<p>In response to Konzer:</p>
<p>At IU, (s)he was directly admitted to an MBA program, and at Notre Dame, (s)he would have one of the strongest alumni networks in the country, and could really work that to his/her advantage… and even if ND’s (#1 ranked) undergraduate business program was half as worthless as you said, (s)he has at least a year to even declare a major, and could switch if (s)he thought at all that (s)he wasn’t happy with it.</p>
<p>@miguelito
It is definitely a hard choice… a direct admission to one of the best MBA programs is hard to turn down, especially if it is cheaper.</p>
<p>At Notre Dame, though, you have a year to decide if you really, really want to be in business, but if you do decide to stick with it, and do well in school, stay active, etc., then you should be able to get into many great MBA programs, some of which are, arguably, much better than Kelly.</p>
<p>How much of the 30K would be loans? I think that may have a large impact on your decision…</p>
<p>If possible, visit Notre Dame (or have you already?) You will know immediately if you were meant to be there, and especially if it is worth the price tag.</p>
<p>Personally, I am turning down full rides to IU and Purdue, and a much better offer from Vanderbilt, to attend Notre Dame (~23K/year before loans) in Physics, a degree notorious for being 100% standardized from school to school. I thought the experience and the opportunity to be a part of the family that is Notre Dame was worth it… It may or may not be for you.</p>
<p>Don’t know if I helped at all, but I can try to answer any questions…</p>