indiana vs boston

limitedvocab
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:50:22 +0000

Trying to help a friend out. (international student)

So, she’s trying to decide between Indiana University Bloomington and Boston University. Business major (undergrad).

IU:
-Kelley’s the better business school–at least, that’s what the rankings say. I would love to tell her not to place so much emphasis on rankings, but I’m not sure how that works out for an undergrad business major.
-It’s a lot cheaper, and she also got a $5000/year scholarship. Parents are paying full freight btw
-I think one of her relatives is staying in the area, so, being an international student, it’d be great to at least have someone to run to, just in case. And the occasional home-cooked meal would be awesome as well

BU:
-Better name recognition in this part of the globe.
-Better overall ranking? (I’m not sure, correct me if I’m wrong)
-Boston’s a more happening place! (But more happening = more expensive? And would that matter a lot?)

Yeah so practically everyone she’s talked to has told her to go to BU. I think I might be the only one she knows who’s slightly more in favour of IUB haha. But honestly even I’m getting confused, and seeing as I’m pretty uninformed myself, I thought I’d get some help from CC.

And I haven’t had the chance to ask her stuff like… what kind of setting she’d prefer (urban vs suburban), size, vibe (midwestern vs east coast), that kind of thing. My friend’s pretty laidback but she’s the sort of person who gets along with practically everyone. So if you could just tell me the major differences between the 2 schools, and your own opinions, I’d be much obliged!

(x-posted to the BU forum)