<p>First of all, what California guidance counselor would encourage someone to only apply to one UC which accepts around 20% of applicants? That’s totally irresponsible on her part and she should know better, particularly if she’s advising low income students. Apply to a few more UCs that are not as competitive to get into. </p>
<p>As a low income female interested in medical school, you should check out Oxford College of Emory which gives very good financial aid for lower income students. It’s a small school affiliated with the much larger Emory University, a research powerhouse, particularly in the biological sciences. It’s also one of the most diverse LACs in the country, and has an extremely active Korean/Korean American association. If you can get your scores up to your targets, I’d encourage you to apply to its merit scholarship program [Oxford</a> College - Oxford Scholars](<a href=“http://oxford.emory.edu/admission/application-requirements/oxford-scholars.dot]Oxford”>http://oxford.emory.edu/admission/application-requirements/oxford-scholars.dot)</p>
<p>Other schools you might be interested in include Rhodes College, Grinell, Occidental, Bryn Mawr (less competitive than Haverford), Smith, and Carleton. None of them are safeties although Rhodes, Bryn Mawr, and Smith are at least matches.</p>