Hello, with the may 1st commitment deadline quickly approaching, I am finding that I am struggling to make my final decision. The colleges I am currently looking at Ohio State University, Ohio University, and bowling green for their business/ aviation management degrees. After college, I would like to pursue a career in airline network and fleet planning or revenue management. I am a decent student that mostly holds A and a few Bs at a smaller high school. I do not AP credits though I have completed ~6 classes through college credit plus(dual enrollment).
Net price per year at each college:
Ohio University: 12k a year after school based aid and Pell.
Ohio state university: 15k a year after school based aid and Pell.
Bowling green: 12.5 k a year after school based aid and Pell|
Please note these figures do not include outside scholarships or grants as those retain same value across all universities. Net price includes housing, tuition and food. I have books already covered through an aunt that set up a college fund for me.
Parental Contribution: There are no corcerns with this figure as parents have agreed to cover any remaining expenses minus financial aid and scholarships. Hard cap is 40k a year which is severely over COA. Educational live abroad experiences up to 2 a year are covered if under 5k each.
Ohio university: aviation management, Ross college of engineering, (bs)
Bowling green: aviation management and operations, college of aeronautics( bs)
Ohio state university: business administration with an aviation management concentration/ fisher (bsba)
Entering all programs fall of 26.
Ohio university: main campus, Ross college of engineering
Bowling green: main campus, college of aeronautics
Ohio state university: regional year 1, main for three remaining years, fisher school of business
After college, I plan to enter the workforce at a major United States based airline and work for a few years before pursuing an MBA.
domestic student: Ohio
Student preferences: Excellent programs in both business and aviation, the ability to fit in socially as an introvert, smaller college feel is better even if it can only occur within the college, numerous professional organizations within both areas of focus, friendly and approachable staff and students, decent job placement, best for career in airline network planning.
I felt that each university had a different feeling. Ou and bgsu had a small town college feel, felt I could easily do well both socially and academically, really enjoyed professors at both. Mostly aviation focused with some business
OSU: larger, really enjoyed the feeling of fisher, afraid of being just a number, while staff were kind and caring they felt more like they had a job to do than there exclusively to assist the students. Liked what I saw. Mostly business focused with some aviation. Questions regarding difficulty of courses.
Please help me decide what offer of admission I should accept. Any advice, feedback, and information would be greatly appreciated. For pursuing a career in airline planning or revenue management, what university do you feel is a better fit for me. I am more than happy to provide any additional information.