<p>Hey, can you guys give me some suggestions as to where I should enroll at?
My major is not decided yet</p>
<p>University of Washington Seattle:
I heard it’s overrated? great city, but potential quake?</p>
<p>University of Minnesota Twin Cities:
well-balanced? freezing</p>
<p>Rutgers University:
good location but top 3 on “unhappiest students” rank</p>
<p>Ohio State University Columbus:
offered me $5k/yr scholarship. someone said “it’s only good at business. other areas are mediocre”</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! People who put lots of emphasis on ranking said “UW no doubt!” but I want to know whether they overlooked merits of my other options…</p>
<p>If you’re going to turn down a college because of earthquake potential then you have a problem lol. U of Minnesota is largely a commuter school, so be aware of that. UW is a great school in a great city but its not as good academically as ohio state. Rutgers won’t give you quite as good of a college experience as OSU would. Of your list, Ohio State is the best academically in general, especially in business and engineering if you end up in either of these fields. Ohio State is by no means mediocre at everything but business, it is a well respected university overall, but it’s business school is truly the shining star.</p>
<p>If I were you I’d pick UW or OSU, if you can afford OSU then it would be a good investment.</p>
<p>lol the earthquake thing really sounds naive but because im an intl student im more concerned with safety problems
thanks for pointing out that UMN is a commuter school. i didnt notice that b4
i have posted this thread 4 times, on each of the subforums of the schools that admitted me. nearly everyone said their own school is the best!</p>
<p>The only school on this list that I would call a commuter school is UDub, and even in that case there is still a significant on-campus community.</p>
<p>You need to support the claim that tOSU is academically superior to UW. I don’t think there is a single datapoint that supports such a view. I personally think they are peers, but if forced to choose I’d argue that UW is actually better.</p>
<p>@yutingli1009:</p>
<p>My advice: tOSU = UW = UMN > Rutgers. I don’t see Rutgers as an attractive option in this scenario. </p>
<p>I’m not sure why you think Rutgers has a good location. Everyone has their own preferences, but I wouldn’t choose to live there.</p>
<p>Earthquake risk is not a good reason to avoid UW. tOSU is good in lots of areas, not just business. Princeton Review surveys should not be taken too seriously.</p>
<p>If there is a significant price difference, go to the cheapest.</p>
UW is in Seattle and UMN is in the Twin Cities. Unless you want to work in a field that is dominated by NYC - like investment banking - you can probably find just as many opportunities in those cities. And if you want to break into IB, honestly that’s going to be tough coming from any of these schools.</p>
<p>you mean nyc is only for ppl who want to break into IB or similar areas? but it’s still the biggest city and it offers more opportunities than seattle and twin cities right?
and by your logic, i shouldn’t go to seattle either b/c i won’t be a doctor, and the chances i work in IT are slim</p>
That’s not what I said. In fact, that’s not even close to what I said. What I said is that job opportunities will not necessarily be greater in NYC except for industries that are concentrated in NYC. For example, you may have difficulty finding investment banking jobs in Seattle.</p>
<p>Yes, NYC is a bigger city. Yes, there will probably be more jobs available in NYC. But there will also probably be more people looking for jobs in NYC. The numerical quantity of jobs available tells you nothing about how easy or hard it would be to get those jobs.</p>
<p>Look at it this way: there are many colleges in the NYC area. There are not as many colleges in the Twin Cities. So while NYC may have more jobs than the Twin Cities, there will also be more schools employers can recruit from.</p>
<p>ic. lol. sorry about my poor understanding. you have a point
if so, seattle may be a better choice than twin cities b/c UW is best in the area but you have U Wisconsin students to compete with in twin cities. Do you agree?</p>
I still don’t think you see my point. I’m not saying that NYC is worse than Seattle, or that the Twin Cities are better, or anything like that. My point is simply that higher population cities will have not only more jobs but also more job seekers. Therefore, it would be incredibly dumb to go to one school simply because it is near a quantitatively larger city. That does not compute.</p>
<p>If you wish, you can do research on the economies of these cities. If some have industries you find especially interesting, that might be worth considering.</p>
<p>Bear in mind that some opportunities may not be available to international students. I don’t know enough to give advice on this point.</p>
<p>you are really patient. i understand what you mean. my point was there will be less competition in seattle than in twin cities b/c i will be graduating from UW which is the best in that region; but if i graduate from UMN i have to compete with U Wisconsin students (job seekers)
Thanks again for the tips! =D</p>