Hey guys,
I know this has been asked a million times here and I've tried reading all the other threads on this topic, but there's not many relating to these schools specifically so I was hoping to get some extra opinions.
So I live in Arizona, therefore my in-state schools are the University of Arizona and Arizona State. Right now I'm attending a community college because I couldn't afford the cost of a 4 year university. My original plan was to transfer out of state after 2 years to the best school I could get into, but things have changed recently.
One of my parents just landed a job at the U of A, which would allow me to attend the U of A or ASU for dirt cheap. With their employee discount, the U of A and ASU would actually become even cheaper than the cost I'm paying for community college right now.
But from everything I've read, these schools are not highly thought of in the finance world. My ultimate goal is to land an IB job out of undergrad and I want to give myself the best chance to do so. At first this seemed like an easy decision: after 2 years I would transfer out of state to the best school possible. But knowing that I could now go to a 4 year university for next to nothing has made my decision much tougher.
So I'd like to hear some opinions: is it worth taking advantage of my parents employee discount at my in-state schools, or am I better off going out of state to a more prestigious school and taking on some debt? Thanks guys.