<p>I'm a senior from Wisconsin. I'm looking to double major in finance and accounting and possibly minor in political science. I am working my ass off for scholarships and I will be financing college basically on my own, however my parents are willing to co-sign loans. I'm willing to go into debt for a good college education that will land me the job I want. Eventually I would like to become a hedge-fund manager or investment banker and maybe a senator (I was just loving all the election stuff haha :) ).</p>
<p>Stats:
High school only sends weighted GPA - 3.3 (3.5+ by semester)
Top 46% at the moment
32 ACT, 10 writing
8 ECs - FBLA (12), Teens Teaching Tolerance (11 & 12), School Newspaper (10, 11 & 12), Environmental Club (11 & 12), Chess Club (11 & 12), Marching Band (9), Freshman Soccer (9), Freshman Baseball (9)</p>
<p>Please recommend schools that I can get into with my stats. Some other things I like are possibly near a large city, pretty campus, and somewhat conservative student body but those aren't requirements. I also want to work in Chicago.</p>
<p>Here's a list of some schools I've come up with:</p>
<p>Miami U
Wisconsin - Madison
Marquette (legacy)</p>
<p>I don't know how good these business schools are so suggestions are greatly appreciated. I had a longer list but now I'm restarting. Thanks for your help! :)</p>
<p>Too bad about his GPA. With a 3.7 unweighed GPA, he would have had a shot at Michigan and Notre Dame.</p>
<p>As it stands, some excellent Business schools I can think of:</p>
<p>Indiana University-Bloomington
Michigan State University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University-University Park
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities</p>
<p>Actually all those schools were on my list until i decided to remake it because I think I would like a little bit of a smaller school, like 10,000-20,000 (obviously not small, but smaller than the those). However, I am going to apply to a couple of those. Thanks. Any other suggestions???</p>
<p>Yes, DePaul. The OP probably can be admitted; it has a solid business program, especially in accounting; and, it’s in Chicago, where the OP wants to work.</p>
<p>^ Yes, I know there are better Midwestern business schools. Chicago and NU are graduate programs, however. The OP is paying for this himself and Michigan is pretty pricey for an out-of-state student; also, the OP is looking for a smaller school. Notre Dame is very well-regarded in Chicago, but it’s also pricey and admission is not easy. Carlson is more affordable, but U Minnesota is very large. Kelly is not necessarily an easy admit, and IU is huge. </p>
<p>Even though DePaul is not highly ranked nationally, its business program is respected in Chicago and its grads do well. Chicago is a major financial center and I know quite a few DePaul grads who had no problem getting very good internships and subsequently getting into the financial sector and major accounting firms. </p>
<p>If the OP wants to go work in Chicago and eventually go into politics, DePaul is a very good place to be. (I hope he’s a Democrat, though, and I hope he’s a better student of real world politics than Obama, who seems to have learned nothing, despite spending a number of years in the one of the best political laboratories in the country. lol)</p>
<p>I know the Indiana and Illinois early deadlines have passed already, so I’m not sure if that will lower my admission chances. I would guess it probably would a little. I don’t know anything about Dayton. How good is the b-school? I was also looking at DePaul. I’m pretty sure I’m almost guaranteed admission and I know the b-school is highly respected in Chicago so that would be a good choice. Do you know anything about Loyola?</p>
<p>Does anyone know Miami’s reputation? USN&WR ranks Farmer as one of the top business schools and I’ve heard the accounting program is also pretty amazing. Thanks for all the input!</p>
Actually both UChicago and Northwestern have some sort of certificate programs that allow you to take courses from Booth and Kellogg, respectively. The catch is you can’t apply as high school seniors. It’s a bummer because the ones in the Kellogg certificate programs have had excellent job placement with top firms; I assume Chicago’s program has similar success.</p>
<p>Would it still be a good decision to go to Indiana if I’m not admitted directly to Kelley? Is it very difficult to get in if you aren’t a direct admit?</p>
<p>I’m also kind of interested in Butler. Does anyone know about its business school?</p>
<p>^ One of the issues with Indiana is that it’s a much larger school (40, 000) than you stated you were looking for. </p>
<p>The general impression in Bloomington is that it’s not easy to get into Kelly. I know of people that were not admitted to Kelly, and so several of them then went into the School of Environmental & Public Affairs, where they were able to take some Kelly courses.</p>
<p>If you are admitted into the College of Arts & Science, you can do a certificate in business foundation or minors in entrepreneurship or marketing. The College of Arts & Sciences also offers a Liberal Arts & Management program. Perhaps you could combine one of these with an economics major.</p>
<p>Depaul is good in the Chicago area, solid internships and a good local namesake. Outside of Chicago you might run into some issues, because people might not know what it is.</p>
<p>Lots of students who start in Bloomington end up in Indy after being denied Kelley admission in B-Town. They don’t have the same requirements. Indy is a great town. You’re better off with a B-degree from Indy than a SPEA degree from Bloomington if your goals are truly in Business. IUPUI (IU in Indy) is a very cost effective school, is well respected and basically, is the Kelley program. It is on the USNews report of schools to watch. For good reason.</p>