College Selection Help and Advice (Sports Management)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I am a white male junior attending a public school in Orange County, CA trying to figure out which schools are right for me. I am looking to major in Sports Management, though it’s difficult to find a lot of information on schools offering this as it’s not necessarily as popular as business, engineering, etc. I’ve always wanted to go to Notre Dame and will apply there, but because of its (a) cost, (b) lack of my intended major, and (c) admission selectivity, I doubt I will end up there. First of all, here’s a little info about me:</p>

<p>-GPA weighted 4.25, GPA unweighted 3.45
-SAT (haven’t taken yet) projected around 1750-1900
-play on varsity and club soccer team
-taking the most difficult classes, for the most part
-class rank not defined, although I am around 30-40/600 most likely</p>

<p>In reading this site, I’ve found that the recommended schools for Sports Management are generally among the following:</p>

<p>Ohio University
Bowling Green State University
University of Michigan
Indiana University Bloomington
U of Mass, Amherst</p>

<p>What other schools would be recommended for Sports Management, and what would be my chances (with the information I have given) at gaining admission to those in addition to the above?</p>

<p>Additionally, my mother works at a local university here that is on the Tuition Exchange list. That means should I apply and gain acceptance to any of the schools on the list, I can apply for “tuition exchange” and with acceptance, my tuition would be covered and I could attend for free.
<a href="http://www.tuitionexchange.org/partinst.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.tuitionexchange.org/partinst.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Schools on that list I am interested in attending that offer SM includes (in order):</p>

<p>University of Dayton
Xavier University (OH)
Syracuse University
University of Florida
Seton Hall University</p>

<p>Are these schools of comparable merit to the ones mentioned above (especially with an opportunity to attend free of cost), or would I have a chance at scholarships at any of the above to help cover some of the cost?</p>

<p>I am planning on leaving the state of California for college, and favor the education of a small to middle sized school (which, of the above, would rule out U of M and U of Fl) preferably in the Midwest (Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and surrounding states).</p>

<p>If you have answers to any of my questions or other advice, please let me know.</p>

<p>Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>-I am also looking into this major. The best school I have found is Oregon. You get a bus. degree with a concentration in sports management. Also you can fill the required classes in your freshman year with a minor instead of wasting time with creative writing classes. It is ranked #1 by SI magazine.
-BGSU is also very good. Umass has a pretty ugly campus and has very litlle money. </p>

<p>Here is my list in order of intrest:
Oregon
Michigan
BGSU
U of South Carolina
Syracuse
IU Bloomington</p>

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<p>Check out the Cornell Hotel School, I am interested in sports management and am likely attending Cornell next year. Despite the school's name, it's good for all of the hospitality industry and is the best school of its kind. With your projected SAT score, it may be a reach, but its worth a try. If you have any other questions just Private Message me.</p>

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<p>What is sports management? Sounds interesting.</p>

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<p>Bowling Green gives out very good Merit Aid, and the campus is pretty nice but the area is very rural. My friend's enrolled in the SM program and he loves it, he even got to work at the super bowl! I'm attending next year (english/journalism major) and I kind of have mixed feelings about it. Here's some info on bg's sm program: <a href="http://www.bgsu.edu/catalog/EDHD/EDHD62.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bgsu.edu/catalog/EDHD/EDHD62.html&lt;/a> <a href="http://search.bgsu.edu/cs.html?url=http%3A//www.bgsu.edu/offices/registrar/cat02/EDHD/EDHD62.html&qt=sports+management&col=bigweb&n=2%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://search.bgsu.edu/cs.html?url=http%3A//www.bgsu.edu/offices/registrar/cat02/EDHD/EDHD62.html&qt=sports+management&col=bigweb&n=2&lt;/a> <a href="http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/hmsls/smrt/smd/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/hmsls/smrt/smd/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Michigan and Indiana aren't among the "elite" SM schools. They're just my top choices and since i'm always reading through the SM posts, I always put them in there. UMass, Ohio, and BGSU are all better than them at SM.</p>

<p>Echo the thought of Oregon, fantastic school. South Carolina also has a program of note. Miami is a very good program as well. </p>

<p>Are you looking at a big sports-type school where you can get involved with their program, or a LAC education? Is funding an issue? Do you only want midwest or do you prefer midwest?</p>

<p>I'd go through this list and pick out schools you like.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nassm.com/InfoAbout/SportMgmtPrograms/United_States%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nassm.com/InfoAbout/SportMgmtPrograms/United_States&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses. A2: yes, I am pretty dead set on going to school in the midwest somewhere. I would prefer a school where the sports matter, but places like Michigan, Texas, etc all feel too big to me. Places like Dayton, Xavier, and the others have decent sports and an enrollment size I like (10-20 thousand or so).</p>

<p>Funding is an issue, which is why I'm hoping I could get some scholarship at a place like Ohio or BG or Indiana... and if I don't, I really like Dayton and Xavier and could attend free with the program I mentioned... which leads me to ask... Do you happen to know anything about the SM program at Dayton or Xavier (or Syracuse, for that matter)?</p>

<p>Thanks again for the help.</p>

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<p>Here's a link to Xavier's program. I don't know too much about it, didn't look into the school in my list. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.xu.edu/sport_studies/index.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.xu.edu/sport_studies/index.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I know that Syracuse's major is becoming very popular in it's first year and they have a good curriculum. They don't have a track record and that's what's most important in sport management, because that's how you get your internships. However, the school itself is well respected in the northeast/midwest and has a good alumni base.</p>

<p>Dayton has a good curriculum, it's not totally business based though. You really want to make sure that whatever program you do has a required internship that they will set up for you. This typically leads to employment with the company that's giving you an internship in an industry that's difficult to gain employment. Also on a program note, you don't really want much in the "history of sports", rather the business of sports.</p>

<p><a href="http://soeap.udayton.edu/academic/hss/esm.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://soeap.udayton.edu/academic/hss/esm.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I don't know if you want to be south of the Ohio river, or west of the Mississippi (this typically is the "Midwest region"), but there are some other options that are near that. Look at West Virginia, they have a great program and you should be in line for some scholarship money there. Louisville also has a very good program. And Wichita State (they're just now getting a good basketball team, lol, they actually have a great baseball team) is very good and hosting the NASSM conference this year.</p>

<p>As for funding: Will you qualify for financial aid? This is another thing to think about besides scholarships.</p>

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<p>I'm going to the University of Delaware as a sport management major. after visiting, speaking with current students, and looking at the curriculum, it looks like a great program</p>