Need a Scholarship; 33 ACT; What schools to consider?

Paying for College
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<p>My brother is a bit late to the college admission process. So I hope to help him out. Our family, unfortunately, has little money available to help my brother pay for college. (aka, he is on his own- for the most part).</p>

<p>He has a 33 ACT, and a ~8% class rank at a good public HS in CO. (all ap's, sports, etc)</p>

<p>What are some colleges that he should consider where he would be eligible for a full ride (or close to it)?</p>

<p>Arizona St? University of Arizona? Baylor? etc (they don't need to be the best schools, but large schools-western is preferred- with a good/okay business program would be ideal)</p>

<p>Any help? </p>

<p>PS, he could probably get a 34 on the ACT if he took it again. How much would that help? (although for now consider it a 33).</p>

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<p>Don't know about geographical preferences, but he might get full tuition the University of Alabama and the CUNY schools in NYC.</p>

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<p>I had very similar stats. The best schools at giving me scholarships were large Southern public schools. </p>

<p>I got a full ride to LSU. Auburn, South Carolina and Alabama also give great scholarships (your brother should get at least full tuition) and have decent to good business schools. </p>

<p>It's unlikely a 34 over a 33 will make a big difference, but if he thinks he can do better, it's worth taking a shot at it. I started at 33 and my next/final was a 34.</p>

<p>If anything I said interested you, I'd be glad to elaborate. Good luck to your brother.</p>

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<p>go look at the pages on those specific schools. I'm almost positive ASU gives out massive scholarships (my brother goes there) but i'm not sure if there are too many of OOS. U of Arizona doesn't give out very huge OOS $ i dont think</p>

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<p>U of Alabama will give him full oos tuition (about $18k per year) scholarship with his ACT as long as he also has a 3.5 GPA (weighted is ok as long as its on transcript).</p>

<p>U of Alabama has a fine undergraduate and graduate business schools... The undergrad school is called the: Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration. With your brother's scores, he's likely eligible for some additional scholarships from that department. The Manderson Graduate School of Business is the name of the Graduate School.</p>

<p>He needs to apply ASAP (online $35 - VERY EZ and quick); He needs to apply for a scholarship (also online and EZ); He needs to have his transcript and his test scores sent) All needs to be done by Dec 1 - but I wouldn't wait until.. Do it all now, so you don't forget to do some part of the process. Doing it all now will give you time in case the school takes their time doing their part. </p>

<p>No essays are needed for application, and no recs are needed.</p>

<p>Rankings & Other Data of U of Alabama's Business School....
The undergraduate business program was ranked in the top 50 nationally in a recent U.S. News and World Report study.
The undergraduate accounting program was ranked in the top 20 nationally in recent Public Accounting Report rankings. </p>

<p>The Manderson Graduate School of Business was ranked 20th among approximately 350 public universities offering an M.B.A. degree, and ranked 9th in the country for the quickest investment recapture period in the recent rankings of graduate schools by Forbes magazine. </p>

<p>The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business earned three top-10 rankings in the most recent issue of The Princeton Review’s “Best Business School” guide. UA’s graduate business program ranked fourth for campus facilities, fifth for quality of professors and eighth for administration. </p>

<p>In a recent survey of more than 700 schools by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine, The University of Alabama was distinguished as one of the top schools for entrepreneurs. The Culverhouse College of Commerce ranked 20th in the list of top entrepreneurship schools. </p>

<p>An article in the Journal of Applied Finance places The University of Alabama’s finance department among the top two dozen or so universities producing doctoral graduates who go on to attain titled positions in finance education.
The finance department ranked 14th according to a study, titled “A Ranking of Teaching Quality in Finance Departments Based on Contributions in Financial Education Literature.” </p>

<p>A study published in the Journal of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association ranks The University of Alabama real estate program 28th in real estate research. The study also ranks Dr. Leonard Zumpano, professor of finance and director of the Alabama Real Estate Research and Education Center, among the top 50 individual authors who have published in the top three real estate journals based on the influence of research works as measured by citations</p>

<p>Your Bro's 33 ACT is good enough... And UA won't accept an ACT taken after October for scholarship consideration anyway (will take Nov SAT).</p>

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<p>males with his stats are sometimes sought after in liberal arts colleges where more females apply than males.
liberal arts colleges in areas that receive few applicants from Colorado might take a shine to him. a completely different experience that a large state college...and apparently not his first choice at this point....but worth researching. Small classrooms have > merit for some students. A school that has a southern/middle Atlantic feel and a sporty atmosphere with a top accounting track for instance is Wake Forest. Probably not heavily targeted by westerners. Do your family FAFSA to get a gander at what your family would be asked to pay if no full ride was offered.</p>

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<p>Why not CU-Boulder?</p>

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<p>Try DU (University of Denver), and look at the stickied thread in financial aid about common market schools -- there are quite a few in the WICHE consortium that apply to Colorado students. Arizona State is a good idea -- and their honors college has very generous awards based on a combination of ACT/gpa or SAT/gpa. </p>

<p>Might want to look at the "Colleges that Change Lives" list and pick out some liberal arts colleges where he'd be in the top 10% of their stats. St. Olaf has also been very generous with Colorado kids.</p>