Upon relocating to Austin from Washington DC, MBA/Advertising Dual Degree Candidate Dan Driscoll was shocked at how low the cost of living was compared to other large cities. Excited about the opportunity to be homeowners, Dan and his fiancée, who were renting an apartment near campus, began looking at buying a home. They eventually settled on an apartment in the North-Central part of town and their experience was so positive that Dan wanted to share his story and make more prospective students aware of this option. The following post was written by Dan himself.
Quick: name the U.S. News top-20 MBA program where you can afford to own a nice, spacious home in a truly urban setting.
Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Here’s a hint: this MBA program is in the same city that ranks #1 on Kiplinger’s 2010 Best Cities for the Next Decade list, #2 in Parenting’s Best Cities for Families and #12 in Bloomberg’s 2011 America’s Best Places list. It is also just 20 minutes from Money Magazine’s #3 ranked “Fastest Job Growth” county.
Still stumped? Does it help to know that this top MBA program is located in The Live Music Capital of the World?
That’s right, it is the full-time McCombs MBA at the University of Texas at Austin. Continue reading
