Chance me for Sports Management Program at two schools UM and UConn [3.75 UW, 1400 SAT, NJ resident]

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  • US citizen
  • State/Location of residency: New Jersey
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Intended Major(s) Sports Management

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 3.75
  • Weighted HS GPA: 4.018
  • SAT Scores: 1400, submitting
  • school doesn’t rank

List your HS coursework

  • English: 4 years CP level
  • Math: Geometry and Algebra 2 were CP level, Honors Pre-Calculus (11th grade); AP Calculus (12th grade)
  • Science: Honors biology, Honors chemistry, Honors physics, AP Environmental Science
  • History and social studies: AP American Government (12th); CP US and Worled Histry in 9th, 10th and 11th
  • Language other than English: French 1 in middle school, French 2 and 3 in HS
  • AP Psychology 11th;
  • Financial Literacy Honors (12th)
  • Other academic courses: Intro to Business, Marketing 1, Accounting 1, Advanced Graphic Design (12th), Financial Accounting Honors (12th)

Awards National Honor Society, School Honor Societies for Business, Math, Science, and Social Studies

College Summer program: Sports Management at UMass online course, Summer 2026

Extracurriculars
HS and Club Hockey–4 years

HS and Club Baseball–3 years

Interact Rotary (volunteer)club 11th and 12th

Walk-a-thon for American Cancer Society (9th, 10th, and 11th grades)

Organized and ran a supply drive for local animal shelter (11th grade)

Volunteer instructor at USA Hockey Learn to Play program

Employed as a referee through USA Hockey since middle school to present

Volunteered at local church/schools, packing school bags with supplies and packing lunch/snack bags for children

Essays/LORs/Other
Essay focuses on how I am interested in the analytical aspects of baseball (problem solving in strategy on the field and matching players with team needs); how traveling to all 30 stadiums made me interested in travel and how teams connect with their fan bases by the architecture and themes; and how we can use sports to connect with others, referencing my time volunteering for USA Hockey (in HS) and volunteering in Little League to teach autistic children how to play.

Schools
UConn Neag, Sports Management, regular decision

University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, Sport Management, ED

thank you

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UCONN I lean in - so low target.

U Mich I think unlikely - reach.

You didn’t mention budget - UCONN is $60K per year and U MIch is $85K the first two years and $90K per year the last two - that’s today’s $$.

Any issues with cost? Both are expensive, especially given the likely outcomes from the degree.

I’d add a safer school - and if cost is an issue, then you need to adapt for that.

Good luck.

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SU is a good option to consider in place of Michigan-Ann Arbor. The non-binding Early Action deadline is November 1st and the Regular Decision deadline is January 5th.

Sport Management B.S. Program

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Rutgers University, an in-state option, also offers an undergraduate Sports Management program.

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@2027senior what made you choose these two colleges for sports management?

University of South Carolina has a great program.

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