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Old 07-30-2012, 01:23 AM   #1
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College range input and suggestions?

I'd like your opinion on what range of colleges I could get into and maybe some specifically (such as USNWR Top 20/Top 30/Top 40 and colleges in one of those ranges). Since I already have some good safeties in my home state I want to apply to some reaches OOS. Also, something in the 30K to 40K range would be preferred. Any input would be very welcome, thanks.

Bio:
-White
-Male
-Rising senior at an above-average public high school in Michigan.

GPA:
-3.45 unweighted.
-4.05 weighted.
-My UW is bad but my courses were quite rigorous, evidenced by my weighted GPA

ACT:
-33 composite (34 math, 34 English, 33 reading, 29 science, 31 E/W combined, 8 writing)

Class rank:
-I'm not sure if my school ranks but so far no information on class rank has been given to us. If I had to guess I'd say Top 10-15% but I'm really not sure.

Course load:
-Overall pretty rigorous.
-One AP class (Computer Science) but didn't take the exam.
-10+ IB classes.
-The majority of my classes have been .4 with a few .3s and one or two .2s (required credits).

ECs:
-3 freshman sports teams.
-4 JV teams ( I played JV baseball twice)
-3 varsity sports by next year.
-I am lacking any major non-athletic leadership positions. I'm looking to join a well-ranked BPA club next year and possibly DECA if I can do both. This year I participated in a competition for JA Titan, a business simulation for Junior Achievement, after taking 1st in my class. I'm also looking to join a new Ski/Board club as well as some other clubs, possibly Key Club or Programming Club.

Location:
-Anywhere is okay, but I'd prefer somewhere in the midwest, northeast, or mid-Atlantic regions.

Size:
-Anything but very small. 4,000+ I guess.
-Liberal arts colleges are okay as well.

Major:
Something business related such as but not limited to finance, economics, or supply chain management.

Any suggestions?
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Old 07-30-2012, 08:57 AM   #2
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a little smaller then 4000 davidson college
you should also check out butler university and drake university maybe good fits for you.
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Old 07-30-2012, 10:06 AM   #3
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consider Lehigh, Villanova, Tulane, Fordham, NYU (a bit of a reach for Stern), Notre Dame (reach) and/or some large state flagships such as Indiana, Michigan (reach to get into b-school as a freshman even as a resident), Wisconsin, Pitt, MD to name a few.

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Old 07-30-2012, 01:00 PM   #4
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Thanks zobroward and happy1 I'll look into all of those colleges.
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Old 07-31-2012, 10:53 AM   #5
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U of Dayton. Potential merit aid available.
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