Offer me some schools. TY!

I’m from the Northeast, have a 88 gpa so far. (Junior year). I also have a 1500 SAT and a 34 ACT. My SAT2 tests are great, and i have solid ec’s. (Have done a lot of volunteering/internships, have a couple teams and a longtime rugby player who won a city championship in middle school. (continue to play, but not on a team now for rugby :(( ) )

I want to major in finances, but have heard from my cousin who majored in econ, that I should follow him because econ has a wider spread in case I ever want to switch.

Would love if you guys offered me some schools! Only one’s I’ve done research on is Babson and Nova. But tbh I don’t even know my chances on those lol. My naviance shows pretty nice for those 2 schools however, especially for early action, so who knows.

Babson and Nova seem like good choices. Nova has gotten a lot more popular in recent years, so has become more competitive. You certainly seem like a reasonable candidate.

What is your financial situation? Will you be looking for financial aid? That is often a major consideration. The possibilities I describe are mostly made without regard to financial aid.

U Mass Amherst seems like a school to look at, especially if you are from MA. University of Pittsburgh seems like a good match school that offers business and econ. Temple University offers the same and, like Nova, is in Philadelphia. Both of these are urban options.

Bucknell also offers both. It might be more of a reach, but a reasonable one. I believe you must state your intended major in the application, which can affect admission, and might mean you have to switch into a major after you arrive. For example, you put econ down as your intended major but then decide you want to switch over to the business school. Bucknell is fairly isolated, in a very small town. It’s pretty much the opposite local environment from Pittsburgh or Temple. The Bucknell campus is very beautiful, with an affluent, preppy vibe, if that’s a positive or negative.

I’m not sure if your 88 GPA would translate to a 3.5. I’m thinking not, but I’m not sure. If so, you might be eligible for merit aid at Miami of Ohio, which also has business and econ. Here’s a simple chart for this past year’s class. Note these numbers make you eligible; aid is not guaranteed. Also, note the early deadline. Other schools also have early financial aid deadlines.

http://miamioh.edu/admission/merit-grid/

Also, most state public state flagships would offer business and econ if you are willing to go farther away. Some, like UVA, UNC, Michigan, etc., are extremely competitive, but many would certainly be good possibilities for you. Also, so would other large public universities, like Purdue, NC State, Virginia Tech, Michigan State, etc. These will be pricey for OOS students and aid will be pretty limited in most cases. But you can run the net price calculator (NPC) for any that look interesting.

Good luck!

For general economics, which could include finance courses, consider some of the more highly placed schools from this analysis: https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.uslacecon.html. Trinity, for example, could be one option.

For finance specifically, add Bentley and Lehigh as schools to research.

any region or price limits/ ranges?

I don’t have any region personally. I’m willing to go to most places, but sticking to the coasts for the most part. Only digression would be if I got into Wash U. (my brothers undergrad), but I doubt it lol.

In terms of prices, that is something I would probably have to update later unfortunately.

Wake Forest and UMiami have economics/finance in their business schools

Please ask your parents how much they will pay each year for college. That answer will largely determine where you should apply.

What is your home state

new york. My brother went to Wash u if that’s helpful lol. Probably less money than that, but you get the idea

Look into University of Richmond. I could see you being interested in that school. Also, worth a look at Providence College and Wake Forest. Good luck!

University of South Carolina has a really good business program to look into. Plus with a 1500 you’re likely to get a decent scholarship.