<p>What are some top schools that aren't Ivy League? The only Ivy League school I really have an interest in is UPenn, so I really want to know what some other top schools are. Thanks!</p>
<p>If you are just interested in “top schools” (which is a pretty superficial description), go look at US News and World Report rankings. If you have a specific interest in certain majors, specific locations, a given campus type, and can give us your statistics, you might get some useful suggestions. But if all you want is a “name brand”, go see what USNWR says.</p>
<p>I have all A’s and A+'s.
Student Council: Class Treasurer (9,10)
Environmental Club: Vice President (10)
FBLA: one of first members this year
JSA: member
School Newspaper: Writer
Volunteer Art Program: Creator and leader (9,10)</p>
<p>I have taken the most rigorous courses available at my school.
I haven’t taken SAT or ACT yet because I am only a sophomore. </p>
<p>I intend to major in business, but nothing is official and it can change.</p>
<p>I forgot to add this stuff too:
I was chosen to represent my school at a leadership conference this summer.
I’m also a committee shadow for Relay for Life (publicity committee)
I’m in Medical Club.</p>
<p>Work Experience: Camp counselor</p>
<p>How much can your parents pay, and are they willing to pay for more than four years if you end up needing an extra semester or extra year?</p>
<p>Sit down with your parents and run the Net Price Calculators at the websites of UPenn, one of the big public universities in your home state, and a couple other places that you and they have heard of. Have adult beverages and tissues handy in case the numbers make your parents emotional. If they determine that your list is unaffordable, point them to the financial aid forum here where all of you can get some useful ideas.</p>
<p>Money isn’t an issue and they’ve said that I can go wherever I want.</p>
<p>Whew! Thank them profusely. You are one lucky student!</p>
<p>If you’re the first child going through the college process, make sure that that your parents understand what that means. Even if your parents think they will be able to afford it, I would still make sure by running the numbers with them.</p>
<p>That being said, if you are shying away from the Ivys because of the ‘big’ university experience, look into smaller, liberal arts colleges like Williams, Amherst, Reed, and the Claremont Colleges.</p>
<p>I’m not shying away from the ivys, I probably should’ve made that more clear. I’m looking into some of the ivys, but I also would like to know about more of the top schools that aren’t Ivys. I prefer medium to big schools and I would like for it to be in a city or a good college town. My safety will probably be Wisconsin.</p>
<p>And also I am not the first to be going through the college process. My brother is a freshman in college. </p>
<p>I’m not rich. My grandparents and parents have been saving up for a really long time to make sure I could go to college and get out of college debt free.</p>
<p>Invest in a good college guide book or two and start browsing. The Fiske Guide and Princeton Review ones are my favorites. You could even borrow them from the public library to start your research.</p>
<p>What about NYU’s Stern School of Business?</p>
<p>Stanford, Duke, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Virginia, Michigan, Boston College, Lehigh</p>
<p>^Northwestern does not offer BBA program but it is a solid choice because it has plenty of business related courses and majors like industrial engineering & management sciences or learning & organizational change. It is an excellent choice if you want to acquire higher-level quantitative skills applicable to business or consulting because of the Kellogg certificate and MMSS programs.</p>
<p>[Certificate</a> Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Certificate.aspx]Certificate”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Certificate.aspx)
[Mathematical</a> Methods in the Social Sciences Program – Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/]Mathematical”>http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/)</p>
<p>Right now is a good time to look at options where that are not so selective that have good programs in what you want to study and an enviroment you can enjoy. It’s easy to cherry pick, I always say. Nice to list all of those name schools, and believe me you won’t have any trouble getting such lists. But finding a school that has all of the attributes and will take you with average test scores is a whole other thing. You are lucky cost doesn’t enter into the equaiton, because if it does, that when you want to look for the affordability too. But look for the hidden gems that are not so selective and get to know them so that you will be able to add them on your list as solid choices instead of tacking them on because your GC says you need safeties.</p>
<p>Interested in publics?
Michigan (Ross)
Virginia (McIntire)
UCLA (Econ)
Berkeley (Haas)
UT Austin (McCombs)
UNC (Kenan-Flagler)
Indiana University (Kelley, major safety)</p>
<p>Other privates:
Chicago (Econ)
Northwestern (Econ, IEMS)
NYU (Stern)
Vanderbilt
Boston College (CSOM)
Georgetown (McDonough)
WashU (Olin)
CMU (Tepper)
USC (Marshall)</p>
<p>I would start looking at safeties first, though.</p>
<p>For business</p>
<p>UPenn-Wharton
Cornell
WUSTL
Michigan
UNC
Boston College
NYU
Carnegie Mellon
MIT
UC Berkeley
USC
William & Mary
UVA
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Georgetown</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! You’ve all been really helpful!</p>