Do I have a chance of getting infer undergrad?
My story is unfortunately I was dumb and dropped out of high school and got my GED. I have been going to a local commuter school for a year now and doing well. Im also working for a RIA Advisory Firm getting experience. I know its easy after getting my associates to transfer to a state school but not sure about any targets or semi targets. If i keep my grades very high and with experience do I have any chance of getting into a target or semi target school? Any advise would be appreciated.
if you are serious, study and retake your sats (they help show you are smart). If you do well on them, you could transfer to some really good schools because you have an interesting story.
A number of friends have gone CC to semi, one friend went to UVA, I have known some who went to UC Berkley from CC, often times there are guaranteed transfer programs which depending on where you are will potentially make life a lot easier.
Really depends on your location. Best bet is to study business or economics, get a 3.5 GPA or above, and shoot for a transfer friendly semi-target (preferably in-state) like one of the schools @"guyfromct" mentioned. Other schools in this category include Cornell, NYU, Georgetown...the list goes on.
Phi Theta Kappa, club leadership positions, and varsity sports can all help in your application. Also look to crush any available SATs/SATIIs as well...transfer admissions is pretty competitive so you'd want to look good on paper in order to convince adcoms you can handle the coursework.
Yes, I agree with others who say stay at CC and see whee you can transfer, especially though a guaranteed admissions program between your CC and a target. Not only that, but tuition at CC is often cheaper and you can rack up a lot of credits quickly (18-20+ a semester).
If money (or acceptance of transfer credits) is not an issue for you, you could also transfer to some serious targets with a high GPA, good essays, and solid SATs. While the Ivies rarely accept transfers, targets such as Northwestern, NYU, WUSTL, Vandy, and Duke take transfers from CCs if your profile fits.
unfortunately I am in Florida so I think I will have to go out of state unless they recruit down here? What score SAT would be minimum to transfer to a good school.
You could try to get into UF...I believe they have a MSF program as well. As for the SAT score, I would really try to break 2000 for some of the top targets/semis. You could try CollegeConfidential.com for more exact stats as I'm pretty far removed from that process.
When it comes to money, I will find a way to pay for the best school I can get into. This isn't really a concern.
i like UF I just didn't think it would be good for recruiting.
UF clearly isn’t UVA or Berkeley when it comes to placing into finance. Yet given the alternatives (3/4 years and 200k at Duke/NYU), this is what I would do if I were in your position:
Wrap up associates degree at CC and transfer to UF (with all the credits) -- might not require SATs if you get your associates Get into Heavener School of Business Maintain a solid GPA (3.7+) Build on current work experience by solidifying an internship your junior year there* Join clubs to gain leadership experience Network early with UF grads in the field you want to work
*Although if taking summer classes would make you able to graduate in May, then go ahead and take those classes since you already have WE
I have thought about that until I started using the cost of attendance calculators and for Duke and a couple of the other more expensive schools it estimated with grants being around the same price or close to going in state.
Do Duke and others give many grants to transfer students? Seems unlikely, but I don't know.
I agree wholeheartedly with Blueapple's suggestion. Plus I think UF has a 5-year finance/MS finance track, so you could graduate in 5 years with an MSF. With those credentials from the University of Florida I think you'd be pretty well set.
So it is still doable to get a job on wall street coming from UF ?
Search the forum. I searched and there are a solid half dozen threads on UF. Looks like the consensus is that high finance positions are definitely doable for finance majors if they get involved, do well, and network. Of course, there's the physical Wall Street in NYC and then there's "Wall Street" jobs that are all over the country in DC, Charlotte, Atlanta, Baltimore, etc. Going to UF will probably make it pretty difficult to actually land in NYC.
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