Google Day 2

3 Goals for the day:

• Find out the courses I need to take if I want to study business. 
• Find out what colleges offer these courses in the best program. 
• Look at colleges campuses and dorms. Find out the best. 

The courses that I need to take if I want to study business are: 

Some of the pages that I visited suggest that I take: Math, accounting, speaking skills classes, and English. Lots of sites also suggest that I take leadership courses, but mainly to develop leadership skills. This is a site that helped me.

These courses are not necessarily for business but I found this helpful. 

College	English	Math	Science	Social Studies	Language	Notes
Davidson	4 yrs	3 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	20 units required; 4 yrs science and math through calculus recommended
MIT	4 yrs	through calculus	bio, chem, physics	2 yrs	2 yrs
Ohio State	4 yrs	3 yrs	3 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	art required; more math, social science, language recommended
Pomona	4 yrs	4 yrs	2 yrs (3 for science majors)	2 yrs	3 yrs	Calculus recommended
Princeton	4 yrs	4 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	4 yrs	AP, IB, and Honors courses recommended
Rhodes	4 yrs	through Algebra II	2 yrs (3 preferred)	2 yrs	2 yrs	16 or more units required
UCLA	4 yrs	3 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs (3 recommended)	1 yr art and another college prep elective required

Crucial Business Courses:

The colleges with the best programs for these courses are the best business schools with are:

#1	Harvard University Boston, MA	$53,500 per year (full-time)	1,824	U.S. News Business School Compass Get the U.S. NewsBusiness School Compassto unlock more b-school data columns. Access the complete rankings data and more to find the right school for you. Expanded profiles for all schools All entering class stats, including average GMAT scores Graduate employment & salary data All college data included (access good for one year) Get Access Already a member? Login here
#1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$57,300 per year (full-time)	803
#3	University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Philadelphia, PA	$57,026 per year (full-time)	1,685
#4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Cambridge, MA	$57,920 per year (full-time)	816
#4	Northwestern University (Kellogg) Evanston, IL	$56,550 per year (full-time)	1,161
#6	University of Chicago (Booth) Chicago, IL	$56,000 per year (full-time)	1,161
#7	University of California​‒​Berkeley (Haas) Berkeley, CA	$51,422 per year (in-state, full-time); $53,969 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	490
#8	Columbia University New York, NY	$58,384 per year (full-time)	1,274
#9	Dartmouth College (Tuck) Hanover, NH	$56,160 per year (full-time)	549
#10	New York University (Stern) New York, NY	$52,828 per year (full-time)	780
#11	Duke University (Fuqua) Durham, NC	$52,900 per year (full-time)	874
#12	University of Virginia (Darden) Charlottesville, VA	$46,460 per year (in-state, full-time); $50,778 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	637
#13	Yale University New Haven, CT	$55,050 per year (full-time)	494
#14	University of California​‒​Los Angeles (Anderson) Los Angeles, CA	$48,243 per year (in-state, full-time); $54,530 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	737
#14	University of Michigan​‒​Ann Arbor (Ross) Ann Arbor, MI	$50,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $55,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	992
#16	Cornell University (Johnson) Ithaca, NY	$53,796 per year (full-time)	568
#17	University of Texas​‒​Austin (McCombs) Austin, TX	$33,926 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,832 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	504
#18	Emory University (Goizueta) Atlanta, GA	$44,600 per year (full-time)	338
#19	Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) Pittsburgh, PA	$55,800 per year (full-time)	418
#20	University of North Carolina​‒​Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) Chapel Hill, NC	$27,400 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,681 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	580
#21	Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) St. Louis, MO	$47,800 per year (full-time)	279
#22	Indiana University​‒​Bloomington (Kelley) Bloomington, IN	$24,478 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,460 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	398
#23	University of Minnesota​‒​Twin Cities (Carlson) Minneapolis, MN	$33,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	206
#23	University of Washington (Foster) Seattle, WA	$26,532 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,081 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	230
#25	Georgetown University (McDonough) Washington, DC	$49,440 per year (full-time)	506

Google Day #1

3 Goals:

• Find out how selective good schools are. 
• Find out about great Business Programs. 
• Search for great colleges that have great Business programs. 

Great Business Schools:

1.  London School of Economics
2.  Babson College
3.  Harvard University
4.  Stanford University
5.  University of Pennsylvania
6. MIT
7. Northwestern University
8. Columbia University 
9. Yale University
10.  Georgetown University

All of the schools that are in the list above are the best schools in Business. They are also the most selective. I looked at the schools thurowly, the housing and everything in them is incredible. All of these schools also have the best mayors and everything. Babson College is number 1 in entrepreneurship.

All of these schools are extremely selective, they are the top of the top, in tuition costs, basically in everything.

There are many recommendations that people have developed over the years to help people that want to get into ivy league schools to get into ivy league schools.  For example the ones that I am going to list below. 

So, why didn't your child get in?

1. She's a girl. Fact: Female applicants are, plain and simple, better students. (I'm not sexist -- check thestatistics!) And girls are more apt to take ownership of the "process." They require less adult help, making their applications seem more authentic... and heightening the competition.

2. Your child is a BWRK (bright, well-rounded kid). These days, colleges want a well-rounded class instead. Lopsided kids are beloved... Renaissance children? Not so much. It's a lot easier for an admissions officer to convince the rest of the committee to admit a trapeze artist than a yearbook editor.

3. Your child's application stinks of privilege. You had the best of intentions when you sent your son or daughter to Oxford last July to read the classics. But guess what? The colleges, who eventually are happy to accept your $200,000, aren't thrilled about $11,000 summer programs, even the life-changing ones. Outward Bound now looks dubious as well -- it used to be about achieving clarity through eating bark, but now could be a euphemism for "troubled teen." And forget those service opportunities in Central America -- the whole isthmus is now frowned upon.

4. A lame essay. Admissions officers are sick of reading essays about the challenges of building a latrine in Guatemala (see above) or how "I found the people of (insert name of developing country) to be exactly the same as in my home town of Greenwich, CT."

5. Not enough leadership. Although team players are in demand in the real world, colleges seek those with a Machiavellian spirit. Colleges are also fans of "rigor," but they are averse to "robots" who studied so hard that they're now boring and obedient.

6. Not enough research experience. If I were a college professor, the last thing I would want is a messy, smelly high school student hanging around my lab. But the kids who get to do this win out.

7. The whole process is random and arbitrary. The admissions people, who say they consider each applicant "holistically" and pay no attention to who needs financial aid, are actually sitting in a room eating pizza and throwing darts. So find solace in the fact that they've rejected your brilliant child for no good reason at all.

Their are also many other recommendations that I found useful: 

1. Start early. Aim to be a well-rounded achiever. A slacker who decides to start making good grades late in high school probably won't be admitted. You should have a consistent history of high scholastic achievement.
   • There are sometimes exceptions as colleges also love to see improvement. If your problems were due to circumstances beyond your control, you could attach a supplement to your application about what they were and how you succeeded in spite of them.
2. 2
   Challenge yourself. Seek out the most demanding and rigorous opportunities at your school, especially in the academic arena. It's often preferable to do well in a challenging program than to be exceptional in an average one. If your school offers advanced courses, especially those for which college credit is offered, an Ivy League school will expect you to have taken them.
   
   
   
   • Schools can't factor difficult teachers into their decision. They can only go off your transcript. Look for classes that will be recognized as difficult, but preferably without overly difficult grading.
   • It's most helpful to take difficult classes and work hard in subjects you expect to continue with in college, because they'll also make good grades there easier.
3. 3
   Have an excellent GPA. Having a GPA in the top 10% of your class is essential, and being ranked among the top few students dramatically betters your chances. Keep in mind you're applying to institutions where many of the other applicants are valedictorians at their school.
4. 4
   Have excellent standardized test scores. This is a critical part of your overall application because it's the one area where you're on equal footing with everyone else. Aim for attaining at least a 700 (out of a possible 800) points on each section of the SAT (and on individual SAT II tests), or a composite of 30 on the ACT for a reasonable chance of being admitted. Bringing these scores up to 750+ on each SAT section, or a 33+ composite ACT, will give you solid scores that need not be improved.
   
   
   
   • Do not repeat the test more than three times. According to Chuck Hughes, a former senior admissions officer at Harvard, the admission panel will notice this and your repeated attempts to get a high score may come off as too focused on scores.^[1] Get good before you take it.
   • Take a test-preparation class or get a few books and practice. Speed and accuracy on these tests is a unique skill which needs to be learned. Start preparing early and keep at it diligently until you can solve the problems without much thinking.
5. 5
   Get involved in extracurricular activities. Ivy Leagues want to see a well-rounded applicant who didn't lock themselves away for four years to get good grades. Join a sports team (even if it's just an intramural team), join a club or two and get involved with the theater department.
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   Volunteer. Think on a national or international scale; don't just limit yourself to the opportunities in your home town. Spending a summer helping raise funds to build a school in Peru will mean more to them than raising funds for your local church.
   
   
   
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   Lead in the areas where you excel. Look for opportunities to take on additional recognition and responsibility as a leader. This can range from becoming class presidentto cheerleading captain, or even an officer for a club you participate in. Take your job as a leader seriously because the lessons you learn in this role can be the experiences that set you apart from the crowd when you write your essay or get interviewed.

Part Two: Master the Application Process

1. 1
   Research schools. Not all Ivy League schools offer the same experience. Find out whether the research opportunities, location, social life, students, professors, climatedormitories and food services are things you would enjoy for four years.
2. 2
   Visit the campus. Talk with professors and current students. Get a sense of what your life there would be like. Also, try to see if you can spend a weekend there. Several colleges offer that option.
   
   
   
3. 3
   Research financial aid opportunities. Ivy League schools are notoriously expensive and they do not offer any athletic, merit or regional scholarships. You must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to receive aid.
4. 4
   Get teacher recommendations. Seek out teachers who know you well, have a favorable opinion of you (hopefully they all do!) and seem willing to write a great recommendation on your behalf. Some will appreciate if you can make their job easier with a discussion or a few notes for starting points on what to say about you.
5. 5
   Polish your application. What many applicants do not realize is that high grades and test scores will not guarantee admission. They merely "get you through" the first round of rejections. After that, the college will examine what kind of person you are. This is done through one or more essays, teacher and counselor recommendations, an interview and sometimes a peer recommendation.
   • Begin the application process early so that you will have sufficient time to revise anything if needed. Ask adults familiar with prestigious universities' culture (your school counselor, for example) for advice on what kinds of things from your experience to write about and how to best present them to the school. This can help with interviews too.
6. 6
   Prepare for your interview. Interviews can be with someone from the admissions office of the university or an alumni, and range from relatively nonchalant to interrogative ordeals. Dress respectfully, be expectant of questions your interviewer may ask, but above all just be yourself - or a subtly more mature version!
   
   
   
   • Find someone to give you practice interviews. Even if they aren't familiar with the process, they will help you stay relaxed and articulate. If your interview does not go well, do not worry. Interviews are rarely indicative of whether you will be accepted or not.
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   Sit back, and wait for the results. Most Ivy League decisions arrive in early April, or can be checked online the first of the month. A few schools will send out "likely letters" to their more desirable prospects 1-2 months earlier to informally notify them of their acceptance.

Part Three: What to Do After Being Accepted Or Rejected

1. 1
   Do not allow your grades to significantly slip. Students can be dropped by schools for drastically declining grades. Any sort of arrest during this period will often result in an acceptance being taken away as well.
2. 2
   Consider other options for a wait-list decision. If you have been wait-listed, your chances of being accepted off the wait list are quite slim. Move on to your next choice.
3. 3
   Try transferring into an Ivy. If you do outstanding work at a second tier school, you can try transferring to an Ivy after a year or two. You might not receive credit toward graduation for the work done at the other school. You will probably be able to skip repeating introductory courses, but you might still have to take four years of courses, which means padding things out with more advanced courses or with courses you're interested in outside your major. Your degree is from the school where you finish, not where you begin.
   
   
   
   • Some state colleges guarantee transfer admission to community-college students meeting grade requirements there. This can save you a bundle and even let you get in to a prestigious state college - not quite the Ivies, but close - which might refuse to admit you directly.
4. 4
   Look at graduate school programs for Ivys. By doing outstanding work at an undergraduate program and performing very well on the appropriate admissions exam (e.g., GRE, LSAT) you may be able to be admitted to an Ivy League graduate program. In addition to providing excellent opportunities for scholarship, many of these programs offer opportunities for offsetting tuition and other expenses via teaching or research assistant positions.
   • A prestigious graduate school can do much more to increase income in a highly-paid profession than a prestigious undergraduate program. For grad schools that focus heavily on grades, a slightly less-prestigious undergraduate program with generous grading might actually improve your chances of admission over more amorphous prestige and the good grades you'll have to claw for with tougher competition.

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This is a great informative video on factors that top notch colleges consider in an applicant. [2]

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• Students from "rare" geographic locations in the US are generally more likely to gain admission. Wyoming and Mississippi are examples. On the flip side, those from overrepresented areas like southern California, New England, or the mid-Atlantic region will face stronger competition.
• Having a "hook" is often an impetus toward acceptance. Don't write something too strained or boastful, but don't hide it.
• The Ivy Leagues have the deep pockets to offer generous financial aid. All of the Ivy League schools have "need-blind" admission and "full-need" financial aid policies. They also define "need" more broadly than their less-wealthy peers. If your family income is less than $75,000, you might not be charged any tuition at several of the Ivies. This would be for the neediest (Pell Grant eligible) students at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell or Columbia. So, if you're not wealthy, do look to the Ivy League along with state colleges for which you qualify (or might move to qualify) for in-state rates. They can be much more affordable than somewhat prestigious private colleges with similar face tuition rates.
  • Before you make your final decision, see what kind of financial aid a school would provide. It could possibly be a combination of grants (free discounts or even stipends), loans and employment in the light of you and your parents' finances. Look at how it may be assured from year to year.
• Being top of your class is ordinary at Harvard, but being top of your class despite a physical or mental disability may set you apart.
• Remember, there are no guarantees in admissions and few in financial aid. Much is left to chance and the cost of applications is insignificant in the scheme of things. Apply to many schools you think you might like to attend.
• If you attend a school where IB (International Baccalaureate) is offered, try to graduate with the IB diploma (all class) or as many IB Certificates (single classes) as possible. Having the IB Diploma greatly increases your chances of getting accepted at these selective schools.
• Some categories of applicants are often given preference. Among them are legacies, recruited athletes and under-represented minorities (URMs). Having a parent or relative who is famous or has made a multi-million-dollar donation to your prospective school helps too. In fact, almost half of the students at Ivy League schools fall into one of the above groups.
  • Legacies, in general, are defined as applicants who have had one or both parents who are alumni of the institution in question. Some schools will extend this definition to include grandchildren as well. You can find out what any particular college considers a legacy by calling the admissions department and asking.
  • Recruited athletes are often those proficient in "niche" sports like lacrosse, crew orsquash. Lacrosse is the 2nd largest team sport (roster number/team) in division I and the Ivies excel in it (Princeton and Cornell combine for a total of 9 NCAA Championship wins - 6 of Princeton's were in the last 20 years). These students have the added pressure of a full course load and heavy involvement in a sport.
• Many students also find success in using the help of a specialized admissions counselor. They often will help brainstorm essay ideas with you, look over your essay, help you build a resume and assist you in other areas you might need help in.
• Even though colleges say they don't consider race, that's not true. Race can play a very important part of the the admissions decision. Virtually all colleges want to be more diverse. African Americans are accepted in virtually all colleges (including the Ivies) by simply scoring a 650 or higher on each section of the SAT. The above generally applies to Hispanics. Note that the above does NOT apply to Asians, who are not considered an under-represented minority group by most schools. This was taken from a Princeton Review book.
• Just be yourself in your resume and in any auditions you might be doing. This way the person in charge can see who you really are and make sure that this is the right college for you.
• A few of the world's best universities, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, generously share their programs with the world over the Internet through the "Open Courseware Alliance". Try a video class to get a feel for Ivy League-level courses, prepare for better grades or even to learn on your own.
• Schools look to fill their schools with a variety of students from different walks of life. Consider getting your undergrad in something off the beaten path since most schools don't care what your undergrad degree is in, but diversity - and grades - are key. Also try some more obscure activities or charity work on the side.

• Customers and employers often do care what you know, so give yourself options by learning and getting good grades in courses for something practical along with something quirky. Consider a double major.
• If you have been rejected, you have hopefully applied to other schools (most of which will offer a perfectly good education). Remember that a rejection from an Ivy does not mean you are a lesser person by any means. Admissions at this level is a craps shoot, with a bit ofcliquishness thrown in.^[3] Students who may have been accepted in previous years can be rejected this year (and vice versa). Studies have shown that students accepted to Ivies that attended other schools were just as successful in life as their Ivy counterparts; the same holds true for those with the qualifications to attend an Ivy who just happened to be rejected. Continue doing your best, and your efforts will be rewarded in other ways.

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• Do not lie or misrepresent yourself in your application. It may come back to haunt you.
• Having teachers or family members edit or critique your essay is OK; having them write it for you--or buying a pre-written essay online--is not. Colleges have means of searching for pre-written essays and admissions personnel can distinguish between essays written by teenagers--albeit very gifted ones--and adults.
• Consider the costs of attending an Ivy League school, which can be more than $50,000 per year and rising. Don't let them discourage you from applying even if your family doesn't have that kind of money to spare. You might get generous financial aid. But if you won't be getting much, or it would largely be loans, you'll have to decide whether or not having a degree from that institution will really help advance your career a lot more than attending another school that may not be as expensive. A full scholarship or modest tuition rate and living expenses at a "good" school might make more sense than $100,000 or $200,000 of debt from a "great" school. Calculate the payments, and consider whether you'd be able to comfortably make them with an average or slightly above-average entry-level salary in the career you've prepared for.
  • Keep in mind you might need a graduate degree for another $100,000 or $200,000, while interest accrues on the initial loan amount for your undergraduate amount, and a low but still costly standard of living in a big city.
• Read all you can about the Ivy League schools from less biased sources so that you have a clear picture of whether or not an Ivy League school will fit your needs.
• If you will likely be dependent on financial aid, it is unwise to apply Early Decision. This is typically a binding agreement that requires the applicant to attend if accepted, and if your aid package is insufficient, you may be left in a very tight spot. Although you will be allowed to back out of your decision if you do not have enough money, only apply ED if you are confident you have both the credentials and the financial assets to attend your prospective school. (Note: In recent years, the Ivy League has started to move away from binding early decisions, but be sure to check with the admissions department at your particular school of interest before applying if finances are a concern).
• Make sure going to an Ivy League school is what you really want. Far too many go simply because they, or their overzealous parents are simply hungry for prestige. This attitude is bound to lead to unhappiness.
• Some Ivy League schools have been known to cause unhealthy levels of pressure on students. Some are even known for frequent suicides.
• Switching schools and taking breaks can be costly and waste time, so make sure you want to go before you go. If you're unhappy, try to endure it until your semester is complete, perhaps with fewer or easier classes

Below is the list of the top 25 Business Schools

#1	Harvard University Boston, MA	$53,500 per year (full-time)	1,824
#1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$57,300 per year (full-time)	803
#3	University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Philadelphia, PA	$57,026 per year (full-time)	1,685
#4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) Cambridge, MA	$57,920 per year (full-time)	816
#4	Northwestern University (Kellogg) Evanston, IL	$56,550 per year (full-time)	1,161
#6	University of Chicago (Booth) Chicago, IL	$56,000 per year (full-time)	1,161
#7	University of California​‒​Berkeley (Haas) Berkeley, CA	$51,422 per year (in-state, full-time); $53,969 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	490
#8	Columbia University New York, NY	$58,384 per year (full-time)	1,274
#9	Dartmouth College (Tuck) Hanover, NH	$56,160 per year (full-time)	549
#10	New York University (Stern) New York, NY	$52,828 per year (full-time)	780
#11	Duke University (Fuqua) Durham, NC	$52,900 per year (full-time)	874
#12	University of Virginia (Darden) Charlottesville, VA	$46,460 per year (in-state, full-time); $50,778 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	637
#13	Yale University New Haven, CT	$55,050 per year (full-time)	494
#14	University of California​‒​Los Angeles (Anderson) Los Angeles, CA	$48,243 per year (in-state, full-time); $54,530 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	737
#14	University of Michigan​‒​Ann Arbor (Ross) Ann Arbor, MI	$50,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $55,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	992
#16	Cornell University (Johnson) Ithaca, NY	$53,796 per year (full-time)	568
#17	University of Texas​‒​Austin (McCombs) Austin, TX	$33,926 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,832 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	504
#18	Emory University (Goizueta) Atlanta, GA	$44,600 per year (full-time)	338
#19	Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) Pittsburgh, PA	$55,800 per year (full-time)	418
#20	University of North Carolina​‒​Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) Chapel Hill, NC	$27,400 per year (in-state, full-time); $48,681 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	580
#21	Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) St. Louis, MO	$47,800 per year (full-time)	279
#22	Indiana University​‒​Bloomington (Kelley) Bloomington, IN	$24,478 per year (in-state, full-time); $43,460 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	398
#23	University of Minnesota​‒​Twin Cities (Carlson) Minneapolis, MN	$33,230 per year (in-state, full-time); $45,000 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	206
#23	University of Washington (Foster) Seattle, WA	$26,532 per year (in-state, full-time); $39,081 per year (out-of-state, full-time)	230
#25	Georgetown University (McDonough) Washington, DC	$49,440 per year (full-time)	506