<p>Hey guys!
So I have my safeties all wrapped up and I am definitely applying to BU and UNC because those were my two favorite schools visited. But as for the rest of my matches/reaches, as you can see I have too many.
I'm looking at business schools so these are the schools I have compiled and visited and done research on. The only other criteria that I have is that the school should have good sports teams and school spirit. This is because I really want to get involved with a sports team perhaps as a manager or something. I would sacrifice this is the school has great connections for networking and internships and is top top notch academically.
I have a 3.74 unweighted GPA and a 2110 (670 690 Math and Reading) SAT.</p>
<p>My list:
Emory
USC
Georgetown
GWU
UMiami
Babson
Bentley
BC
UMichigan
NYU
UPenn
UVA</p>
<p>I’ll just say that USC is a wonderful choice, you’re not gonna get any better sports atmosphere and school spirit anywhere. Not to mention the incredible wealth of connections (leading to internships) you can form at USC because of the location as well as pre-existing networks which you can join in.</p>
<p>Oh, and USC is most definitely not “stopping” a lot of its aid. They’ve adjusted the distribution of aid across its students (which has resulted in less money for some and more money for others) but overall they have increased the financial aid giving by 4% over last year.</p>
<p>Please show me the bias in my statement. I have stated several facts there in my previous post. Regarding that thread, it has a lot of sob stories yes, and it also has instances of people reporting that they have received similar amounts or increased amounts of money. If you must accuse me of bias, there’s far better evidence floating around than my previous post.</p>
<p>As for living, I dont have a preference, and all of the colleges on my list I would be comfortable living there.
As for Miami, their business school has been ranked within the top 50 for the past two years which is why I put it on the list, other than that I havent done too too much research.</p>
<p>Finally, regarding USC, my parents told me not to worry about cost when applying, we will worry about it when we need to decide. I’d classify my family as in between the middle class and the upper middle class, so honestly I dont know where that puts me financial aid wise.</p>
<p>I’m not getting Babson and Bentley–no great sports/spirit, not top notch academics. I’d put Penn as too big of a reach and probaby take that off too.</p>
<p>What your parents say about financial aid shows they are new to this. It’s much better to get a handle on what they will expect from your family before applying to save yourself time and pain. Being between middle and upper middle is the not sweet spot where many can’t afford the privates. Especially like BU and others on your list that don’t meet need and are only generous with top students. And Michigan which giver little aid to OOS students so you’d have to count on paying full freight.</p>
<p>Running some financial calculators and looking at average percent of need met could be key in eliminating schools from your list.</p>
<p>Alumni=bias. which it sounds like you are an alum.</p>
<p>^^every1 in middle to upper usually needs aid. because most people dont have 200k in their matress. unless you’re extremely well off or your uncle is bill gates kinda thing lol</p>
<p>Babson and Bentley are top business schools which is why I am looking at them. Also their proximity to Boston helps as far as connections are concerned. I agree with you though, they dont fit my exact mold.</p>
<p>And yeah, my parents are new to this, Im the first child. I dont know how to tell if I qualify for aid, but I do know that I HAD a pretty substantial college savings thanks to my grandparents will, but that was before the stock market crashed.</p>
<p>^^ooh thats different then. i havent completed the process either, but have been told that college funds in the bank are acessible for colleges to see and therefore decline.</p>
<p>collegebound41: Human = bias. Sounds to me like you’re a human. And, oh wait, so is everyone here! Congratulations, your argument really says nothing. Alternatively, you accuse me of bias. I say yes, so what? Does bias change the facts? Not if you’re intellectually honest.</p>
<p>Most people will qualify for and get at least some kind of aid, whether it be in loans, grants, scholarships, work-study, etc.</p>
<p>hmom, I have a legacy at Penn but I wouldnt apply ED there so I really don’t know if I’ll apply at all, as it would be nice to get a bit further away from my parents.
Also, if you know a good bit about financial aid I would appreciate any personal advice you could give me just let me know if its best to PM you or do so a different way.</p>
<p>There are calculators on this site, on College Board’s site and on many college’s own web site to help you see what you might qualify for. Many of your colleges don’t offer 100% of need type aid, at those you can take a guess, but you won’t know if they’ll give you anything until you’re accepted.</p>
<p>Schools that meet need will look at your parents’ income, their assets and your assets like the money you inherited and calculate what they believe you can pay. That number is usually much higher than what families feel they can pay which is why most want to figure this out early and apply to schools that are affordable.</p>
<p>So if your family doesn’t feel it can afford to pay OOS rates in full for Michigan, that may not be a good school to keep on the list. If the calculators show that you do have need, more schools that meet need like SC, UVA and Penn should be on your list.</p>
<p>Penn is, by far, the best business school on your list even if you don’t apply to Wharton as you can take classes there. It as much, much better business recruiting than schools like Babson and Bentley. With a few more SAT points, depending on rank, you’d have a **** there as a legacy ED. Can’t you give your parents to visit orders? My kids have little problem with such edicts!</p>
<p>Like most good state schools, I see it as a great option for in state students. Bad option for anyone needing aid from OOS, and I’m not sure I’d personally choose it over many privates costing about the same.</p>