@DOTexe I second what @Dolemite says about the university of south carolina. We have a friend whose daughter is there right now for international business studies and she picked it over some “name” colleges because of the strength of that department. So far she’s very happy.
I know that Babson is a good business school, I don’t know much about it for international business, but business in general is supposed to be top-knotch. Plus it’s right next to Olin, so if he ends up wanting to incorporate some tech stuff into his curriculum he’ll have that potential.
I’d recommend putting this question in its own thread in the College Search section where it would reach a wider range of parents.
But University of South Carolina and Florida International University come to mind. Both have NM scholarships and are highly ranked for international business.
@DOTexe – Business at Cornell & CMU are slightly easier admits than CS at either of those schools.
Cornell created the new Business College this year, housing the old U/G business program, Dyson, and the Hotel School, a business program veiled in hospitality management for some, along with the Grad Business School, all under one umbrella. Hotel is a statistically easier admit than Dyson, but industry experience is required.
CMU is very transparent with data so if you check their website, you will see admit stats broken down by college.
If he is likely NMSF, Tulane will offer generous merit scholarship.
@DOTexe …does he have some pretty fantastic ECs on top of his great stats? Might be definitely a school to throw into the “financial reach” category. The “40 Acres” scholarships are pretty fantastic and it looks like they do tend to use it to throw in some geographical diversity sometimes.
Also, if he does get NMF there is a good chance he would get some sort of academic scholarships (could be tokenly small but still!) which would qualify for an OOS tuition waiver = in-state tuition.
He is so smart to recognize that he doesn’t want to turn a hobby into a job. D was the same way about her hobby. She has a small side business with it and has learned she hates doing it for pay. I’m super glad she realized it NOW.
Austin is HOT though…as in temps. From like May through October. ugh. Have you guys visited and is he fine with the heat?
Good suggestions so far! No, he isn’t Asian but spent the summer in Korea and is also conversationally fluent in Mandarin. He loves Asian languages and might even apply to Yonsei University in So. Korea.
I love USC (So. Carolina). We toured there a few years ago. I have heard about their business program being highly ranked, we need to look more closely at it. I fear that he will not like it due to the distance from financial capitals. Per Naviance, he would not get into Cali USC, Will check Babson and FIU.
@CT1417 Did not know that about Cornell! Thanks for the info! CMU NPC gave us full price tuition >:(
@carachel2 I don’t know how relevant his EC’s would be to his college apps, but he did a full time placement last summer doing compsci research on neutrino interactions at Fermilab last year and received a NSLI-Y scholarship to go study Korean in South Korea this summer. Other than that, he is co-founder of Econ club and currently chartering an electrical engineering club this year. Some other small awards and stuff but nothing super noteworthy. Not an athlete.
He’s fine with heat after spending the summer in South Korea where it was 90 degrees with 100% humidity daily. Blech!
@DOTexe …well then I would keep UT McCombs high on the list and get that app in ASAP. Have you looked at the 40 Acres bios? He sounds like he would fit right in. UT is weird in that they don’t award NMF awards anymore BUT the 40 Acres kids tend to be more skewed towards NMFs in general.
Good luck and make sure you keep us updated. I’m excited for all of you with kids in the running for NMF!
SMU and TCU would be other ones to throw onto the list. SMU is big in business and finance and right in the heart of Dallas so there would likely be many opportunities there. It has a prepster, richer reputation but he will have to be ok with that anyway if he is considering finance. TCU is right behind that but in the heart of Ft.Worth. Both seem to show some love to high high stat kids.
@DOTexe, research at Fermilab sounds impressive. I think it’s relevant in terms of showing his ability and willingness to try out cs even if he changed his direction later. I hope colleges really like your DS’s NSLI-Y because my DD also did that in China one summer.
@DOTexe I would have him explore Northeastern. They have international co-ops which might be to his liking.
They also have computer stuff to study as well in case he wants to minor in IT or something in that field. I was impressed with the school when I visited it recently.
FIU is highly ranked in IB with a near full ride, but it is a commuter school. That would be enough to scratch it off the list for my kid. I don’t think Naviance should deter you from applying to USCali, since they favor nm types.
@DOTexe I don’t know much about the business program but you should take a quick look at UNC Charlotte. Charlotte is not New York or Chicago but it is the financial center of the south. Your DC would likely get plenty of merit aid, maybe even a full ride. The down side of UNCC is its commuter reputation (which they are working to improve) and its relatively low ranking. I really like it for engineering but my son won’t tolerate a commuter environment.
@fun1234, I have a Jr there this year…if an interest progresses, always available for questions. Regarding dorms at Tulane, they are all quite different so seeing one may not prove all so useful.
You all are fantastic. Thank you for all of these suggestions. It gives us a lot to research and hopefully widen our list. I don’t think he would be happy at a commuter school though, which stinks because we have a relative in Charlotte who is in banking who could help with internship opps.
@DOTexe It’s funny because S17’s best friend has just came to the exact same crossroads this past week. It’s been his love and passion for years since they were little kids but I think, particularly after a very impressive internship this summer, he started to look at it as a life long commitment. Good that kids can so easily double major these days so they have options. There are a many great suggestions above. It’s rather impressive how quickly posters put together such a great list! I’d add Georgetown and UNC-CH as schools with strong international business programs. As already mentioned, BU offers 20K /yr for NM scholars. They also have a cool housing offering for students who want to live in a themed language house. Brownstones next to each other with about 12 students in a house where you can only speak the language of the house so in the Chinese house, only Mandarin can be spoken among the housemates. Students can call home and speak english to their families in their room.
@DOTexe, Ok, so just what you need, another opinion. What about Kelley at Indiana. Top 10 business school. They give some merit to OOS high stats. Georgetown sounds perfect. They have very good Business school, and many programs in international relations. DC has the internships. Boston College has great Business school. If you sons gets into Texas, you can get instate tuition after one year with a little effort…Good Luck
So my daughter got her first fee waiver offer: Minnesota—Twin Cities. We toured it summer before last, and she struck it off her list—she didn’t like how big it felt.
I still think she would do quite well there, but so it goes.
