UCSB (Financial Math/Statistics) v. UGA (honors, pre-finance)

tmeg01
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:12:30 +0000

Thank you @firmament2x for your input. She has received the same advice you give, which is why she is leaning toward UCSB. She’s been told that a more mathy background with some Stats/CS knowledge (which UCSB requires of the Econ major) would make her stand out in hiring. Then she could get an MBA or masters of some sort later if she wanted. She is very fortunate that she will have no debt from college, but we all question if UCSB is worth $30-40k more a year than UGA, even if we can afford it. If she attends UGA business undergrad, she would also try to get a minor in statistics.