kawaiigurl

Hello, Im an international student (Junior) and i'm doing college research in the summer now...but i have such a long list of colleges that i don't know where to start from

here are some of the preferred characteristics about my university (list from most important to..just important)
1. GOOD Undergrad Business Program (perferably with strong Marketing)
2. Cheaper Price, or gives scholarship/aids to International students
3. Medium size (I'm not too fond w/ huuuuuuuge schools like Berkely :S)

MY STATS--------
Gender: F
Location: American/Internationa School
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Private
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes!!! <very important>

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 3.71
GPA - Weighted: i dunno..but i will have 6 APs and 1 IB by senior year. my weighted is prob about 4??
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 100

Scores <i wil definitely take again>:
SAT-
CR 520 (goal: 600)
Math 740 (goal: 760)
Writing 590 (goal: 650)

SAT II-
Math II, Chinese, Spanish (dunno about the scores yet, but probabily not too good :S)


Extracurriculars:

Significant Extracurriculars: Varsity Swimming (9)
Key Club (9)
Yearbook (9, 11)
Spanish Club (11, 12)
Costume Design for plays (11, 12)
School Magazine WORD (11, 12)
Dance (10, 11, 12)
Drama (several productions..)
ITS (1
Leadership positions: School Magazine Layout Editer(11, 12)
NHS- Historian (12)
Peer Tutor (11, 12)
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Swimming (9)
Volunteer/Service Work: Tasputra 14
SPCA 6
Anbu Ilham 4
Assistant at The Studio 24
Peer Tutor
30-hour famine 30

*numbers indicate the hours
Honors and Awards: Honor Roll
Academic Excellence in Math
Academic Excellence in Science
Community Service Award (for 24 hours)
High Honor Roll
Outstanding Student in Spanish
High Honor Roll

Summer Job:
Modeling (not professional)

Colleges of Interest:
[okay, here is my long list!! pls help me out to cut down the list...and give me some suggestions if you think there are some gud unis for me!! and, i really dk about my match and safety, can someone classify tht for me as well? im so lost]

Baylor U
Brigham Young
C William and Mary
Cornell U
Drexel U
Fashion Inst Tec
Fordham U
Grinnell C
Indiana U Blooming
James Madison U
Marist C
New York U
Pepperdine U
Purdue U
Rice U
Skidmore C
Syracuse U
Truman SU
U Calif Irvine
U Calif Los Angeles
U Delaware
U Florida
U Illinois Urbana
U Maryland Coll Park
U North Car Chap Hl
U Texas Austin
U Wis Madison
Washington U St. L.

as well as few schools in Holland, Japan and Spain (probably) but as for now, i have only a tiny bit of info about them...so i don't have any these schools on my list yet. any suggestions ?

Thanks so much for your help.

From--> Lost Kawaiigurl

kawaiigurl

p.s some schools are on my list b/c some CCers suggested me thanks!
but i deff need more research on them...

kawaiigurl

anyone? :S

Lonewolf64

Add both Emory and University of Richmond to that list. They both have excellent business schools. Both give merit scholarships although Emory Scholars is neigh impossible to achieve and I'm not sure if internationals are eligible. However, Richmond offers very good merit aid that international students are eligible for. Keep in mind, it is also very competitive.

RealM

Wow, you definitely need to delete some of the schools on your list. But at this moment:

C William and Mary - reach
Cornell U - reach
Fordham U - slight match
Grinnell C - reach
Indiana U Blooming - match
James Madison U - match
New York U - reach
Pepperdine U - slight reach
Purdue U - match
Rice U - reach
Syracuse U - slight match
U Calif Irvine - slight reach
U Calif Los Angeles - reach
U Florida - slight match
U Illinois Urbana - slight match
U Maryland Coll Park - slight match
U North Car Chap Hl - reach
U Texas Austin - slight reach
U Wis Madison - reach
Washington U St. L. - reach

I recommend you do not apply to public universities if you are an International student who needs a financial aid. Re-evaluate your college list, especially the reach schools, and look more into private universities or Liberal Arts colleges.

kawaiigurl

none of those are my safety schools ><"?
thanks for your time and info.
btw, what do you think tht brings my stats down :S?
caz so many are my reaches :S

kawaiigurl

btw what do u mean by slight match?
does tht mean its closer to safe or closer to reach?
lol thanks

ularb88

I'd point to University of Virginia [McIntire]: #2 overall (behind Wharton), with a strong marketing program (#3 nationally).

Another school in Virginia, College of William and Mary [Mason] ranks #29 overall, but #2 in marketing.

If your SATs were higher, you'd have a better chance. Try to get at least a 2150.

If you really want to research, I suggest you look at these two links:
Undergrad B-School Rankings: Interactive Table
-AND-
Undergrad - BSchools

Urbana-Champagne looks like a match to me, if neither of these two interest you. Good luck.

kawaiigurl

Heyy thanks! i wlil check them out

kawaiigurl

chance meee....

kawaiigurl

bump :S
thanksssss!

gospeednamster

NYU has horrible financial aid.

echoes600

try liberal arts colleges--they give a lot of aid for international students. for that, of course, you'll need to be an economics major because there's no liberal arts college with a business program. you can always do an mba later, and having an economics degree is basically the same with having a business degree.

kawaiigurl

oh riite. thz a good idea, thanks!
do you hv a list or some suggestions?

echoes600

check the usnews ranking, look at the top 20--all those schools are pretty nice. though you'll really need to increase your SAT scores to enter one of them, to like 700s or high 600s.