<p>my sat's are 1490/2230, gpa is 3.9/4.2
i have the leadership, etc. </p>
<p>what schools in the new york area (maybe on the eastern side) would be good matches and might offer merit aid, which is a must.. without half scholarship or more, it'll be very difficult for me to attend. </p>
<p>also... aside from new york, i like jersey, connecticut, and boston..</p>
<p>hows UConn? better or worse that Conn College? What about TCNJ.. are all the kids instate.. meaning it'd be weird for a louisiana student to end up there?</p>
<p>i want to major in finance or something business related, while doing pre-med advising.. </p>
<p>pleaseee help, all of my deadlines are approaching and i need some advice.</p>
<p>If you are URM you would have a shot at Columbia and Princeton. Actually even without, you would stand as good of a chance as anyone else.</p>
<p>I know Columbia and Princeton seem like schools for the rich or whatever... but this is ABSOLUTELY NOT THE CASE. Columbia/Princeton are both 100% need-blind, if you get in, they will make sure you can afford the school. In fact both Columbia and Princeton rank in the top 10 for least debt upon graduation. Average for both ~$10,000 after 4 years. Roughly 50% of Columbia is on financial aid. If your parents make less than $60,000 @ Princeton i believe you don't have to pay anything, and @ Columbia it's basically nothing.</p>
<p>Uconn is located in a very rural area and the school is actually building their own college town! Conn College and TCNJ are top ranked LACs. You can't go wrong with any of the schools mentioned in the above posts. Its just what you prefer large vs. small. Fordham has a beautiful campus and is a highly respected school. The school is located in the Bronx and they provide van service to NYC from the campus. There are a lot of kids from this area that go there and I have honestly never heard a bad thing about this school. Everyone is very happy there. It is also close to the Bronx Zoo. I am under the impression that all of these schools may be good with merit money. Also, check out BU, Tuffs and Holy Cross. I have heard that they are supposed to be good with merit aid also. You have excellent chances at any school you look at. Good luck!</p>
<p>In at NYU easily. Ide say even in at Stern. In at Vassar, colgate,and hamilton. Yeah, if u are URM, you are probably in at HYP. In at boston college.
Ur stats are stellar</p>
<p>Hmmm... Well, on merit aid--- if you are looking at small colleges, in Pennsylvania, I know Muhlenberg, Franklin and Marshall, and Gettysburg give out merit aid. Also, check out Lafayette College & Villanova University.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a full-ride scholarship, the University of Scranton considers any applicant over a 1400 for a full-ride. They have an OUTSTANDING pre-med program (well-reputable in northeastern PA) and a strong business program.</p>
<p>I'd pass on TCNJ. Folks from NJ are a little tough to take even in small numbers. And most of them will agree with this statement. That's why there are lots of students from NJ at every single college in the Northeast, and just about everwhere else for that matter.</p>
<p>Rensselaer is a school in New York that offers great merit aid packages (and a lot of them). RPI is more well known for engineering, but I think they have a decent business program.</p>
<p>First of all, your SAT scores and GPA are excellent. Your SAT scores/GPA are actually in range for HYPBDC, and the most selective LACs. Depending on the type of school that you are interested in (LAC or large comprehensive university), you may want to look at colleges in up-state New York: Syracuse, Ithaca College, Colgate and Hamilton come to mind. All of these offer need-based financial aid, and some also offer merit aid. Additionally, being from Louisiana gives you a slight edge at many of the schools in the northeast who are looking for geographic diversity. Good luck!</p>
<p>My only comment is that you seem to be missing match/ high match schools. You have Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth and then there's a pretty big gap between those and the rest of the schools. If I were you I would add some schools in between, perhaps Tufts, Colgate, Middlebury, Vassar, etc.</p>
<p>I don't think those schools are safeties if you are looking for merit aid since it appears you would not qualify for need based aid. Within larger universities you have smaller colleges and some have higher SAT averages than the others so for instance a school's business or engineering school may have higher stats than tourism or education/teaching. I know this is not always true but when you look at the colleges within the large universities web sites it seems to be the case. Lehigh gives merit aid as does BU. NYU gives some but not as much as others. Don't know about Fordham. UCONN is a state school so I'd be surprised if they offer merit aid to OSS. But check their site. Usually if you search on the school's web site under merit scholarships they give the averages of students that are offered each type. Many large schools have Honors Programs so even at schools where you might get a full ride you'd be in with an Honors group with similar stats. I think you have a shot at all these schools and should stay open minded and see what they offer you.</p>