So my unweighted/weighted GPA is both a 3.5 as of now (senior)
2 APs
4 Honors Class
2 Years JV Bowling
3 Years Spanish Honors Society
1 year of theater crew
1 year of Spanish Club
25 hours of Community Service I believe (still pending this one)
950 on the PSAT as a Junior (not a good test taker
Want to major in Business or Law
Im thinking about community college to get better credits but if you can guess what college will accept me based on my stats that’d be cool. Thank you.
I see from other posts you are from NJ. What is your budget?
Im applying for financial aid, but I don’t want to go to a school of a tuition more than 50,000.
I’m sure New Jersey City University would be a gimme
There are TONS of schools that you can attend with those stats, and many would offer decent merit - 3.5 is above average.
You may want to focus on schools which are test optional (standardized test optional for admissions).
Business programs to consider:
University of Kansas
Univ. of Nebraska–Lincoln
Univ. of Tennessee–Knoxville
Univ. of Utah
Iowa State University
University of Kentucky
TCU–Texas Christian University
Colorado State University
Kansas State University
LSU–Louisiana State University
University of Denver
Seton Hall
Texas Tech
St. Joseph’s University
University of Mississippi
UNC-Charlotte
University of San Diego
Elon University
Rollins College (Florida)
Rutgers
Seattle University
University of New Mexico
Washington State University
Oregon State University
Kennesaw State (Georgia)
Fairfield University (Conn)
University of New Hampshire
University of Montana
University of Portland (Oregon)
University of Vermont
University of Scranton
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida has a great location and is very affordable. Almost 2,600 students. 34% male/66% female. Business is the most popular major. Also has a Visual & Performing Arts major, communications, and social sciences. Great housing. Tuition was just $19,500 a couple of years ago. Room & board is about $12,000.
Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida is an excellent school with a country club atmosphere.
St. Lawrence University in very upstate New York is another to consider.
Most schools are test-optional this year even if they aren’t normally, so that works out well for you. If you want to consider law, just be aware that there’s no way around the standardized testing hurdles - first the LSAT to get in, and then the bar exam (which takes at least 12 hours over two days - longer in many states) after you’ve sunk $$$ into law school. It will be important to beef up your test-taking skills if you hope to go this route.
There are good public U’s in NJ for students with your stats. Rowan, for example, is test-optional, has good business programs, and has a median admitted-student GPA of 3.57 and a 74% acceptance rate, so it seems like a good high-match target. (I’m not sure whether undergrad business is more competitive than admissions in general, though.) Montclair State, Rutgers Camden, Kean… what does your guidance counselor recommend? Helping students calibrate their in-state public applications is usually what school counselors are best at.
There are certainly many private and OOS public schools you could also get into. Your in-state schools will set the bar in terms of value, and few private/oos options will be as affordable; the question is whether they offer something that makes the additional cost worthwhile for you and your family. On the other end of the cost spectrum, starting out in community college would be even more affordable; and then your transfer options will be determined by your CC GPA rather than by your high school stats. You have a whole range of good choices; you just need to figure out with your family, where your price point is and what kind of experience you want.