<p>I'm a junior in California wondering what schools to look at in California/West Coast. I'm aware my GPA is a little lower than one would expect with a 33, so that is my main concern. I only took one AP class junior year, and plan on taking AP Pre Calc, AP Psych, and AP Econ senior year. I'd plan to major in business/finance/econ, in order of preference. 3.8 is as low as my GPA will be, more likely around 3.95. I have a 33 on the ACT first try, and thats as high as its gonna get. I'll be a four year varsity golfer, and likely do an internship starting this summer.</p>
<p>I feel that Cal Poly SLO is where I'll likely end up. USC, UCSB, Washington also on the radar.</p>
<p>Any feedback or input is greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>I’ll add all I can:
White male. All A’s on my transcript until junior year, received B’s in AP Environmental and Math Analysis both semesters, A’s everywhere else. Don’t take a rigorous course load, 1 AP junior year, 3 planned senior year. Finished third year of Spanish freshman year. Took classes in marketing and accounting last year. 300+ volunteer hours thru the end of junior year. Tutor elementary kids in math once a week for the last 10 months. ACT composite 33- 34E, 35M, 30R, 32S, 9 on essay. 4 year varsity golfer for state champion team, captain junior and senior year (pending). Very good with crunching numbers and algebra, and I’m assuming (for now) finance/business is the way to go. </p>
<p>Parents both 4 year graduates. Prefer the little town feel like SLO, born and raised in mild climate of San Diego, but also feel like I could get into a more prestigious school, and I’m not intimidated by a culture shock. The job network available out of college makes up a considerable chunk of the decision for me. </p>
<p>Hope this helps, let me know if I can provide anything else to make advice easier. </p>
<p>For actual AACSB-accredited undergraduate business majors, the California publics include UCB, UCR, and most CSUs. Among private schools, there are Chapman, LMU, Menlo, Santa Clara, USD, USF, USC, UOP, and Woodbury. A slightly smaller set has AACSB-accredited undergraduate accounting majors.</p>
<p>@International95 I appreciate the kind words! @ucbalumnus thank you for the link, very helpful and relevant</p>
<p>Does anyone think I could make a run at USC Marshall? If I tack on a business/finance related internship in downtown San Diego this summer? Hard to ignore the network you inherit as SC Alum…</p>
<p>I think the thing that will hurt you in admissions a bit is your seeming lack of rigor. I would suggest rethinking the Sr year schedule if you expect to be viable at the more reachy colleges. precalc isn’t an AP class (?)</p>
<p>@BrownParent thank you for your advice, and I agree that will be my main weakness when applying for any colleges. I should clear up that my scheduled math class is Pre Calc Honors (not an AP but weighted on the 5 point scale) so thank you for pointing that out. I’m now considering taking that this summer and possibly moving into Calc AB in the fall.</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna is great for econ/bus/fin, but it is a reach for everyone. OP should definitely go for it, because they look more for personality than anything else. Do you have any great leadership positions? </p>
<p>I would recommend you look into the smaller privates such as Pepperdine, Santa Clara University, Chapman, etc over the big publics such as SLO or UCSB. </p>