<p>I’m out of state, from Arizona. I’m pretty I will be accepted to the majority of schools I apply to in California. (Standford is probably a low to mid reach). I do need financial aid, and I know most public schools in California do not offer that. What about some private schools such as Cal Poly? Pepperdine? Harvey Mudd? Do these schools have decent financial aid assistance? Are they competive Econ schools? Or am I better off attending the University of Arizona which is ranked #36 for a very low cost off attendence, if any at all. Thanks ahead of time.</p>
<p>Cal Poly is a public school, part of the CSU system. CSUs have relatively low list prices, but do not give financial aid to out-of-state students beyond that.</p>
<p>Have you run the net price calculators on all of the schools in question to see financial aid estimates?</p>
<p>What is your eventual goal with an economics degree? PhD study or employment? If PhD study, look for schools that also have strong math and statistics offerings.</p>
<p>Mudd is extremely expensive and doesn’t give much aid.</p>
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Based only on the information in that one sentence, I think it will be a very high reach.</p>
<p>Stanford* lol</p>
<p>Maybe add Loyola Marymount, USD, Santa Clara and Univ of the Pacific to your list. They are all pricey privates that are likely to offer merit aid to a student with high stats.</p>
<p>Stanford is a reach for all candidates, with an overall acceptance rate of just 5.7%. Last year, only 14% of the applicants with an 800 on the SAT CR section were admitted. Only 10% of the applicants with an 800 on the Math section were admitted.</p>
<p>Check out the WP Carey School of Business at ASU. Its globally ranked. And considering you’re an in-state student, the price wouldn’t be too high.</p>
<p>Loyola Marymount, University of San Diego, Arizona State - Go Devils!!</p>
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<p>Harvey Mudd (and at least 3 of the other Claremont Colleges) claim to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need. Only about 50-60 colleges make this claim. For 2012-13, HMC awarded over $13M in scholarship and grant aid. The average financial aid package for students receiving need-based aid was approximately $42K. The average need-based loan for students offered loans was $3700/year. (Source: HMC 2012-13 Common Data Set)</p>
<p>However, if you are interested in majoring in economics at a Claremont Consortium college, Pomona or Claremont McKenna (or maybe Scripps, if you’re female) would be more appropriate choices. Harvey Mudd has a science & engineering focus. It does not even offer an economics major. </p>
<p>Harvey Mudd, Pomona, or Claremont McKenna would be reaches for most applicants.</p>
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<p>How pretty? Well, it helps in your neck of the woods. Plenty of very pretty people at ASU and UA. </p>
<p>On a serious note, you really need to look at your chances with some humility, and spend time researching your target schools. For instance, Stanford is just a pipe dream for you - hardly a low to mid reach. </p>
<p>Let google be your friend, and stop wasting time in the WAMC forum.</p>