Chance me student from NY (2.8 UW, 1300 SAT, Finance or Business Undecided)

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@Anon356

• Michigan State University
  => Out of reach

• Delaware State University

• Pace University
  => Safeties Are you interested in HBCUs beside Delaware State?

• Queens University of Charlotte

• Hofstra University
  => Good targets

• Fordham University (ED2)
  => Unreachable

• Penn State University
  Only possible if you embrace the 2+2 system (first 2 years at a smaller “branch” campus then automatic transition to UP for the last 2 years if you have the requisite GPA - students with a HS GPA 3-3.4 tend to be admitted to a branch campus of their choice, 2.7-3.0 only to the less selective ones. You can increase your odds by applying directly to a branch campus - don’t even bother with UP - choosing either Abington if you plan to go home every weekend or Altoona if you plan to spend your weekends at University Park. Submit your SAT score+send your app by tomorrow; fill out your STARS (ex SRAR) as soon as you can, hopefully by the end of next week, since it takes a while for them to process it and you definitely want your application considered in the priority round. You may want to check Summer for better odds since you’re applying for Smeal, one of the most selective colleges. You can actually increase your odds by applying to Abington or Altoona for Agribusiness, which has excellent professional outcomes.

• Rutgers University

• Ohio State University
  ^ both out of reach

• Bentley University => out of reach but apply to Bryant, reachable reach

• Indiana University

• Southern Methodist University
  => Both out of reach

• Florida International University
  => Not sure why you’d want to go that far when you have similar safeties closer to home.

• Texas A&M University
  ^ unreachable reach

• Baruch College
  => Reach but not unreachable

• University of Wisconsin–Madison

• University of Maryland

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• George Washington University
  ^ all out of reach

Include SUNYs - you can apply to 5 of them for free Oct 20-Nov3.
I would recommend Albany for a reach, perhaps 4 from Oswego, New Paltz, Alfred, Fredonia, and Plattsburg (all of these have business or Finance, and you’d have a shot; if you apply to these SUNYs you would be sure to have one solid admission).

Remove all the unreachable reaches from your list and replace them with a few others, such as these.
For a reachable reach, what about Susquehanna’s School of Business?

Sigmund Weis School of Business - Susquehanna University

Another reach could be Drexel in Philadelphia.

Degrees and Programs

Finally, look into Manhattan University.