What does this mean? You mentioned Microsoft so you are not looking at I Banking.
I agree - if money is tight - Foster is the way to go.
If you said she wants out of state, not to be home, etc. I get it. But the worry of who is laying off?
That’s not a reason to choose one flagship over another - they are all solid schools.
And your comment about UF > Indiana (which is great for business but not as a university) is highly misplaced.
You are looking at US News which is selling magazines. The reality is - UWash (not in your set), IU and Florida are peers - certainly to employers and I’m talking the university, not the B School.
I’d argue the B schools are peers too - short of a few niche jobs where IU might win.
But today, you find jobs often on your own, via handshake, indeed, linkedin, etc. and you’ll end up where you want location wise. Kids might end up locally from UW because everyone LOVES Seattle. But you needn’t. Yes, some schools will list or show up at job fairs - but guess what - those companies are often still recruiting on line - even if they come to campus for a job fair.
My SEC kid ended up out west and my regional college SC kid is moving to Denver after May graduation - both employed.
In your case, because you’re not seeking an I Banking type job, I think either of the two is fine (is there a weather concern)?? But UW is just as good a choice if saving that money is impactful to you over the years. And your biggest concern may actually lay in getting there - you can fly to Gainesville but more likely both UF (from Jax, Orlando or Tampa) or IU (an hour from Indy) - even though it’s a few times a year, that’s another potential challenge.
And no one is ever going to say - oh, you only went to IU. UF is such a better school. We’d hire you if you went there.
That’s just not how the real world works - and IU is strong in so many areas (outside of business) that it’s crazy.
Choose the school she feels best - and that’s most helpful to your family.
That’s what I’d do.
oh, one more thing - competitive clubs, etc and you want a good solid finance job out of school - another reason to not pick or not pick a school.
Congrats on such great offers. All three (including the one you don’t want because tech companies are laying off) - are great offers. And that is NOT a reason to not choose a school - nor is - and they’re in competition with the UCs and Stanford, etc. The quarter schedule is though if that’s something you don’t want.
If you are full pay, Emory is highly unlikely to make cost. Of course, it’s also a much smaller school (smaller than IU Kelley in fact) so a different lifestyle.
Best of luck.
Here is some salary data. What I like about IUs is they show by geography - because that’s how companies pay - by where the job is - so a NY is $93K but Columbus Ohio $62K. Finance is skewed higher, likely due to IB, which doesn’t sound like your student is seeking. So they’ll likely be paid the same from all three schools.
For UF, you may have to redo - use the employment tab and then set college and even major. For finance, their top states are Florida, NY, Georgia, NC and Texas.
For UW, set to finance - the companies you mentioned are on the list - but not at the top - there’s a lot more geographic diversity then you think.
But again, all colleges are going to end up with some set of closeness - because most kids are from the state or region who go - and aren’t looking to totally transplant their lives. I think that’s more a sociological thing than an IU/UF/UW type thing. All three will get you anywhere - if you do in fact want to be anywhere.
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