<p>I am looking for recommendations on colleges to look at or maybe some people to bring me back to reality once they see some of the places I am considering.</p>
<p>First time posting here, so please pardon me if I don't use all the correct lingo...</p>
<p>I have a 3.3 GPA currently. Sort of surprising since I didn't start really applying myself until this year(senior year). So maybe 3.5 by time I graduate.
White guy from Ohio. (I dislike it here, but I believe I will be staying since it is pretty much what I know and family is important to me.)
SAT: 580s across the board - not sure if I am taking again
ACT: 27 - taking one final time in December
Class rank is something like 35/180 (stupid class, I know)
I have taken a ton of honors classes and am currently in physics and AP English.
I have been a varsity tennis player for 4 years. I was MVP of the team last year and I would bet I will be again this year. I am currently participating in a mentorship program run by the school with the Lake County Captains(Cleveland Indians affiliate). I want to major in business management/administration. I am also looking at Sport Management since I really want a job with a sport affiliated organization. But I figure that I should be able to get one with a strong business degree and maybe a minor or emphasis in sports. I participated in Warrior Tech, the schools computer club, last year.
Not sure if it will help me, but no one in my family has ever gone to college. No parents, no grandparents, no cousins, nobody basically.(pretty much the reason I am on here trying to get help is my family is clueless when it comes to this stuff.)
My family is also low income.
I have a good relationship with my guidance councelor and a few teachers so I should have good recommendations.</p>
<p>These are the schools I am looking at:
Ohio State - probably my #1 choice...big OSU football fan, wrote best essays I have ever written to send to them
Bowling Green - top sport management program I have heard
Baldwin-Wallace - probably a safety but I really liked the visit
Cornell - tell me i dont have a chance so i dont have to write the essays
Wake Forest - ?
Villanova - ?
NC Chapel Hill - seems unlikely to me
Miami Ohio
U of Penn - will I have a chance in business there?
Case Western Reserve - probably the current #2...nice visit</p>
<p>Reaches? Safties? Matches?
Bring it on!!!</p>
<p>Thanks in advance and I look forward to replying, etc. to you all!!!</p>
<p>You are way out of range for Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, UNC chapel (hill out of state), Case Western, and wake forest. If you're interested in sports management, take a look at Elon U in NC for Sports management and also for business, but you're right, Bowling Green has an excellent sports management program. Some other possible options to look at for business: Indiana U, University of Denver, Wittenberg.</p>
<p>Cornell and Univ Penn are out of reach
UNC-CH, Case, Villanova and Wake are super or high reaches - your sports and first generation will help you, but I don't think it'll be enough. You need luck to get into these three. </p>
<p>Your other schools and the suggestions from previous posts are all good.</p>
<p>I would suggest that you prep for SAT as hard as possible. If you get your SAT up, you have a reasonable chance at Case. If you can get your SAT to 2000, then I'd say you have at least a 60% chance at Case.</p>
<p>OSU- Match. If you're an Ohio resident, you're for sure in.
BG- Safety
Cornell- 1%-2% chance. Super (x10) reach. I wouldn't bother applying if I were you.
UPenn- Same as Cornell
Wake Forest- Super reach. Probably not worth applying to either, but it's all up to you.
Villanova- Reach. Not a huge reach, I'd definitely give it a shot if I were you.
UNC- See Wake Forest^^
Miami (OH)- Same as Villanova, although if your in-state your chances are even better.
CWR- Reach. Chances of getting in aren't great I don't think</p>
<p>sports/fitness administration:
Bowling Green
Miami U Oxford
Ohio U
U Akron
Xavier
U Mass Amherst
Springfield C
Fla St
U Iowa
U New Haven
Slippery Rock</p>
<p>Looks like you're getting good advice from everyone. Don't be discouraged by the "no" votes - you have some great fit schools on your list, and that is what you should be emphasizing. I mean, if you don't even want to write an application essay for Cornell, you sure aren't going to want to write the 6 papers a semester for their Freshman Writing Seminars, are you? So, fit is the most important thing. Some of these schools are just not "you", and its important to recognize that.</p>
<p>As you make your decision, think beyond the application process. Take a long look at each schools' offerings. What courses are required? How deep is the course list in your major field? Is there an internship/co-op program to get you a start in your field? You'll start to get a sense of how supportive the school is and how the opportunities there will benefit you. Since you're the first in your family to go to college, your school contacts are going to be very important in getting your first job, etc. Keep focusing on what's important, and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Ohio State is such a huge school. You should try to go someplace where you'll be able to have some contact with professors. Isn't Baldwin Wallace a Liberal Arts College? I think a place like that would be great...and if you really liked it...go for it. As everyone else has stated, the Ivy League schools are not within your reach.</p>
<p>have you considered using your sports ability to help you at a D3 school? Go to the D3 list on the ncaa website and see if any of the schools interest you. For example, Denison is a tennis powerhouse. </p>
<p>Hey! I'm the Sport Management expert here! LOL!</p>
<p>Not sure if you're looking at Sport Management/Business programs here. OSU doesn't have undergrad Sport Management, rather a very good Graduate program. Bowling Green is not the top program, not even the 3rd best in it's state. The top program in the country, and the longest tenured program in the country is Ohio U. Cornell doesn't have Sport Management, and that's completely unrealistic anyways. Wake doesn't have Sport Management. UNC Chapel Hill doesn't have Sport Management at the UG level, rather, they have Exercise and Sport Science. Miami OH isn't Sport Management, rather Sport Studies, which is like the History of Sports (not what you want). Penn business is WAY out of your league, and they don't have Sport Management. Case doesn't have Sport Management.</p>
<p>Some people suggested other programs that aren't quite right. Denver only has graduate Sport Management, not UG. Iowa doesn't have a great program in SM.</p>
<p>Look at Indiana. If you're from the midwest, then it's not far from home, it has one of the nation's top 10 business schools (which you could enter after you freshman or sophomore year), has a strong SM undergrad program that has classes in the school of business, and gives scholarships to OOS students who have high enough SATs (which you probably will get around a 3K scholarship).</p>
<p>Also take a look at Ohio U. Probably the best SM program in the nation, has the gateway award program for scholarships. If you're in-state, it's a no-brainer, as you will get $$$, and it's cheap as is. </p>
<p>Those are my suggestions, I think Ohio U is a no-brainer. BGSU is also very good, you're fortunate to live in Ohio. You could go to OSU for grad school.</p>
<p>yea... im also wondering why ohio U isnt on that list, its only about 1 1/2 hour outside of columbus and probably one of the most underrated schools in the nation</p>
<p>I want to echo one of the schools Collegehelp suggested....</p>
<p>Slippery Rock is an excellent school for all things related to sports. Additionally, you would be able to get out of Ohio, but still be very close to Ohio (approx. 1 hr north of Pittsburgh). You would be a shoe-in there and would be a great place to seriously look into...they are well-respected in areas you are interested in even though it's a Pa State school...you would also be eligible for an honors program scholarship and possibly others...</p>
<p>I heard a lot of bad things about Ohio Athens(ex. parties, drinking, etc.) so I was not looking real hard at it. Can anyone verify that or vice versa? </p>
<p>Also, thank you all so much for the comments.</p>
<p>If you're interested in a smaller LAC type school, Springfield College in Springfield, MA would be an excellent match/safety for you. Very well known for their sports (basketball was invented there) and sport management programs.</p>
<p>Every school is going to have parties. Every school is going to have drinking. It's college. Every school is also going to have it's intellectuals, the students in the Honors College, the students committed towards their major. Luckily at Ohio U, you will be around students in an Honors environment who are smart like you, and you won't be paying 1/4 the price these LACs are.</p>
<p>People, since when was Case in the same range as UNC? ITs not even close. WAY overrated.</p>
<p>Ohio State - Accepted
Bowling Green - Accepted
Baldwin-Wallace - Accepted
Cornell - No chance if you donated a million
Wake Forest - No chance
Villanova - Slight Reach
NC Chapel Hill - No way
Miami Ohio - Slight Reach
U of Penn - Not a chance if your dad were named Bill Clinton
Case Western Reserve - Reach</p>