<p>Hello all, time for S number two to finalize his college selections…</p>
<p>He is interested in Sports Management and is currently working with the following list of schools…</p>
<li>University of Delaware</li>
<li>Towson</li>
<li>Seton Hall</li>
<li>UConn</li>
<li>UMass Amherst</li>
<li>York College of PA</li>
<li>Ithaca</li>
<li>SUNY Cortland</li>
<li>Syracuse</li>
</ol>
<p>His SAT’s are Reading - 550, Math - 670, Writing - 590. SAT II’s so far are Math 1 - 700. He attends one of the specialized science public high schols in NYC and has a weighted average of 95 (the school doesn’t rank the class) with decent extracirriculars.</p>
<p>Syracuse would probably be a match - his GPA is good, but they're fairly big on extracurriculars, and his SATs are only average for the school. I'd say it's about a 50/50 chance. </p>
<p>Same with UConn, I'd say (they're getting more competitive). </p>
<p>That said, he should be in for sure at the rest. They seem like solid safeties.</p>
<p>Hi Alan- my d is a sport management major at SUNY Cortland. She likes the school- is pleased with the program-- so life is good. Your son's stats are fine for many of the schools listed above.</p>
<p>I think U Mass probably has the strongest reputation for sport management but I know Cortland and Ithaca have solid reputations too. As SM is a popular major, admittance into a program may not be a slam dunk,even if you do have the stats. I believe Cortland said they only took about 10 % of the kids who applied to be a sport management major. I think U Mass is an extremely competitive program too.</p>
<p>Sport Management is one of those majors where experience from Internships counts- My d interned for a Major League Lacrosse team this summer- I'm sure her background helped her secure that position. I know Cortland
e-mailed their SM students over the summer to see if they could work the Grand Prix at Watkins Glen (or some Nascar type thing) so the school does have good connections with the NYS sports community; though I am sure Ithaca is well connected too. Those schools are big sports rivals.<br>
The costs and atmosphere of Ithaca-Cortland-Syracuse-UMass etc are quite different- so it may be worthwhile to visit the schools and let your son form his own opinion.</p>
<p>we checked out York- d did not like the campus or town, so she did not even apply. If cost is a factor, SUNY Cortland is hard to beat.
If you need any additional info- just ask.</p>
<p>Dropped UConn from the list - their program was too small.</p>
<p>Went last weekend with S to visit UDel - S was very impressed with the school overall - the campus is beautiful. However we did come away with one concern - that being the way they have set up how you actually enter the Sports Management major - while you declare your intention coming in as a freshmen you need to compete with the other Sports Management freshmen for an official spot in the program at the end of your freshman year - and that's not guaranteed. They said for 2008 they expect to admit between 50 and 70 freshman into the program and those students will be competing for 40 to 50 spots as sophomores - and if you're one of the unlucky few you either need to pick a different major or transfer to another school...</p>
<p>As a comparison, I think SUNY Cortland admits you as a sport management major upon admission- but they did say, they only took about 10 % of those kids who applied. At least you know immediately whether you're accepted into the program or not.
not sure what the other schools do!!<br>
FYI- Ithaca-Cortland and Syracuse are pretty close to one another- so if you are checking out one of those schools, you may as well try to visit all 3.</p>
<p>U Del is a really nice campus. I've only heard good things about the school.</p>