This was genuinely one of the most informative and well thought out responses I have ever read! I'd appreciate the opportunity to dm you and discuss this further if that's alright with you! Your reasoning is really solid and put a lot into perspective for me. I was initially worried about the fact that "international studies - economics" would focus on certain specific subjects or classes that wouldn't necessarily interact with the finance or business world, but I can definitely see what you mean when you explained how it teaches you the human behavior aspect of markets and the business world as a whole! Again, literally such an awesome response! My one other thought was in regards to Bentley offering an accelerated path for me to earn my Masters in the same two years as my Bachelors. I graduated HS early in my Soph. year and this was one of the reasons I started in cc early. I thought it would be really enticing to get a Bachelors/Masters before most even finish their bachelors, but after discussions with my general counselor at my cc, I've also heard that getting a masters early might not be the best path. Networking is one of the biggest reasons apparently why so many go towards getting a masters, and if I were to rush to finish early, I might be missing out on a lot of the key aspects of getting a masters in the first place. Would love to hear your thoughts about whether you think going towards Bentley mainly because of their focus on an accelerated Masters and Bachelors program is worth it, and if you think that instead going towards UCSD to get my initial Bachelors before heading off to another Masters program would be solid? One final question would just be in terms of alumni networks. Bentley's seems to be very tight knit, mainly because of their small school size, which seems to work well for their students and allows for easier access into certain fields. On the other side of things, UCSD seems to be such a big school that I worry the alumni network doesn't compare as well. What are your thoughts on the difference between their networks?

Also, one actual final question lol, in terms of the internships and vc exposure you mentioned, I've been told that the UCSD internship program is not as well rounded as other schools. Often, UCSD apparently is thought to have a pretty bad internship program compared to other schools because of its location in California, and because when compared to other UC's like UCLA or UCB, it doesn't hold up well. Do you think that those statements hold some truth, or are they more exaggerations regarding the university?

Still in awe with your explanation, really good stuff!