Agree, but the, “who am I” and “what is that” exercises are good because they raise questions more focused on elements directly related to their individual case than the perceived reputation or reported reputation of a major which they may never study. The fact that learning about majors is difficult should not be used as an reason for not raising the questions.
Started in EE, switched to ME, but graduated in economics and CS. I don’t believe that is very unusual. Things would have been easier if I’d know about the range of math related options earlier. Good thing that the school I was in actually offered a wide range of related majors and permitted movement between them. Formal transfer of departments or transfer of schools were not necessary and are often not easy to accomplish.
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Your stats look great. DePauw admissions counselors can probably give you a better idea if you are a good fit. It is a competitive school with a strong honors program. It is really one of the best-kept secrets in college academia.
@jen2016 Thanks for your reply! I’ve heard very positive things about DePauw so far. I’ll apply for the Management Fellows Program if I don’t get into Lehigh (it’s my ED).
Beware of deadlines for special programs.
Try to apply to Temple, Truman State, and Miami Ohio since they have merit scholarships (for your SAT score/GPA). While these scholarships aren’t guaranteed, they may be more certain than the ‘meet full need/need aware universities’.
Agree DePauw sounds perfect for you.
Look into UPuget Sound.
(Remember that you qualify for application fee waivers if your family makes that little money).
DO look into WPI’s application process. Their business school is very good.
@MYOS1634 Hi! Thanks for your reply. I looked into most of those schools already and I’m definitely applying to DePauw, probably WPI, and possibly Miami Ohio. I have to discuss everything with my college counselor first, but all of the other options sound like good safeties.
Your only true admission & financial safeties would be schools that guarantee full ride scholarships for any students, including internationals, with your stats or better (and that also have the programs you want). Look for such schools on the following list: http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
In each school’s Common Data Set, section H6, you can check whether scholarships are available to internationals.
WPI does award need based financial assistance to international students who can contribute $20,000 per year toward the total costs. The total estimated annual cost for undergraduates attending WPI is $49,668.00.
@retiredfarmer Thank you for your help! Unfortunately, my family won’t be able to afford that much for college. I come from a country whose economy is not that developed, and if students go to the US for college, it’s usually because they got a full ride scholarship. I’ll definitely thoroughly examine the list tk21769 sent. It looks like it has great options.
Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it :))
Both Lehigh and Richmond have excellent business schools. Lehigh’s Dean spent 20 yrs at Wharton and their President was the former Provost of UVA. That’s pretty good company and usually good things follow.
Richmond really caters to their students. All the attention you would expect from a good LAC with the advantage of having a nationally ranked business school with great connections.
