I really like New York City.
I have $15k/year at UMN but nothing at Fordham.
That means I borrow $33K/year at UMN and $70K/year at Fordham.
Newest USNWR rankings put UMN at 22 and Fordham at 34.
I really like New York City.
UMN vs Fordham Forum
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D. H2Oman
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
Fordham if you want to work in NYC. If you want to work anywhere else/not default on student loans-Minnesota.
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alexanderkaim
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
See that's the thing, I want to work in New York AND I want to not default on student loans. This is a difficult decision for me.
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GermX
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
Check UMN's placement statistics. If they do place in NYC, give it a shot and make it your goal from the beginning.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
As someone who sent in his seat deposit to UMN last week, this seems like a no-brainer. Go to Fordham since you want NYC that badly. There's always IBR if loan repayment becomes an issue.
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de5igual
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
IBR makes it nearly impossible for you to default on student loansalexanderkaim wrote:See that's the thing, I want to work in New York AND I want to not default on student loans. This is a difficult decision for me.
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splinter23x
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
I don't see any hope for NYC if you choose UMN. At the same time, it's not like Fordham is a guaranteed NYC job (top 35-40% in a good economy, rough guess but probably top 15% in 2009 OCI). The rankings are meaningless, I hope you know that.
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alexanderkaim
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
I don't really give the rankings any weight. Its the debt I'm worried about. And I'm pretty sure that Minnesota has a higher employment rate.splinter23x wrote:I don't see any hope for NYC if you choose UMN. At the same time, it's not like Fordham is a guaranteed NYC job (top 35-40% in a good economy, rough guess but probably top 15% in 2009 OCI). The rankings are meaningless, I hope you know that.
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baboon309
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Re: UMN vs Fordham
WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT DEBT???????????????????????????????? TAX PAYERS WILL PAY FOR OUR EDUCATION!alexanderkaim wrote:I don't really give the rankings any weight. Its the debt I'm worried about. And I'm pretty sure that Minnesota has a higher employment rate.splinter23x wrote:I don't see any hope for NYC if you choose UMN. At the same time, it's not like Fordham is a guaranteed NYC job (top 35-40% in a good economy, rough guess but probably top 15% in 2009 OCI). The rankings are meaningless, I hope you know that.
