<p>I'm a freshman at Michigan State. I ended up here for financial reasons, and would like to transfer. This school is way too big (both population wise and campus size wise) and the business program is not impressive, it's too regional. I'm looking for a better business school.</p>
<p>The schools i'm applying to are the following, I don't need help with this list:
Cornell University
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
University of Texas
University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
University of Southern California</p>
<p>I realize some of these programs are near impossible to get into, not too worried about it, I can always stay here. My worry is that i'm going to be looked at because of what I did in high school.</p>
<p>I had a 1300 SAT and a 3.7 GPA. In college, i'm hoping that I can get a 3.8+, I don't have any grades yet, as I just arrived on campus.</p>
<p>My question is, am I pretty much rejected at most of these schools, as they will heavily weigh my HS record, and not really care about my first semester grades in college? I know Michigan is a 3 year program, so there is no way around it. Should I wait another year on all the other schools? I figured I had a decent chance at all of them. Also, what part of my HS Transcript will they look at? I had good grades my senior year, if that means anything, I had a 3.8.</p>
<p>The 1300 SAT is low for Cornell, UNC and USC. I would take the SAT again. They especially want strong math for business majors. Did you take the SATIIc, if not I'd also take that. One college term doesn't tell them much so hs is still important in your case.</p>
<p>Most of these schools (the exception is Michigan) want you to wait until you've been at Michigan State two years to apply (in other words apply during the Spring semester of your sophomore year to go to the school during the Fall Semester of the Junior Year). Otherwise, yes, they look at the high school transcripts and SAT scores.</p>
<p>So, yes--wait to apply (except as you pointed out, for Michigan).</p>
<p>P.S. If you are applying for Michigan, they have very strict rules on what you have to take during your freshman year--and what transfers and what doesn't (for example--NO BUSINESS courses transfer, but two econ courses, a 4 unit calculus course, and two semesters of English (or at least 5 units) are required to apply to the business school). </p>
<p>Lastly, as jPoD mentioned--Indiana is available and has a great business program. My son is going there right now as a freshman and likes it a lot.</p>
<p>Kool Calc. How's he like it? Indiana is my second choice behind BU. I really like Indiana, but direct admit at Kelley isnt likely for me. I'm guessing someone within the lower applicant pool like myself would just transfer in soph year?</p>
<p>The thing about Indiana is that I have financial need (EFC around 6000, don't qualify for a pell grant), and their statistics show they don't fill my need. I know other schools don't either, but they come closer. I like this list, I don't want to add more schools. </p>
<p>I know my SAT isn't great, but i've heard for schools like Cornell as long as you are in a certain range, they don't care if it's a 1300 or a 1500, and that the other parts of the application are much more important.</p>
<p>That's an urban myth. Cornell, like all schools, want their average to stay high. They bend for athletes, legacies, URMs and other special groups, not for the average applicant.</p>