<p>I am applying to many reach schools but I think I should reconsider my safeties which were Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Davis. I want to choose a UC or CSu that I could really consider a safety. Any recommendations would be fine.</p>
<p>You need to provide more information about yourself, your interests, grades, test scores, possible major (Cal Poly SLO requires you to declare for admission) and what are you considering your match and reach school. If you think UC Davis is a safety, then you must have some pretty decent stats.</p>
<p>Please share.</p>
<p>The only genuine "safety" UC is Riverside, which will admit anyone who meets the published minimum standards. (And it's a decent school, which many students overlook because it's in unglamorous Riverside.) Although they're not officially published it's possible to ascertain the minimum SAT and GPA requirements for San Diego State, which is the second most selective CSU after Cal Poly SLO. SDSU excels in business, if that's your proposed major. If you meet the SDSU standards you should be able to consider any of the other CSUs as a safety. Each campus has its particular academic strengths and weaknesses; there's a wide variety of other characteristics (residential, commuter, small town, big city, north, south, etc.) to choose from. So I'll second blucroo's comment - what'ya got, and what are you looking for?</p>
<p>Don't forget UC Merced. They are a good safety :)</p>
<p>I am 16, a female, Mexican, my parents didnt go to school, so Im first generation going to a university. I am positive I want to study business administration or maybe marketing, but most likely business administration; I'm aware Columbia and Stanford don't offer this major so I am applying to study economis...</p>
<p>I'm applying to:
University of Pennsylvania<br>
University of California Davis
University of California Berkeley<br>
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
New York University<br>
University of California San Diego
University of California Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Stanford University
Columbia University </p>
<p>And possibly... San Diego State (due to recommendations from posts and school college advisor). I need others though; Isn't UC Merced good for science but not much else..yet</p>
<p>SOME HOBBIES/COMMUNITY SERVICE
-seller on ebay: sell clothing, vintage clothing, cellphones, brothers game systems
-have started a fashion type blog but have not made serious money
-was DECA secretary during sophomore and junior year; have been DECA club member since freshman year
-competed last year at DECA northern and state competition and got 4th place at state competition; at state competition, I place fourth; I basically made a business plan and presented it to "potential investors"
- was in band for 3 first high school years (I stopped because decided I was not committed/was busy with other things)
-have played tennis on school team since sophomore year; play first doubles on varsity this year
-volunteer at local hospital
volunteer in school library (about 50 hours)
-volunteer for DECA Club
-have started to help SNEHA (older sister is in charge; is a small nonprofit sponsor-a-poor-child program)
-tutor fellow students after school (started this 2nd quarter of 1st semester); one hour after school</p>
<p>I am a senior. I have taken the ACT, SAT Reasoning test, and SAT Subject Tests. Here are my scores:
ACT: 29 (retaking it one last time in dec)
SAT Reasoning (TOTAL = 1930)
Math: 630
Critical reading: 680
Writing: 620
SAT Subject Tests (WILL TAKE OVER IN DECEMBER: ENGLISH LITERATURE, MATH II, AND U.S. HISTORY)
Spanish: 770
Math: 540
US History: 590</p>
<p>Here are my classes over the past four years and my grades as well as AP scores
FRESHMAN
1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER
Band 1 A A
Geography A A+
Geometry CPM A- A
Biology A B+
English 1 Adv B+ B+
Spanish Speak 2 A- B
BAND/PE B+ A</p>
<p>SOPHOMORE
1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER
World History Adv. A A
ALG II/TRIG A- A-
Chemistry A- B+
English 2 Adv B+ B+
SPANISH LANGUAGE AP A A+
ATHLETICS A- (HAD NO CLASS)
BAND/PE A A-</p>
<p>JUNIOR
1ST SEMESTER 2ND SEMESTER
BAND 3 A- A-
US HISTORY AP B A
PRECALCULURS A A+
PHYSICS B B+
ENGLISH LANG/COMP AP A A
SPANISH LIT AP A- A
AHLETICS A (HAD AVID)
AVID (HAD TENNIS) A </p>
<p>SENIOR (classes taking)
AP BIOLOGY
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE
AP CALCULUS
AP GOVERNMENT
AP STATISTICS
ATHLETICS-TENNIS</p>
<p>Passed AP TESTS
US History 5
Spanish literature 3
Spanish language 5
Englush langugage and composition 3</p>
<p>*I attend a public school.
CLASS SIZE: 502
CLASS RANK: 26
10-12 RANK: 16</p>
<p>weighted non weighted
academic gpa (9-12) 3.9429 3.7143
academic gpa (10-12) 4.0870 3.7391
total gpa (9-12) 3.9269 3.7317</p>
<p>Have you considered Fordham in NY?</p>
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<p>Does your brother know about this? </p>
<p>Or does he just think his systems were stolen?</p>
<p>Your list seems heavy with the large UCs and with your stats the more competitive-UCLA-schools may be a reach. Have you considered any of the smaller private schools? Why go from a UC reach to a UC safety or CSU without looking to the other privates? Is money an issue? If so the privates may be forthcoming with scholarships. Also you might consider really prepping for the SATs or taking an SAT class to raise those SAT scores or doing some kind of prep for ACT to raise that..</p>
<p>just wanted to echo not excluding LACs where scholarship money can balance costs. Occidental, for example, would probably be very interested in you and has a long history of active initiatives for helping first generation students develop college and career opportunities. While smaller liberal arts schools don't have business majors, they often have an excellent record of grad school admissions and career networking through alums for internships, etc. while you are in school. There are good small LACs throughout the country that would welcome your application if you would consider a smaller school..</p>
<p>Please consider some of the smaller LACs. They are committed to helping students with your background. A young man I know applied to Wesleyan (CT) with stats similar to yours (including the 29 ACT & the AP classes). He is first generation U.S. with Vietnamese parents who do not have college degrees. He didn't think he had a chance, but he was admitted. He is incredibly thankful for the opportunity they have given him ... most students there had better educations, better test scores, etc. The great part is that the school is not only committed to bringing in students like you, but they are committed to supporting them while they are there. The young man I know has taken advantage of all the help available (profs, study sessions, tutors, etc.) --- he is able to take classes, participate in a sport, work a part-time job, and earn A's/B's. The best part: his financial aid is out of this world!! </p>
<p>Think outside the box & consider this type of school. Consider also that most young people need a masters degree now, so the type of undergrad degree you earn is less important than the grad degree. My engineering friends were all highly sought after by B-schools --- MBA programs like having a diverse population in terms of undergrad degrees & experiences.</p>
<p>what would be good liberal arts colleges to consider that have business adminsitration as a major; which good ones are in california that i should consider? thank you.</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania<br>
University of California Davis
University of California Berkeley<br>
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
New York University<br>
University of California San Diego
University of California Los Angeles<br>
San Diego State University
University of Southern California<br>
Stanford University
Columbia University</p>
<p>it's pretty final...does anyone have any recommendations for safeties that are in california? that have a business major. thank you for all replies</p>
<p>Santa Clara and University of San Diego have Business.</p>
<p>university of the pacific- takes the common app. No application fee for online. supplement requires no essays. pretty simple.</p>
<p>any others?</p>
<p>You are guaranteed admissions to SDSU, with your grades. Check their admission standards. </p>
<p>You take your UC/CSU gpa and multiply it by 800, and then add your sat math and verbal score.</p>
<p>If it is above 4010, then you were guaranteed admission last year. You are way above that, so you are good.</p>
<p>Loyola Marymount has business. I think they take the common app--Santa Clara does. Also University of San Francisco and St. Mary's College in Moraga (not sure if they have business or not). These are all Catholic, but Catholic colleges are not preachy at all--lots of non-Catholics go there. All but St. Mary's are Jesuit schools, and there's an emphasis on leadership and service that dovetails really well with business. </p>
<p>Are you really interested in east coast schools like Penn and NYU? If so check out Fordham--it's also in NYC and it's easier to get into than NYU and I think less expensive. Also a Jesuit school.</p>
<p>I'm really impressed with the Jesuit schools--they are smaller than big public universities but they still offer engineering and business, so they work for students who are interested in a profession, not a LAC. They are very much in the tradition of the liberal arts though, so in my opinion they offer the best of both worlds. Best of all is that with the exception of Georgetown and BC, they are still relatively undiscovered. They provide a quality education that is still relatively accessible to students who do not want or are not qualified for an uber competitive school.</p>
<p>I am not too familiar with what the California liberal arts schools offer in the way of business programs. However, there are some excellent schools to look into: the Pomona schools ---Pomona, Claremont-McKenna, Pitzer --- Claremont-McKenna is good for business, I think --- plus, you can go to any of the other Pomona schools. Washington has Whitman, which is really neat. Maybe someone else knows more about schools in this area of the country & what they offer?</p>
<p>Whitman doesn't have business--economics is the closest major.
Pure LACs will not usually have a school of business. To get that in a LAC environment, the Master's Universities are a good bet. Masters Universities (US News category) are often very underrated and can be great safeties. I don't know why they don't get the attention that LACs do--I think they combine the best of both worlds: small classes and an emphasis on teaching with more choices for students who want to prepare for careers in engineering, business and education.</p>
<p>I think Willamette in Oregon is the only LAC around here to offer a business major, and they are Willamette University, so technically they are not a liberal arts college.</p>
<p>if i already gave my teacher's the letter of recommendation forms for the private universities i am applying to, should i just NOT use the common application since i already used each university's own forms rather than the common application?</p>