Hello I am looking for some colleges to apply to, would you guys be able to give me some recommendations? I am trying to apply for Economics degree and really don’t care about the environment, just trying to find some good matches with my stats:
GPA: 4.44
SAT: 1460
AP Human Geography 4
AP Psychology 4
AP World History 5
AP European 4
AP English Language Comp 4
AP US History 4
AP Art History 5
AP Chemistry 3
(Did some college classes at local college total college level course by end of high school I will haven taken a total of 15 college classes)
Current Classes:
AP Physics 1 (sem 1 a)
AP Lit (sem 1 a)
AP Calc AB (sem 1 a)
AP Computer Sci A (sem 1 a)
Extra cric:
Won Multiple awards in Science fairs (Did Carbon Research at local University)
Won a 1st and 2nd at robotics
Varsity Cross Country
Write poetry (wrote a poetry book)
NHS pres
NJHS Vice Pres
Pres CRLP
Secretary Rho Kappa
Part of Principal’s Cabinet
Works part time for the past 4 years
Used the money to open a restaurant / family
Although generally reaches, the NESCACs, for example, offer a few potential choices suitable for your level of achievement. Consider other highly ranked colleges from the analyses too, of course.
This is a bad idea. You need to avoid debt as much as you can. Your 25-year-old self will be much happier if you do not take on debt for a bachelor’s degree.
Are you auto-admit for any of the Texas in-state public universities? You have really good in-state public universities.
You can’t take out loans except the $27,000 federal loan (which obviously isn’t enough to pay for college unless you get significant FA or merit without your parents co-signing. Are you eligible for FA? How much do you have saved for college?
Check out LACs that are need blind and meet full demonstrated need for US citizens. I believe you can get in with those stats, and you wouldn’t have to take much loans.
Here are some good examples:
Babson College(business school), Massachusetts, 24% acceptance rate.
Denison University, Ohio, 34% acceptance rate. Your SAT is good for both colleges.
Knowing now that you can only take out $27K in loans for the 4 years of undergrad ($5.5K of that frosh year)…what is your budget?
Have you applied or been accepted/denied/deferred anywhere yet?
What is your home state?
It’s difficult to make recommendations without this info (thousands of schools offer an econ major), as well as some other preferences, such as geographic limitations, whether an LAC would appeal, etc.
With that said, U Pitt would be a match school for your stats, Dayton a highly likely. Let us know if those schools appeal.
If you are a Texas resident, what is your class rank?
Class rank is the most important factor in admission for Texas public universities.
Just as important is what your actual budget is (what your parents will contribute). Then you and they need to run net price calculators on the web sites of colleges of interest.
In terms of economics major programs that are not in business divisions, they generally require the following:
Introductory economics (1-2 semesters)
Math (varies)
Statistics (may or may not be calculus-based)
Intermediate micro and macro economics (2 semesters, math prerequisites vary)
Econometrics
about 5 or so semesters of upper level economics electives
The main differences in major programs tend to be:
Math intensity – no calculus, single variable calculus, or multivariable calculus and/or linear algebra required for the major, intermediate economics courses, and/or econometrics.
What kind of upper level economics electives are offered.
Top 8th percent, or 8th out of how many students in your class?
Top 6% = automatic admission to UT Austin (may change year to year)
Top 10% = automatic admission to all other Texas public universities
However, automatic admission to the campus does not necessarily mean automatic admission to the major if the major is competitive due to being over capacity.
If you live in Texas, you have a lot of options. But that doesn’t mean you can afford to pay for all 4 years, including room and board. You have a $27k limit on student loans. You have the grades/scores to get scholarships. That’s probably your best place to start. UTSA and Texas State offer excellent scholarships. You could also try scholarships at University of Houston, UTD, UTA, or Texas Tech.
Also, student debt can be drastically reduced by going to community college for your first 2 years.