Any Ideas of Colleges for Me?

I think you should retake that ACT to have a chance at those schools. Northeastern sounds like a great fit. It is in a big city but it doesn’t have that big city feel to it. And it’s a great school.

I feel like most of my schools listed above are either a hit or miss. I plan on just applying to as many as I can and hoping for the best because I would love to attend any one of these colleges. I have no top choice, I plan on just going where it’ll be the cheapest for me. They are all pretty good schools in my opinion :slight_smile: I just have one question, do you send in your first semester senior grades after you send in your application? @amy989 @MYOS1634

Your guidance counselor will be asked to submit a “Midyear report”, where your first semester grades will be reported as well as any change in standing, problematic behavior, suspension, or other issues. It’s expected by the end of January/early February.

So it’s not like the college will reject me before they see this information? @MYOS1634

No, at least for colleges that require this information. Colleges that only use grades up to 11th grade and curriculum rigor will be okay as long as you don’t get anything below a C (in which case they’ll rescind you, meaning that if they admitted you, you lose your spot.)

@PowerPuff17 If you apply early action you do not send in any of your senior grades. If you wait until regular decision you will have to send in the first semester grades. My D applied to many early action schools and got into most of them without them seeing any senior grades. She also applied regular decision. I recommend applying early action to as many schools on your list that have early action because it’s a huge relief to know in December that you have been accepted. Many of my D’s friends did not do that and had to wait until April to see if they got accepted to a college.

There is no Premed Track. There are courses you have to take. You can major in anything.

By premed track, I’m talking about taking all the prerequisite courses for medical school

Most colleges don’t have a pre-med major anyway. You just pick a major you like and make sure to take the required classes for medical school and do well in them. I know a doctor who majored in history as an undergraduate and another who majored in philosophy.

Northeastern is one of the largest private universities in the country, and has always had a decidedly pre-professional focus, so it does not sound like a good fit for the OP. Almost every four-year college will offer a pre-med curriculum, and this particular OP is interested in liberal arts and a small-college environment. Look into New College of Florida. They are surprisingly affordable: we pay no more for my son to go there, from out-of-state, than we would have at our state flagship university. It is small, quirky, allows for lots of independent study and internships, and has a terrific track record for graduate admissions (including medical schools).