<p>I am not sure what I want to major in - but it will probably be something like economics, marketing, statistics, or business administration. If something happens I might go back onto engineering, but I just can’t see myself doing that.</p>
<p>I have a 3.9 UW (on a 4.3 scale - will look at my transcript and convert it to 4.0) and a 4.5 W (on a 5.3 scale, again will convert to 5.0). Pretty sure I will be in the top 10%, but my school does not rank, simply does deciles.</p>
<p>SAT: 680 CR/800 M/650 W (1480/2130) First time taking it - hopefully will break 700, maybe closer to 750 on CR.</p>
<p>I know I don’t want a small school, but rather a medium-large school. So far I have liked the feel of a school with a great college town or near a big city (Boston, DC, etc.). Location in the country really does not matter - I am pretty sure I will go almost anywhere. Cost is also not a factor. A good, popular football or basketball team would be nice and definitely a plus (I love following sports) but of course not a necessity. I know I’m kind of vague, but can you guys try just to throw out some schools that might be in range for me? Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>Schools that popped up on the first page… (not all of them, just a list of ones that caught my attention)</p>
<p>Emory
UVa
William and Mary
USC
RPI
Carnegie Mellon
Princeton?!
Georgia Tech
Cornell
UMich
Stanford
Northwestern
NYU
UIUC
Columbia
UChicago
Rochester</p>
<p>Do these seem like realistic schools for me? Good schools with good business schools? I only checked Economics, general, because I’m not sure exactly what major would be good and did not want that to knock out any notable schools.</p>
<p>I visited BC and loved it. Haven’t thought about UConn, heard from my friends that they didn’t really like the campus at Syracuse, and never even considered USC until you threw that out there! I’ll look into it - thanks guys.</p>
<p>medium-large school / great college town or near a big city / good, popular football or basketball team:</p>
<p>UVA, Southern Cal, Michigan, Stanford, Northwestern all seem to be good fits. I was thinking about BC as well. With your stats, UNC would seem to be in play, and that’s a great option too - especially if you aren’t likely to get need-based aid (UNC’s a relative bargain).</p>
<p>Northwestern is going to be a really high reach for you. How about Northeastern? Its rank is considerably lower, but it still has some great programs.</p>
<p>While it’s hard to determine your chances at any school from just your GPA and scores, UMich should be doable for you.</p>
<p>UMich has an excellent business school. I’d recommend applying to the pre-admit program for their Ross Business School if you’re interested in business (it doesn’t commit you to the program), as it requires no extra work. It’s unlikely that you’ll get in (they take very few each year, so I’d say that to everyone), but it’s worth a try.</p>
<p>For a big reach school, you might want to consider Wharton at UPenn. If the rest of your application is strong, it might be worth a try.</p>
<p>Yes that is an 800 on math… however, I don’t know if I can see myself doing engineering for the rest of my life. I am considering it, though, but I really just don’t see myself dealing with it for my entire life. One idea I guess is to go for engineering and work my way into the executive level with an MBA or something similar to that, but it just seems like extra work to get there when I can major in a business type subject and already be on the business side of things.</p>
<p>For example, my dad starting to go to school for petroleum engineering. He hated it. Switched to accounting? I think accounting, not positive. We have similar personalities, although I like math a bit more than he did. </p>
<p>@RedSeven - I know it’s hard to say where I can expect to get accepted and not, but I just wanted to get a general idea based on my academics alone. My ECs (I think) are good, not out of this world, but good. Also, if you see this, could you explain Michigan’s business program? I am confused on Ross vs UMich standard. Is there a normal business program, besides Ross? I just don’t get it that much.</p>