Chances 2nd Tier Schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am interested in majoring in FINANCE and working for management consultant (2nd Tier) and
Top 900 school in the USA and a Rising Junior.
Non-Holistic
3.95 weighted (definitely going up Junior year) / 3.61 UW (upward trend from 3.57 to 3.65)
Around top 12-17%
ACT-32
No SAT II, No AP testes yet, only offered at 11 and 12
Extra Activities/Awards/Volunteer
FBLA, Mock Trial, International Conference- all have leadership positions
Student Gov, Tutor Math to Middle School students,
NHS, National Honors Academy, Leader of the Month (school award)
Taught my mom how to drive for her license, Volunteer at hospital 100 hours, Help mom start up Party-Organizing business (really small).
Internship at E&Y next summer.</p>

<p>Emory University (ED)
Boston College Carroll
USC Marshall
CMU Tepper
UT McCombs
Richmond Robins School of Business
Wake Forest
Villanova - need merit aid (EA)
Fordham Gabelli Lincoln Center - love to get merit aid
Penn State Smeal (instate)</p>

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<p>Essays will be 10/10. Will have them checked by officials.</p>

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<p>Emory Goizueta: High match
BC Carroll: High match
USC Marshall: High match
CMU Tepper: Reach
UT-Austin McCombs: Reach (rank matters more than anything else at that place)
Richmond Robins: High match
Wake Forest: Match
Fordham Gabelli: Match
VSB: Match/High match
Penn State Smeal: Low match/Match</p>

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<p>@Catria Do I still have a chance to get into CMU/McCombs or are they out of reach</p>

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<p>hard to gauge since you’re still pretty young. assuming you get decent SAT IIs, APs and a good SAT score (ACT is decent but you should retake), you’ll get into all the schools you listed. BC, USC, and Emory may be the most difficult, but your chances will still be >50% at those schools</p>

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<p>@Peezus‌ I took the ACT during the end of sophomore year. I am retaking it in October. On the colleges’ websites it states that SAT II are not required if you submit an ACT. Should I still take two?</p>

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<p>As I warned, my opinion is of limited value, especially because I’m not too familiar with these schools but, here goes:
Emory University (ED): Match
Boston College Carroll: Match
USC Marshall: Match
CMU Tepper: Low reach
UT McCombs: Reach
Richmond Robins School of Business: Match
Wake Forest: Match
Villanova - need merit aid (EA): Match
Fordham Gabelli Lincoln Center - love to get merit aid: Match
Penn State Smeal (instate): Match</p>

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<p>@RugbySingh‌ for sure you should take the SAT. in my opinion it is easier, and you never know if you’re gonna pull a 2300 out of nowhere</p>

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<p>also add a couple ivy league schools to your list</p>

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<p>@Peezus You think I have a shot at Ivy with my terrible GPA? And average ACT score?</p>

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<p>@RugbySingh it’s all about your junior year. if you put in work this year, ivy is definitely a possibility. even with a 32, you might have a shot at cornell. but with a 34 or 35 now we’re talkin</p>

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<p>Sorry to be a bit of a downer here, but I checked our school’s Naviance site (school has similar ranking to yours). While your ACT score is above average for students accepted from our school to Fordham, Wake Forest and Villanova, the average unweighted GPA of those students is higher: 3.7 (Fordham); 3.8 (Wake Forest); and 4.0 (Villanova). I would check out your school’s Naviance site if you have one to make sure that both your GPA and your standardized test scores put you in contention as a Match. You may want to add University of Delaware and University of Pittsburgh to your list for a Match for both grades and scores unless you are able to improve them significantly Junior year while taking a rigorous course load.</p>

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<p>@albclemom My school is top twenty in state to be more specific. I have been looking at the school profile’s on college apps and placing my 3.61 and 32 on the chart, for my Nova, WF, Fordham, PSU, Richmond, UT it shows nearly all green or blue dots there.
@Peezus‌ I think that it will be highly unlikely to get a 35, I might get a super score 33 by the end of Junior year.</p>

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<p>All I know is that you’re in for Penn State… </p>

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<p>Emory Goizueta: High match/low reach
BC Carroll: High match
USC Marshall: High match
CMU Tepper: Reach
UT-Austin McCombs: reach
Richmond Robins: High match
Wake Forest: Match
Fordham Gabelli: high Match
VSB: High match
Penn State Smeal: Match</p>

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<p>I think all of them are matches except USC and Tepper (Low Reaches). You should also apply to Virginia(Mcintire), it is ranked #2 by Businessweek for undergrad business program’s and should be a low reach. Also I think it has better representation on Wall Street than the colleges you’ve listed.</p>

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<p>@FenixWarrior97‌ I am afraid about UVA because it has a 2 year liberal arts plus 2 years business. You have to reapply during mid-sophomore year, if I do not get accepted then will probable have to take econ, where I am more interested in Finance.</p>

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<p>Oh I didn’t know about that…that could be a bit risky …</p>

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<p>Whoever wrote you need to add more reaches, he/she must be 18. I don’t know about the rest of the schools but for USC, it’s already a reach for you.</p>

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<p>bump-a-roo</p>