CHances at non-ivy schools please...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello! Thanks for your input...pretty much all info is below
Junior at highly competitive high school in illinois.
GPA 4.0, includes 7 honor classes and 1 AP course (2003-Present)
I will have taken 7 business related classes by graduation along with a total of 10 honor classes and 4 AP courses.
*Note that I am looking into a college with a good business and/or sports management program.
ACT: 31
Schools of interest: Notre Dame, UMich, Northwestern, Indiana U-Bloomington, Ohio State, UMiami (FL), U of I - Urbana Champaign...any other ideas?</p>

<p>Honors and Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<pre><code>Member of National Honor Society (2005-Present)
Member of Youth Group (Present)
High School Volleyball (2004-Present)
Baseball League (1995-Present)
Basketball League (1996-Present)
High School Football (2004-2005)
Active participant at local golf center (2005-Present)
Lead Role in Mock Trial Competition vs. Rival HS (2006)
Community Service at Loaves and Fishes (2006)

Tutoring Math Students (2006)
Freshmen Mentor Program (2006)
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<p>Work Experience:</p>

<pre><code>Little League Baseball Umpire (2002-2005)
Service Clerk, Jewel (July 2005-January 2006)
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<p>Feel free to rip into me :) Just looking for other peoples' thoughts and opinions. THank you!</p>

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<p>SAT scores?</p>

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<p>Didn't take the SAT yet....</p>

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<p>all except NWU are matches, with NWU being a match/slight reach i think</p>

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<p>i think you're pretty much in at all of those schools.. northwestern being the most difficult, but probably either a high match/low reach. i hope your essays are good!</p>

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<p>Thank you all for your advice. Please let me know if you know of any other well-known business schools in the midwest. Thanks again!</p>

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<p>bump...sorry...</p>

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<p>Oh come on, those schools are not matches. A 31 is like a 1380, and a 4.0 is great. Indiana, Ohio State, and UMiami are safeties. Illinois is a safe match. U of Michigan a match or safe match, with around 80% chance. Notre Dame is a good match. Northwestern is a very slight reach.</p>

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<p>wash u, olin is good</p>

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<p>If you need info on SM/Business programs, PM me. That's the major i'm looking at, and i'm a year ahead of you (senior).</p>

<p>Indiana - you will get a full scholarship here. Tuition, fees, room, board, personal expenses, etc. Check out the Kelley Scholars Program (link below). Their UG Business school is fantastic, they have a teriffic SM program, and even a Sports and Society residential college, meaning living on a floor with a bunch of other sports fanatics. Definitely recommend applying here. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.kelley.iu.edu/ugrad/scholars/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.kelley.iu.edu/ugrad/scholars/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Notre Dame - Business isn't as good as Indiana's, and don't offer SM.</p>

<p>UMich - Same as Indiana in terms of quality of programs, although slightly better in both respects. You will get in at Michigan with your GPA. Maybe even a small scholarship. </p>

<p>Northwestern - Doesn't have UG Business, rather "pre-business", and doesn't offer any UG Sport Management, but has SM at the graduate level. Also a brand new program, which isn't good for SM.</p>

<p>Ohio State - Business isn't as good as Indiana, and don't have SM at UG level. They are great for SM at the grad level</p>

<p>Miami (FL) - The best SM school on your list. Has great connections, internships with the Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins, Florida Panthers, etc. Great oppurtunities. Could get a very good scholarship, you have the grades and the rank. See the link below:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,29532-1;40341-2;29913-2;29467-3,00.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,29532-1;40341-2;29913-2;29467-3,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>UIUC - SM program is leisure-studies based, so only a few actual good sport management classes. Not a great campus either. Business isn't better than IU either. Although you are in-state, and it's basically free for you.</p>

<p>Again, PM me, let me know what you're looking for, I basically already went through what you are thinking about right now.</p>

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<p>If interested in Notre Dame, might want to look at Holy Cross-1 hour from Boston. HC has very good accounting and economics program. Like ND, Holy Cross has good school spirit and strong alumni network.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info. BTW, I should mention that the 4.0 is weighted, placing me just outside top 12%ish...my school is quite competitive. Also, my grades show a steady increase. Any more comments would be much appreciated and thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Oh, I didn't realize the GPA is weighted. Forget my predictions then. What is your unweighted GPA?</p>

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<p>I want to say my unweighted GPA is around 3.6-3.7ish...Also, i forgot to include a huge thing...this summer (junior year summer) I will be an unpaid intern in NIU's athletic department. I will work 10 hour days, 4-5 days a week for the whole summer...I think that might be a big factor.</p>