@me29034 The list is obviously a work in progress as it’s relatively early in the application season. I do realise that I have reaches on my temporary list. To be honest I’m on the verge of deleting several.
@50N40W Frankly, yes. The ones in Canada I’m targeting are much better than Texas Tech or NM Sate. It’s expensive but it’s the kind of environment that pushes you to work-hard just to be able to afford living there. The energy and drive is amazing.
I don’t mean this to be offensive but I have no desire to live and work in the Midwest thus I’d prefer not going to school there. I don’t think NYC is superior to the rest of the country but I’m from New York and I’m just voicing my desire to live there. The “large” midwestern cities are just not appealing to me.
You should wait on all this until you retake the ACT. Do you realize the percentile difference between a 27 and 30? It isn’t trivial.
You should also know that the typical improvement is only 1 point and you have an equal chance of the score going down or staying the same. You have about a 25% chance the score will be lower.
$160-220 and your parents are not willing to pay for college for you? Do they want you to stay in France for college? If you have a bunch of siblings then you may qualify for aid. If you don’t, well perhaps your parents will be willing to spend more if they become better acquainted with costs.
In the US, the public universities, especially the flagships (that are known to be competitive) in the midwest and west are often much stronger than those in the Northeast. Seems like Canadian schools may be a better bet for you given the finances.
You can also establish residency in a state and then go to the in-state school of your choice. You’d have to work there for at least a year. That might be the easiest way to keep your costs down.
However, many states will require that the parents also establish residency in the state as well, if the student is not independent for college financial aid purposes (age 24, married, military veteran). There can also be tests like showing that you are not living there primarily to go to school, etc…
McGill is a great school, and you couldn’t pick a better place than Montreal as a student. Cost of living is low too. Have you looked at UK as a low cost alternative? You only have to pay for 3 years instead of 4. EU tuition is really low compared to US.
i would certainly replace Rutgers with TCNJ . TCNJ has the #63 ranked business program in the country vs Rutgers at
118 , Plus TCNJ has a top 20 accounting program in the country. It's a terrific small school , tight nit with its faculty and lots of one on one attention. Also ranked top public #1 and #3 overall by USNWR in its category.