<p>What are some good pre med colleges/universities/LACs that have warm weather? I'm considering all parts of the US so location isn't much of an issue. Small to midsize is preferred (>10000), and tuition can be large as long as there is generous aid available. At least somewhat well respected/prestigious. </p>
<p>I'm a junior right now at a small private school. No class rank. 3.75 GPA. Haven't taken the ACT or SAT yet but will soon and I hope to get above a 30. Decent EC's like student council, a season of tennis/ baseball/basketball, junior-senior banquet, tutoring younger kids 2-4 times a week, volunteering for a 2012 presidential campaign, and hopefully I'll get job at my uncles hospital this summer. I should be able to lock in some good recommendations from teachers and my principal as well. </p>
<p>I'm so lost in terms of college choices right now because there are so many! Any help is greatly appreciated! I've only had Occidental College recommended to me so far. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>*What are some good pre med colleges/universities/LACs that have warm weather? I’m considering all parts of the US so location isn’t much of an issue. Small to midsize is preferred (>10000), and tuition can be large as long as there is generous aid available. At least somewhat well respected/prestigious.
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<p>Need based aid is based on your family’s need. So, even if a school is known to be generous with aid, if the school thinks your family should pay X, then that’s what the school expects your family to pay. </p>
<p>Do you know how much your parents will pay? If you don’t know, ask them. </p>
<p>You go to a private school…does that mean that your family has a good income? If so, then schools may determine that you don’t need much aid (or as much as you may want to get).</p>
<p>Some schools give merit scholarships, so you may want to include some as safeties.</p>
<p>Without any test scores, it’s really hard to make any recommendations.</p>
<p>Did you take the PSAT? how did you do on that?</p>
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<p>I’m a junior right now at a small private school. No class rank. 3.75 GPA. Haven’t taken the ACT or SAT yet but will soon and I hope to get above a 30. Decent EC’s like student council, a season of tennis/ baseball/basketball, junior-senior banquet, tutoring younger kids 2-4 times a week, volunteering for a 2012 presidential campaign, and hopefully I’ll get job at my uncles hospital this summer. I should be able to lock in some good recommendations from teachers and my principal as well. *</p>
<p>My parents are divorced. I live with my mom who is only paying for books, food, and gas essentially. My dad lives off of disability and won’t be able to help me out much. He has helped out my older sisters a bit (even though he can’t afford to) but says he won’t be able to help me much. I go to a private school because the public school by my house is horrible.</p>
<p>My school didn’t even offer the PSAT since they only administer the ACT. They offered the PLAN test but I was told it was a waste of time by others so I didn’t take it. I do plan on taking both the ACT and SAT, however.</p>
<p>Take the SAT and ACT as soon as you can and then work on weaknesses.</p>
<p>The schools that give the BEST aid will look at BOTH parents income and will determine a “family contribution” from that.</p>
<p>Since it doesn’t sound like your family can pay much, you need to CAREFULLY select schools that will be affordable.</p>
<p>You need to find out what your likely FAFSA EFC will be (using your mom’s income). If it’s low enough, then you might qualify for some fed aid.</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>You need to get the BEST ACT or SAT scores you can get. That will help you get into the schools that give the BEST aid…or the best merit. Most schools do not give much aid.</p>
<p>I’m from Michigan. The bad thing is that my mom makes 75k a year and (according to my dad… so a grain a salt must be taken) has lots of assets like a good retirement. However it is expensive to have 4 children and pay for child support, every child’s gas, insurance, etc. </p>
<p>I actually am considering moving in with my dad this summer so that I can use his tax returns instead of my mom’s so I get more aid. However there are lots of downsides like switching schools (might hurt grades, recommendations, possibility of no friends) and my mom would be furious. This is what my dad wants me to do but I’ve been told that it would be irrelevant because they look at both parents USUALLY (there are exceptions like case western) so it wouldn’t matter. Is residence factored in? Its a big deal if it is cause I would most likely get much more for residing with a “disabled” parent.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help so far.</p>
<p>The University of Miami is very good for premed.</p>
<p>And they give out large scholarships for kids with high SAT scores.</p>
<p>Many of the schools with the best aid do look at both parents’ incomes.</p>
<p>How many siblings will you have in undergrad college when you go? Or will your sisters graduate by that point?</p>
<p>Get the best scores you can.</p>
<p>I highly recommend miami’s pre-med program as well.</p>
<p>Your first post contains that scariest of myths: you can afford any school as long as they’re known for good aid. This is very far from the truth.</p>
<p>Clearly you won get much help from your school if they don’t even know enough to have students take the PSAT for Nationl Merit Scholarship consideration. </p>
<p>If you want to go to a private college, which parent you live with likely won’t matter. Use calculators to figure out your EFC for both FAFSA and Profile schools, then form a let of schools you can afford.</p>
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