What are some good colleges for me?

College Search & Selection
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Hey everybody! This is my first post on CC so sorry if the formatting is not great.

As senior year is coming up, I was interested in what you guys think good schools would be for me. I am currently interested in :
Duke (top choice) , Notre Dame , Vandy , Rice , NYU , Georgetown , Boston College , UVA

I intend to major in some business related field. Don’t be afraid to offer some more suggestions! (cost is not a factor)

Ok so here are my stats:
Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): only took once - 2180 total CR: 740, Math: 800, W: 640 ( Will only submit to schools that do not look at writing)
ACT: only took once - 35 Composite, 35E 34M 34R 35S 10 Writing
SAT II: US History 770, Biology E 720, Hoping for a good score on Math 2 in June
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95UW, 4.2W upward trend since freshman year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), Calculus AB and APUSH come back in July
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Macroeconomics, AP Art History, AP Calc BC, English 12, electives
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 time National Spanish Exam bronze medalist (lol does this even count), invited to National Honor Society.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Club, Culinary Club, Freshman football, freshman basketball, freshman baseball, Varsity Football (10-12), JV basketball (10-11), Varsity basketball (12), Club rugby team (11-12), Strength & Conditioning program 8 hours a week in the summer
Job/Work Experience: Working summer camp, tutor middle schoolers in math, manual labor & billing for construction company
Volunteer/Community service: Hosted prospective students for a day (I go to private school), give tours to interested families, led a weekend long retreat at my school for sophomores, coordinator for EPOCH (help handicapped kids), ambassador for Tackles 4 Tanzania, lead a student group at my school
Summer Activities: my job/work listed above. took Algebra 2/Trig over the summer going into sophomore year to advance in math, Strength & Conditioning for football

Other

State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Business/Economics
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none :frowning:
Legacy: Boston College, Virginia Wesleyan

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Good list. I would remove UVA and put in Cornell, Dartmouth or Penn. Out of state is hard for UVA you have a better shot at an Ivy.

You need some good upper midrange choices and that could be Bucknell or Lehigh or Villanova.

You need a real safety and that would be TCNJ, which is a top business program in our area and gaining national attention. The campus is also very nice, improving every year.

Use your ACT score.

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I would add Drexel and/or Temple to the list. They are probably safeties for you, more affordable than NYU, and both have very good business programs.

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@woogzmama

TCNJ would cost this student about $15k a year for what is becoming a top national program.

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Thanks for the input @woogzmama and @BatesParent2019. I do realize I need to add some safeties to the list and I thought Patriot League schools like Lehigh, Lafayette and Bucknell and some schools like Miami (Fl), George Washington would be good . I visited Villanova and I didn’t like the campus that much.

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Also @BatesParent2019 I didn’t realize TCNJ is that cheap for in state students. That’s a great option for students from New Jersey.

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Lehigh, Bucknell, Lafayette and Villanova are very high probables but not true safeties.

For you, no doubt you would get the big TCNJ merit award. The B School at TCNJ is being talked about now as the new rival to NYU in the area. The campus is coming along nicely and by fall Campus Town will be open.

It is an insurance policy for you.

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Temple is an excellent suggestion. Fordham may be another safety option to consider. Your stats look really good, BTW.

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@BatesParent2019 why would an Ivy be a better application for this student? OOS selection rates at UVA are still almost two times what those Ivies are.

http://avillage.web.virginia.edu/iaas/instreports/studat/hist/admission/first_by_residency.htm