Best ug business for low income A+ student

College Majors Business Majors
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<p>hey guys. I’ve posted on here about the sort of business I’m interested in (porb. information systems mang. or consulting). the only ones i really have looked at are Cox at SMU, and Michigan, anyway, here are my other stats…</p>

<p>White male
Rural town (pop. 250, dont laugh too loud haha) in Arkansas
parents divorced (neither went to college) living w/ mom who makes $35000
working 5-15 hrs./week at a winery
catholic private bording/day school all guys (only attending because of Financial aid and scholarships)</p>

<p>senior classes: AP Stats, AP calculus, religion, journalism, physics honors, AP literature, us history honors
-----have also taken AP language and AP chem, Latin I and II, and all pre-requisite courses.
----4.0 grade avg (4.0 scale) may drop slighty this year due to AP Calc.
----rank 1/50-----should be valedictorian</p>

<p>testing:
AP------4 on eng.lang. and chem.
SAT----730 writing, 600 math, 690 reading (hoping to bring up math to above 670 and reading over 720, but base replies off current score)
ACT----30, wanting above 32
SAT subj.----700 chem, 650 math II (not good!)</p>

<p>extra curric:
SubiTones-10 guy elite choral group (5 hrs/week) outside of class
Cycling-ranked 3 in state,7-15 hrs/week
Leader and founder of church youth group (2 hrs/week)
Blue arrow (school admissions tour guide)
NHS, student council
varsity cross country captain
Columbian Squires (like knights of columbus)</p>

<p>awards:
gold medals for Latin I,II and choir
various awards for basically every subject
2nd in state cycling road race</p>

<p>What are the schools with great business under-grad that I should be looking at? That i can afford, that i can get into and get a good career afterwards. any ideas. thanks guys. p.s. preferrably private schools but i’ll take w/e i can get.</p>

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<p>east coast: penn, nyu, unc chapel hill, emory, uva
mid-west: michigan, indiana, illinois
west coast: berkeley, usc</p>

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<p>wow, those schools all sound great, but can I get into them with my low-ish test scores? Does being low income give me an advantage?</p>

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<p>also, what would be schools in these categories for me:
reach-
fit-
safety-</p>

<p>thanks guys.</p>

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<p>Wharton (actually UPenn) will give you a full ride if your parents make less than $50k or something like that.</p>

<p>By the way, Wharton’s a reach for anybody.</p>

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<p>Given that you come from a single parent home and that you come from a low income household, you are bound to get hefty amounts of FA. Given your credentials (Valedictorian, 4.0 GPA etc…) and your solid SAT/ACT scores (try to raise your Math SAT to 680+), you definitely stand a decent chance at getting into all of the schools recommended.</p>

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<p>wharton doesn’t always give you a full ride w/ less than 50k, i found that out the hard way… but try it anyway, it would be nice to have another arkansan here! (where at in AR btw)</p>

<p>just try it, my scores were fairly similar and i got in on a transfer</p>

<p>edit: didn’t take SAT II’s either.</p>

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<p>Sorry to not respond to your question earlier Frosty27. I’m from Ratcliff, AR. close about 45 min. east of Ft. Smith. Where are you from? Hopefully I can get into a good school with my specs. i’ll def. try no matter what.</p>

<p>ok new question…
if I enter into the business school of a university, do i have to decide right then which major i want (either marketing or MIS)</p>

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<p>do you only have 2 years of a foreign language? i think quite a few top schools require you have 3 years and recommend 4 years… but if your school doesn’t offer third year foreign language that would be a really good excuse…</p>

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<p>also since you’re in Arkansas i was wondering if Arkansas gave good financial aid to out of state kids? I’m out of state and the King Fahd Center for Islamic Studies (or w/e it’s called) at the University of Arkansas caught my eye… can’t afford to attend there without loads of financial aid though lol</p>

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<p>Ft. Smith :wink: Graduated from greenwood in 05.</p>

<p>and no, you don’t necessarily have to decide, but declaring one is still a good idea (they can change the requirements on you, so it’s best to at least declare one and lock in one set of reqs, you can change it later). Changing is a pretty easy process considering you have to take core requirements anywhere first.</p>

<p>Datkid, Arkansas has some great financial aid provided you get the materials in early. What state are you in? I know you can get an automatic in-state tuition if you’re from arkansas (obviously), oklahoma, texas, and i think missouri as well. I think with an ACT of 30+ they also waive the tuition I believe. Talk to Bryan Hembree. He’s one of the guys in charge of the scholarship dept. and one of the nicest people by far I’ve dealt with. He’ll bend over backwards to help the students. Any other questions PM me, i don’t want to hijack the thread more than it already has been.</p>