Hi! I’d like any suggestions or recommendations for good business schools I should apply to and whether they are target, safety or reach.Thanks!
Note: I just finished Junior year
School Type: Private, College Prep
Location: California
Race/Gender: Hispanic-Latino/ Male
Unweighted GPA: 3.70
Weighted GPA: 3.98
Class Rank: School doesn’t rank
PSAT(Fall 2015): 1140 out of 1520
Reading & Writing: 600 out of 760
Math: 540 put of 760
PLAN(Fall 2013): 24 out of 32
Projected ACT: 26-30
AP Scores:
AP World History: 3
Took 3 AP’s Junior year: AP Spanish Language & Culture, AP United States History, AP Biology (results pending)
I got an A in a Business Economics course at my high school and am taking AP Macroeconomics senior year.
Extracurricular :
2013-2017-Drama
2016-2017 Senior Representative of Drama; Assistant Head of Props (Drama) (2015-2016); Head of Props (2016-2017)
2015-2016- ComedySportz Team Manager/VP (2015-2016); President (2016-2017)
2014-2016- Key Club International (President 2016-2017)
2015-2017- (school) Ambassador
2015-2017- Student Council affiliated leadership club. In charge of school events.
2014-2017- Acapella group
2016-2017 Business Program (long story but the club moderator basically isn’t letting me join so hopefully next year he will)
40+ hours community service
National Honors Society
Internship at a Talent Management company (Feb. 2016- June 2016)
Summer of 2016: I have been accepted into, and am participating in a pre-college business program at the Kelley School of Business.
Thank You
Here are a few different rankings of business schools in order for you to get an idea. Your GPA is a bit low and your test scores will need improvement if you want to increase your chance of admission for the highly competitive schools.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall
http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-best-undergrad-business-schools/
http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/top-undergraduate-business-schools/
Some other information might be helpful for people to suggest more specific schools for you:
How much money can your family pay for college? Will you need a lot of merit aid? Will you qualify for any need based aid? Do you prefer a certain geographic location? Do you want an urban/suburban/rural school? Do you want greek life presence? Small or large student body? etc.
Texas A&M University has a great accounting program. I’m not sure what area you want to go into. Would you mind sharing that with us?
How much can you and your family afford? Do you want stay in-state, West Coast, East Coast etc…? Specific interests in Business (Accounting/Finance/Bus Admin?)
A few CA schools:
UCB: Reach
Santa Clara/USC/SLO/UCI: Slight Reach to Reach
LMU/Chapman/SDSU/CSUF/UCR: Match to High Match
Chico State/Sac State/SFSU: Low Match to Match
Local CSU: Safety
@penngirlpending I’d like international busines/global business, I was thinking Management or just Business administration as well
@sophie9999 Money-wise we’re fine, but obviously merit aid could always help. Just don’t let it deter you from suggesting a school. I prefer bigger schools, but primarily value the academics. I’d prefer to be in or near a big city. I am not particularly interested in greek life. I am very open to schools outside of California
Also, I’m starting a non-profit organization funding cancer research (at Purdue University, my parents’ alma mater)
Purdue might be a good choice. I would seriously look at schools where being an Hispanic male will be a hook for you. You have good ECs and I think your gpa is good. Spend time really studying for the ACT/SAT and try to bring those scores up. The midwest might be a good place to start looking, as your hook might give you an edge. Look into U of Wisconsin and Ohio State for examples.