<p>i'm looking for a good accouting school in new york. i want the college to have a "campus feel."</p>
<p>i have 3.6 gpa. taken 5 aps. lots of extracurricular activities. </p>
<p>any suggestions?</p>
<p>But 3.6 is A-…</p>
<p>Is cost an issue?</p>
<p>i have a 3.6 gpa but my sat scores are “average.”</p>
<p>umm cost is not an issue, if the school gives me a good finanical package.</p>
<p>cuny baruch</p>
<p>With a 3.6 and average SAT scores (average being about 1500/2400) good aid packages will be hard to come by.</p>
<p>You best bet would probably be in state publics. So CUNYs or SUNYs. Business programs tend to be at state school, and getting aid where you’re not in state takes high stats, or at pricey privates that also want high stats (for merit aid or to get accepted at need based aid schools).</p>
<p>Bottom line is if you’re not full pay or don’t have very high stats, money must lead the search.</p>
<p>Okay thank you! What SUNY would you suggest then? I was thinking of apply to SUNY Albany and Buffalo.</p>
<p>What are your SATs?</p>
<p>*cost is not an issue, if the school gives me a good financial package. *</p>
<p>COST is an ISSUE if you need a good financial package to attend!!</p>
<p>What is your situation?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay? If you don’t know, ASK!!</p>
<p>What is your likely EFC? If you don’t know, use this…</p>
<p>[FinAid</a> | Calculators | QuickEFC](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Quick EFC - Finaid)</p>
<p>Without this info, it’s impossible to really make reasonable suggestions since most schools do NOT give great aid.</p>
<p>oh woww. i just assumed that i would take out loans to pay </p>
<p>act score: 21
sat score : 1480 but im retakin it again next month</p>
<p>my mom passed away last year so my dad is only able to give $7000 a year.</p>
<p>I’m very sorry to hear about your Mom. It is very difficult to lose a parent.</p>
<p>If it seems we are fixated on cost that is because many of us are parents and that is our primary concern. Federal student loans (Stafford) are limited to $5,500 for your first year. This is hardly a drop in the bucket when so many schools have a COA (cost of attendance) of $45,000-$50,000. Private loans require a co-signer and not all parents have a strong enough credit rating to co-sign for all 4 years. Remember when looking at cost, some schools show per semester so you must double the figure and sum tuition, fees (tech, student fees, health insurance, etc), room, meals and books. The large number of CUNYs and SUNYs makes it easier to commute if you want to save money.</p>
<p>This site will provide some info/ad re business programs at the SUNYs.<br>
[SUNY:</a> What Others Say About SUNY](<a href=“http://www.suny.edu/student/university_others_say_about_suny.cfm]SUNY:”>http://www.suny.edu/student/university_others_say_about_suny.cfm)</p>
<p>Luckily, accounting is a common major and you will find a program at most schools.</p>
<p>Check out the “sticky” SAT thread, Xiggi method for ways to help improve your SAT score for next month.</p>
<p>First let me direct you to this:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/511865-everything-you-wanted-know-should-know-about-accounting.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/511865-everything-you-wanted-know-should-know-about-accounting.html</a></p>
<p>Second, as described by “taxguy” any aacsb schools will be good for accounting majors. However, I think being in New York City and get a full ride is a big advantage to some one studying accounting.</p>
<p>As I described in another thread, Pace University’s honor program provide such opportunity where you are in the smack middle of Wall Street and possibly get a full ride, free of debt, accounting education. So, maybe you want take a look at that ranking 170 college little more.</p>
<p>thank you for explaining what the stafford loan is and for the link! it was very useful.</p>
<p>I have looked at Pace before, but would I be accepted into it’s accouting program?</p>
<p>Baruch is somewhat well-respected in the banking and finance industry. You should look into this school if you’re eyeing for accountancy and does not have a stellar academic stats.</p>
<p>[Baruch</a> College - The City University of New York (CUNY)](<a href=“http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/]Baruch”>http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/)</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Admissions, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch, CUNY](<a href=“http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/admissions/undergrad/]Undergraduate”>http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/admissions/undergrad/)</p>
<p>Yes, you have a good chance to get into Pace, Baruch, Hofstra, SUNY Bin… etc, etc.
They are all good accounting schools. But I am talking about MERIT FULL RIDE, not full frieght, that makes thing much harder. You should try anyway. But first, get your ACT/SAT in order and good luck to you.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear about the loss of your mom. </p>
<p>What state are you in? NY???</p>
<p>If so, is your family income low enough to get TAP money?</p>
<p>Find out what your likely EFC is…
Quick EFC
[FinAid</a> | Calculators | QuickEFC](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Quick EFC - Finaid)</p>
<p>What state school can you commute to?</p>
<p>*act score: 21
sat score : 1480 but im retakin it again next month</p>
<p>my mom passed away last year so my dad is only able to give $7000 a year. *</p>
<p>Students are limited to the following amounts for federal Stafford loans… </p>
<p>$5500 for freshman year
$6500 for soph year
$7500 for junior year
$7500 for senior year.
Sometimes you might get a little bit of Perkins loans.</p>
<p>The limits are there because that is about the most newish grads can afford to pay back. </p>
<p>However, the total for 4 years is about $30k…so not much for each year. You can’t really depend on loans to get you thru college.</p>
<p>Your stats are not high enough for the schools that give good aid. </p>
<p>I don’t know where artlovers thinks you can get a “merit full ride” with an ACT 21 or even a bit higher. It’s doubtful that someone with an ACT 21 could increase their ACT more than a few points…not enough for a big scholarship to make a school affordable. An ACT 21 is about the bottom 30% for Pace.</p>
<p>"Estimated Expected Family Contribution (EFC):Parents’ Contribution 4642
Student’s Contribution 0 </p>
<p>TOTAL ESTIMATED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION: 4642 </p>
<p>With this EFC, you probably qualify for a Pell Grant. "</p>
<p>i’m from long island. the suny school i could commute to is suny old westbury…</p>
<p>thank you so much for all this info. </p>
<p>i don’t quality for the tap grant because my dad makes an “average income”</p>
<p>Actually, EFCs of 4618 and higher do not get Pell.</p>
<p>If your EFC was 4601 then you’d get 1176 per year…not a lot, but at least some help.</p>
<p>I don’t know why the formula said that you would get Pell. </p>
<p>Anyway…since your dad has said that he’ll pay $7k per year, that’s enough for tuition and books for your local SUNY (Old Westbury)- which does have accounting. The tuition is about $5k per year.</p>