looking for colleges?? (no idea what I'm doing please help)

@birdinthetreetop

you could add Duke to your list too. maybe Rice?

you would get full tuition + full housing at UAH (Alabama Hunstville – uah.edu), and i know that UAB has a medical school in Huntsville. I don’t know if that would be a more appealing option to you over Ole Miss or MS State.

you would score a big scholarship at Alabama, and maybe even win the competitive full-ride scholarship.

i wouldn’t be too negative about where you come from b/c many top schools want geographical diversity and socioeconomic diversity. heck, they might even put you in their brochure or website.

i don’t see the point in taking the SAT. you have a 35 ACT. my son got into Duke with a 34 and our HS is not all that great. check to see if the schools you are targeting want SAT subject tests, or if they will take your current ACT instead.

have a look at these websites which list automatic full-tuition (even full-ride) scholarships, and competitive scholarships:
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
http://competitivefulltuition.yolasite.com/

if you crush your GPA at Ole Miss, Miss State, Alabama, UAH or wherever, and crush the MCAT then you would be a strong candidate for med school. now perhaps you want a more challenging undergrad experience at a more selective university, but keep in mind that it would likely make it harder to maintain the high college GPA you will need for medical school. not impossible, but harder.