<p>I’d pick Baruch/Zicklin over Pace though.
Drexel, in Philadelphia, is known for lousy financial aid, but since OP can afford it, it’d be a safety. Similar to Drexel’s co-op program, UCincinnati (in the heart of a cool city) and Northeastern (Boston). Stevens, opposite NYC, is another one.</p>
<p>“I’d pick Baruch/Zicklin over Pace though.”</p>
<p>MYOS, I will fight tooth to the nail on this. As a Pace alum from the 70’s I will say Pace can go shoulder to shoulder with Baruch. I have friends from Baruch and they are no better than any of my classmates. One thing you may not know, Pace will give not needs based full ride scholarship to HIGH stat students and if you keep at least 3.5 gpa each year you will get all 4 years free. However, I know of a student in recent years got 3.49 and was kicked off the list and was bickering on CC.</p>
<p>Two of my classmates from NC, they got that honor and kept 4.0(or very close to it) for all 4 years at Pace Westchester. When they graduate, they can pick over 5 offers from the “Big 8” (now Big 4)accounting firms.</p>
<p>Did I tell you I declined a job from Wall Street which I part timed(with full pay, not intern) and worked for HP as my first job out of school? I go to work 3~4 hours/day right after the school and take the path home after work.</p>
<p>I’ve been investigating about CUNY Baruch and Pace and I like both. I also liked Drexel and it certainly is a good option. Anyway, thank you everyone, you’ve helped me add a few colleges to my list.</p>
<p>informative - He said he wanted undergrad business schools in big cities and I provided him with higher ranked ones. Madison might not be huge but it scores very high on the undergrad business programs he is looking at so I figured the trade-off might be worth it for him.</p>
<p>For US$25,000 per year for international students, UHK and HKUST in Hong Kong offer undergraduate business, and Hong Kong is a big city.</p>
<p>For the OP, Wisconsin-Madison is a great option. It is nothing like NYU, but international students love it there because the University has a huge international student population, Madison’s population is very welcoming and highly educated (40% of its residents have graduate degrees) and its Real Estate program is #1 in the nation. Plus, it costs $100k less than NYU or GWU over 4 years. No brainer. </p>
<p>Living in NYC or DC is not important at this stage. As a student living on a budget, you will not be able to benefit from the unique qualities that are unique to them. </p>
<p>^artloversplus: I wasn’t dissing Pace. And if someone can get the full tuition or full ride scholarships they’re indeed a great deal. But for someone who’d be full price, I think baruch is a better value. Pace is more “comfortable”, nicer, than Baruch, but in terms of educational quality and student level, they’re about the same. So I wouldn’t pay a super high premium to Pace if I got into both schools full freight, but I’d obviously pick Pace if costs were the same.</p>
<p>I agree about UWI Madison for Real Estate. And a college town has a lot to offer to college students, even if its size is small, simply because so much is geared toward them.</p>
<p>GWU is a decent school that is certainly comparable to NYU and Northeastern. While GWU doesn’t have as good academics as NYU or Northeastern, it does have a very similar urban campus right in the heart of D.C. </p>
<p>^^I’m not sure where you are getting your info. Based on Naviance and my town’s HS, students are stronger at NYU and GWU than at Northeastern (at least in term of average grades and test scores). </p>
<p>Fordham in NYC (Gabelli School of Business) might be a good option as well. </p>
<p>Yeah I’m actually very happy that I found out about Fordham. It’s just perfect now that you can major in Global Business at the Lincoln Park campus which is in a great place in Manhattan. </p>