Which college should I attend for finance/econ?

<p>Ok, here's the deal. I like money, and I like finance and econ and such. So I'm going to major in finance or economics in college. The difficulty is, I don't know where to go to college. I'd like to either break into corporate finance or investment banking and would like some advice on which school to go to. I really enjoy both Seattle and Denver, so I applied to UW and Colorado, but I know their programs aren't phenomenal. However, do they place well in good jobs in Seattle and Denver? I'm from Indiana, so I applied to IU (a very good finance school) and Purdue. I also know that Minnesota and Wisconsin are good schools for econ, so I applied there too. Ultimately it will probably come down to how much aid I get from the OOS schools, but would I be able to get into a good job in Seattle or Denver if I went to UW or CU? I'm confident I'll be able to work hard and get good grades wherever I end up going, so I can position myself to get a good job. Please give me some insights into which college would give me the best career opps. Thanks!</p>

<p>You’re in-state at IU and want to major in Finance? This is a no brainer. Kelley will put you ahead any of the other schools you mentioned. You will also save a large sum of $$.</p>

<p>I know it’s great but I just really love denver and Seattle. How much would it set me back to attend one of these schools?</p>

<p>I’m not too familiar with their business/economics programs, but it will a little at the very minimum. I don’t think many UW or CU graduates go into Ibanking. I’m sure you could find the stats on their websites, though. If you’re interested in a career in Seattle or Denver, you could definitely get jobs there from an IU kelley degree. </p>

<p>I had a similar dilemma - I love Boston, so I wanted to go to Boston College (also for finance, maybe accounting). But after further thought I decided it wasn’t worth it, and I will likely be attending Kelley or UMich. When it comes down to it, you have to decide whether it’s worth the potential sacrifice in terms of a career.</p>

<p>Ok thank you very much. Another thing is I’m a huge purdue fan, but I guess I’ll have to move past that haha. I’m also considering mu any idea how much financial aid I could get there?</p>

<p>I’m also considering applying to umich any idea what kind of financial aid I could get there?</p>

<p>Sorry it told me that the first reply didn’t go through</p>

<p>Depends on your financial situation. I would go to one of the estimated financial aid calculators (I’m guessing you could google it?). I don’t think Umich gives too much in financial aid… but I could be wrong.</p>

<p>Ok thanks I kinda thought so too</p>

<p>Unless you have absolute top notch stats you will only get a $5.5K loan from UMich. They love OOS full pay students.</p>

<p>Thanks I know that they are very stingy on OOS students which makes me mad but oh we’ll I guess. Any idea what kind of aid I can get from nyu stern?</p>

<p>I think NYU Stern will lend you a lot more money. NYU is in it’s own league in terms of leaving it’s alums in crushing debt. </p>

<p>Still, it’s in NYC and NYC finance professionals may be the only ones that can pay that kind of loan back, LOL!. One good bonus should wipe out the whole thing.</p>

<p>If you’re looking for fin aid look at Boston College over NYU.</p>

<p>So are you saying I won’t get much aid at nyu? I’m confused</p>

<p>If you define aid as someone who will lend you a lot of money, then NYU will provide you a lot of aid. If you define aid as a scholarship, then no, they won’t.</p>

<p>How much debt would it be reasonable to entail then to go to Stern for finance?</p>

<p>It’s really hard to say. It depends on your tolerance for risk, HOW confident you are that you’ll make it big on Wall St, and how much you’d enjoy living in Australia if you can’t pay the debt back and need to flee the collection agencies, LOL!</p>

<p>If you’re going to be making 7 figures 5 years out, why not borrow the whole thing.</p>

<p>Seriously, apply and see what they give you.</p>

<p>It seems like we’ve applied to many of the same schools (indiana, michigan, boston college, NYU, etc).</p>

<p>Michigan, NYU and BC probably won’t give you a ton of aid. They aren’t known for giving out much, at least. If money is of concern, I would like to reiterate that IU should be a no brainer. You will save potentially 30k+ a year there. IU finance won’t put you behind BC for sure - NYU and Ross may do a bit stronger in IBanking, but IU still sends a decent amount of people into top firms in banking/finance/accounting firms. It really is quite a small difference, in my opinion.</p>

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Uh Boston College is need blind and meets 100% of need, I think you are thinking of Boston university.</p>

<p>Sorry about that. BC does meet 100% of need. Not sure what I was thinking.</p>