I have 1340 sat, 29 act, and 4.079 weighted. I have a handful of clubs but not a lot of activities. Straight As and 6 APs all of whihc I have gotten at least a 4 in so far. I like Villanova, Wake Forest, and Vanderbilt but dont think Ill get in. Other schoools on my list are Elon, Tulane, Lehigh, Richmond, Penn State (safety, I’m in state), and Fordham. I want to do business, want a good party scene, name recognition school, and prefer a pretty campus. This sounds picky but these are just my preference, I do not require everything on this list, especially not its my scores. I want to apply to more schools but not sure wear exactly that will match my criteria. Need mroe middle ground schools and maybe one big reach. Thanks!
Budget?
Cost isn’t an issue
Indiana University in Bloomington.
OP, you’d need a 30 on the ACT or 1380 on the SAT
by November 1 to be a guaranteed direct admit to Kelley (Indiana’s business school). They superscore, so you might already be there. https://kelley.iu.edu/programs/undergrad/admissions/future-freshman.cshtml
Since cost is not an issue, consider SMU in Dallas, Texas.
My son is at Wake (first year) and he looked at some of the same schools - so I’ll only share about the ones I’m most familiar with.
I would say Vanderbilt is out of reach completely (as it is for most students - no offense!) Villanova, Wake Forest, and Richmond all have acceptance rates around 29% and avg SAT’s in high 1300’s so those 3 schools would be a stretch. Wake is test optional but they want a strong GPA and to see that you’ve taken the most rigorous courses available at your school. (You didn’t mention your unweighted GPA or class rank - Wake looks at both.) At Wake, we got the sense that they were looking to see you ‘shine’ at something outside of the classroom, rather than simply being ‘a member of…’ I’d say it would be a ‘reach’ to get in at Wake or Richmond if you apply ED (much higher acceptance rate…) and a very slim chance at those schools in Regular Decision.
But with just what you’ve given so far, I think Elon sounds like a consideration for you. Beautiful campus (often voted one of the most beautiful in the country…), good reputation, lots of social life / parties…and their business school is ranked in the top 50 in the country. Their avg SAT is around 1300 so you would be a strong candidate there. Elon considers the following “Very Important” - GPA, Rigor of Coursework, Test Scores, Essays, Recommendations. The following are “Important” - Talents / Abilities, Extracurricular, Volunteer Work, and Work Experience. You’ve stated that you don’t have a lot of activities (I assume that includes leadership…) so that would likely be a weakness for Elon - but I think it is a school you’d enjoy and certainly you should consider applying since you have an above average SAT for Elon. Good luck
OP: I think that you stand an excellent chance of admission to WFU & to Univ. of Richmond, as well as to SMU in Dallas, Texas. And Elon should be considered a near-safety for you.
Don’t underestimate the impact of being a full pay applicant.
TCU.
Miami of Ohio, Tulane, Oklahoma. Agree SMU sounds like good fit.
@moooop, latest stats of Tulane Freshmen: https://admission.tulane.edu/apply/getting-into-tulane.
Cost “not an issue” meaning that parents are paying for everything or that they’re willing to co-sign loans? There’s a big difference. Both options lead to bad consequences. Writing a college blank check is a very bad idea. Even wealthy parents won’t do that. Co-signing large amounts of debt is flat out irresponsible and will cripple your future.
dude what?? My parents are rich and they also have put money aside for my college tuition for years. I don’t need loans and don’t even qualify for finiacial aid so yeah cost isn’t an issue
Both “Miamis” - the private University of Miami in FL and the self-proclaimed “public ivy” Miami U. of Ohio - would fit your criteria and stats. Syracuse U also fits the description and has a strong business program that is more competitive than the rest of the school but possibly within reach.
Not trying to be rude but…@carolineandrea good for you with your response regarding affordability. So tired of posters assuming they no better for you when they no nothing about your situation. Happens constantly on CC. When OP states cost in a non issue, why can’t we just leave it at that ?)
@ rickle, because many kids don’t have a real picture, here on CC often enough parents are pretty clueless too. What happens constantly on CC is that the kid and the parents haven’t actually worked out the numbers.
Because too many parents don’t tell their kids what they’re willing to pay. Some kids just assume a high income means they can go wherever they want so they never ask. And some parents know their kid thinks they’ll pay and they don’t want to tell they can’t/won’t, so they let them apply and hope the expensive schools reject them. When the kid gets in, chaos and tears ensue.
“Because too many parents don’t tell their kids what they’re willing to pay. Some kids just assume a high income means they can go wherever they want so they never ask. And some parents know their kid thinks they’ll pay and they don’t want to tell they can’t/won’t, so they let them apply and hope the expensive schools reject them. When the kid gets in, chaos and tears ensue.”
I get all that, but again, we have no way of knowing the family situation. I’ve read many posts on CC that come right out and say, “private school is expensive. You should go to your state school and save your money for grad school”. It’s like they’re passing judgement on private schools. There are many who will tell you their private school was quite comparable to the cost of instate public due to merit and/ or need based aid. There are many that get significant scholarships for PhD programs. Their are others who get MBAs sponsored by their employer.
Point is…we don’t know their situation. If someone tells me they have it covered, not my place to question that. If they do, they do. If they don’t, they’ll have to figure it out. Certainly not my place to tell them not to attend X because it’s too expensive and they should stay in state.
@rickle1 I think the point is that we want to help kids figure it out before it’s too late. In high school,
I used to roll my eyes at the redundant questions, but I did take the advice. Now, I’m a third-year student with only $5500 of debt. My best friend is $30,000 in debt, and she dropped out after her first semester.
There’s a difference between helping someone by answering their questions or offering advice based on their inquiry and plead for help vs. telling them what they should or shouldn’t do when they haven’t asked for that type of help. OP listed specific schools and was looking for additional names to fill out her match list. Although she didn’t mention it, she was questioned on budget (fair enough as someone would consider that in their recommendation). Her response was “Cost isn’t an issue”. So, if you want to help OP, focus on her question, not yours. What you or I think is affordable is unimportant and quite frankly irrelevant.
She presented us with a list of schools. If you’re have knowledge of those schools and want to suggest OP look at X because it shares similarities with her criteria, great.