<p>I'm a rising high school Senior and I am beginning the college application process. I have a list of 6 schools I'll definitely be applying to but I just wanted to ask everyone if there are any potential schools that I have not yet considered!</p>
<p>A little bit about me...
4.13 weighted GPA (not sure what it is unweighted... I can count the B's I've gotten in HS on one hand)
My school does not rank so I do not have a class rank... my guess is top 10%?
I take almost all Honors/AP classes, 6 APs by the time I graduate (I've taken 3 APs so far, 5s on two exams and a 3 on AP Chem which I don't like to talk about :/)
SAT- 2110 combined score (760 CR, 700 Math, 650 writing)
ACT- 33 Composite
Extracurriculars: Varsity Swim Team, All-state chorus member, mission work, a ton of different clubs and honor societies, don't want to bore you by listing them :)</p>
<p>And my current list of schools:
Georgia Tech
University of Georgia
Boston College (mom's alma mater)
College of Charleston
University of Virginia
University of South Carolina</p>
<p>Basically, I would like a medium to large sized school located in a large town or city. Being within an 8 hour drive of Atlanta, Georgia would be preferred, but I could go further if the location is awesome (like Boston). Thank you so much for your patience reading this post everyone! Your help is very much appreciated :)</p>
<p>Edit: My intended major is International Business with a minor in Spanish.</p>
<p>Sounds like USC a good fit with international business and your scores put you in range for applying to honors college which is really nice. All honors college students get some scholarship. If not honors there are several scholarships you would be eligible for that would give you reduced or instate tuition rates which might make it comparable to going in-state in georgia. Look at USC scholarship page and honors college pages.</p>
<p>Scmom12- It’s funny, I actually went on a tour of USC yesterday! Honestly, I didn’t really fall in love with the campus, but their honors program is still very attractive to me. Also, the tour guide informed me that if you are admitted into the honors college, you are automatically admitted into the program of your choice, including the competitive International Business program. How cool is that? But I’ll definitely have to think it over because I wasn’t completely in love with the school.</p>
<p>Floridadad55- UNC-Chapel Hill would be a great option for me, except for the fact I was raised a die-hard Duke fan Also, it is super competitive to get into out of state, so if I would apply it would be a reach. I haven’t really looked into the University of Miami… do they have a good business program? And do they give good scholarships/financial aid?</p>
<p>georgia…since you’re close enough, try and visit USC during school year and go talk directly to honors people, maybe sit in on honors class. If interested, check deadlines since honors deadline is early (Nov. 15?) even if not early action. One of Ds friends went to U of Richmond for good business program, but don’t know much about it.</p>
<p>UVA is just as competitive to get into as UNC. What can your family afford? UVA and UNC both meet need but if your family is well off that won’t help. USC is an OOS public U and may be unaffordable.</p>
<p>University of Miami has a good business program, and I presume it would be an excellent place to satisfy your Spanish aspirations as well. Not only could you study Spanish, but actually speak it. If you are looking towards Latin America and South America as possible career choices, University of Miami is kind of a gateway to those areas. So you might want to look into this idea further. Further, it has been moving up in the US news rankings (it is now about 38). I would bet they have good international programs with Spanish speaking countries.</p>
<p>They give half off tuition for high SAT scores. Your SAT scores are good, so perhaps they might qualify.</p>
<p>As for UNC, my son just got in OOS, so it can be done. It is my feeling that many OOS state universities are looking for out of state tuition, so to the extent to you can afford to pay full freight, that is a good strategy.</p>
<p>I assume there is a reason you did not put Emory on your list. It has the best undergraduate business program of any school you listed, is a medium-sized school in a large city and you seem to have the stats to get in.</p>
<p>If a “die hard Duke fan” why aren’t you applying there? With a 1460 & grades, you are a viable candidate. Davidson & Wake Forest may also be possibilities.</p>
<p>rpg1- Being from Atlanta, I’ve definitely considered Emory. But there are a few things I don’t like about it… mainly the lack of sports, small size and the high cost. If I go to Georgia Tech, there are programs to cross-register with Emory so that’s an option as well. It is a great school though! I might consider applying?</p>
<p>Csdad- I actually have considered Duke! I just feel as if it’s a huge reach school for me. I know students from my school that are much more qualified than me that have been rejected from there. My dad went there though, so would being a legacy increase my chances? But I do have some reservations, mainly because of the small size and cost.</p>
<p>I don’t think you should consider it a “huge reach”. Your stats are right at their average. Same with UNC, even OOS you are well within that average range.</p>
<p>WUSTL? Great business school, but a little further than your 8 hour limit. Still think you should check it out. Your stats would make you very competitive.</p>
<p>I’d look into William & Mary. It might be an hour or so out of your 8 hour range though. I’d stay away from College of Charleston there is a lot of partying and drugs, the city is nice but gets old very quick and isnt really safe once you leave the historical part of the city. And the city is also very expensive. I’d say go back to USC in September to get the whole atmosphere, a college campus is a lot different in the summer than it is in the fall.</p>
Yes absolutely, Duke loves legacies, especially if they apply Early Decision to the school. Also, Duke is a medium-sized research university with 6600-6700 undergraduates so it’s definitely not “small”. PM me if you have any questions about the school as I graduated from there last year.</p>
Also, it is super competitive to get into out of state, so if I would apply it would be a reach. I haven’t really looked into the University of Miami… do they have a good business program? And do they give good scholarships/financial aid?</p>