What are some schools that have a great business school, more specifically a strong Finance major. However, my current weighted gap is a 3.4 and I have a 29 on the ACT so that school has to be in my reach. I appreciate the help.
try using the supermatch function to the left (under find a college).
get some college guide books (ex. Fiske, Princeton Review) and start reading up on colleges.
talk to your parents about any restrictions (finances, geographic etc.) they may have.
think about what you can afford and what characteristics you want in a college (ex. sports, greek life, location etc.)
Home state? As stated above, how much can you and your parents afford? A 3.4 GPA is not going to get you merit aid if you are looking for some financial help. What are your EC’s? How rigorous of a HS schedule?
Nebraska. Kansas. Iowa. Arizona. Florida State.
UNC Wilmington. App State. Christopher Newport. James Madison.
You can do better than most of the suggestions. What is your home state and how many AP classes have you taken. Did you take Calculus? You realize that a 29 ACT is the 93rd percentile?
Home state of CT but also a NY resident. I took 2 AP classes one in junior year and I’m taking one senior year. I’m taking pre-calculus senior year. I do realize that a 29 ACT is well above average. One thing to keep in mind is that my high school has a more rigorous curriculum than other schools. For example, getting a B or an A in my school would be harder than getting a B or an A in a high school in Detroit(nothing against Detroit just saying haha)
You cannot be resident in two states.
You are lucky that you do not attend an inner city high school. You can thank your parents for that.
29 is above average for everyone but below average for accepted students at most top 50 schools.
So… you aren’t really answering my question your just making unhelpful comments but thanks anyway
With your stats I would consider Bentley, Bryant, Babson, Providence, Manhattan College, Elon, Syracuse, U Scranton, Duquesne, Loyola Maryland, Farfield, James Madison, Boston University, George Washington,Fordham and TCNJ and which ever instate options apply to you. If you qualify for SUNY Binghamton or Buffalo, then those.
And just so you know, many of the most elite universities and liberal arts colleges don’t offer undergraduate business anyway.
Unfortunately, a 29 and 3.4 wont get you in the tippy top undergrad business schools but you will get in a great one for sure.
One thing to consider is to major in Accounting undergrad rather than Finance.
BU and GWU are pretty much out of reach.
Look into UNC Wilmington and App State. Two highly-rated and well-respected business programs in the state of North Carolina. Wilmington is 10 minutes from the beach, and Appalachian State is near the Blue Ridge Mountains. They’re six hours away with very different climates - hard to believe they’re in the same state! Your stats make you a strong candidate at each school. Definitely look into them.
I wouldn’t really consider TCNJ if you’re OOS. Good school, but less than 10% of students are OOS so you may feel a little out of place.
Some schools you can look into might include; Marist, St. Joes, Quinnipiac, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY New Paltz, Bryant, Manhattan College.UConn, Loyola MD, UScranton, Fairfield.
I would say for New England area, Bryant and UNH, Uconn if in state.
Syracuse, Clarkson, SUNY schools if you are from NY, Fairfield, Drexel
Only 13% of UNCW students are OOS.
Only 8% of App State students are OOS.
By that logic, UNCW should be given the same tag as TCNJ if you were being fair…
Considering that NJ is closer culturally to NY/CT, I would even go further and say that the OOS worry should be more for UNCW, if that is a valid concern.
To @standupguy , I would second Bryant, Bentley, Florida State, UNH, UConn, Babson, and SUNY’s if you are in-state.
Do you have any other preferences? School size? Regional location?
Thank you for the suggestions. Are there any suggestion for Midwest schools?
Ohio State and Butler come to mind, but I don’t know the region as well as others.
@PengsPhils tbf, I did say “less than 10%” for TCNJ. And most OOSers at UNCW are actually from the North, so OP would not be out of place by any sorts. And UNCW has more name recognition outside of its respective state than TCNJ does. Not to mention that TCNJ is considerably more expensive for OOSers than UNCW is.
@TomSrOfBoston I don’t agree. At least 50% of the students attending GW and BU scored 29 and below on the ACT and neither have very restrictive acceptance rates. If a 29 is considered only “above average” then very few students would be in college.
@OnTheBubble It is the 3.4 weighted GPA that would make BU and GWU pretty much out of reach.