Which school would be a better choice?

Transfer Students
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<p>Since all of the decisions from the top schools I applied to come after May 1st, I need to submit a deposit to one of my safety schools to ensure a spot just in case I don't get accepted into any of my top choices. </p>

<p>My intended major is Finance, and I narrowed it down to U. of Maryland - College Park and Indiana University - Bloomington. I will be an incoming sophomore with 45 credits, and I will need to apply to the business schools of both universities after completion of my 1st semester.</p>

<p>I did not receive any financial aid award information yet, but the costs are very similar and I can't imagine the award packages being extremely different from each other. I know Kelley (Indiana's school of business) is ranked higher than Smith (Maryland's school of business), but I am not guaranteed a spot in the business school.</p>

<p>Some factors to consider:
- I live in NJ and I would be able to drive to/from Maryland. Indiana would require me to fly every time I need to go home.
- As stated before, my intended major is Finance (or Economics, if I am not admitted to the business school) and I hope to work in NYC post-graduation.
- I am also interested in applying to top MBA programs sometime later.</p>

<p>Any suggestions/comments concerning which school would be the better choice for me is greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>

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<p>i would go to maryland. the opportunities in indiana are nowhere near as great as those in the northeast. sometimes you can get a job just because of where you graduated from. i know that the employers here in dallas are extremely loyal to smu grads partly because a lot of the upper-level management in dallas graduated from smu. your chances at finding someone that is an alumnus from maryland in the northeast is much greater than an alumnus from indiana. hope that somewhat helps.</p>

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<p>thanks! anybody else?</p>

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<p>Weren't you applying to Penn and Carolina?</p>

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<p>Yeah. I'm waiting on Penn, UMich-Ross, NYU-Stern, and UNC-Chapel Hill. The problem is all of those decisions come later than May 1st (UNC is April 22nd, same thing). I'm also considering the possibility that I may get rejected from all 4 schools so I wanted to send in a deposit to one of my safety schools.</p>

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<p>I'd go with UMD. Much closer to potential employers (DC, Baltimore, then NYC not too far away). I think UMD may have a slight advantage in prestige as well.</p>