<p>You have a lot of reaches on your list, especially with your current SAT score. You probably need more matches. Also, be sure you attend a college where you can keep your grades high enough for med school admission – grades and MCAT scores are very important. You also want to minimize your debt, as you likely would take on a lot more debt in medical school. </p>
<p>Your dad’s period of unemployment could complicate your financial aid picture, too. His income will likely be pretty low this year, since he didn’t work for half the year. And this year (2013) will be the year your FA for next year is based on. But next year his income should be about double, and your need based FA will likely go down. You might want to run the net price calculators on the school websites with both scenarios just to have an idea of what might happen for years 2 through 4 to your FA.</p>