<p>I am a junior in high school, my residing state being nc. MY GPA IS A 3.9 unweighted and a 4.6 weighted. I am 25 of 295. I got a 24 on the act and a 1140 for the sat in critical reading plus math. Overall. I got a 1700. I want to major in accounting. These are the colleges im considering....</p>
<p>MS
(MSU, USM, ALCORN, SOUTHERN MISS)</p>
<p>NC
(Nc state, APPALACHIAN STATE, Uncc)</p>
<p>ANY SUGGESTIONS or comments about these schools?!</p>
<p>You will get into all of them. (99% sure)</p>
<p>Why UNC-Charlotte ? UNC-Asheville is better. </p>
<p>UNC-Asheville and NCSU are probably on the same level.</p>
<p>Appalachian and other MS universities are pretty behind with the exception of Ole Miss.</p>
<p>With such a high GPA, it would be a shame if you don’t retake the SAT to increase your score and start shooting for better schools. You’re GPA is great assuming your high schools is a decent high school and your course load has decent AP courses, a good SAT will help you get into significantly better schools.</p>
<p>@xtremepower i figured i would get into them but i want a significant amount of financial aid. Also how much diversity does unca have? That plays a little role…</p>
<p>@informative Yes i do plan on retaking the tests(both of them), most likely for scholarships though</p>
<p>Wolfpack (red and white)</p>
<p>Tell me about NC State? ^</p>
<p>Rankings are one way of assessing a school. App State and UNC are large state universities. UNC A is a small liberal arts college. It’s a fraction of the size of the other two. Students can get a good education at any of these, but some prefer one type of college over the other.
In general, the more selective a college, the less it awards merit aid. The most selective colleges only award need based aid. You can apply to as many in state schools as interest you, Maybe you know this already but you can apply through the College Foundation of NC website so you don’t have to fill out a completely different application for each school. You would still need to pay the application fees, but if this is hard to do, your guidance counselor may advise you on possible fee waivers.
Your GPA is great and hopefully your scores will improve on a retake. The schools you listed are are possibilities for admission. Consider adding UNC G , NC A&T, and NCCU to your list because of the possibility of merit aid there with ACT scores over 27, 28 and your GPA. Also include any schools in MS that you may also qualify for merit aid at. You can decide where to go when you know where you are accepted and the costs. Rankings are one way of making choices, but many good students consider finances in their choices.</p>
<p>Thank you @pennylane, but those schools are on the bottom of my list. I’ll try to raise my scores first…</p>
<p>Yes, they aren’t your top choices. I mentioned them as options because of the financial picture and the idea of a “financial safety”. You mentioned merit aid and I’m not sure if there is the possibility of need based aid. Even with need/merit based aid, the financial aid offerings can vary from school to school- even with the same student. Often you don’t know the details until you are accepted- and by that time, it’s too late to go back and apply to other schools.
Each spring there are posts from students who wonder if they can afford their college and some who ask about choosing the more affordable college over a higher ranked one. There is no right answer to that question and I know students who have chosen either way depending on their personal circumstances.
The more selective a college, the harder it is to get merit aid, because a top student is one of many top students. How would you pick one out? I agree that you have the potential to get accepted at many schools, but your chances of receiving merit aid are highest at the schools where you are well at ,or over, the top.
I agree that you should aim high on your list and have the ability to raise your scores. It will open more choices for you.
When financial aid is a major concern, it’s a good idea to have some schools that will likely be affordable on the list- since so much is unknown until acceptance. At that time, hopefully your choices both with acceptance and financial aid- will include many schools.</p>
<p>So you are you are saying I should apply to those schools too just in case the financial aid at the others is too low? That sounds good, uncg maybe, but what about east/west carolina? Ill look into the others…</p>
<p>Haha the title is called ( lets narrow it down but my list is only getting longer :P</p>
<p>Yes, schools approach financial aid differently. Some only focus on financial need. Some will meet full financial need and some don’t. Also FA can be a combination of loans/grants/work study and some students want to minimize debt. Also admission is at best unpredictable so it is good to have schools on the list where the likelyhood of admissions is high.
UNCG is a a good choice for location. It has an honors college and it is diverse. While admission to the college isn’t highly selective, admission to the honors college is more selective. I’m not familiar with WCU or ECU.
It’s OK that the list is larger- and the CFNC website makes it easy to apply- except for the fees that can add up. Many scholarship deadlines are early in the year- and it may not be possible to know all you want about a school by then, but if you apply you can learn more later. Don’t apply anywhere you are certain you wouldn’t want to go, but consider applying to the schools that may be good fits for you. You have until May to decide. Once the school has your information on file, you will receive mailings about open houses and information of interest to you. You can get info by applying or filling out your name and info on the websites if there is a place for “request more info”. Also look out for any college fairs near you in the fall to talk to admissions reps.</p>
<p>Yes, thank you for your response. I have a friend who just got accepted into UNCG and we had almost the same statistics, except my GPA was a little higher.</p>
<p>According to the UNCG website for the honors college ( an additional application to the admissions one which every student can apply to) " In order to be eligible to apply, incoming freshmen applicants must have either a minimum 1200 Math + Verbal SAT score, a 27 ACT score, or a 3.8 high school GPA "</p>
<p>Students do, and should, focus on academics for college acceptance, but finances play a part in the family’s decision as well. I would bet there are good students at just about every college in the country. We sometimes know a student’s GPA and stats which correlate with college attendance, but we will almost never know the financial picture of any student. These things tend to be complicated and private. Of course, we are always impressed when a student attends a top school, but I’ve seen students with almost identical stats attend a variety of schools for just as many reasons. As well as academics, finances are a reason, so I do stress this if people ask me about where to apply.
I found this book to be very helpful and the chapter on finances explains things well. “College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step” Mamlet & VanDeVelde ( I have no personal connection to it).</p>
<p>So you get can get into honors college based on gpa alone or is it with scores</p>
<p>It looks like your GPA alone qualifies you- as it says you need one of the criteria to apply. Also, UNCG has rolling admissions- first applications get reviewed when they are submitted. Applying early gets an early review and decision. Your can apply to both the college and the honors college when the applications open- since honors will likely fill up- and find out quickly that you are accepted. If you take any ACT/SAT tests later on you can update that info and send scores to the school.</p>
<p>You have been excellent help!</p>
<p>Thank you. Best wishes to you on your college search and for your success.</p>
<p>Thank you and you do the same…</p>