Best Economics/Statistics school for me (please help it's important)

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<p>I didn't do so well in the SATs. I do plan on taking it again after studying for it this summer but by the time I get those results back I probably won't know how well I did. So I have to work with what I have right now.</p>

<p>SAT: 530M, 530CR, and 510V (1570)
GPA: 92-93 (I have to get the transcript from my counselor when I go back to school)</p>

<p>APs (All failed)
Language and Comp: 2
Calculus AB: 2
US History: 2
Going to take AP Macroeconomics, Literature and Comp, and Physics this year.</p>

<p>Not sure if this helps either: I've taken college courses (not AP courses) at a local college (Lehman college) and I have about 10 credits accumulated there (English, Psychology, and Theatre), plus 3 more credits at BCC (Bronx Community College) for taking Pre-Cal. I'll be taking two more classes this upcoming year as well. I've gotten nothing but B or higher.</p>

<p>For extra-curricular activities:
I did JV Baseball Freshman year (couldn't go on because of physical reasons), Junior year joined what they called the MouseSquad (group of kids who fix computers around the school), and I'm in the Arista (NHS).</p>

<p>I know compared to almost everyone here this is nothing but I'd like to make the best of it. Hopefully retake the SATs and get it to be much higher.</p>

<p>My question now is, in my situation what would be the best school for either Economics or Statistics (some have said to do Math but I feel it could be too general) that I can realistically get into? maybe some reaches? or even safeties?</p>

<p>Here is my plan or dream:
I have a dream of some day becoming a GM of a baseball team. Some folks have said that it's a pretty hard goal to reach since there are 30 jobs available. It's definitely going to be tough. So instead of studying something like Sports Management I've gone with something more broad like Economics and Statistics which would allow me to get a variety of jobs if my dream doesn't work out.
Now I would like to go to a division 1 school with a baseball team this way I can help the team in any way possible (serves as good experience). It depends alot on the coaching staff I guess and if they need a stats person around. I would presume my college duties by studying economics and/or statistics and work real hard at it to maintain a real good GPA. From what I hear, for the most part, a GPA is a GPA no matter where you go. I could possibly do some internships with minor league teams as well. And after getting my BA I would go on to hopefully a really good school to get an MBA. I'm not looking to shell out a load of money for undergrad because my economic situation doesn't allow for that plus I'd like to really spend most of the money on Grad school which is what would really count.</p>

<p>If you can maybe you can list some colleges that would fit into my scenario. This board has been rather helpful in the past and has helped me made easier decisions when considering colleges.</p>

<p>One college I looked up but not sure about is Florida State University. Has a variety of majors including the ones I'm looking for, cost isn't too much, it's a division I school, and allows me to be in an area where come Feburary and March I can go to Spring training games. I know there's alot of minor league teams down there too so that helps as well. Not sure if my SAT scores fall within their range of accepted students (according to collegeboard.com: 530 - 630V and 540 - 630M).</p>

<p>I'm going on vacation soon so I figured I'd post this now to get some feedback and do some more searching before I leave. Thanks in advance for the help.</p>

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<p>Someone please help. I might not have the very good stats everyone else here has but I do care about my future.</p>

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<p>Here are schools I would look at:</p>

<p>College of Wooster
Ohio State
University of Vermont
Indiana University
Northeastern</p>

<p>Some reaches:</p>

<p>University of Maryland
University of Delaware
Ohio University</p>

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<p>programs in business/econ and sports admin
SUNY Brockport (NY)
Ithaca Coll (NY)
St Johns (NY)
Springfield Coll (MA)
Salem State (MA)
Fitchburg State (MA)
Western New England Coll (MA)
Eastern Connecticut State
Teiko Post Coll (CT)
U of Delaware
Florida State
Stetson U (FL)
U of Tampa
U of New Haven
Bowling Green State (OH)
Baldwin-Wallace (OH)
Ashland U (OH)
Ohio U
Otterbein (OH)
Miami U - Oxford (OH)
Tiffin U (OH)
Hampton U (VA)
Lynchburg Coll (VA)
Erskine Coll (SC)
Colby-Sawyer Coll (NH)
Franklin Pierce Coll (NH)
Seton Hall (NJ)</p>

<p>check the College Board Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees</p>

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<p>UC santa barbara has a great business/econ dep't many professors there have either won a nobel prize or are working towards one... also, its fairly easy to get in if your a CA resident. Not too sure about people from other states</p>

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<p>You can always use a good safety and there is no better safety than your own state U. Which state are you in?</p>

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<p>I live in New York City. I guess this serves as a bump. I was away for the last two weeks so I didn't get to see the reponses to this thread but if I can get more advice that would be great.</p>

<p>Also keep in mind that while I'm looking to get into sports I'm not looking to major in sports management/admin because of how it might limit me when applying for jobs. Economics and Statistics are the things I'm focusing on.</p>

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<p>I am not sure if statistics is right for you since statistics requires pretty strong math skills and it's one of the nerdiest fields. As an engineer in a consulting firm, I deal with statistics sometime and they are not piece of cake. Most stats majors have pretty strong math skill and they'd be whom you are competing with. Unless the SAT score doesn't reflect your math aptitude, I'd think twice and do more research about the field before picking it.</p>

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<p>I have several suggestions. First, I'd check into schools where submitting SATs is either not required or optional. You can find a list at <a href="http://www.fairtest.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.fairtest.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

<p>Second, there may still be time to give the ACT a shot --- some people do much better on the ACT than the SATs.</p>

<p>Finally, I think you are making a mistake by defining things too narrowly. Why economics and statistics and not a more specialized (and marketable) business major? I htink you would be better served focusing on finding a school that is strong across several possible majors where you could leave your choice of majors a bit more open and yet have the flexibility to take classes in subjects related to your interests. You are also overlooking some of the smaller Division I schools that might fit your needs perfectly. </p>

<p>For example, Elon U in North Carolina is a Div. I school and offers both an excellent business program and a sports management program. You could therefore take classes in both, furthering your marketability in the sports field. They are also one of the smaller Div. I schools, probably making it easier to line up jobs in the athletic department. They also stress internships. </p>

<p>In addition to Elon, I'd also suggest you check out: Duquesne U, Creighton U, U of Dayton, College of Charleston, Butler U, Ohio State U, Canisuis College, Ohio U, Indiana U, U of Hartford, Quinnipiac, Arizona State U, U Conn, U of Nebraska-Lincoln, and SUNY Albany as possibilities.</p>

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<p>Math has been something I've been good at for a while now. In fact I'm done with all Math classes that are offered in my school. I've been trying to see what other math electives I can take. I can tell you personally I've never been a good test taker and that SAT score doesn't represent my skills in anything.</p>

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<p>I've heard the ACT is much harder than the SATs and includes more areas, not just the standard english and math sections like in the SAT.</p>

<p>The reason I'm not trying to narrow the major to something specific is because I don't want to go out there trying to reach my dream only to fail. Then what am I going to do with that degree? The way someone explained it to me is that, I can do Sports Management and follow my dream but then if I don't get to accomplish that dream then I'm going to have trouble looking for a job that might suit what I studied for.</p>

<p>Also I'm still making my list of colleges that offer what I'd be interested in and I can tell you that it's a bit hard sometimes to find that. Personally I'd like the school if it has a good business department, math department, and computer department. And I've looked at some schools but not all. An interesting thing I stumbled upon were these Florida schools: Florida State U, U of Miami, and U of Florida. They all offer the majors I want and from what I hear they are big sport schools. And I know that in Spring there is Spring Training and that could allow me to get an internship of some sort or to do some work with one of the clubs down there.</p>

<p>BTW which Indiana U are you talking about? </p>

<p>Thanks. I'll be checking out the schools you listed. I have to say some I already had listed like Arizona State U, Canisius College, and Ohio U. I'll be sure to look at that site you provided as well.</p>