<p>I'm a senior at a NY public school with a 3.6 uw GPA and a 4.1 w GPA. I have taken both the SAT and ACT once but plan on taking both again. I received an 1150 (math/cr). However I did terrible on the writing (490, which gives me 1640/2400). I also did terrible on the ACT (21). But I didn't study for either and plan to do so before I retake both.</p>
<p>Other schools that I am looking at are SDSU, UCSB, Cal Poly, and UCLA (going to need a miracle for that one). I think all of those schools are probably a bit of a reach since I'm an OOS student.</p>
<p>I'm looking for a school with a good social scene, many students, many parties, many activities to do off campus, nice campus, big sport school, and above average education.</p>
<p>Oh, I forgot to add. I'm most likely going to major in business admin and I plan on going to law school after I graduate.</p>
<p>You only need a heartbeat to get into ASU. Seriously. Trust me on this- I live in Arizona. I know some of the kids that end up there. And some of them honestly shouldn't be able to go a university their first year.</p>
<p>Oh, and just to let you know, the ASU business school is really good. :) I hear it's a lot of hard work, but it's very good (maybe not better than UCLA Anderson, but it's produced a lot of CEO's.)</p>
<p>FYI, the closest thing UCLA has in undergraduate business is its business economics program. Anderson, aside from an accounting minor, does not offer a program at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>actually...are you only interested in west coast schools? because, with what you described, some of the southern schools are right up your alley as far as atmosphere AND admissions go. let me know and i'll recommend some, because they are my specialty. :-)</p>
<p>ASU doesn't really impress me. i mean i don't have a good impression of it for some reason. never thought it was any good for anythin except...partying and girls. lol. </p>
<p>but in the end, it's what YOU MAKE of the college, not the other way around.</p>
<p>western/southern schools are not my specialty. lol can't recommend so...
but good luck!!</p>
<p>rlm89 I'd prefer to go to a western school since I plan on living in California when I'm older. But if you have some southern schools that you'd like to recommend, I'm all ears!</p>
<p>atrophicwhisper: I have not taken any SAT II's yet but I do plan on taking them before December. Also I'm not looking to go to business school at ASU, I just want to major in business admin. After I graduate I'd like to go to law school.</p>
<p>As Ned Flanders said, "Huh, looks like Heaven is easier to get into than Arizona State!"</p>
<p>Kidding aside, I think you should add USC to your list - especially if you can boost your SAT score. USC potentially will be more generous with financial aid than the UCs and CSUs. USC Marshall business school has a fantastic undergrad program.</p>
<p>ASU does have a good business school, though. You could also try U Arizona - which has a better academic reputation.</p>
<p>Other options I would check out:
Penn State
Wisconsin - Madison</p>
<p>US News World Report 2008 Best Undergraduate Business Programs
Rank/School Peer assessment score (5.0 = highest)</p>
<ol>
<li> University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 4.9 </li>
<li> Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan) 4.7 </li>
<li> University of California–Berkeley (Haas) * 4.5 </li>
<li> University of Michigan–Ann Arbor * 4.5 </li>
<li> New York University (Stern) 4.3 </li>
<li> U. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) * 4.3 </li>
<li> Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 4.2 </li>
<li> University of Texas–Austin (McCombs) * 4.2 9. Univ. of Southern California (Marshall) 4.1 </li>
<li> University of Virginia (McIntire) * 4.1 </li>
<li> Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley) * 4.0 </li>
<li> Cornell University (NY) 3.9 </li>
<li> Emory University (Goizueta) (GA) 3.9 </li>
<li> Ohio State University–Columbus (Fisher) * 3.9 </li>
<li> U. of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign * 3.9 12. Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison * 3.9 </li>
<li> Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) 3.9 18. Pennsylvania State U.–University Park (Smeal) * 3.8 </li>
<li> Univ. of Minnesota–Twin Cities (Carlson) * 3.8 </li>
<li> University of Notre Dame (IN) 3.8 </li>
<li> Georgetown University (McDonough) (DC) 3.7 </li>
<li> Purdue Univ.–West Lafayette (Krannert) (IN)* 3.7 21. University of Arizona (Eller) * 3.7 </li>
<li> Univ. of Maryland–College Park (Smith) * 3.7 25. Arizona State University (Carey) * 3.6 </li>
<li> University of Washington * 3.6</li>
</ol>
<p>"good social scene, many students, many parties, many activities to do off campus, nice campus, big sport school, and above average education."
Ah, your interests are just like mine aside from unmentioned ECs and potential major. (I can't understand why people want a college the size of their high school! I'm not interested in seeing the same 10 people at student clubs, parties, etc.) PSU at University Park excels in all of these areas. It offers the quintessential college experience in an unbelievably wonderful town. I highly recommend it if you can raise your SAT/ACT score to around 1800/28. Certainly doable with some studying. The business school may have higher averages, however.</p>
<p>The online application is quick and easy so it's a good backup even if you're interested in other schools. You would receive a decision by the end of January so that's a huge plus. No ECs are considered except in borderline cases, so admissions is for the most part weighted GPA (you're fine) and SAT.</p>
<p>As a side note, I find your writing score highly amusing considering the amount of people I know who cannot capitalize their I's yet score well above average. Oh, that silly, ridiculous, meaningless section.</p>
<p>To UCBChemEGrad: I highly doubt that I will get accepted to USC. I'd have to raise my SAT or ACT a ton. Also, I'm not sure if my weighted GPA will matter since they're from honors classes and not AP classes.</p>
<p>To aaa12321: I would like Penn State if it was out West. I'm also not a big fan of Pennsylvania. I also laughed when I saw my writing score. I think I have better grammar than most of the students in my school.</p>
<p>well, places like auburn, uga, 'bama, and ole miss are great. admissions (besides for georgia) are generally not difficult. the honors colleges at each school are decent, the parties and social scene are legendary (ole miss is the number two party school in the country!), the student bodies are large and spirited, and the sports are a huge deal. the campuses are generally beautiful. in your description for what you're looking for in a school, you basically describe these schools to a T!</p>
<p>for a school with good internship opportunities, you want somewhere with strong alumni connections. asu does not have those to the extent that places like auburn and ole miss do.</p>
<p>If you're looking at the West Coast, you may also want to consider University of Oregon (my top choice) and University of Washington. I am a good student (3.9 uw gpa and 2300 sat score), yet I have no interest in private schools. I've visited both UO and UW and they are very nice schools. ASU is a decent school with a great business program. The campus is kind of ugly and from what I've heard, it's a big commuter school. I know that Oregon has a lot of geographic diversity.</p>