I’m certainly not saying you have to switch your major. The fact that you are choosing to take a HS hospitality course, and have related work experience, just made me wonder if you had an affinity for the field. Your GPA obviously isn’t terrible; your stats are just in that zone where a lot of schools where you’re competitive undeclared are too competitive for direct-admit to the business programs. You can still get there - you just have to choose your path carefully, as per MYOS’ great advice. (And as for CofC, no insult intended - I’ve heard great things about it from where I live. It may be a case of a school getting more “shade” among students inside its own region.)
So could y’all make a list for me for schools I can apply to undeclared/business ?
^ that I would be competitive for obviously
CofC is a great school with many students who have higher stats , community involvement and rank higher than you report @amxn15 . CofC has an excellent business program . @aquapt what you’ve heard is accurate. They have a strong Honors College with opportunities for research, study abroad and volunteering. My son attends school with many students who chose CofC over more selective schools. They have produced quite a few Goldwater Scholars and Fulbright Scholars. Quite a few students have been accepted to highly selective grad schools , med schools and law schools. Your suggestion should not have been considered an insult.
I didn’t mean it as an insult, it just doesn’t seem realistic for me especially since I’m out of state and I doubt they would give me in state tuition.
plus it kind of is a huge party school and it isn’t really competitive from my school.
@amxn15 Clemson is also an OOS public that is on your list and is more expensive.
Yes because in my opinion Clemson is a much better school.
@amxn15 it is not a huge party school , but it doesn’t sound like a good fit for you anyway. The truth of the matter is you actually know nothing about the school.
“The College of Charleston has cracked the top 20 of the nation’s best party schools in the Princeton Review’s annual college rankings, coming in at No. 15.” https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/princeton-review-ranks-college-of-charleston-no-party-school/article_2e99e405-03c0-5135-be8b-acc15e5829c8.html
@axmn15 here’s the stas for last year’s class admitted to Clemson. 59% of the applicants were in the top 10% of their class, 83% we’re in the top 20% of their class and 99% were in the top 50%. SAT scores 1230-1390, ACT 27-31. Clemson admission is based on GPA, test scores, rank and rigor. ECs are weighed very little in the decision process. You may want to look at some of the Clemson threads from last year to compare your stats to the students who were admitted, waitlisted and rejected .
CofC is not on this list,but you may be surprised by some schools that are.
https://www.usnews.com/photos/playboys-top-10-party-schools
The Playboy list is the gold standard for party school rating…you may want to take a look at that list before making a choice on where to apply. You could eliminate UVA, it’s #1.
Thanks for that I guess
I wasn’t surprised by any of the schools that were on that list to be completely honest with you.
Yeah but UVA is arguably the best public school in the country.
@amxn15 My point being…your argument that you couldn’t possibly consider C of C because it was on the top #20 list of party schools is moot. If you are going to eliminate schools because they appear on a rather arbitrary list of party schools than you would need to eliminate some pretty awesome schools. You need to ignore these types of lists and “rankings” when selecting schools and choose schools that fit your particular stat profile, academic needs and financial ability.
You have listed on other threds that you are interested in NC State, VT, Clemson. I think you will find that your GPA and class rank and SAT score are going to play a very big role in your admissions process; particularly at Clemson. You need to really pay attention to the Common Data Set statistics for the schools you are hoping to apply to, not just your HS Naviance, particularly for OOS schools. I would be very surprised if you were accepted at Clemson with your current statistics (I know that is rough to hear) and I think VT is also a reach. Not saying to not give it a try but don’t pin your hopes on it.
I am assuming you want to stay nearish to NC from the schools your other threds and are partial to state schools. USC might not be a bad choice, Auburn, Florida State, Ole Miss, possibly Alabama (bit I am not familiar with their business school admissions), George Mason. Maybe American if you showed some serious interest. A bit further afield…Ohio University, Michigan State, The University of Buffalo, The University of Houston, Arizona State and U of AZ. If you are looking for some $$$ you will likely find more at private schools than public ( Elon/High Point) and a bit more forgiving of academic discrepancies that don’t quite match their stat profile and more willing to give “credit” or consider ECs; in other words to give a more holistic review of your application. You will have plenty of options if you take the time to dig deeper than perceived prestige and the USNWR/Forbes/Princeton lists. Also, pay particular attention to the details and specialties of a school if you have a particular interest in let’s say, Agriculture Business; some schools, like A&M for example, may be a better fit/choice than say Syracuse. Compiling a list of appropriate schools goes much deeper than reputation. For instance, Marquette University places 100% of it’s Clinical Lab Science majors in jobs PRIOR to graduation! Finding a school’s niche takes some serious legwork, but ultimately may payoff!
As other posters have said go back and review the acceptance threds from 2018 at the schools you are interested in applying to, you will get a good indication of your possible admissions outcome.
Business schools are notoriously a hard nut to crack, good luck!
Thank you, I know it sucks that I probably won’t get into Clemson but I understand how competitive it’s getting. I just want to apologize about what I said about C of C, I didn’t mean to bash it or anything I definitely will visit. Maybe I didn’t really know enough about it, I’ve just heard different perspectives I guess.
Have you considered JMU in Virginia? My oldest daughter was active in DECA in high school with SAT score and GPA in your range. She is a recent grad of James Madison University. She initially majored in marketing but then switched to international relations. She is now with a consulting company working with federal govt clients - JMU opened doors for her. The OSS tuition/board was quite affordable at @35K - no more than 7-8K above our state’s flagship school. IMO, James Madison is a hidden gem - solid business program (including a hospitality concentration) with a great alumni network, a happy campus vibe, and beautiful facilities (my wife and I still can’t get over that this was a public college). If you are a sports fan, football is huge - they have competed for the FCS championship the last two years, winning in 2016 and losing a heart breaker this past fall. In May, the ladies lax team beat Boston College to take the NCAA D I crown - not too shabby for a school in the sleepy Shenandoah Valley. Good luck shaping up your list.