Weighing Business + Physics Options

College Search & Lists
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Hi CC Community. I’m a junior Caucasian male from a medium public HS in NJ. I am looking into a Physics/Business Double Major.

Stats:
GPA:
Freshman Year: 3.8/4.1
Sophomore Year: 3.9/4.5
Junior Year (1 Semester): 4.0/4.7
ACT: 34 Composite
SAT II’s: 800 Physics, 750 Math II, 730 on US History, Hopefully a 720+ on Spanish in May
ECs: Robotics Business Team (Large Time Commitment, 40 hrs/wk during season, 10 hrs/wk during offseason) slated to become Director of MARCOM (marketing and communications) in June 2016

Boy Scouts:
Eagle Scout
NYLT Training
Served as Senior Patrol Leader (1st in charge)
Completed a trek at Philmont, led a Nat’l Jamboree Contingent troop as Senior Patrol Leader

Lacrosse:
Varsity Starter as goalie for this coming season and as a senior

Community Service:
500 hrs already

Options:
Boston College
Cal
Michigan
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Penn State (Safety)
Rutgers (Safety)
Stanford (Reach)
USC
Virginia
Vanderbilt (Physics Undergrad with MBA later)

Any other schools I should consider?
Money will not be an issue.
Thanks for the help.

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You should look at Carnegie Mellon University and Cornell University. Both have strong physics and business programs and fit your profile. Are you taking AP and/or honors courses in science and math? Also, the ACT was with writing, correct? Also to help your application, if money and/or time isn’t an issue, you could take classes or workshops at some of these colleges to show interest in both the school and the subject.

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Your stats put you in a place where you could possible have a chance at Northwestern, where you could study Physics and Economics, Learning and Organizational Change, or Industrial Engineering. There’s no “business” program for undergrads, but you learn a lot about business in those majors I listed, and in addition thereto, there are many other resources on campus for undergrads interested in business.

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Good job! You’re on track to get into a good college no matter where you go.

Great list. Can’t go wrong with those.
Also consider:

  • Cornell
  • Penn

If you want a smaller, heavily science/tech-oriented college, here are a couple to consider:

  • CMU (probably match)
  • RPI (match/safety)

You might find this listing helpful for more ideas: http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-04/the-complete-ranking-best-undergraduate-business-schools-2014

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Although money is not an issue in your family, check with your parents now to see how much they’re willing to invest. Better know now that your parents find 30K a high enough amount for college, rather than senior year…
Look into UAlabama Stem-MBA, and other Stem-MBA programs.
URochester, RPI, RIT?

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I agree with most of the suggestions so far. Cornell should definitely be on your list. One of either URochester or RPI should also be considered. UC-B fits. You could look into MIT. You probably only need one safety.

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I have a legacy at RPI, which makes it even easier, and I would definetly consider Cornell. Not UPenn, I really don’t like Philly (I checked out UPenn and Nova, didn’t like either)

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Bump