Help me find some Match/Reach schools?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I just got my SAT results back and I am now looking for colleges.
I'd like to go into business.</p>

<p>SAT: Critical Reading: 700 Math: 710 Writing: 710
I plan to take the SAT II's in Math 2 and History.</p>

<p>Have not taken ACT</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.66
Weighted (10 and 11 grade for UC schools): 4.04
Classes: I have 2 APs so far, IB Film, and a college dual-credit engineering course.</p>

<pre><code> AP scores: APHuman - 5 APEnviornmental - 5
</code></pre>

<p>This summer I am taking AP Macro and Directing a Short Film that I will submit into Nation-Wide competitions</p>

<p>Senior Course Load:
AP Gov
Ap MircoEcon
Ap Stat
IB Psych
IB Business
Honors Composition
Honors Speech
Pre-calc/Trig</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities with future senior year included:
1. DECA: 2 years, DECA President
-Placed #1 Local
- Placed #1 in Indiana
- Placed top 10% in Internationals and won an Award of Excellence
2. NHS: 2 years, NHS Vice President of Marketing
3. Entrepreneurship Club: 2 years - Founder/President
4. Capital Hill Stock Market Challenge : Placed Top 25 out of 5000
5. VBC Personal Finance Challenge : Top 16 Finalist out of 1400
6. 2 years of JV Soccer - Captain for 1 year
7. One First Place for Student Heartland Film Festival and Others</p>

<p>Community service hours: Approximately 100-120
Leadership Positions:</p>

<ol>
<li>Head-Intern for Congressional Political Campaign (In charge of Social Media)</li>
<li>Organized and ran local fundraiser for Cancer - Raised $3000</li>
<li>2 Year Captain of Nationally ranked Soccer team</li>
</ol>

<p>Jobs:
1. Busser at Local Restaurant
2. Soccer Referree 3 Years
3. Selling Cotton Candy at Professional Football games</p>

<p>I live in Indiana , parents have >200k income combined,</p>

<p>Colleges I like: Schools with a Business school..? And preferably outside of Indiana.<br>
East or West Coast?</p>

<p>My Letter of Recommendations with be phenomenal from 2 teachers: however do not know my counselor personally. My Class has 1200 students, and they do not rank.</p>

<p>I have no idea what type of colleges will fit me. If you could help, please give me some ideas for Matches, Reaches, and Far Reaches.</p>

<p>Thank you all so much!!</p>

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<p>NYU Stern stands out - but not sure if I am on track for that. Will have to raise SAT.</p>

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<p>USC [ Southern Calif] would be a high match/ reach college for you. Keep your GPA average up your first semester of senior year and take the SAT again in Oct. </p>

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<p>You have a ton of ECs, make sure you put only about half of them on your application. Schools will question your commitment to them if they see the total amount you have.</p>

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<p>You seem like you have about the same stats as me except SAT, if you look at my 2nd thread posted on my account, I listed many business schools that are matches and reaches for both of us. :slight_smile: narrowing it down will be the hard part</p>

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<p>You definitely have a shot at Stern, but consider it a reach. Look at Gabelli School of Business, at Fordham; Drexel; Georgetown (a reach, also); George Washington; Lehigh; BC; Tulane; Northeastern . . . Temple is probably a safe school, although Business might be a little more selective than other departments . . . if you’re willing to stay in Mid-West, then DePaul is probably a reasonable safety school for you. Pace could be an academic safety, and you could qualify for a pretty generous academic scholarship. I would certainly recommend urban colleges, which tend to be strong in both Business and Communications/Media, which seems to be a particular strength of yours. U. of Miami and BU are additional options to consider.</p>

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<p>Might look at Colgate and Holy Cross-both top 25 LAC’s with strong alumni connections to Wall Street and corporate America…</p>

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<p>In NY there are NYU and Fordham, in Boston you can look at BC, Bentley, Babson, and BU, in DC there is Georgetown and GW., there is Villanova near Phila.and Lehigh also in PA but not close to a major city, and in CA you can look into USC. Certainly Kelly in IN is a great safety for you.</p>