Recommendations Needed for an Aspiring Business Major!

College Search & Selection
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<p>Can anyone offer suggestions for undergrad business programs (namely concentrations in international business or entreprenuership). My high school stats aren't all that stellar since I was unfocused my first two years. Acm. GPA is somehwere around 3.0-3.1 UW with an upward trend. Decent ECs and recs. Will take SAT soon. </p>

<p>A few of the schools I've compiled on my list so far include-</p>

<p>U Texas
U Washington
Indiana Bloomington
U Arizona
U Wisconsin</p>

<p>*out of state for all</p>

<p>I'm not sure about my chances in any of these but if anyone wants to give it a stab it'd be great. What other schools should I consider/add to this list? I don't have any area (geographic) of preference so any recommendations/opinions are welcome. Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>What are your test scores like? Your class rank? Have you met or exceeded (always better) the high school course requirements for these universities? Have you taken any AP and honors classes? (See Arizona's admissions site if you don't know what I'm talking about). </p>

<p>It's impossible to comment on your chances at any of these schools without the answers to at least those four questions. Grades alone aren't enough. Anyone here who guesstimates your chances based purely on grades is not giving you a realistic appraisal.</p>

<p>That said, if I were you, I'd consider either Arizona State University or Northern Arizona University instead of the U of Arizona. Unless you have test scores significantly above U of Arizona's minimums for out of state applicants or are way above the top 25% in your class, it's going to be tough going to get into U of Arizona out of state with a 3.0/3.1 GPA. It's going to be the same story at U of Wisconsin, U of Texas and Indiana. While it's fine to take a chance and apply to the schools on your list, I'd suggest adding a few safety schools, perhaps including your own state public institution. Off hand, a few safe bet schools to look into: Oregon State University, Washington State University, the University of Montana, the University of South Dakota,
the University of North Dakota, Michigan State U. You might also add in a few private schools with strong business programs.</p>

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<p>There is absolutely no way you'll get into UT Business with your GPA, sorry.</p>

<p>Entrepeneurship = Babson.</p>

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<p>You're GPA is going to be an issue for many of the best schools, I think.
However, if you look a bit off the beaten track, I think you can still find
excellence:</p>

<p>for IB these come to mind</p>

<p>Univ. of South Carolina
Indiana University–Bloomington
Northeastern University (MA) </p>

<p>and for entrepreneurship
Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley)
Ball State University </p>

<p>Here are the usnews rankings for IB:</p>

<ol>
<li>Univ. of South Carolina–Columbia (Moore) * </li>
<li>New York University (Stern)<br></li>
<li>University of Michigan–Ann Arbor * </li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)<br></li>
<li>University of California–Berkeley (Haas) *
Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)<br></li>
<li>Florida International University *
University of Texas–Austin (McCombs) * </li>
<li>San Diego State University *
University of Washington * </li>
<li>Georgetown University (McDonough) (DC) </li>
<li>Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley) * </li>
<li>Northeastern University (MA)
University of Oklahoma (Price) * </li>
<li>Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison * </li>
<li>Temple University (Fox) (PA)*
University of Hawaii–Manoa *
Univ. of Missouri–St. Louis * </li>
<li>George Washington University (DC) </li>
<li>U. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) * </li>
<li>Brigham Young Univ.–Provo (Marriott) (UT) </li>
</ol>

<p>and the same for entrepreneurship</p>

<ol>
<li>Babson College (MA) </li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)<br></li>
<li>Univ. of Southern California (Marshall)<br></li>
<li>Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (Sloan)<br></li>
<li>Ball State University (IN)* </li>
<li>Indiana University–Bloomington (Kelley) *
University of California–Berkeley (Haas) * </li>
<li>University of Arizona (Eller) *
University of Texas–Austin (McCombs) * </li>
<li>Baylor University (Hankamer) (TX) </li>
<li>New York University (Stern)<br>
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor * </li>
<li>Univ. of Maryland–College Park (Smith) *
U. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) * </li>
<li>University of Washington * </li>
<li>University of Oregon (Lundquist) *
Wake Forest University (Calloway) (NC)
Washington University in St. Louis (Olin)</li>
</ol>