wow...i got into too many schools, please help me choose!!

College Search & Selection
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<p>ok, so here's the deal...earlier this year when i began my college search, i hired a private college counselor who said due to my low gpa (3.2 uw, 3.7 w) and mediocre sats (750m 610 cr 610 w), that i would most likely not go to the school of my choice. after hearing the news, my family decided to fire him, but subsequently, i decided to apply to over 15 colleges in every region throughout the us. i aplied to the following:</p>

<p>USC Marshall School of Business, Texas McCombs School of Business (first choice, but thought i would definately get rejected)</p>

<p>Babson College, Bentley University, Northeastern University (thought i might get into one of the three since my former counselorsaid i would difinately get rejected from babson and bentley...)</p>

<p>Ohio State (Fisher College of Business), UIUC(College of Business) , Minnesota (Carlson School of Business), Indiana University (Kelley School of Business)-(i applied to these five schools thinking i would get into one maybe two and NOT an direct invitation to their business programs). </p>

<p>Drexel (LeBow School of Business), St. John's (Tobin), UNLV (Harrah's)-(All safties)</p>

<p>to my surprise...i got into </p>

<p>USC (Marshall)
Babson
Bentley
OSU
UIUC
IU
UM
Drexel
St. John's
UNLV</p>

<p>so...i immediately threw out my safties and ended up with the big 10 schools, usc, babson, and bentley.</p>

<p>so earlier i said USC was my top coice, but again due to my low gpa and test scores i did not anticipate SCHOLARSHIPS, DIRECT ADMISSION TO ALL BUSINESS SCHOOLS, and HONORS COLLEGE INVITATIONS. so...</p>

<p>i am getting:</p>

<p>$9,200/year +honors college+ direct admit to THE Ohio State Universtiy
$16,250/year+honors college+direct admit to Bentley University
direct admit to Indiana's Kelley School of Business</p>

<p>so with that being said, i threw out Minnesota and Illinois leaving me with:
USC-paying over 200k for 4 years, but ranked #10 in business and #4 in entrepreneurship
Babson-paying over 200k for 4 years, but having the #1 ranked entrepreneurship program
Bentley-with half of my tuition paid
OSU-with 1/3rd of my tuition paid
Indiana-with direct admit to the #11 business program + #2 entrepreneurship program </p>

<p>so now, with about a month and a half until may 1st, i must decide between one of these 5 schools....note that if i were to choose USC or Babson, my parents have said they will be willing to pay but would have to mortgage the house...so i now ask for everyones help in choosing my school.</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

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<p>If you can handle it, go with Ohio State. It has a great rep, you got money, and you got honors. Go for it!</p>

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<p>LMAO I think “mediocre” is an understatement about your SAT scores. Get real people</p>

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<p>Did you apply for financial aid? If so, you might want to wait for all the financial aid info before deciding.</p>

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<p>yeah…i was kind of leaning towards ohio state until i got my acceptance letter from bentley saying theyll pay for half my tuition and invite me to their honors program…but i feel that in general, babson > bentley, kelley>fisher, and usc, rankings wise, is the best. so i feel that i have a really tough decision to make…</p>

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<p>Go to Bentley and drive a Bentley.</p>

<p>To be quite honest, I know nothing about business schools, but I know USC and Indiana have nationally renowned programs.</p>

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<p>Bentley! Great rep, and half tuition! A little bit of everything!</p>

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<p>StevenSeagal is a ******bag. I say go with USC.</p>

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<p>^ I read his post as saying he thought her SATs were actually pretty good, not mediocre. Kinda hard to tell from the wording. Steven, can you clear it up???</p>

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<p>A lot will depend on where you think you will want to live after college. If you’re thinking California, then nothing will beat the USC alumni network. If you are thinking New England, then Bentley (it’s not well-known outside of that area). Same goes for Babson. USC and Ohio State have strong national reputations, Indiana perhaps a little less.</p>

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<p>I also have to wonder how set you are on business. You may want to take into account that many people switch majors/concentrations and some of those schools are better when you step out of your one area than others.</p>

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<p>What is your career goal and do you plan to return to CA? Would it be a hardship for your parents to pay for your expensive options?</p>

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<p>Sunha, is that you?</p>

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<p>I would recommend visiting some of these schools in the next 6 weeks and doing overnights. USC has a much different atmosphere than Babson than Bentley, etc.
You may realize that one place immediately stands out more than others.</p>

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<p>Agreed with above poster. Coming from a tiny high school, I could never handle Ohio State myself. But many of my friends seem to love its atmosphere dearly. Personally, I’m looking into Indiana, not Ohio State, but it’s still an awesome school if you can handle its sheer size. The honors program will help it seem smaller, though.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t recommend Babson. Super high-stress environment, the people I know who go there aren’t really big fans of it. Social life seems quite limited.</p>

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<p>For those of you wondering, I was being sarcastic. Those SATs are waaaaaaay above average and are anything but mediocre.</p>

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<p>college counselor?</p>

<p>the world has gone nuts.</p>

<p>too bad you didn’t apply to an Ivy or 2.</p>

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<p>If you haven’t done it yet, do a spreadsheet laying out COA, financial aid (not including loans) and resulting cost to be covered by you and your family. Also add information that strikes you about your top choices.</p>

<p>Be systematic but then be prepared to go with your gut to some extent. In the latter category, I’d include your feelings about where you’d like to live.</p>

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<p>I think you need to take into consideration, the CHANCE of changing majors. There’s very strong statistics that state most college students end up changing there majors at least 1 when they enter college. You may realize business as a major may not be the thing for you. It might be better suited for graduate studies.</p>