<p>Hey CC, I'm a rising senior and I have no clue what do about my college search. Since my sophomore year I hoped that I would attend Carnegie Mellon University because of their wonderful quantitative social science program but sadly i have hit a wall. My SAT scores were abysmal, my ACT score was okay, and GPA fell to an all time low. I dont know of any other college that has similar program and that I could attend. I was hoping someone on here would help me find that college. Thanks in advance guys. </p>
<p>My Stats:</p>
<p>Household Income: ~$42500
Ethnicity: South Asian (Indian)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.57</p>
<p>SAT: 1840
SAT Critical Reading: 670
SAT Math: 660
SAT Writing: 510
SAT Essay: 11</p>
<p>ACT: 30
ACT Reading: 33
ACT Math:31
ACT Writing: 28
ACT Science: 26
ACT Essay: 6</p>
<p>AP Classes</p>
<p>AP US History: A (5)
AP US Government: B (4)
AP Physics 2: (taking now)
AP Calc AB: (taking now)
AP Computer Science A: (taking now)</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>Kumon Tutor/Grader - 20 hours per week - 50 weeks - 2 years</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Multi-Cultural Club - 4 hours per week - 24 weeks - 2 years</p>
<p>Building Bridges - 4 hours per week - 32 weeks - 1 year</p>
<p>Perfer colleges in the mid atlantic states and need colleges that give lots of aid.</p>
<p>What is it that you wanted out of the quantitative social sciences program? That may give a clue about what to look for in other schools.</p>
<p>Oh sorry I forgot to mention but I want to pursue an economics degree and also want attend graduate school for further study. </p>
<p>bump anyone want to help? PLEASEEEE…</p>
<p>What is your state?</p>
<p>Most state flagships and Land-Grant universities have decent to world class economics departments…some better than CMU and others nearly as good.</p>
<p>I live in Pennsylvania… the problem is that my state flagship is very expensive and doesn’t offer much aid.</p>
<p>Relax. You made the mistake some h.s. students make where they fall in love with a school. You’re going to be an undergraduate. As such, it really doesn’t matter where you go to school. Who’s going to care? Certainly not the grad schools to which (perhaps) you’ll apply. They’ll only care about what you DID in undergrad, not where you did it. Once you get a grad degree, assuming you do, no one is going to care where you went undergrad. Almost any decent school can give you the education in econ that you need to apply to grad school. Take a look at Dickinson, Bucknell, Mount Holyoke, Susquehanna, Gettysburg, Trinity C, Washington C, Holy Cross for some nearby econ depts whose costs to you might be affordable.</p>