What schools would be a good fit for me? I have 3.8 GPA. I screwed up first semester freshman year and got 3.0 but since then I have gotten 3.9 or 4.0 every single time. Play soccer year round but that’s about it for extra-curriculars. I have taken act once and got 27. I go to best public high school in Minnesota. I want to go to school that’s in decent size city and not in the south.
Hi Eman25. It seems you could get into a number of schools, but it would be important to have a good idea on your major first because that would determine the best fit. Also the size of school you want. If you are undecided as to a major, I would choose a bigger school that has lots of options. If you like the schools in Minnesota, it will cost you less athough some states near you may have tuition breaks.
We need more information. What do you want to study? Do you want a large university or a small one? How much can your parents (or you) afford to pay for university? Given your location in Minnesota, how far are you willing to go and are you willing to consider that other large country that is on your northern border?
Have you visited the University of Minnesota and if so what did you think of it?
Is your reported GPA weighted or unweighted?
Also, did you study for the ACT? If not, do you plan to study for it before taking it again?
I probably want to study business. I would probably like a larger university. Doesn’t matter how far I go but preferibly somewhere with all 4 seasons. Parents are quite wealthy but I still have to pay for most of college because I have three other siblings. Have only been to U of M campus for Vikings game. Don’t wanna go to Canada and my GPA is weighted. I believe it 3.63 un-weighted but my school doesn’t use UW GPAs. I can probably increase my act score a couple points if I study hard.
Congratulations on your hard work and success in high school! I agree UM-Twin Cities would make a lot of sense financially. But, University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, University of Pittsburgh, University of Denver, Holy Cross (Worcester is actually about 3rd largest city in NE), Boston University, Temple U, Santa Clara University (great business school/Silicon Valley), maybe American University in DC. You would have to take your chances with aid at all of these. Maybe you can run the numbers to get an estimate of what you would be expected to pay. Maybe NC State; Raleigh is a great town with terrific weather. It’s a fairly cosmopolitan area because of the tech sector and cluster of national universities, so not too southern. James Madison University (JMU)'s business school has a deservedly high reputation in the DC area. It’s very competitive for state students. Students love the school (never met one who didn’t), and it’s right in Harrisonburg, not a big city, but a nice town, surrounded by mountains. Weather is nice, with all the seasons. You might need a little higher ACT at some of these, but all reasonable to consider. Good luck!
Based on your criteria, Syracuse would be worth a look.
Tuition reciprocity with Wisconsin, with your stats works if you can get your ACT up a couple of points.
“Parents are quite wealthy but I still have to pay for most of college because I have three other siblings.”
Yes, university can be expensive when there are four children. Depending upon the university full pay for four could be over $1,000,000. There is a wide range of “wealthy”, and most parents who might seem wealthy still can’t afford to pay this much. You should find out from your parents what they can pay. If you are the oldest, it is possible that they might need to think about it a bit.
For most students with pretty good stats their local state university is a very good place to look first. You have a good one and it certainly fits “larger university” and “decent size city and not in the south”. I did not know about “Tuition reciprocity with Wisconsin” but that is another great choice. You will want to minimize loans, so starting with these two very good choices will give you two reasonably priced options which you can compare with other schools.
For most universities, first semester freshman year should not be as important as more recent grades, so I think that you will have many good options.
I agree on Wisconsin. I had recommended it but took it off list because of cost. Was not thinking about reciprocity.
Thanx for all responses!
The branch campuses of UWI such as La Crosse cost considerably less.
edited: Have a talk with your family and get a $ amount for per year. If it really is $0, you will have to make some considerable compromises.