<p>I'm going into senior year.
I have low SAT scores, 1100/1640.
And my GPA is 3.5.
I need a good pre med school on the east coast.
Preferably VA, NY, PA, MD, DE
I don't really want to be in a bad neighborhood.
And I'd like it to be a primarily residential college.
Also, I don't want it to be too small.</p>
<p>Go to collegeboard . com and do there little college finder thing.</p>
<p>Virginia State…not sure if you’d like it (it’s a HBCU), but it’s a match</p>
<p>I’ve used the college board match maker, but it’s not really working for me. </p>
<p>I don’t think Virginia State is for me.</p>
<p>A lot depends on whether you need financial aid or not. Talk to your folks about how much money there is available for your education.</p>
<p>Then go back to the College Finder, and look at smaller liberal arts colleges in the states you mentioned. Just about every single one of them offers the courses that make up the pre-med sequence. And, every single school that offers the pre-med classes manages to get students into med school - if not every single year then at least often enough to justify the survival of the pre-med advisor.</p>
<p>Your location says Maryland, happymom.
Do you know if Washington College is a good school?</p>
<p>I haven’t heard anything in particular about Washington College. Happykid’s HS sends a couple of students there every year. About the same number end up at Hood, McDaniel, and Loyola College of MD. The largest number always go to our local community college (Montgomery College, Rockville, MD) followed by UM-College Park and the other MD state publics.</p>
<p>The Maryland Higher Education Commission has a nice website with links to all of the colleges and universities in the state [Maryland</a> Higher Education Commission Home Page](<a href=“http://www.mhec.state.md.us/]Maryland”>http://www.mhec.state.md.us/) You can even search for the major field you are interested in.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
<p>Washington college gives a lot of scholarships/financial aid and treat their students very well. I would look into it. West Chester University in PA is a charming school, with a great college town.</p>
<p>There are many good schools which meet your criteria which will be happy to have you! Dozens are discussed in the “B students thread” and “B+ students thread” on the Parents Forum of this site. I would give suggestions, but am not sure what you mean by “not too small”–and suggest you may find some of the larger schools pre-med programs very cut throat.</p>
<p>you don’t need to go to a pre med school to get into medical school. Take the required courses, and do well in college. That’ll make the difference.</p>
<p>Thank-you Happymom.
I think I will continue to look into Washington College.
Just a question, I’m black, will I feel comfortable at that school?</p>
<p>By not too small I mean the student body.
I have heard some people complain about schools being too small.
I’m sorry that I don’t have an exact number that I’d like, but a small school wouldn’t be so bad for pre-med since it’s more personal.</p>
<p>I’ll also look into those two threads.</p>
<p>As you look at schools, you may get a sense of whether a 2000 student school feels different to you than a 4000 student school, etc. Some find smaller schools more nurturing and friendly; others too confining.</p>
<p>Many small schools are located the center of states, 2 hours or more from the larger cities. This often means they have a largely Caucasian student body but are very generous with aid to students who would help diversity. And, of course, 5% minority enrollment out of 2000 students is the same percentage but only half as many kids as 5% of a 4000 student school. As you begin to find schools whose other aspects appeal to you, you should be able to find a way to reach out to their black students to discuss the issue.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I think I really like Washington College, but of course, I have to actually see it.
I’ll probably visit soon.
I think people are generaly friendly on the Eastern Shore, at least on Virginia’s so I don’t think I’ll have any problems when it comes to diversity and race. </p>
<p>Thank-you yabeyabe.</p>
<p>Susquehanna, Washington and Jefferson, Muhlenberg, U of Scranton, Allegheny.</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about Goucher college?</p>
<p>^ Goucher is a very good school but it is also small, less than 1500 students from my recollection. I would highly recommend you look into the schools recommended by Schmaltz, they are great choices. You might also want to look into Gettysburg since it is test optional and a top 50 LAC.</p>
<p>There are several visit reports on Goucher. Also, go to the message board and look up older threads. I have heard it is pretty; has a nurturing faculty; requires some study abroad; has many types of students from hippies to jocks; has many more females than males; and is friendly.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you so much for the help so far.
I’ll post again if I have anymore questions.</p>
<p>And the schools Schmaltz recommened seem very nice, but they aren’t very diverse, and I don’t think I’d feel comfortable there.</p>
<p>I think I’ll apply to Allegheny, I looked it over again and I like now.
They also sent me an email for the Leadership Application.
Does anyone know if that is something the send to a lot of people?
And could anyone chance me?</p>
<p>Check out Bates and Bowdoin-both highly regarded SAT optional LACs in Maine. Bates is a little bit easier to get into than Bowdoin-but it also has a slightly different culture that might fit better.</p>