If you change your mind about wanting to be only on the East Coast, let us know. In particular, schools in the upper Midwest (e.g. Minnesota, Wisconsin etc) often are lower cost while providing strong academics. For example the University of St. Thomas which is in St. Paul, MN. It has a gorgeous campus located in a cute residential part of the city. It has a very strong business program, with a nationwide alumni network. A number of Fortune 500 companies are in the Twin Cities, so you can do an internship during your college years, which often turns into a job offer, and then you can get transferred to one of the branches on either coast if that is your desire. There are lots of food companies in Minneapolis-St. Paul. St. Thomas offers a ton of merit scholarships, and I can easily imagine your COA getting below $30K, possibly significantly below. A high stats student like yourself would be very attractive to them, especially because you would represent geographical diversity. MSP airport is an airline hub for easy travel, and the campus is just minutes from the airport.
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