To be clear, Econ/PoliSci are typically less competitive for admission than Business, but it matters a lot about the structure. For example, in some unis the business is a separate school and/or requires a secondary admission process (usually after 1st year). Obviously, in general going from the more limited to the less limited option is easier.
No, as I noted above (#16), the CA system is unique and not applicable in other states. Use @MAmomto4’s post, using all academic classes (ie, skip PE; and an AP is still only 4 points) and re-calculate to get an UW GPA.
She actually loved GWU and the course she received the C was also an AP - it still probably counted against her because schools like GW expect their applicants to be getting As & Bs in AP courses. She also had high test scores and was very active in ECs related to her major AND was a legacy - even with all that and applying ED she got no aid
I think you’d need to apply ED to most of the schools on your list to have a real chance at admission
As you probably know from your other child, high tier schools will look at the rigor of course work in HS and if they perceive a student struggling with multiple APs they will question a students ability to handle multiple college courses
Former Emory alumni interviewer chiming in from an Emory perspective- former because they don’t do them anymore. Also a current parent of an Emory student.
Emory would be a reach for sure but remember it’s a school with two very different campuses for the first year. It costs the same to apply to ATL or Oxford or both so if attending the little two year campus in Oxford, GA isn’t a problem then check it out and consider. Based on the
majors the goal is the B-school and Oxford will prorate a student to enter any of Emory’s programs: b school, nursing school or College of A&C with the benefit of much smaller class size and better connections with professors. Some students even take a class at ATL when at Oxford and some graduate Oxford early to make the shift. Applying to both campuses is a way to improve the chance of an Emory degree.
Hi. Yes, Isenberg Business school is more competitive admissions than SBS (school of Behavioral Sciences) of which Poly Sci and I believe Economics are both part of. My understanding is it’s possible to transfer to Isenberg but quite competitive. My niece started at UMass in Economics and intended to transfer to Isenberg, but was not admitted at the end of her Freshman year despite a good GPA. She transferred out to Bentley University in order to get her Business Degree. Many of the UMass individual schools have become extremely competitive, but SBS - Poly Sci is not one of them, though it’s still a Highly Rated program. At UMass Amherst you apply to the individual schools; one as primary choice and another as the backup. This is in-case of not being accepted to their First choice there is a chance of being accepted to the University.
When I run NPC for GWC, I get the following. They didn’t ask for house value if it’s the primary house for parents. Is that something they take into consideration during actual admission? What does this exactly mean?
Estimated net price for
Academic Year 2023-2024
Results as of 3/21/23, 5:03 PM
$41,930
Estimated Cost of Attendance|Tuition & Fees|$62,110|
| — | — |
|Food & Housing|$15,720|
|Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment|$1,400|
|Transportation|$1,075|
|Miscellaneous Personal Expenses|$1,625|
|Total|$81,930|
Estimated Grant/Gift Aid Institutional Grant $40,000
44 over 5 semesters seems like too many courses…only core courses (math, Eng, SS, Sci, FL) should be in the GPA calculation, so no PE, art, or other electives.
I looked at it again and noticed I can take out 1 PE and Financial requirement course and and 2 art and that brings it to 31 As and it comes to 3.725. There are some courses that get high school credit from middle school like Physical science, Alg 1 etc and she finished those in middle school.
So 7 academic courses each semester for 5 semester is 35 - even adding the 2 middle school classes that’s 37 not sure how you got to 44? And are all 7 courses academic?
It’s going to be 40 after taking out PE, Financials and Health not 44. They get 3 courses (3*2 sems) from middle school. Yes most of those are academic and we don’t too many other electives.
Have you run the NPC for Rutgers? I ran it for my S24. Our income is under 200K, we will have two in college, and the price they said we would expect to pay was 54K/year.