<p>Which colleges have good, reputable athletic training programs? I'd prefer colleges in the northeast, but I'm open to other regions. Thanks for the help.
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So far, I've been looking at Boston University, Northeastern, George Washington, and Ithaca.
I have a 4.0 weighted GPA and 3.7 unweighted. I'm ranked in the top 1% out of like 240 students in a not so competitive school. My SAT is 1740/2400; however, I will be retaking it soon and possibly the ACT. I don't have many extracurriculars. I have done 100+ hours of volunteer service and have held a job for 2 years. So are the schools I've looked at fit for me? and what are other schools I should look at?</p>
<p>Ithaca College.</p>
<p>Any other good colleges I should look into?</p>
<p>Look into the Big10 schools...</p>
<p>Ohio State, U Michigan, and Wisconsin.</p>
<p>You'll need to take the ACT for the Big10 schools though, I believe.</p>
<p>Texas' is supposed to be pretty good.</p>
<p>I believe it was top ranked somewhere, but I can't remember where I got athletic training rankings from.</p>
<p>I'd imagine that a good program would likely come from a big school, though. Or one with huge athletic programs -Ithaca, even if it's a nice school, might not be too good an experience.</p>
<p>Feel free to correct me though, I'm not an expert.</p>
<p>So Texas, even if it isn't northeast. Ohio State, Michigan, and Wisconsin, too.</p>
<p>Iowa State University
Ohio State
Ohio University
Northeastern
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Connecticut
Boston University
Springfield College
University of Michigan
West Virginia University
University of Texas-Austin</p>
<p>These are some of the schools that I looked into when I was interested in Athletic Training. I currently attend Iowa State. I'm no longer in the AT Program--personal reasons, changed to another major, but my roommates are first-year (sophs) in the AT Program.</p>
<p>DOUBLE check to make sure a program is FULLY accredited or close to securing accrediation before making your decision</p>
<p>I know for a fact that Iowa State is one of only a handful of schools that starts first-year students fully immersed in the football team. Most schools slowly build students up through the smaller sports so they'll work football their 2nd or 3rd years. It is an intense program here but we also have one of the highest first-attempt pass rates for the NATA Certification exam.</p>
<p>PS--By "first year" I mean first year in the program, not first year as in freshman year. Freshman year (at nearly every program) is spent taking prereqs and going through an intense application and interview to be selected to the program.</p>
<p>Wisconsin doesn't even offer a degree in athletic training...only a small certificate program.</p>
<p>UConn could be a good fit for the OP though, as well as Ohio State.</p>
<p>How are my chances looking for these mentioned colleges?</p>
<p>GWU - high match
BU - high match (you need to get those SATs up!)
Northeastern - lower match
Ithaca - safety</p>
<p>Michigan, UNC, Texas - reach
Ohio State, Iowa State, UConn - low matches, probably...maybe safety-ish.
Ohio U - safety</p>