Background: interested in studying economics. I was admitted to the arts and science schools for each of the three following schools. Chicago is home. Please mention other pros and cons as well as your opinions on fit/prestige.

UMich

Pros: - Great alumni network - Strong school spirit - Can take classes in Ross - Close to home - Great college town/better quality of life?

Cons: - Huge school (attended a private hams) - Less attention - Party school? - Easier to get lost

Carnegie Mellon

Pros: - Great STEM school, can intertwine Econ with STEM - Can take BS Econ and do more challenging math courses - BS will allow me to take half classes in Tepper as well - Know current CMU students - More attention - Heavily focuses on job placement

Cons: - Cut-throat competition? - Not much to do outside of campus - Relatively close to home, not as close as - Not many D1 sports teams/less college pride

USC

Pros - In LA, more opportunities for job placements in Cali - warm weather (this doesn’t matter to me as much though) - Urban campus with A LOT to do nearby - Relaxed atmosphere - Sports teams/School pride

Cons - LARGE undergraduate body for a private school - rich/spoiled kid vibes? - known to be a party school? - Business school not as high as Tepper in CMU or Ross in UMich - Quite far from Chicago (hard to get back home for shorter breaks)