Duke v Rice for Business

NYSkins1
Fri, 23 May 2008 10:43:32 +0000

I think we’re missing the point here. This isn’t a question of whether $80,000 is worth the small possibility a slightly lesser chance of good job placement after school. Choosing a school because of the kind of job you want after school is, in my mind, a big mistake. Very few students graduate from college wanting to do the same thing they did going in. At which school are you going to enjoy your four years more? I could make a pretty strong case for Rice, but there are numerous threads already doing that.

Also, I feel the need to clarify something. You wouldn’t be paying $80,000 less at Rice; you’d be paying $120,000 less at Rice, since Duke’s sticker price including room and board and fees is about $10,000 more than Rice’s. That is a really substantial amount of money for you to be concerned about something four or five years down the road (or seven or eight, if you’re thinking after business school).

If there is absolutely no chance of you changing your mind about what you want to do during your four years at school, then it is worth noting that Rice does have lots of kids who go into i-banking after they graduate. They don’t go to companies in New York, necessarily; they go to companies in Houston. They make more money, though, and they live in a city that costs much, much less to live in. Ultimately, the difference in opportunities that will be afforded you is not that great.