<p>Wondering if you guys and gals can help out an inspiring business man. Well thanks for viewing neways.</p>
<p>Financial aid- IN huge need
1st generation college student
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<p>Location: West Palm, FL
Race: Chinese (sucks to be azn for colleges lol)
Scores below
SAT Math 690 Verbal 570 Wrting 670 (planning to retake n get over 2050)
SAT II: Math II 720 US History 600 Chemistry 590</p>
<p>GPA: 3.6 UW 4.1 W
Rank: top 5% probably 18 out of 539
School: public, rarely ever sends grads to top schools
Taking 2AP this year and 2 online. Planning to take 5~6 next yr.
AP Scores: 2,2,4,4</p>
<p>ECs
Varsity Track
Varsity Football
City League Basketball
Spring Training Basketball
Spring Football (weight training)
Volunteer at Habitat for Humanities (moved hundreds of shutters during summer)
Volunteered for CROS food pantry
School Ambassadors
NHS member
Volunteered at local library 150hrs.</p>
<p>Awards (weak in this department)
Top 5% award
NHS member
Sports Scholar
Varsity Letters</p>
<p>Major: Umm maybe business marketing or economics.
Schools:
NYU
USC
Stanford (hey cant we all dream)
UFlorida
UMiami
UCF
Boston College
Rutgers
UCLA</p>
<p>NYU: Maybe
USC: REJECT
Stanford (hey cant we all dream): REJECT
UFlorida: In
UMiami: In
UCF: In
Boston College: Unlikely
Rutgers: Maybe - Out of state
UCLA: REJECT</p>
<p>If you want to do business, no doubt you'd want to apply to Stern, in which case you'll almost definitely be rejected.
Of course, being a first-generation college student could off-set your weak scores.</p>
<p>I would have to say UCLA will probably be difficult with your current stats. Stanford a very big reach. As a reach how about Michigan and Iowa as a match.</p>
<p>Good rank. Good EC's. Very bad test scores given ethnicity. I would say, get a 2200 on your SAT and then Stanford is possible. You'll get into your state schools, Rutgers, and maybe BC.UMiami is a match. The other schools are reaches. GL.</p>
<p>NYU--Slight Reach (you need at least a 1400/1600 on the CR+M SAT for Stern)
USC--Reach
Stanford--Big Reach
UFlorida--Match to Slight Reach (closer to match in-state)
UMiami--Match to Slight Reach (closer to slight reach because of test scores)
UCF--Match
Boston College--Reach
Rutgers--Match
UCLA--Reach</p>
<p>Consider applying to Penn State, Indiana (Kelley), Pitt, Ohio State, Fordham, Bentley, Illinois, and as a longshot Wisconsin or CMU. If you want to stay in the south consider Wake Forest.</p>
<p>Calcruzer most of the college you listed are public wouldn't that leave me bankrupt because I am in huge need of financial aid. Is there any colleges that you think will give me good aid and has a decent business program.</p>
<p>Try to get into the University of Florida first--as an in-state student it would be practically free to go there with the scholarships they give to students with 3.5 GPA or above.</p>
<p>Other schools to consider:</p>
<p>University of Texas at Dallas
Tulane University
University of Maryland (not bad OOS merit scholarships)
Drexel University
and Bucknell </p>
<p>Also, if you apply early to Indiana (ranked as a top 10 business school) you would have a shot at $7,000 per year for 4 years in merit money--and could probably get some work-study opportunities and maybe a small grant. Worth a shot--although the schools listed above are better deals financially.</p>
<p>Also, see if any school wants to give you a sport scholarship. You did list track, football, and basketball as Varsity sports. A lot of small schools would provide practically free rides if you played for the school sports teams. (Someone I work with has their son going free to Northern Arizona on this kind of deal).</p>
<p>Thanks Calcruzer for the headsups, but Indiana is too rural for me. I'm a city boy, born in Shanghai so would Indiana be too boring. Also U of Maryland sounds like a good place, but I never really heard of it except for their sports team the Terps. Is it a good school with business and internship opportunities.</p>
<p>You should look into USC(South Carolina). They have the #1 international business program in the country. Columbia is a great college town/small city. Also look at Babson in the Northeast, as well as Boston U.</p>
<p>Bloomington: its a nice town. location is pretty rural though. Google earth it and youll see what I mean. I applied there this year and got in but chose to go to Miami instead. Indiana wasnt my top choices though.</p>
<p>anyways. I know a lot bout Bloomington. yea its in a rural location. Still its a college town like GVille and theres stuff to do Just it wont be as exciting say as going to the Big apple, Boston, Miami and other big cities.
Weather: dude its nowhere near LA or Miami weather. its actually brutally cold in the winter. Have u ever been to Chicago in January? well if so its like that. Rediculously cold. it often does reach under 10 degrees in the winter.
However the positive: really nice seasonal changes. </p>
<p>As to your chances:</p>
<p>NYU: reach (because u are OOS. and Also Stern is the hardest school to get into there)
USC: match
Stanford: reach
UFlorida: Match/Safety (good chance for scholarships)
UMiami: Match/safety (good chance for scholarships)
UCF: big safety
Boston College: Match
Rutgers: Safety
UCLA: Reach (OOS wont help u no matter how good ur grades are)</p>
<p>Ur list sounds pretty good. listen Miami and UF are what I reccommend since u will prolly get lots of Florida Grants, Bright Futures (applicable at Private UM), and best of all Merit scholarships.
They are ranked very well and both are on a upward trend.
If u have a big need then think again about applying to so many OOS schools if u have pretty good schools in ur own backyard.</p>
<p>Consider adding Florida State: not as good as UF and UM but still u have a great chance of getting money.</p>
<p>Indiana is a place I would reccommend if u dont mind the cold. u have a great shot at getting money there as well.</p>
<p>USouth Carolina is another place I reccommend as u could get lots of money there as well.</p>
<p>Not necesarilly.... It depends on the prestige and recognition of the school.</p>
<p>Thats where overall rankings come into place.... But wether you go to a public or Private dosnt necesarilly make a difference as long as they are ranked well. At the school ur considering shouldnt be a problem.</p>
<p>The difference in public vs private is that privates, aside from being more expensive do provide u a more personalized education. more interesting classes and learning environment.</p>