College list help

College Search & Selection
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<p>Ok so im a senior in high school and trying to finalize my list. I plan on majoring in finance with an applied math minor or the other way around or possibly a double major. I think the math major would give me more options but will be much harder. I plan on going into something along the lines of finance such as investment banking, quant, trading etc.</p>

<p>My current college list is:
Uva (reach)
Michigan (reach)
Umd
Lehigh
Fordham
UF
Indiana
Penn St
Rutgers
Purdue
Binghamton
Stony Brook</p>

<p>I just wanted to know what you guys thought of my list and if there are any schools i should also look at considering my intended major and career path.</p>

<p>My UW GPA: 3.43 (crappy i know but i have an upward trend and take rigorous courses)
SAT: Cr 630 M 770 Wr 680 (hoping this will make up for my gpa somewhat)
Played lacrosse and part of 3 clubs
Have volunteer work for a few organizations and worked 2 jobs throughout hs
Took AP calc ab as a junior (3 on exam was disappointed) and am taking Calc Bc and Ap stat this year
Taking 3 other honor classes and have always taking honors sciences and one history last year.
I consider my strength to be in math as i have always been in the hardest class available for my grade and have gotten A's and i think this will help considering i will be applying as a math/finance major</p>

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<p>Are you a NY resident? It seems to be a realistic, balanced list.</p>

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<p>I recommend that you replace “most” of your OOS publics with alternate privates and add at least one additional New York State public as a safety. If you’re to pay OOS tuition with no scholarships/merit, which is the case for the OOS universities on your list, you can find better alternatives/values among private universities.</p>

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<p>woogzmama- Im an nj resident just the suny’s are considerably cheaper and still pretty good schools i feel</p>

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<p>Im an nj resident</p>

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<p>Seems like a pretty solid list to me, if you can afford at list price all of the schools on your list.</p>

<p>You may want to consider SMU if you like Lehigh and wouldn’t mind being in a more urban area.</p>

<p>Try to visit Lehigh to boost your chances of admission. If you choose not to, interact with the school through as many avenues as possible. Visit the website, watch their videos on Youtube, like their page on FB, etc.</p>

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<p>fog city, Any private school suggestions then?</p>

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<p>fogcity^</p>

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<p>@fogcity any private school suggestions?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Great list. When applying to schools, indicate mathematics or applied mathematics as your potential major. There are typically fewer people who apply to schools indicating math as their potential major than those who indicate finance or business. It may give you an upper edge in the competition.</p>

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<p>@SmilingIrishIs‌ thank you. i agree it gives me a better chance but i have heard that it is more difficult to switch into the business school </p>

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<p>You need to check each school to see if changing majors into the business major after enrolling involves another competitive admission process or high college GPA requirements. Whether this is the case varies.</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>bummmmppp</p>

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<p>Have you run NPCs at all of these schools? How much can you afford?</p>

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<p>@butterfreesnd‌ yes </p>

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<p>Ok, and you looked it over with your parents and they said they were willing to pay what the NPCs spit out for you?</p>

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<p>@butterfreesnd‌ yeah well the non public schools they told me most likely i could only go if i got some merit money bc they aren’t significantly better than the state schools so it would make more sense just to go to a public school</p>

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<p>bump</p>