<p>I want to major in either business (finance or accounting) or economics. I need some schools that will act as matches/reaches. I am going to need good financial aid. I have already been accepted to USF, and applied to UF (in-state safeties). I have free apps to Miami (FL) and Washington&Lee that I am considering using.
Below are my stats, please let me know if there's anything else I should explain. </p>
<p>Personal/Subjective:
-White Male
-Permanent US Resident (Citizen of Switzerland)
-First Generation College Student
-Low Income (35K) (Questbridge Applicant)
-Attend a pretty big and competitive public school in Florida, ranked in the top 100 by Newsweek.
-Will have good recommendations from counselor and teachers from math and social studies departments.</p>
<p>Stats:
-GPA: 4.8 Weighted, 3.7 Unweighted (92/100)
-SAT: 2140 (1380)
-ACT: Took today, expecting around a 32+ composite.
-SAT IIs: Taking in November, will make sure I get a 720+ on both Math II and USH.
-APs: APUSH (4), English Lang (4)
-IBs: Math Studies (6), Environment (5)
-School doesn't rank, but I'm in the 98th percentile of my county.
-IB/AP student, taken the most rigorous courses throughout high school. Senior schedule is IB English, IB Information Technology, IB Photography (Visual Arts), IB Spanish, IB Theory of Knowledge, Honors Calculus, Weightlifting, Team Sports. Will get all As.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Work/Awards:
-12 years of competitive/travel soccer, with captaincy as leadership position.
-3 years of high school soccer, JV captain one year.
-2 years of NHS
-2 years of Recycling Club
-2 years of Political Science Club
-2 years of Chess Club
-200 hours of community service. Most notable was helping run and organize a soccer camp for underprivileged kids.
-3 years spent working as a cashier/busboy in a gourmet food store.
-Sporadic babysitting throughout 2 years of high school.
-4 years on the 4.0+ GPA Honor Roll.
-2 state level awards for playwriting.
-1 regional award for art, got work displayed in a gallery.
-Magna Cum Laude
-Various awards/trophies for soccer/golf throughout all 4 years.</p>
<p>You have pretty impressive stats! You should seriously take a look at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.Since your family has lower income, applying to a need blind school would be a very good option. On top of all, you have excelled well in all the fields. You ECs are pretty good. Academics are also great and 1380 composite is not bad at all.</p>
<p>If you live in the Miami region, I think I know what school you go to.</p>
<p>(because some of my friends have the whole 8-classes block-schedule and IB stuff. I am not a creeper :c)</p>
<p>For economics, you probably have a good chance at UChicago. Business, I think that Carnegie Mellon would be good, as well as Cornell :P. I would also add Claremont McKenna if you want something smaller.</p>
<p>Thank you. And nope, I don’t live in Miami.
UChicago was another one I was looking at, and Cornell was another one that seemed good.
NYU Stern I’ve heard is good, but not good with financial aid…Is that true?
Bump.</p>
<p>Yes NYU stern is pretty good, and yes, NYU is known for being a little stingy with aid. I would second the suggestion of Claremont McKenna - it has a superb economics program and is very business/career oriented for a LAC. U Michigan’s Ross School of Business is quite good as well; you could try Emory which has a good business school too, and also has a HUGE endowment so I think they would probably be good with aid.</p>
<p>Damn, that sucks, because I know they have a good business and economics program. I’m gonna need a lot of aid though, I don’t think I’ll have a very high EFC with 35K and a 6 person household.</p>
<p>Northwestern participates in Questbridge and has a great econ program; while it doesn’t offer undergrad biz major, it has wide array of business-related courses, including those in Kellogg’s undergrad certificate programs.</p>
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