1. You don't need to go to a specific school for the self-study exam (going to a specific school is self-help and expensive). If it is self-help (full-time study, no work), just register at the adult education college of that university. If not (that is, studying while working), you can register in the local study room. 2. Of course, both universities are Jiangcai (domestic first-class financial institutions). 3. Take the undergraduate course for one and a half years? Absolutely impossible, unless they are talking about correspondence courses (low social recognition). You are from Dalian, so it is not convenient to go to these two schools (or places) to take the self-study exam. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in Dalian is also very famous, and there should be an adult education college.