<p>Okkk.. 3.5gpa havent taken act yet. But I think I will be getting around a 17-19 on the ACT. Im horrible on those kind of tests...
I want to major in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or something in Business, like accounting. I will also take business management.
According to Collegeconfidential. My top options are...</p>
<p>Southern Illinois u, another option at carbondale...
Eastern illinois u
Westen Illinois u
Northern Illinois u
Bemidji State u
St. Cloud state u
Indiana Univesity- south bend
Unversity of Wisconsin- parkside
Indiana State University
Suny oneonta
Purdue -Calmulet campus
Out of all those colleges what is the best, and why?</p>
<p>Out of that list, Oneonta - because its the only school in a real state.</p>
<p>Sorry, what do you mean by “in a real estate” ?</p>
<p>What major is your first choice? And I assume you live in Illinois?</p>
<p>Correct I do, 1. Computer Science 2. Electric Engineering 3. Business management 4. Accounting.</p>
<p>I want to get a quality education and I want to go to a school that is well respectable… So if I wanted to get a job, the employer wont just shoot down my application automatically.</p>
<p>Financial needs?</p>
<p>Btw…I went to high school in Illinois, and have visited some of the schools on your list.</p>
<p>3.5 and highest per year is gonna be 17k-18k
Some financial aid allowance would be nice…</p>
<p>If you could get a scholarship, Valparaiso U. would be a really good school that offers pretty much all your majors. (I did get a scholarship, but ultimately went elsewhere) </p>
<p>Also I would add University of Illinois Springfield to your list, modern school that would probably offer you some financial incentives.</p>
<p>Yeah but would a 18 on the act, and a 3.5gpa get me in those schools? I’m also very athletic. 4 years of track & field and 2 years of football. 2 years of Deca a business club, computer/Robotics club. Would that help me get in?</p>
<p>Anthony, a 3.5 and your extra-curiculars will probably get you into most Illinois State Schools (Excluding U of I). Use College Board to look up admission statistics, and aid in your search.</p>
<p>How good is your math? Engineering and CS majors should like math and be good at it. The good news is that engineering and CS jobs are not as finicky about school prestige as some other jobs like investment banking and law. However, school prestige in the major will tend to affect which companies visit the career center recruiting interns and new graduates, though employers often visit all of the local schools as well.</p>
<p>I’m in a low math class. but I will end up finishing with Alg 2. Is that ok? Thanks Midwestexpress for most of your help.</p>
<p>Generally, engineering bachelor’s degree programs expect entering freshmen to be calculus-ready. Having to take precalculus as a university freshman can delay graduation, since most other courses depend on chains of prerequisites starting with freshman calculus.</p>
<p>If you will only complete algebra 2 in high school, consider taking precalculus at a community college during the summer before you enter university as a freshman.</p>
<p>Calculus is also often required for business majors, though a less rigorous “calculus for business majors” is often allowed, and it is less critical to the chains of prerequisites for the business major.</p>
<p>1) Throw out all of the OOS schools on your list. You will most likely receive no financial aid from those OOS schools other than loans.</p>
<p>2) You at least stand a chance to get some financial aid grants from your instate schools. Stick with them.</p>
<p>3) You will most likely not be qualified for admission to the engineering programs due to your low ACT scores and low level of completed HS math classes. SIU’s engineering program has a separate admissions process that is different and more difficult than the university as a whole.</p>
<p>4) Consider a business major.</p>
<p>5) From your list of instate schools, the best choices by far are SIU and NIU.</p>
<p>I appreciate your post haystack and ucbalmnus(sorry if i spelt it wrong). Is it that bad if I just start out at a community college like Harper? and then go off to a university. Will employers dislike that?</p>
<p>Community college followed by transfer as a junior to a four year university is certainly an acceptable means of completing a bachelor’s degree.</p>
<p>Illinois suggests using <a href=“www.transfer.org”>www.transfer.org; to match up community college courses with courses at four year schools. You still need to look up the majors at the four year schools to determine which courses you need to take.</p>
<p>oh thanks that’s kind of what I was thinking. Thank’s so much. 1 more small question… if i were to transfer to a university after community college would the University still look at my High school act score as an aspect? or would they use my gpa in college?</p>
<p>I would invest in a good ACT prep book. It’s going to be tough (though not impossible) getting into the Illinois directionals with a sub-20 ACT, alhough a 3.5 GPA will surely help.</p>