Help a gal out?

College Search & Selection
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<p>So I have a list of 8 schools but I'm looking for 10:</p>

<p>Northeastern
Bentley university
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Geneseo
Boston College
UNC Chapel Hill</p>

<p>I plan on majoring in accounting with hopes of recruiting for Big 4 firms etc etc. </p>

<p>Quick facts: 33 ACT, 95 UW GPA, great extracurriculars, unique essay topic, awesome recs yada yada </p>

<p>Now I'm just looking for schools that have strong accounting programs in the Northeast with a medium to large student body. Yet I'm so lost and want two more schools. </p>

<p>Is it worth my time to consider an Ivy, specifically Cornell?</p>

<p>Should I consider UConn? Does anyone have any suggestions for me?</p>

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<p>You are aiming too low. Aim higher. Cornell is a good start.</p>

<p>You’ll get in everything guaranteed except for UNC OOS, which you still have a good shot at.</p>

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<p>I agree with Zonlicht. With the exception of BC and UNC, all your schools are safeties. And why are you limiting yourself to the Northeast? </p>

<p>Anyway, if you insist on the Northeast, in addition to Dyson (Cornell), you should give Wharton a shot, even if it is a reach for anybody who applies. Other schools you could look into are Tepper (Carnegie Mellon), McDonough (Georgetown) and UVa (you can only apply to McIntire once you are at the University).</p>

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<p>Some to consider, specifically for accounting, considering your list already has some great choices:</p>

<p>Cornell, Penn, MIT, Georgetown.</p>

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<p>Unless MIT is hiding it somewhere I don’t think they have an accounting major, nor Gtown.</p>

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<p>I probably won’t qualify for much aid although I deffinately can’t afford an education that costs 50k a year.</p>

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<p>My family makes too much to qualify for aid, although I will hopefully get some. But we don’t make enough to affor the full weight of an education. So I’m looking for schools that happen to offer a generous amount of aid.</p>

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Go to the websites of the Big 4, find out where they do on-campus recruiting. Choose from those colleges.</p>

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<p>If you’re looking at OOS schools, you should look at the privates. In many cases your net price is lower at a private than a state school (with OOS tuition). You can use College Navigator to get a quick idea…then use that colleges net price calculator for a more detailed look.</p>

<p>[College</a> Navigator - University of Pennsylvania](<a href=“College Navigator - Search Results”>College Navigator - University of Pennsylvania)</p>

<p>For UPenn, a familiy with income from $75,000 to $110,000 has an average net price of less than $20K a year. Now all you have to do is get accepted by Penn…(13% accept rate).</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>I don’t know that Big 4 audit/tax sections recruit at UPenn, MIT etc. I think the firms don’t bother because the students at those schools are usually looking for a finance or consulting gig.</p>

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<p>Rice university</p>

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<p>might look at Holy Cross-top 25 LAC with very good accounting program. Holy Cross has a better alumni network than most of those schools and offers good financial aid.</p>

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<p>You should give Cornell a try. You might also look into NYU and Fordham (you could qualify for merit aid at Fordham). And just so you know, you now need 150 credits to become a CPA. A typical undergrad degree is 120 credits. If you have a ton of AP credits you may be able get it done in 4 years but many students now go on for a one year Master’s degree to satisfy this requirement. The top accounting firms want people who have satisfied this 150 credit requirement.</p>