Congrats on Bama. Awesome b school. My son went for a different major.
Just a note - an MBA from undergrad is not wise (in general). MBAs have two major advantages I believe. Maybe more.
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A career pivot if you don’t like what you’re doing.
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Salary. Look at a school like Arizona State. MBA salaries are more than double undergrad. Undergrad salaries are $56k vs $146k mba ( the mba does seem to include a sign on bonus).
High ranked Indiana $76k, $141k.
If you go straight through (no work experience), at my old company you got $5k more than undergrad and while it was ten years ago they were assessing was even that too much. Any top (and by that I mean top 50 or 75 b school) requires at least two years work experience. Those without have less likelihood to add to the classroom.
The scholarship is great for some grad study but I personally think it’s a huge mistake to use on a business degree.
It could cost you in multiple ways later.
Good luck to your student. And congrats on picking a final school amongst two great choices.