Hey guys, I’m in a big dilemma. I’ve narrowed my schools down to three:
USC Marshall (business)… total cost coming up to 70k
Babson college with a presidential scholarship ( half tuition plus additional perks like engaging with the deans, etc) … total cost- 44k
3 Fordham University with a 31k scholarship per year and as an Ignite scholar… total cost 46k
Out of all these, USC seems to have the best reputation and has a very strong alumni network. It also offers the possibility to major/minor in some other field like engineering. I don’t want to quite restrict myself to business so that’s a plus. On the down side however, it’s expensive and they didn’t give me any aid. While my family can provide for it without taking loans, I don’t want to burden them with the additional costs unless USC will offer something lot more than the other schools.
Babson has a good reputation for entrepreneurship and some of the other courses there seem pretty interesting. The small class sizes are really appealing as well. I’ve received a big scholarship and other nice perks which adds to it. But my biggest problem with the school is the inflexibility. If I go there, I won’t be able to do something else like say engineering. While I’m not certain about pursuing engineering, it’s something I’m interested in and would like to atleast take a few courses in. Would there be any way through which I can do like an engineering minor or something in another school?
Fordham’s business school at the Lincoln centre is rather new and it’s picking up pretty fast. Fordham overall seems to have a reputation that’s not as good as the other schools but the business school is quite nice. It’s in the middle of NYC which is an added plus for internships. Also I’ve received a sizable scholarship and scholar program which is nice. Further the faculty there seems receptive and welcoming which is nice as well.
TL;dr: Torn between USC, Babson and Fordham (business schools in all three). Cost while not an issue I wouldn’t want my family to pay more unless the extra cost will make a big diff. I don’t necessarily want to do only business so that’s confusing me as well. Would love to hear your thoughts on this