<p>hey, im a student at a competitive school in Nj, i need help looking for colleges that i could apply to, i would love if anybody could give me a few ideas or even just 1 , i got a 700 math score, 580 reading score, and a 570 writing score. Im looking for some good schools in the East, i speak a few languages and volunteered in brazil. I would like any ideas on good schools. Thankyou</p>
<p>my list till now is
rutgers, ramapo, delaware, maryland, penn state.</p>
<p>Maryland is out. Average GPA is 3.7 UW and SATs are in the 1900-2100 range for Maryland.</p>
<p>Penn State and Maryland will be difficult. </p>
<p>Since UDel, Penn St, and UMaryland are out of state for you, will your parents pay full out of state costs for those schools? If not, then take them off your list because they won’t give you their aid to go there.</p>
<p>If you are open to OOS tuition, some public flagships worth considering are perhaps UVM, UNH, URI, UConn, UMass, Maine, Temple, etc – in addition to questions about $'s, what is your major and what are you looking for in terms of campus environment/culture/size? Need more info to provide even decent guidance.</p>
<p>whats OOS tuition ? my major will most likely be business, either finance, accounting, economics, or marketing. Also, im looking for a fun campus environment, any kind of diversity is fine, and any size is fine for me, i just need some ideas for schools. Im worried my gpa will really kill me in the end, also my SAT’s arent the greatest. I did freshmen basketball and junior year i did track.</p>
<p>do you have any ideas besides the schools of maryland and delaware and also penn state, something for a good price, that is a quality school
thankyou</p>
<p>whats OOS tuition ?</p>
<p>OOS tuition is “Out of State tuition”. That is the MUCH higher amount that state schools charge students who are not residents of that state.</p>
<p>COA is “Cost of Attendance”. That is the total amount it costs to attend a school - tuition, room, board, books, fees, misc. So, the OOS COA for most out of state schools is very high.</p>
<p>For instance…</p>
<p>The Out of state Cost of attendance for </p>
<p>Penn State is about $40k per year</p>
<p>UDel is about $37k per year</p>
<p>And most publics don’t give their financial aid to non-residents. However, some give good scholarships to non-residents for high stats. Your math score is good, but you need to bring up your CR score.</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay each year for college? If you don’t know ask. That answer will likely determine where you should apply.</p>
<p>Go to the immediate decision day at Ramapo because it is a slight reach for you. Also, consider Montclair or Richard Stockton. I think that Rutgers will offer a campus other than New Brunswick, but one never knows. You do have a decent chance for New Brunswick.</p>
<p>ramapo was my safety school, my grades fit it perfectly, they look for a 3.1 gpa with a 1700 SAt score…rutgers new brunswick is my only choice for rutgers and its my #1 choice because of how good it is academically and also financially, my parents are willing to pay around 27 K topss, do you have any other ideas for some schools?</p>
<p>Ramapo is no longer the safety it was a few years ago with your stats. It is not a sure thing. They really are taking stronger students from what I know. I am sure the economy has helped them in getting stronger students.</p>
<p>I can’t say what schools might come in under 27,000 because I don’t know if your family qualifies for financial aid. If your EFC is low, a private school could work. If it is just somewhat lower than the 27,000, they won’t work. </p>
<p>My advice is definitely show up for the Immediate Decision Day at Ramapo, if they’ll take you. They might not, because they say that you need a 3.3 or 3.4 (I think). Try to squeak in anyway. The worst that will happen is that they’ll tell you to apply traditionally, IMO.</p>
<p>alright thankyouu…but ramapo isnt even considered at rutgers caliber…am i correct?</p>
<p>Overall, yes, Rutgers has stronger students. They are very different types of schools though. Rutgers has to accept more students because they have more seats to fill than Ramapo. Ramapo has really gotten stronger than it was a few years ago, IMO.</p>
<p>whats IMO ? and hm you seem very knowledgeable about colleges, would you have any other recommendations for schools at the rutgers/ramapo level ?</p>
<p>Christian, by IMO, I meant, “in my opinion”. </p>
<p>There are tons of schools to choose from, but without knowing if your family will qualify for financial aid and how much, I am reluctant to suggest anything. I know that their cap is 27,000. That should make any instate public U affordable to you. If you take out student loans, you probably would be able to afford the SUNY schools as well. There are probably private schools that might offer some merit money, but without financial aid grants, they might not be affordable to you, or they just might be doable. It is tough to say. For example, if you find a school with a list price of 42,000, and they offer you 12,000 in merit money, then you need 30,000. If your parents offer you 27,000 and you take an additional 3500 in student loans, it JUST works for you. The problem is that unless they publish a chart guaranteeing merit awards, you will not know if you will be offered any, or how much they will offer to you.</p>
<p>If you’re willing to look to the midwest, Ohio U., Miami of Ohio, U. Kansas (it’s near KC) and Indiana U. might be interesting. Also West Virginia (WVU has lots of students from NJ; it’s an hour from Pittsburgh).</p>
<p>Check your school’s Naviance. You mention that you go to a competitive school. A 3.1-3.2 from your school might carry more weight in admissions.</p>
<p>no, my family wouldnt qualify for financial grants, i also dont want them paying over around 27 K, thats the only reason. so with that in mind, do u have any suggestions for good schools with my scores…without considering the money issue.</p>
<p>Well, do want a large school, football team, small school with individual attention, school near a city, rural, in NJ, PA, NY, CT only, or further away? What do want to major in? Really if you don’t want them paying more than 27,000 and you do not qualify for financial aid, you need to look closely at sticker price vs. chance at merit aid and how much (many schools won’t tell you in advance if you will be awarded any or the amount), and definitely stick with some public Us that are within this price range.</p>
<p>Are you willing to go south, because NC public schools will be in your price range without financial aid. You could look into UNC-Ashville, UNC-Wilmington (high match), and some of the others, which I am not familiar with. There are quite a few to pick from. They only take about 15% from out of state as a general rule, I believe. Schools in VA take a bit more (30% are from out of state), but you need to look at cost in VA (more expensive I think, than NC for out of state students).</p>
<p>Again, look into the NY state schools (SUNYs)-Albany, Oneonta, New Paltz, Purchase, Cortland and Stony Brook, depending upon what you want to study. There are even some more, but those should get you started.</p>
<p>Here are some schools that come to mind:</p>
<p>Indiana U of Penn
WVU
UMass
SUNY *
Ohio U</p>
<p>I was thinking IU-Bloomington but IUP might be a good safety.</p>
<p>Northeastmom made a goodd comment about the NY state schools, such as SUNY Stony Brook, Purchase, etc. These are alll good schools to consider</p>