So I’ve slacked a bit in terms of college searching. I have a core of ~6 schools that would all be safety or target schools (SUNY schools or easy to get into private schools near Buffalo), but I think if I apply somewhere competitive (not Ivy League competitive but probably ~30% admissions rate) i’d have a pretty decent chance of getting in. So where could I apply? Specifically somewhere in the Northeast or Mid Atlantic. Also somewhere that I could get some merit or financial aid (household income ~70k).
SAT: 1420 (740R, 680M)
Weighted GPA: 97.8
APs: US History 5, Euro 3, currently taking Calculus and Government
Dual Enrolled, so I have 13 college credits at a community college and 10 of them will transfer to SUNYs I’m applying to.
ECs: 5 years of varsity golf, 3 years of varsity tennis, National Honor Society (pretty weak I know)
Intended Major: Finance/Economics, Business, Accounting
U Roch has an undergrad business program that is fairly new.
BC, though I wouldn’t know whether that SAT score would be competitive for CSOM.
Bucknell
RPI
Lehigh
Villanova
Babson
Bentley
Brandeis
I don’t suppose you signed up to retake SAT in December? Some business schools look closely at math scores.
I don’t think you would get merit money at either F & M or Brandeis unless you have killer essays, strong demonstrated interest such as attending an info session or alumni interview.
Bentley is a great option IF you are fairly certain of your interests in finance and accounting (or anything heavily business related). Your stats are very good and should be competitive for merit. I’m not totally sure on how the gpa compares to a traditional 4.0 scale. What was the unweighted gpa?
My S (didn’t attend because of the total business focus) received a scholarship last yr. 50% tuition for 4 yrs with a 1420 SAT, 3.95 unweighted GPA, class president, etc. He toured and interviewed there which I think was important. ALso, we are in FL so I don’t know how “diversity factor” weighed in, as I know they would like to expand their reach. Great reach in the northeast and internationally, just not the rest of the US, which they would like to change. Excellent school and places quite well in accounting / finance and general business roles. Students are recognized as hardworking, smart, and business savvy right out of the gate. An anecdote, a friend heads up a marketing group that produces CFO events in New England. They staff the events (to run trade show, assist panels, etc.) with college students from the Boston area. When my son was considering Bentley, she told me “Bentley kids are great! You should see them mingle with the CFOs at our events. Very sharp kids. Their acumen is unreal for their age.” This was compared to other much better known schools.
Several of the other schools mentioned are great, no doubt, but would likely be reaches (BC, Lehigh, Bucknell, Nova, Richmond, etc.)
There are some good recommendations here. I’d second (or third) Richmond. Beautiful campus; fun, on-the-upswing city (google “The Fan,” the nightlife district); great weather; terrific business school. I’d sort of ballpark it at a high match for you. You might be able to get some decent aid as well. You can run the NPC.
For merit aid, check out Miami of Ohio (note deadline to be considered for merit aid is Dec. 1, so very soon). Note it super-scores for admission AND merit aid.
I’d also agree with Bucknell and Wake, though Wake does place a lot of weight on student “interest,” especially visiting. So it would be a reach if you did not visit.
Villanova’s business school has a great reputation as well. I don’t know if aid would be likely there. Good luck!
Most private schools even with merit and need based aid will probably be around $20,000 a year.
Run the net price calculators to see.
That’s a lot with $70,000 income.
With that income you would qualify for NYS Excelsior scholarship which would give you free tuition at SUNY/CUNY.
That would probably still leave fees, room and board and books of about $15,000 but if you work summers and take your student loan, your parents should have to contribute less than $10,000 a year.
Please run net price calculators on some of those schools’ websites before you spend a bunch of money on applications, score reports and CSS profile fees.
Even if you got free tuition at Fordham which is unlikely, you would still have remaining costs of almost $20,000 for example.