changing their major to PS and I know plenty.</p>
<p>I imagine your final decision will have much to do with location and financing as the two universities are not too far apart on the academics front.</p>
<p>To Trippss:</p>
<p>As I am sure you're aware, UNC-CH has excellent Political Science and Computer Science departments. I cannot imagine why switching from CS to PS would be so difficult at UCSD. I could understand a Business program being difficult to get into, but CS/PS tend to be fairly open at most universities, provided, of course, you fulfill the prerequisites for core classes.</p>
<p>CWalker: I e-mailed an admission official and she stated that while it is possible to switch, there are no guarantees. My thought process is that I don't want to go to UCSD if I'm not going to study what I want. </p>
<p>Jahn: Thanks for the advice. UNC seems the likely choice right now. I have all my PS prereqs done.</p>
<p>I just can't take anymore CS mandated classes. After taking Diff Eq and Linear Algebra this semester, I'm totally over it. </p>
<p>I believe UCSD has the better Econ program. Furthermore, neither school has an undergraduate accounting program. SO that's a moot point. UCSD's business school is very young (graduate). I would choose UCSD because it's cheaper, and it's better at your interest. It's a very good school regardless.</p>
<p>Yeah, in response to Burgler09, I'm from the bay area. I would be far from home but not far enough that I wouldn't be able to either drive back in a day or fly back pretty easily. The issue with UNC is that it'd be expensive to come back home as frequently. </p>
<p>After looking at the Residency information that Jahn1012 posted (thanks for the link!) and the information Burglar09 posted earlier, I've come to the conclusion that it's not as easy as I hoped to transfer your official residency status from one state to another.</p>
<p>As for transferring majors, its not as difficult as many think. It's almost guarantee-able as long as your two majors are with in the same college (i.e letters of science, letters of arts and science... etc).</p>
<p>So as of late, due to the lower tuition costs and the minor financial aid (not loans) that UNC offered, I'm leaning towards UCSD. </p>
<p>However I didn't base my decision solely on finances. Knowing that the UNC business program is a pretty competitive/good one, I wondered how my chances are to go to UNC's graduate program. They don't clearly say that its easier for UNC undergrads to get into their graduate school, nor do they reject the thought. And yeah, UCSD has a new business school, but like any of the other UC's they dont promote nor reject the idea of pulling/making it easier for their undergraduate students to come into their graduate school. It's pretty much just standard practice for graduate schools (specifically MBA programs) to solely look at GMAT scores, GPA and work experience. So it doesn't make much of a difference what school I attend as long as I maintain the above listed.</p>
<p>pheww, hmm i dont know if i mentioned anything new. but i've pretty much summed up my decision, unless some new significant information comes up about UNC.</p>
<p>Any thoughts that may sway my decision about leaning towards UCSD at the moment?</p>
<p>if you really want to be an accountant you might want to consider UCSB, assuming you applied to multiple UCs. im transferring out because i dont want to be an accountant, but we have a VERY strong accounting program. the big 4 are always here recruiting. feel free to ask if you want more info!</p>