To begin with, a little about myself. I am a male attending a protestant, private day school in North Carolina. My school is well accredited and does an alright job in terms of college placement- we send a few to religious schools each year, a few to state schools, a few to our states flagship, and occasionally a few to a good LAC or top 50. I’ve maintained a decent GPA for my four years, somewhere around a 3.5-3.75, however I know I haven’t put in the work that would be required at the colleges I have been accepted into. My studying occurs twice during the school year: midterm exams and final exams. My test scores are somewhat odd, I took the ACT once and my scores were all over the place. A 36 on reading, a 28 on science and english and a 26 on math. I have applied to a somewhat long list of schools, well over 10. I’ve been accepted to each as of yet with exception to Butler’s pre-pharmacy program (I applied two months late, and I’m guessing that would be the reason why I was denied). A few of the schools I’ve been accepted into: Rhodes, Sewanee, Elon, Hobart William Smith, and Centre. I am waiting to hear back from Union College in NY and UNC-CH. Now onto my questions.
Out of each of the colleges listed which would be the most marketable/lucrative in terms of a degree in Finance/Economics?
What is the workload I can expect coming from four years of not studying jumping into the competitive atmosphere of each of the colleges listed?
What can I do during the remaining months of the school year and summer to better prepare myself for college?
Which of the colleges listed have the best alumni network?
How important is name recognition in terms of future job prospects?
Which of the schools listed is the most up and coming?
Any other advice would be most appreciated! Thanks to all of you guys.