Help for prospective finance major

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>High School Senior
Male
Asian-American</p>

<p>SAT I:
Critical Reading - 380
Math - 500
Writing - 480</p>

<p>I re-took my SATs last month and did not recieve the scores yet, but I know I did a lot better.</p>

<p>Current Schedule:
German II - Level 2
Shakespeare - Level 3
Geometry - Level 3
Sociology - Level 3
Business Management - Level 3
Physics - Level 3
Concert Band - Level 3</p>

<p>As you can tell I am in no AP or Honors / Level 4 courses, but I am in above-average classes in my school</p>

<p>GPA:
UW - 2.61
(I don't know the weighted GPA)</p>

<p>EC's:
Part-time job
Volunteer Club
Band
Business Club
Buying / selling stocks
Designing web sites</p>

<p>Skills:
Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop
Strong skills in micro/macroeconomics and finance</p>

<p>I know I did not do good in high school, but I have a very strong desire and have skills in finance, econ, and internet business</p>

<p>I plan to go to college to major in finance or econ.</p>

<p>My college list:
Arizona State University
Ball State University
Cal SU Northridge
Cal SU San Bernardino
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University
Indiana U Bloomington
Indiana U Purdue - Fort Wayne
Kean University
Montclair State University
Northern Illinois University
Penn State Schuylkill
Pima Community College
San Francisco SU
San Jose SU
Taft College
Temple University
University of Arizona
University of Houston
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
William Paterson University of New Jersey</p>

<p>I would like to know which ones are safety schools, matches, and reaches
Because I would like to elimate most of them and make a list of 10 or under</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>bump........</p>

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<p>Presuming that you did a lot better on the SATs (maybe around 460CR/540M/500W)</p>

<p>Arizona State University--Reach
Ball State University--Match to Slight Reach
Cal SU Northridge--Match
Cal SU San Bernardino--Match
Florida Atlantic University--Match
Florida International University--Match to Slight Reach
Indiana U Bloomington--Reach
Indiana U Purdue - Fort Wayne--Match
Kean University--Match
Montclair State University--Slight Reach
Northern Illinois University--Slight Reach
Penn State Schuylkill--Match to Slight Reach
Pima Community College--Safe Match
San Francisco SU--Match (in-state), Slight Reach (OOS)
San Jose SU--Slight reach to Reach
Taft College--Match, but I do not recommend this school--it is a distance learning college only (meaning all classes are taken on-line)
Temple University--Reach
University of Arizona--Slight Reach
University of Houston--Slight Reach
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth--Match to Slight Reach
University of Nevada - Las Vegas--Slight Reach
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee--Match
West Chester University of Pennsylvania--Slight Reach
William Paterson University of New Jersey--Match</p>

<p>I would suggest you look closely at Wisconsin--Milwaukee (graduating from there or transferring as a junior to Wisconsin--Madison), Penn State--Schuykill (graduating from there or transferring as a junior to Penn State--University Park), and Indiana U Purdue U--Fort Wayne (with the idea of graduating from there or transferring as a junior to Purdue--West Lafayette or Indiana--Bloomington).</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks, good advice.. I think I might do that now. Anyone else care to input?</p>

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<p>I'd try applying to both ASU and U of A assuming your SAT scores improve to at least a 1000 on CR + Math. Out of the schools you listed, only the two Arizona schools have highly ranked business programs. ASU and U of A are ranked 25 and 23 respectively, if I remember right, from the US News Undergrad Business Rankings - basically meaning MUCH higher than anything and in the same range as Penn State University Park. </p>

<p>If you aren't able to get in, or you want to go to college in the east, I'd go with the previous poster's suggestion concerning transferring to the main campus of whichever school as a junior.</p>