<p>be sure to check the schools you're applying to. some colleges actually prefer the new SAT, but great score!!~ and good luck</p>
<p>Since the most important colleges academically and alse in terms of placements are now more or less picked out,</p>
<p>I request for more help based on the following criteria :
1) That match my stats and profile: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=5939%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=5939</a> (Page 1, Post 1)</p>
<p>2) A Full tuition waiver : Basically my family can afford ~$60K for my education, which should easily take care of an int'l student's "living costs only".</p>
<p>3) Preferences:
-School size, Campus size - Large, but not absolutely essential.</p>
<p>-COLLEGE LIFE shouldn't be like JUST ANOTHER STUDENT IN THE CROWD.
CLASS SIZE preferably SMALL.
Hence INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION is a MUST.
Should be where EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYONE.
Where fellow students are FRIENDS FOR LIFE, NOT FAIR WEATHER and SNOBBY.</p>
<p>-Climate : Not so important, but NOT VERY COLD. Ideal climate - like California (paragon for Indians)</p>
<p>-City : Very URBAN (Almost a concrete jungle). The city where I live (Mumbai) is one of the largest in India</p>
<p>I hope so many criteria are not too intimidating.</p>
<p>Thanks for any suggestions.</p>
<p>I dunno if those last two were responces to mine, but I was being sarcastic. He went through the effort of telling us his verbal and math scores for his total of 1600.</p>
<p>NEW LIST</p>
<p>Business :</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)
Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley)
Emory University (Goizueta) (GA)
University of Notre Dame (IN)
Georgetown University (McDonough) (DC)
University of Georgia (Terry)
Tulane University (Freeman) (LA)
Boston University(MA)</p>
<p>Economics :
Stanford
UCLA
University of Chicago</p>
<p>1) Any other top business/economics school where the climate is pleasant that I did not mention here ?</p>
<p>2) Please tell me why why Uof Virginia, Uof Illinois, cornell and purdue are being disapproved for me, even though they are in the top 20 for business</p>
<p>3) IS IT POSSIBLE TO APPLY TO BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS PROGRAMMES (DIFFERENT COLLEGES) ?</p>
<p>Thank you for all comments and suggestions</p>
<p>I had visited this place called Anahem (near DisneyLand) in California more than a decade ago and still regard this experience as one of the most pleasant memories of my life. That place wasn't exactly a concrete jungle (at that time, atleast), but such a place is what I'd least expect for a college setting - and WILL BE CONTENTED with it. </p>
<p>If anyone is familiar with that place as it was 12 years ago, you know what my least expectation for a college setting is.</p>
<p>In fact, an economics major from a TOP LAC is fine for me. So, compared to Anahem, how are the settings of the LACs - Pomona, Claremont McKenna, Amherst, Swarthmore, Haverford, Carleton, Davidson, Williams, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Brown and Dartmouth ?</p>
<p>Is there any other GREAT college (for UG business/Economics or Lib Arts) that you'll may have crossed off due to my city setting preferences ? I'm still deliberating on the CLIMATE issue - but definitely don't want to live in HARSH and EXTREME weather conditions.</p>
<p>Carleton, Bowdoin can be very cold in the winter. Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Brown, Dartmouth are not warm either in the winter. Swarthmore and Haverford are pretty much the same except a little bit more southern. Davidson is in the South. Pomona and Mckenna are similar to the Anaheim you saw. (Anaheim and Claremont are about 30 miles away from each other in the same county .. lol)</p>
<p>America is a cold country I guess. And if you later want to do the top MBA graduate schools, the only one seems to meet your criteria is Stanford since Havard, Wharton, Kellogg, Sloan, U Chicago are all cold....</p>
<p>Heartfelt thanks OH MY MENTORS and also CC, for all the beautiful advice that I have received from you people. A student just can't do without CC for matters relating to studying in the U.S.</p>
<p>However, I also apologise to anyone who may have been appalled with my outrageous posts and tastes, and I hope that my PERPETUAL DOUBTS and COLLEGE LISTS haven't started to ANNOY you all.</p>
<p>I admit that STRIKING OFF good colleges only because there is COLD WEATHER there OR are in the NORTH isn't exactly FAIR, but I guess I'll stick to only SOUTH colleges.</p>
<p>So here's my newest list and it consists ONLY South colleges - Yup, I know this is crazy.</p>
<p>BUSINESS MAJOR
1)University of Southern California (Marshall) - DREAM SCHOOL IF I GET THAT COVETED FULL RIDE..</p>
<p>--</p>
<p>ECONOMICS MAJOR (merely beacause they don't offer BUSINESS) (Colleges are in no specific order)
2)Stanford University
3)Duke University
4)University of California - Los Angeles
5)University of California - San Diego
6)Vanderbilt University
7)Rice University
8)California Institute of Technology
9)Pomona - LAC
10)Claremont McKenna - LAC
11)Harvey Mudd (where is it? & est-il LAC ?)
12)Davidson (where is it? & est-il LAC ?)</p>
<p>--</p>
<p>Should I apply for ECONOMICS or BUSINESS in these colleges ? (Which DO allow applying to both programmes ?? - and I'm not talking about DOUBLE MAJORING)
13)University of California - Berkeley
14)University of South Carolina – Columbia
15)Emory University
16)Tulane University
17)University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
18)University of Florida
19)University of Georgia
20)Georgia Institute of Technology</p>
<p>--</p>
<p>Any other GOOD SOUTH COLLEGE that I missed out ?</p>
<p>--</p>
<p>Since my college list is pretty big, I NEED TO SHORTEN IT TO HALF
So,
A) Which of the colleges in this list (particularly UCs, Stanford and Rice) are not good with INTERNATIONAL STUDENT 'aid' (need-blind or whatever) & 'scholarships' ?
B) Still any colleges above, where there is cold weather (particularly Duke, Vanderbilt and Uof North Carolina)?</p>
<p>Justa BUMP</p>
<p>None of the UC's offer need based aid to intls, and scholarships become a possibility after 1 semester.</p>
<p>Que: How much can you afford to pay each year??</p>
<p>i'd say retake the SAT I, get like a 1570ish rather than a 1600, it looks better.</p>
<p>yeah, if you're retarted</p>
<p>A 1600 is still a good thing to have. I was just reading through a book that said 100% of 1600's are accepted at Duke- yes, 100%- and 66% at Stanford, 80% at Dartmouth, likewise at most top schools, down to 53% at Harvard, and at Princeton a national low of 36%.</p>
<p>Hey Samp</p>
<p>-Since, as you say, 100% of perfect scorers are accepted to Duke, does it indicate that it would be hard to get 'merit scholarships' at Duke, if the perfect score is your HOOK ?</p>
<p>-Could you also tell me the 'NUMBER' of perfect scorers who got in at Duke ? Average scholarship amount each one got ? </p>
<p>-Any similar schools ?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>That apparently was the case in the year Tom Fischgund's book was written, yes. That does not mean that you are at all likely to get any merit money. I believe Duke gives close to 0 acadmeic merit money. If you have need though than you should be covered</p>