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<p>The distinction between “liberal arts” and “vocational” majors is not so clear cut. Some majors which are usually considered “liberal arts” have fairly obvious “vocational” directions, such as art practice, music, creative writing, foreign language/culture/literature, and statistics (this does not mean that the job and career prospects are necessarily good).</p>
<p>University of Richmond has what you’re looking for…LAC with separate, well respected business school.</p>
<p>There are many small universities with the “feel” of a LAC that also offer business degrees. Two examples: University of Evansville (enrollment about 3000) and Truman State (about 6000). The OP would be a solid candidate at either.</p>
<p>Also, check out Santa Clara University (the Jesuit one, not the UC). It has a very good business school as well as a fairly rigorous core requirement. It also has 5,000 students so about twice as large as the average LAC, but not Ohio State sized either. The 25%/75% SATs are (according to the 2012 Princeton Review) are 560-660 CR and 590-690 Math, (average GPA 3.6) so if you can get your SATs up a bit, this school is probably a match for you.</p>
<p>Have you tried taking the ACT? You might do better than the SAT. If you can raise your scores, you may have a shot at Chapman, which is one of the top regional universities.</p>
<p>i’m definitely applying to santa clara university and american university. i’ve looked into bentley, but I feel that I’m still unsure. I’ve heard a lot that bentley university requires you to be really business oriented and i’m not. i know i can double major it with a liberal arts but ehh… the school’s just not me. </p>
<p>and as for taking the act instead of the sat… i’ve honestly put so much time and effort into the sat that i don’t really want to bother studying for something new like the act you know? i studied for months on before the june sat and i’m studying another two months before now for the nov. sat.</p>
<p>some times ACT gives a different slant from SAT. My DD had a lowish SAT, around 2000 but her ACT is 34 so she is going to a high selective college.</p>
<p>with SAT at around 560 avg, you will have problems to get into selective colleges.</p>
<p>Redscarlett11 - It looks like you are on the right track. Please keep us informed this year on where you apply and end up, as my son has similar interests to you, so we will be doing a similar exercise in 2 years.</p>
<p>Bryant in Rhode Island is an interesting mix of business and liberal arts. They require you to major/minor in the different schools; i.e., if you major in business, you must have a liberal arts minor, and vice versa.</p>
<p>Might look at Holy Cross which is SAT optional.</p>
<p>to artsloverplus:</p>
<p>I totally understand… like I’ve gotten a lot of suggestions to take the ACT instead, but to be honest, i really don’t have time to study for a whole new test the month before the ACT considering my schedule is really rigorous and i have college essays. but thanks for the suggestion though! most of the colleges on my list are pretty selective… with 50% selected. a lot of the average sat’s are from 500-650’s so i think i have a good shot in some! And I’m doing the American U test-option plan too so i’m not submitting my sat scores. (and to par72 i will def. be looking into holy cross too!) </p>
<p>currently i’m applying to USF, SCU, American U, Syracuse U, U Portland, Willamette U, Boston U, Drexel U, and U of Pacific. not the most selective colleges, but still pretty selective. thanks for the suggestions though</p>
<p>This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks everyone for their suggestions!</p>
<p>I’m personally looking to combine and LAC experience with my interest in marketing/communications. This makes me feel more at ease in that I don’t have to pick between either of them.</p>
<p>If people have more recommendations, please go ahead :)</p>
<p>Millsaps is an LAC with a business school.</p>
<p>OP:</p>
<p>Didn’t you ask for LAC’s with Business programs? I suggested Univ of Richmond, which is quite selective…you are applying to BU and Syracuse?? Not LAC’s by a longshot!</p>
<p>Lake Forest College (outside Chicago) [Economics</a> and Business at Lake Forest College](<a href=“http://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/programs/economics/]Economics”>Economics, Business, and Finance | Lake Forest College)</p>
<p>College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
[School</a> of Business - College of Charleston](<a href=“Page not found - College of Charleston”>http://sb.cofc.edu/)</p>
<p>I would suggest taking a look at Wake Forest, and the SAT optional may help you. They are liberal arts but also have a really good business school, so you could look in to it. :)</p>
<p>OP, Can you afford all the schools you are applying to? Are you looking for any kind of aid?</p>
<p>well I DEFINITELY need financial aid. </p>
<p>and Yes those are the schools that I’m applying to but university of richmond is a school that i’ve definitely been looking into.</p>
<p>redscarlett11:</p>
<p>I’m going to be a Debbie Downer here…</p>
<p>Needing financial aid and qualifying for financial aid are 2 totally different things. You may need aid but you may not actually qualify for much or any aid. Calculate your EFC with your parent(s). Can your parent(s) afford to pay the EFC?</p>
<p>USF, SCU, American U, Syracuse U, U Portland, Willamette U, Boston U, Drexel U, and U of Pacific are all expensive private schools or will be expensive if you are OOS for the public. I don’t believe that any of them meet full need (up to your EFC) nor will they meet need without loans. Are you prepared to take out what could possibly be a significant amount of loans?</p>
<p>Which of these is your financial safety? Everyone needs at least one.</p>
<p>USF is definitely a financial safety for me. If i do decide to go to USF, i will stay at home and live with my parents until junior and senior year. it’s not a huge problem for me. plus i love USF it’s a great school.</p>
<p>as for drexel, pacific, portland, and willamette… those are the schools that have offered me to apply with a fee waiver so i don’t have to write any extra essays or pay to apply or get letters of reccomendations. </p>
<p>the rest of the schools I’ve looked a lot into over the summer and they seem like great schools that typically give financial aid- with the exception of american university. </p>
<p>i’ve looked a lot into their financial aid options and it seems doable to my family and I. but if i don’t get enough… there is always USF. I’m not banking on getting a lot of financial aid, but i know i will at least get some sort of financial aid. I’ve looked into cal states and something about them just doesn’t intrigue me and the same goes for UC’s. a lot of them are really research and science oriented schools. </p>
<p>the reason I’m applying to mostly privates is because i know they will give more money to me than UC’s. But as I said before… there’s always USF as my financial safety.</p>