<p>I plan to major in finance or accounting. I want a school in the east that has big recruiting for the NY area. </p>
<p>I am OOS from New Jersey. I have a 3.3 GPA (3.6 on a 4.3 scale). I expect my GPA to go up to at least 3.45. I have an 1100 (out of 1600) and a 1640 (out of 2400) on my SATS. I expect to raise my 1100 score by about 100 pts. My ECs are I am an FBLA member, a basketball official in the winter and summer several times a week, and a day camp counselor in the summer.</p>
<p>What are some schools that would be a good match for me? Right now, I think Maryland is my #1 choice. What schools in the east that allow freshman to enter the business school do you think I can get in to? Recruiting and internships are important factors to me, along with going to at least a somewhat big school. I don't want a small school that I've never heard of.</p>
<p>I think you'd need a higher GPA for Fordham (although the 3.45 might do it), and Indiana U doesn't allow freshmen in directly unless you have a higher GPA than 3.5 and a SAT above 1270, although you should still apply there since you could get into the business school in the second year if accepted and Indiana's students get recruited all over because of the school's high business ranking in USNW and, now, Business Week).</p>
<p>Other schools you should consider are Rutgers (NJ's in-state public school--so therefore it is the cheapest school on this list), Pitt, Connecticut, Bentley, Florida, Georgia, Penn State (you're a little low on GPA though) and (a bit farther west) Purdue and Illinois. Only Rutgers, Indiana, Fordham and Connecticut get recruited into NY, but the others are all well-known schools that provide you the opportunity to get those NY jobs on your own.</p>
<p>Maryland would be hard for you to get into and is quite expensive for OOS, but give it a shot if you/your parents can handle the cost.</p>
<p>Depends also on what you want. If you want the urban life, then I would go with Fordham. Suburban, Rutgers. Rural, UConn. All have great business programs. The hardest to get into is UConn, because you are out of state. I'm a finance major at UConn, and I talked to an admissions person a short while back and she told me they look for students in the top 15%, 3.5+ gpa's, and have over a 1250 sat score. If I were you, I would choose Rutgers. Try your best to graduate with as little debt as possible.</p>
<p>Northeastern U in Boston has EXCELLENT recruiting with top firms: <a href="http://www.cba.neu.edu/ugrad/index.cfm?page=136&nav=18%5B/url%5D">http://www.cba.neu.edu/ugrad/index.cfm?page=136&nav=18</a> and you could do your paid co-ops in NY, thus sticking your foo tin the door for full-time employment. Northeastern is known for their excellent co-op program, btw and these co-ops are paid a decent amount of money and at the undergrad level, you get, I think 6 to 12 months worth of paid experience as part of the program. Look on the website for more info.</p>
<p>uhyea.....I am only telling you what this admissions women told me. I can't see why she would have to lie to me. Also, UConn is #53 for undergrad. Its not up there with georgetown undergrad business, but when you realize that there are like 1300 undergrad business programs in the country, of which 400 or so are aacsb accredited........UConn is very highly ranked. Percentage wise that is top 4% of business schools in the country and top 14% of AACSB schools.</p>
<p>its possible you can get in, but I think the most recent admissions stats were something around 40 percent............you may need some kind of a "hook" but I think you have a shot if you show genuine interest and write an excellent essay.</p>
<p>Is there any way to get in the B-school at Indiana my freshman year? Does it make a big difference if I'm not in the school frshman year? Do a lot of companies recruit at Indiana and offer internships and have co-ops.</p>