<p>Did your son apply to Carlson, because from what I’ve seen Carlson seems to be tougher to get into then the rest of the college</p>
<p>my daughter got in to Carlson, she is OOS and her stats were - weighted gpa-3.92, Sat- Cr- 690, M-760, W-740. She is in the honors program and received 37k in scholarships. Good luck!</p>
<p>I was accepted to both Carlson and Wisconsin …
I’m from WI, 3.9 UW GPA, 30 ACT, top 15%?, 8 APs, a couple extracurriculars + a business internship, and an award for accounting. No honors/scholarships.</p>
<p>I know people with considerably worse stats who got into Madison. I think you have a fair shot at getting in, but I guess you never know. Plus you would have to apply again to the business school after your first year. I don’t really know how picky Carlson is, but I think my stats are somewhat average.</p>
<p>Except for your GPA, a 3.9 uw. My biggest problem is GPA.</p>
<p>I have another question. Can I get my teacher recommendation from my Quiz Bowl coach. He’s a teacher at the school and he can really attest to my leadership qualities and such, but I have never had him as a teacher for a class. Can I still get him to do my teacher recommendation, because he could probably write me the best one out of all of my teachers</p>
<p>Yes, you can. Although I don’t think U-MN looks at recommendations.</p>
<p>Assuming I don’t apply to Minnesota, right now this is what I’m thinking.
Early Action: JMU, Maryland-College Park, Purdue
Regular Admission: Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Illinois, Maryland-Baltimore County.
If I don’t get into JMU Early, then I’ll apply to George Mason instead of Maryland-BC</p>
<p>I’m looking to apply to 3 schools early and 4 regular. The only schools that are locked in are JMU early because I’m pretty sure I can get in, and will be good to know that i got in somewhere early. The second is VTech, because it’s my #1 just because it’s in state. Any recommendations on where else I should apply. Some common schools people have told me to apply to are Penn State, Ohio State, and Boston Univ</p>
<p>I’m not sure why this thread is still active since you’ve seemingly written off your interest in Minnesota.</p>
<p>Anyways I see no issue getting into Missouri or Iowa.</p>
<p>Penn State is unlikely… I say that because of this graph: <a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart06.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart06.pdf</a></p>
<p>JMU is tough as well. I applied there regular decision last year (3.8 GPA/31 ACT) and was waitlisted (and eventually accepted). I don’t know if Early Decision is less competitive or if it’s because I’m out of state or what.</p>
<p>Wow really. Both JMU and Penn State, I know most people who have gotten in have gotten in with a 3.6-3.8. Also for JMU, apparently they look at strength of schedule a lot, and I have 10 AP Classes through high school and mostly everything else is honors, so I’m pretty sure JMU will be almost a safety school for me. And yeah, it is harder to get in Out of State in JMU, I’ve heard that. Also, I’m not writing off Minnesota, I’m actually still going to apply. I should have worded that better. I should have said, excluding Minnesota, what do you guys think about these other colleges that I’m considering applying to. Lastly, Missouri and Iowa are really far away, and I don’t know if I want to go that far. Also, they are both really really white, which scares me as I’m an indian teenager spoiled by the diversity of Northern Virginia.</p>
<p>Before you apply to Illinois, take a look at their admission stats. Hate to say it but I don’t think you have much of a shot there.</p>
<p>^ Illinois is a possiblilty. Some of their programs are really tough but they have a college similar to CLA that isn’t. It’s pretty much the same as Minnesota in terms of difficulty of getting in.</p>
<p>I’ve heard Illinois accepts a lot of people, and also I feel as if my strength of schedule will help me a lot…won’t it???</p>
<p>Well, the thing about Illinois is that it is a safety school for a LOT of people here. So even though the acceptance rate is high, it is a very strong pool of applicants… The average accepted from my school is a 4.1 GPA and a 31. Your GPA is a lot lower, and business is a VERY competitive school because the program is so highly ranked. I’m not saying you won’t get in, but if you were deferred or denied, I wouldn’t really be shocked.</p>
<p>you should apply priority, though. The nice thing is that you don’t have to send a transcript since they use the SAR.</p>
<p>My top 3 choices were Virginia Tech, Minnesota and Purdue. Most people I’ve met say I can make purdue. Can anyone else please confirm this, because I’d like to know that I have a good chance into getting into one of the schools i’d actually like to go to</p>
<p>I’m pretty certain you’ll get into “Purdue University” but not necessarily directly into their Krannert School of Business. </p>
<p>Assuming you’re a prospective business major, despite competition, Minnesota is the best school on that list.</p>
<p>So what would happen if I didn’t get into the Business school directly</p>
<p>^ At Minnesota or Purdue? At Minnesota you’d be in CLA for a year or so, kick ass, and transfer into Business. A ton of people do it. I don’t know how things work at Purdue but I’d imagine it’s a similar system but less competitive. Might wanna ask the people on the Purdue forum about that.</p>
<p>What I mean is what would I be doing major wise. Would I just be doing gen ed classes</p>
<p>You’d be working on core requirements. At the U of M, ALL students regardless of major have to complete the basic liberal arts and diversified core requirements, which consists of: (at the U of M, 3-4 credits usually constitutes one class)</p>
<p>Arts/Humanities -3 credits </p>
<p>Biological Science- 4 credits; must include lab or field experience</p>
<p>Historical Perspective- 3 credits</p>
<p>Literature- 3 credits</p>
<p>Mathematical Thinking- 3 credits</p>
<p>Physical Science- 4 credits; must include lab or field experience</p>
<p>Social Sciences- 3 credits</p>
<p>… and then there are “Designated Themes” courses you have to take:</p>
<p>Civic Life and Ethics- 3 credits</p>
<p>Diversity and Social Justice in the United States- 3 credits</p>
<p>The Environment- 3 credits</p>
<p>Global Perspectives- 3 credits</p>
<p>Technology & Society- 3 credits</p>
<p>This looks like a lot, but it’s not too bad because a LOT of courses overlap and fulfill two (if not three) requirements. For instance, I took an Art History course last semester which satisfied ** both ** the Arts/Humanities and the Historical Perspectives requirement while ALSO satisfied the Global Perspectives designated core theme requirement… so basically, if you’re strategic with your scheduling, you can complete all of these requirements in about two semesters. Some of them will be satisfied by courses required by your major. Maybe not so much in Carlson though.</p>
<p>So if you want to transfer into Carlson sophomore year, I’d focus on getting all of these done freshman year so that once you start Carlson you can solely focus on business. If you don’t finish the Lib Arts/Designated Theme reqs freshman year though, it doesn’t matter, because you can take these any time.</p>