Ep. 307 | Case Study: Northwestern vs. UIUC?

Ep. 307 | Case Study: Northwestern vs. UIUC?

From PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black by Phil Black

February 15, 2026 · 14 min

About this episode

Phil Black discusses a thought experiment comparing the financial and educational implications of attending Northwestern University versus UIUC.

In today's episode, I walk through a thought experiment that considers the following choice: attend Northwestern University @ $100K/year or attend UIUC @ $50K/year Budget: $300K in a college fund How does this family think about the pros and cons of this consequential decision for their daughter? Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll in PrepWell Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Give us a review Share this episode with a friend Join our mailing list (by opting in on the homepage or in this article) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enroll⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your 9th or 10th grader in the program PrepWell Academy's Founder, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Phil Black⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc.

People in this episode

Host: Phil Black

Topics covered

  • college decision
  • financial planning
  • education choices
  • case study
  • pros and cons
  • budgeting for college

Keywords

  • college fund
  • Northwestern University
  • UIUC
  • financial decision
  • education
  • budget
  • pros and cons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northwestern University, UIUC, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs

Places: Yale University

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