<p>USC's Viterbi school is pretty good, but my state school UConn is much less expensive.</p>
<p>It's 47k versus 22k. is USC's job placement and location going to be worth it?</p>
<p>any opinions? I need to send in my deposit soon</p>
<p>47k a year is pretty steep. Unless you are comfortable with a lot of debt or have a way to pay for most or all of it I would choose UConn. It’s not ranked as high as USC but it’s UConn still has a good name. Maybe you could go to Storrs for two years then transfer?</p>
<p>Will I be able to find good jobs when I graduate from UConn, even on the West coast? or am I limited to the East?</p>
<p>pleae hhelp me please</p>
<p>Why can no one offer their opinion? Someone please say something</p>
<p>Most UConn graduates are going to be limited to the East. Whether you will be, we can’t tell. With a strong academic record (say, 3.7+) and projects and internships under your belt, you’ll be competitive for placement almost anywhere.</p>
<p>I recommend going with UConn because 47k/y just isn’t worth it. You can always try to transfer if you hate it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. You said you can be competitive for job placement even graduating from UConn, with projects and internships. Could you tell me what you mean by projects?</p>
<p>Also, people always say UConn because 47k/year isn’t worth it, but is that the sole reason because UConn isn’t too stellar itself? I know it’s hard to quantify it, but in the long run what will I lose by going to UConn instead of USC?</p>
<p>It really just depends on whether or not you are going to be comfortable with that much debt when you graduate. Obviously, coming out of Viterbi with a 3.5+ will look better than a 3.5+ from Storrs and you’ll probably have more opportunities after graduation with USC, but being in $200k+ worth of debt is a big burden to bear. And really, after your first job, the thing that matters the most is your experience. </p>
<p>My GF has a liberal arts degree from a public school that most east coasters haven’t heard of but, after several internships and volunteer experiences during her undergrad, she is now working at one of the most prestigious firms in her field with very little debt. Take from that what you will.</p>
<p>USC won’t put my family in debt, although it is still a large amount. You guys are emphasizing internships during your undergrad a lot, will USC/UConn be different in the oppurtunities for such internship experiences?</p>
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When interviewing, they’ll be asking what sort of practical things you’ve actually implemented. Could be class projects, your own student projects on the side, etc. Think senior design or solar car. They don’t matter after you’ve had 2+ internships, but for getting those first two, projects help.</p>
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It’s much more likely that you’ll never make back the 25k/year difference. Engineering has a low variance in salaries and most of the difference between USC and UConn graduates can be explained by cost of living of the areas where they end up working.</p>
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Slightly, but the economic recovery (or lack of one) will be a much bigger factor.</p>
<p>Another thing is that I might get an MBA after some work experience, so will the school I attend not matter in MBA admissions as well, just my work experience?</p>
<p>I am also in a similar situation, I have just been accepted to USC as a transfer. My long term plans are to get a masters in ME or financial engineering and an MBA down the line; both of which I would like to complete at a top-tier school. Any suggestions on whether or not I should stay at UCONN or not? </p>
<p>How much debt are you going to end up with at USC? I don’t know much about UCONN.</p>
<p>Just go to your state school. No use in paying that much for an undergraduate degree when you are taking the same classes and learning the same material at both schools. As long as you excel at UConn you should not have a problem getting internships and jobs. You will only be paying extra for the bragging rights</p>
<p>If you’re a good candidate, i.e. a student with decent grades, you will have good options as a UConn alumnus. Northeast companies such as United Technologies Corp., a HUGE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE company is down the road from UConn, for example. I would think that various divisions of General Electric also recruits engineers from UConn because the campus is only a few hours drive from a few GE facilities.</p>