Chance my son for business finance major (TX resident - 3.81 UWGPA, 1450 SAT)

Chance Me / Match Me
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Demographics

  • US Citizen
  • State/Location of residency: TX
  • Type of high school (or current college for transfers): Public
  • Other special factors: Moved from Midwest to Texas in sophomore year. I already created chance me for other twin applying for materials engineering

Cost Constraints / Budget
(60k per year) flexible.

Intended Major(s): Business Finance or Accounting

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 3.81
  • Weighted HS GPA: 4.82
  • Class Rank: N/A, First quarter as per TAMU
  • ACT/SAT Scores: SAT 1450 Superscore and 1410 composite

List your HS coursework

(Indicate advanced level, such as AP, IB, AICE, A-level, or college, courses as well as specifics in each subject)

  • English: AP English Lang & AP English Literature
  • Math: HiGap, AP Pre Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Calculus BC
  • Science: AP Physics 1, AP Physics C, Biology Honors, Chemistry Advanced
  • History and social studies: AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, AP Economics, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology
  • Language other than English: German Level 1,2,3
  • Visual or performing arts:
  • Other academic courses: AP Computer Science Principles, CS 1 Advanced

Awards

FRC Robotics - Rising all star team award

KPMG & ACAP business pitch competition 2nd place.

Rocket for schools NASA Competition in Wisconsin 3rd place

AP scholar with distinction

National school recognition and NRSTA.

Extracurriculars
Discover accounting program at University of Nebraska Lincoln

ACAP program at Southern Methodist university

Business intern for district manager at a private firm

Varsity/Jr varsity soccer player

Varsity mid distance runner

National honor society

Various leadership positions in DECA, investment banking club, FRC, Rockets4school, CodeKong Hackathlon etc.

Volunteering 100+ hours at temple.

Essays/LORs/Other
Good writer and couple of good recommendations. Adding more essays and supplements is not an issue.

Schools

  • Assured (100% chance of admission and affordability): ASU WP Carey business school with (54k scholarship) admitted, UMN admitted, Texas A&M Mays business school admitted, UTD Jindal business school admitted.
  • Extremely Likely: N/A
  • Likely: SMU, Indiana Kelley, Fordham
  • Toss-up: UGA, Ohio State, UF
  • Lower Probability: UVA, Notre Dame, UIUC, Northeastern
  • Low Probability: UT Austin McCombs

I was checking to see if he should even try for UMich, University of Chicago, Northwestern which he is very much interested. His dream schools are Notre Dame, Northwestern and UMich in this order.

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U of Chicago and Northwestern both fill the majority of their class in ED. Also zero chance of coming in under budget unless you qualify for need based aid. (The COA at NU is in now in the mid 90s and they don’t give merit aid).

UMichigan added binding ED this year for the first time so it’s unknown how that will impact RD.

I think Notre Dame will love his volunteer hours. Hopefully he played that up in his application!

I just want to add a big kudos to you and both of your twins for having well balanced lists with affordable options! Great job!!!

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IU is too tough to know - last year though it was a safety but now they are holistic.

SMU or Fordham likely won’t make budget.

UVA and Notre Dame are high reaches. UIUC is a reach and Northeastern is as well but unpredictable. But again, unless the NPCs hit budget, why are you applying to any of them? Are you Jewish? If so, why UND? UVA has secondary admissions - so business may not happen.

U Mich - no - because it’s over budget.

U Chicago - no - because they don’t have finance or even business.

NW - yes, but again, run the NPC as there’s no merit. I put on your other thread.

With his stats, he will be 0 for 3 with the dreams - sorry - and I don’t think it’s even close.

What is the ultimate goal? Is it Wall Street because if it’s general finance, the where will matter little. And there are others that are cheaper than will get you there. And if it is Wall Street, make sure he applies for IBIS at ASU. I put the link below.

I’m more concerned with budget because it sounds like it’s $120K between the two - and yet your list is not built with that in mind. Much but not all of it is - and if the NPC shows $90K and the school is need based aid only, it’s a wasted app when you can find other schools.

Good luck.

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