I have been looking into it, there’s a full tuition one which is the one I meant, but I agree, highly unlikely. I have my doubts about being competietive enough for just admissions, and I’ll look into other schools. Thanks for the links
Could you elaborate? My parents own a second home which I put in the NPCs. WAnd I didn’t know that about Wake Forest. Thank you for the advice!
Second home means they have more assets and the # you saw ($35k) is likely understated. Hence your need is less than you think (in the college that requires a CSS eyes).
Someone correct me if I’m misinterpreting….
Thanks for the suggestions! I am looking into TCNJ as well but am pretty set on Rutgers for in state as they have a new free tuition program that is need-based, not merit.
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Would a SUNY or CUNY Baruch be an option?
Maybe take a shot at Lehigh or other meets full need schools.
St. Joes in Philly might have some full tuition scholarships.
If the NPCs asked about the second home and you entered the info, that should be ok. It’s the NPCs which don’t ask that might be incorrect (because the school is likely to include that asset in their assessment of your family’s need).
Strong accounting programs tend to appear at a variety of colleges . . . Georgetown, NYU, UPenn, Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern, Cornell, Lehigh, Temple, Penn State, Babson, Bryant, Hofstra, Fairfield, the CUNYs, Miami (OH). This potentially may help you, in that you can seek affordability across a range of school types.
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Rutgers sounds like a fabulous option, and I am sure that if you do well, you could work at a Big 4 after finishing from there. Also, take a really good look at TCNJ.
You’ve probably already seen this (or something similar), but it’s a list of which schools have the highest percentage of its accounting alumni at Big 4 firms.
These are schools from the list (or its honorable mentions) that would seem most in-line with what you’re looking for. If the school’s website doesn’t list what the max merit awards are, then I would reach out to them and ask:
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Wake Forest: Does have some full rides and substantial scholarships available
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Fairfield: Its largest merit awards top off around $25k, so insufficient
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Lehigh: Does have some full tuition scholarships available
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U. of Richmond: There are 25 Richmond Scholars per class…full tuition, room & board.
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Binghamton: There is definitely merit aid (and word is, Binghamton is trying to attract more top out-of-state students), but the website doesn’t indicate amounts
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Bryant: Merit aid is available, but the website doesn’t indicate amounts
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Villanova: The Presidential Scholarship offers full rides
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U. of Connecticut: The Academic Excellence and Leadership scholarships don’t list amounts, and the ones that do were for Connecticut students only (like the Stamps). Not overly optimistic about this one.
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U. of Missouri: Not in the northeast, but you would automatically receive in-state tuition based on your current stats, bringing in tuition, room & board to $23k. If you apply by December 1, you could also be eligible to compete for the Stamps (full ride), and I’d be pretty surprised if you didn’t get additional merit aid beyond the out-of-state tuition waiver.
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My daughter was inducted into the beta gamma sigma honor society at Rutgers junior year, needed to be in the top 7% of the business school. It was a nice lunch but she also got a $5000 scholarship.
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Completely agree with the posts above regarding Rutgers NB. Personally that would be my #1 recommendation to you. It’s a great school with very good placement outcomes post-graduation. You can simultaneously apply to Rutgers Newark with no additional effort.
Add TCNJ as a third option. I feel pretty confident you’ll get accepted to all 3 schools.
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I would apply as early as possible to any rolling admission school.
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As a partner in a large accounting firm I can tell you any of the colleges you list would be fine. There is a significant decrease in ACCT enrollment recently so the job market is fiercely to the student advantage. Go to the school that accepts all those AP credits to save you the year of tuition and make you CPA eligible after 4 years of college. Everyone here and your professors will tell you become exam eligible and go to the big 4 but most are gone within 4 years. Find some internships along the way and figure out where you fit in public/private. GL
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If you’re interested in accounting, the University of Texas is the #1 accounting program in the country. I believe they’ve been Top 2 for over 30 years.
Also, McCombs is 35% Asian if that is important to you (it’s similar to UMich Ross which is also 35% Asian). It’s extremely difficult to get in OOS and you mentioned you dont want to go south, but UT is very diverse.
Not sure if the finances work out but Austin is a booming city with amazing job opportunities.
Sorry for the late response but thank you for the input! I have read that UT has a really amazing accounting program and I have no issues with it diversity-wise because it’s in a big city but like you mentioned, it’s most likely not affordable since its out of state.
Thank you for the advice! You pretty much summed up what I’m aiming to do. Although, I’m not sure I’ll be able to qualify for the CPA right after my undergrad, even with my AP credits(most colleges don’t accept Seminar or Research). I’ve heard some people say they double major to get the 150 credits and others say they do community college or FEMA credits. What are your thoughts on that?
My daughter did the 5 year masters in accounting at Rutgers in 4 years with AP credits and taking 18 credits every semester.
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If you find a double major that you are interested in - you should do that. if not just find some credits affordably - gl
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