Help with college list

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello all...as the title suggests, I'd like help with my college list (crazy, eh?). So I guess the best place to start is listing what I have right now</p>

<p>UPenn/Wharton
Cornell
Southern Methodist University/Cox
University of Virginia
University of Texas Austin/McCombs Business Honors Program
Univ of Colorado Boulder/Leeds
Notre Dame
Miami (OH)
Washington & Lee
Richmond
Georgetown</p>

<p>I'd like to add some good fits and subtract some that don't seem to fit, but I don't know where to start. I know that I want SMU, UVA, Miami, and UPenn on my final list. Everything else is subject to elimination if it isn't a fit. </p>

<p>Some statistics: Hispanic Male, public TX high school, 3.83 UWGPA, 35 ACT</p>

<p>I'm looking to major in business (finance) at a college either in or near a city (Cornell and W&L are pushing the limits in this regard, but I'm from Texas so "near" means something different here). The surrounding area should also have a college town type feel to it. Internships should be readily available, and the school should be well-regarded both on the university level and at the B-school level. </p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>i don't have any other suggestions for you but honestly:</p>

<p>hispanic + 35 ACt = good shot anywhere</p>

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<p>Anyone? (10 char)</p>

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<p>Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and George Washington Univ. may be worth looking at. GW supposedly is great for merit aid and internships. University of Chicago does not have a business major for undergrads, but may still have a 3-2 program with the business school. Dartmouth has a business program, but I'm not sure if undergrads can major in finance. Some of the prestige schools encourage a major such as econ or math, and want you to enter business school later on the graduate level.</p>

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<p>The University of Virginia is not really near a city, although it's not as far out in the sticks as Cornell. Both Cornell and UVA are in nice college towns, though.</p>

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<p>OneMom - thanks for the suggestions. At Dartmouth, I think all undergrads major in Econ? If a school does not offer business, I would major in Econ, as long as that program is decent (I've heard good things about Dartmouth and Chicago Econ). </p>

<p>Marian - I like UVA's proximity to both DC and Richmond, and their campus is awesome. I've never visited Cornell so I don't know if I would like it up there or not.</p>

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<p>Georgetown or Brown could be good choices for you.</p>

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<p>gellino - I do not know much about Brown (other than # of students, Ivy League, Providence which I haven't visited). Any further information would be helpful.</p>

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<p>I wouldn't limit yourself to schools with a business major. Most of the best feeder schools into banks and MBA programs don't have business or finance majors - but rather Econ which gets them to the same place. I would looke at Dartmouth - its rural but the campus community is vibrant. Also, some of the best b-school placement and recruiting anywhere (#6 for # elite recruiters, #7 WSJ feeder, top 6 at HBS, Wharton, Columbia, and Stanford MBA (when size factored in). Actually not as rural as it seems (Local are about 100,000). Duke is similar in terms of top placement/ recruiting so it should probably be on your list as well. Also top for recruiting are Williams, Brown, Amherst, HYPS.</p>

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<p>slipper - thanks for the info. How far is Dartmouth from Boston (driving time)?</p>

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<p>Pretty far, lol. 2 hrs.</p>

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<p>LOL...2 hours is nothing. I live in Texas (Corpus Christi area). San Antonio is 2 hours.</p>

<p>Proximity to city: must be within 3 hours driving time, btw. That's what I mean by "near." I don't see myself going into the city everyday, unless the college is there. So anything within 3 hours is workable.</p>

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<p>Honestly I would not dwell on majoring in business, if you go Ivy (or similar) economics will get you to the same place in the end. after the top 10-15 or so schools, however, a business major is helpful. My advice is for your reaches focus on what you are looking for in a school. I suggest going to your local barnes and noble and getting the Fiske and Princeton Review guidebooks. They are the most accurate in my opinion when it comes to describing the atmospheres at different schools. </p>

<p>For your matches (schools ranked 15-25) I would focus on schools with business majors.</p>

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<p>I have the Fiske guidebook. Princeton Review...I'll go get that as soon as I can make it over to B&N. </p>

<p>slipper - thanks for your help. On the reaches, I will definetely consider Econ.</p>

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<p>If I were you I would explore the following as reaches (Econ):
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
Wharton</p>

<p>As moderate reaches (Econ):
Dartmouth
Brown
Amherst</p>

<p>As low reaches/ high matches (Econ):
Northwestern
Cornell</p>

<p>After this look to the business schools (Finance):
UVA
Michigan
Georgetown
Emory
UNC
UC-Berkeley
Notre Dame</p>

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<p>slipper, thanks! I'll substitute SMU in for Emory (not crazy about Atlanta, and SMU has good merit scholarship programs). But that looks like an excellent list and I can now look more to personality fits to decide which places to apply.</p>

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<p>thanks! BTW- I forgot Duke on that list</p>

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<p>No problem. Where would it fit in? Match? Reach?</p>

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<p>Along the lines of Brown, Dartmouth, Amherst. Basically a "reach" but I think you'll get in.</p>

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<p>Thanks :) (10 char)</p>