<p>DS3 is starting his college visits as a sophomore. It's our first child looking at a business major. He has a 4.0 GPA which non-ranking school profile puts in top 10%. Strong leadership and activities. PSAT puts him in "future national merit contention range." </p>
<p>He's very involved in theater, a strong public speaker and an award winning writer. I'd love suggestions for business schools with a fun, funky vibe. His number one choice is UT. We're in state but, business is an impacted major. Even the strongest student can't count on UT for acceptance to the business school.
He has a couple of other strong possibilities also in state. We'd like recommendations for other schools whose applications might maximize his high potential scores/grades.</p>
<p>Thanks for any direction you can give.</p>
<p>UT is about the only undergraduate business program worth attending in Texas. It’s a big drop off in terms of recruitment opportunities to the next tier of schools (SMU, TCU, A&M). </p>
<p>I agree UT stands at the tippy top of the heap. He’s also considering SMU because of it’s 100% job placement rate for accounting. DS says accounting today but, he has a very charismatic presence not typically associated with the accountants we know. In any case, he needs options for a strong overall program.
Maybe some suggestions for outside of Texas?</p>
<p>I would recommend Indiana University-Bloomington. They have a Top10 undergraduate business school (Kelley School of Business) and Top 5 music school (Jacobs School of Music). They give out automatic scholarships for high SAT/ACT scores and high GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks Megan2014. I’ll tell him to check it out. </p>
<p>Just type in top 50 business schools in your Google browser. Apply to the top 10 and maybe get accepted. Im a little biased in this but, see if he can get into kenan-flagler at UNC. Its hard to get in but if you do its a great school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestion. I guess he’s looking for a combination of quality program and the fun vibe Austin delivers. Maybe I’ll steer him to use large cities as a search filter.</p>