Babson in Needham MA?
What about University of South Carolina? Their business school has some great connections with businesses in that area, and in Charlotte, for example. We know biz grads from there who interned with Deloitte, for example. Has the school spirit, and size your daughter seems to want.
@MusicMom15 How about Drexel? Not far from you, integrated internship program but an easier admit than Northeastern, urban, and offers merit scholarships.
The issue with W & M is that they are first & foremost a state school. They take two thirds of their incoming class from in state and only one third OOS and international, combined. So yes, W & M is I think a reach for just about anyone not in VA. My son didn’t end up applying b/c he got into his ED school, but with a 32 ACT/4.33 wGPA he felt like he had at best a 50/50 shot.
William and Mary also has far more female applicants, making it a much harder admit for girls than boys.
@thumper1 is correct about interest for American, at the very least the daughter should be engaging in some of the frequent webinars they hold, as well as having attended regional info events. Not living too far from DC, a campus visit would probably be “expected”, too. (AU was my D’s #3 choice so we did a lot of research into this…)
What about Boston College?
@Musicmom2015 My DD originally didn’t want to look in the South too, but when she visited Georgia Tech, it completely changed her mind. Atlanta was very different than what we thought it would be, very progressive with lots to do. If your DD is going to apply to Emory then I also suggest Georgia Tech. (By the way we found UVA was a much more Southern college in vibe than Georgia Tech).
I second University of Minnesota-very impressive school and it would be a match for your daughter. Plus they are being generous with merit scholarships lately. My nephew is a freshman at University of Wisconsin so I suggest you look at that school. With your DD’s stats, I think it is a match for her.
In looking at distance from your home to a potential college, really think through the commute because a school further away in a city may be easier to get to than a college closer. Fortunately when my DD started at Georgia Tech, Southwest bought Air Tran which mean non-stop flights from San Diego which ranged from 3.5 to 4 hours. Made it a very easy trip.
I’ve frequently heard Atlanta as “New York, only warm” :))
Regarding American, we already visited. She really liked it. If they have a regional presentation we will go to that as well. I’ll have her do a webinar as well.
I think Atlanta is a little “less southern” too but since Emory is a reach I’m not sure if we will visit right now.
I’m not sure if UVA will seem too southern but if we visit she can decide.
She isn’t really looking for urban. Northeastern is in Boston and definitely urban but had enough campus feel for her. But she has like mid-sized and large schools more than the small ones we’ve seen.
Unweighted GPA is probably 4.0.
My D didn’t like Atlanta, she did think it was still too southern, but a (liberal) relative from nyc who attended Emory loved both the city and the school. Definitely worth a visit; it’s a lovely campus close to Atlanta but not in the downtown/midtown part of the city (someone who knows Atlanta well can probably explain it better than I can!) I don’t think Emory is really more reachy than some others on your list?
I think Indiana Kelley might be what your daughter is looking for. Right size. Great business school. Sort of urban…but no more so than Northeastern.
Emory is in the lovely Atlanta neighborhood of Druid Hills. Its about 5-6 miles from GT, and MARTA (public transportation- bus and rail) is planning a large expansion around Emory. https://news.emory.edu/stories/2018/10/er_marta_update/campus.html
Its easy to get to the many places college students go to in Atlanta. Only Ga State is truly “downtown” and there isn’t all that much that draws students to that area.
Villanova, Bucknell and Lehigh
Consider Elon University as well.
Washington and Lee?
Thanks for all the suggestions!
Lehigh is a possibility - looks right on paper. A friend steered us from visiting because she didn’t think it was a good fit for my D. Said the frat and party culture is very prevalent. I know there are parties everywhere but she said it really dominates there. May visit anyway, not sure yet!
I think Elon and Richmond are too small, but maybe we can see Richmond while in VA and give her another try at small.
Georgetown McDonough is an up and coming B-school. It’s definitely urban, but not as big as Northeastern. Another possibility in Boston is Boston College’s Carroll School of Management. There are 9,000 undergrads at BC–it’s located in Chestnut Hill, which is right next to Boston. More suburban than urban, but access to city is easy. Admission to BC is not as competitive as Georgetown, but not a shoe-in either.
Based on her criteria and preferences, I agree with you that Lehigh should be considered in your daughter’s search.
A 1450 SAT score is a very good score…but it is not a sure thing for admission to some of these competitive business programs or colleges…like Georgetown, for example.
Has this student taken the ACT? For some students, this is a better standardized test.
You are instate for NJ. Any consideration to the schools there?
This student has a shot at some of these programs, but absolutely needs a sure thing for admission and cost that she will be happy to attend. Do any of these fit that?
@thumper She took a practice of both SAT and ACT. Her scores were nearly equivalent but she felt much better with SAT so we stuck with that. She only has difficulty with the reading part so she’s working on that. Hoping to get 1500 but we will see.
I’m thinking American and Penn State should be safe for her. From our school she is way above the average for Penn State. We have visited both and she likes them.
Cornell is a big reach. I’m looking for more match schools to visit so she has some more options. Schools a bit more competitive in admission than Penn State but not as hard as Cornell or Michigan.
I should have mentioned earlier that the schools should not be religious.
Thanks