<p>I have been researching schools lately and can't really find many that fit my needs and criteria. I want to major in finance. I am looking for two or three more schools that are fairly prestigious overall, have a good business program, and are not very expensive (either a state school or have good financial aid). So far I am going to apply Penn State and the Naval Academy (although I won't be able to major in finance).</p>
<p>What are some schools that I have even an outside shot at getting into with these statistics?</p>
<p>Pennsylvania Resident
SAT: 720M, 550V, 610W (I was all over the map)
GPA: 3.82W
ECS: Student Council (VP 11, Pres 12), Wrestling, Cross Country (Capt), Class Officer (Treasurer), Church Youth Group
Class Rank: 29 / 240ish</p>
<p>Thank you for any ideas or suggestions.</p>
<p>University of Maryland-College Park
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Texas-Austin
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor</p>
<p>All top notch schools, and their financial aid departments are known for making education affordable for many families.</p>
<p>What do you think my chances at these schools would be? (Especially Michigan and Texas)</p>
<p>Michigan and Texas will be sizeable reaches. UM will be a reach, and UIUC will be a slight reach...</p>
<p>What would be a good goal for the upcoming June SAT? I'm pretty confident I can raise my verbal to about 600. (Total 1320) Would this put me in a better position for these schools, or do you still think they are fairly large reaches?</p>
<p>Also, can I place Penn State on my safety list, considering I am in-state and they are very numbers-driven?</p>
<p>UMich and Texas will still be sizeable reaches. Maryland will be a slight reach, and UIUC will be a match.</p>
<p>After looking at Texas and Michigan, I like the business prestige Michigan brings and the simulation trading room Texas offers. I guess I can always apply ED to one. Which school would I have a better shot at getting into ED?</p>
<p>Michigan and Texas don't have ED. Both are rolling. Just apply at the VERY BEGINNING. That will give you the best shot. The problem with Texas is that, any Texas student in the top 10% of their graduating class AUTOMATICALLY gets into UT-Austin. That's your biggest competition.</p>
<p>Okay....So I took the SATs again yesterday (mainly to try to get a perfect on the math). However, I think I did pretty well on both the verbal and math sections. I have a pretty good feeling about the follwoing scores: 800M 600V</p>
<p>What would my chances be now, with these updated (projected) statistics? Again, I want to major in finance.</p>
<p>Pennsylvania Resident
SAT: 800M, 600V, 610W
GPA: 3.82W
ECS: Student Council (VP 11, Pres 12), Wrestling, Cross Country (Capt 11,12), Class Officer (Treasurer), Church Youth Group
Class Rank: 29 / 240ish</p>
<p>University of Texas-Austin
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Penn State University-University Park
University of Virginia
Georgetown University (should I even bother?)
United States Naval Academy</p>
<p>Thanks again for your input and suggestions.</p>