HELP! Suggestions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Okay, I am beginning the college search process and I need some help on schools that I could probably get into. </p>

<p>GPA: Decent, 3.86.
ACT/SAT IIs: 30/ 640 and 620 (will retake all of them)
EC: Medical Club, tutor for grade school kids; volunteer for medical diseases support groups; small group leader (freshman retreat); co-captain of academic bowl team; SADD; Classics Club;
Honors: First Honors all years; Cum Laude NLE (2007); Magna Cum Laude NLE (2010); NHS; National Latin Honor Society; Overall Highest Math Average (2010); Recognition for Sophomore of the Year; Semi-Finalist academic bowl team; 2nd place academic bowl team;
Senior Year: 4 APs total, 5 Honors classes (taking AP courses are pretty restricted to junior and senior year with the exception a few, but curriculum is known to be a pretty tough college prep one)
Recs: Expect to get excellent ones, my counselor knows me pretty well.
Essays: I'm a good writer so there is no worry there.
Work/Summer: I have attended a Health Careers Seminar for High School Students and currently work at a lab doing independent research at the U of C.
Special Circumstances: My family income is lower middle class and my parents will be paying for my brother to attend college as well as tuition for my younger brother and myself.</p>

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<p>Try looking at this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Definitely apply to your best state school. Case Western Reserve is good for premed and gives good aid, so take a look at it. Worchester Polytechnic may also be good. Where do you live and in what geographical area do you hope to attend school? Many liberal arts colleges have good premed programs and also give good financial aid.</p>