<p>I am deciding between University of Iowa(20,000 undergrads), University of Toledo(18,000 undergrads), and Arcadia University(2,000 undergrads). University of Iowa is ranked the #71 school in the nation, which is pretty decent. Arcadia is ranked #2 in the nation in study abroad, which is something that I want to do alot of. University of Toledo is a school that I would go to with my friends, and we planned on transfering after a year or two to U of Illinois, Mizzou, or any big prestigious, or semi-prestigious public school. Which school would you/should i go to?</p>
<p>I would suggest that you go to the university of iowa provided that you can afford it. UI is certainly the most reputable and prestigous on the list. Since you want to study abroad you can basically do that at any major university and I honestly doubt your experience will be much different from attending arcadia. I not know about you but personally 2.000 total undergrads would be way too small of a school for me. As far as your idea of going to Toledo in the hopes of transfering to a better school, that in itself is a decent risk. First off you may not do as well as you had hoped in order to transfer into a better school because first semester is a hit or miss. Some students do well first semester but for many different reasons some people do poorly. Also there is a chance that you get into a school that or friends dont and vice versa which would put you in a bad situation.</p>
<p>A couple thoughts:
If the COA is important, don’t forget to take that into consideration.
It is best not to arrive at a school wanting to transfer out.
It may be an interesting challenge to go without a group of friends.</p>
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