I need to add a few more schools...

College Search & Selection
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<p>I was pretty set on my list of schools to apply to, but now my parents think that I should add 1 more safety and 1 more match/reach school. Can you guys help me out? Just base your responses on the schools already on my list, which are:</p>

<p>University of Pennsylvania (ED)
Villanova University (EA)
Georgetown University
Lehigh University
Northwestern University
Boston College
Washington University in St. Louis
Marist College
The College of New Jersey (in-state)</p>

<p>btw, I am planning on pursuing a business major. One of the schools i was considering adding was William and Mary. So let me know what you think! Btw, if you have any comments on my current list, those are welcome too.</p>

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<p>20 views and no comments? =/</p>

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<p>Well, many people I know who liked Georgetown also liked GW and American (normally with GW as a match and American as a safety, though of course that depends on your specific stats). I don't know about a business major at either of those, though.</p>

<p>Maybe Emory as a match/reach?</p>

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<p>St Louis University as a safety. The kids who go there can cross register at Wash U. Jesuit. Sort of fits your list, and a safety for kids with high stats.</p>

<p>Nine specialties in the undergrad business major.
<a href="http://business.slu.edu/undergrad/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://business.slu.edu/undergrad/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>thanks for the responses. </p>

<p>I thought about Emory, but I'm not too interested in going to Georgia. I may look into American/GW though</p>

<p>And for a safety, I would like a school that is relatively close to NJ.</p>

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<p>no one else? =(</p>

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<p>American and GW are pretty good for business. And American would probably be a safety.</p>

<p>How about Indiana?</p>

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<p>And for your other match/reach...Bucknell is sort of similar to Lehigh.</p>

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<p>You may have already seen this, but if not, perhaps this business school ranking from businessweek could help you? <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/07/undergrad/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/07/undergrad/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Looking over that, I noticed Loyola college in Maryland, which might work as a safty for you as well. It's a pretty campus, and Baltimore doesn't suck as much as people say ;) (I have a friend who goes there and really likes it. And apparently the dorms ar eREALLY nice). Also, maybe BU?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.rowan.edu/provost/academic_affairs/admissions/acadprograms/busi_hrmgmt.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.rowan.edu/provost/academic_affairs/admissions/acadprograms/busi_hrmgmt.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Di you rule out Rutgers? Maybe Rowan in Glassboro NJ could be a safety for you. They are great for engineering but also have six plus business programs.
Business: Entrepreneurship
Business: Finance
Business: Human Resources Management
Business: Management
Business: Management Information Systems (MIS)
Business: Marketing</p>

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<p>It might be easier if you posted stats so it'll be easier to match you up. Also, what are you looking for in a school?</p>

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<p>Why not Rutgers?</p>

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<p>SAT: 2190 (770 M, 650 CR, 770 W) but retaking in October
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 770 Math IC, 630 US History
GPA: ~3.7 UW, 4.7/4.8 W (very competitive public high school)
Rank: 5/30 (again, very competitive school)
EC's: I won't go into details, but they are pretty typical. Nothing outstanding, a few leadership positions, some volunteering, jobs, etc.
no APs because my school doesn't offer them, but an all honors curriculum that everyone must follow (we only get to choose our electives, which for me is Spanish).
by graduation, i will have taken 4 classes at the local community college</p>

<p>I am looking for a school that is about medium sized, like between 2000 and 10,000 undergrads. Not too far from NJ (I already have Northwestern and WashU, I don't want any more that are too far), but not too close to home either (I want to live on campus). I want to pursue a business major, specifically a finance/international business double major if possible, but a school with a good econ program is just as good. I also may be interested in international relations, because I want to travel for a living. </p>

<p>I want the school to be friendly and not too cut-throat. A good sports program is a plus. I basically just want a school that is well-rounded and will provide a good undergraduate experience for me. If you need more info, look at my list of schools.</p>

<p>And thanks for the responses, keep 'em coming!</p>

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<p>And to be more specific about the geographic range...</p>

<p>As far south as North Carolina, as far north as MA/NY, as far west as PA, so basically east coast</p>

<p>And I would prefer suburban, and urban is fine, but rural is a no-no.</p>

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<p>Boston U, Drexel, Temple</p>

<p>If you're applying EA to Villanova, I STRONGLY encourage you to visit the campus, the classrooms, the library, and the dorms, and taste their food.</p>

<p>I loved the campus, hated the classrooms/library/dorms/food. People have different tastes so try to visit if you can.</p>

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<p>Providence College and Fordham would be a decent safeties (better than Marist). I agree with Bucknell being a nice match. Wake Forest?</p>

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<p>I thought rutgers was the unspoken safety for everyone in our school? Didn't you get the memo? Should I send you a copy? You know what, I'll do that anyway.<br>
"hello did you get the memo?"<br>
Op if you're not getting this yet think of spanish class. </p>

<p>to get back on topic: just tell your parents noone from our school has ever been rejected from tcnj. especially no one in the top of the class. hm...besides that..fordham? ah i didn't see tourguide suggest fordham before. Bucknell is a lot like Lehigh though which is good. Lehigh has an awesome honors business/engineering program that you should look into. You can apply to it and still apply to the normal business program so there's no harm in that.</p>

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<p>alright, as of now, I think my safety is going to be Loyola College in Maryland. </p>

<p>as for my match/reach school, these are my options right now:
Dartmouth
Vanderbilt
William and Mary
Rice</p>

<p>any comments on these selections?</p>