<p>Hey guys, I'm having issues finding colleges that fit what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a school that has a distinguishable biology program and a decent pre-med track and decent pre-med advising. I would prefer a smaller to mid sized school (5,000-15,000 undergrads). I would also like a college that has a college town or is outside/in a large city. Some examples that fit my criteria almost to the letter are Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and University of Virginia. However, I'm afraid that these schools might be out of reach because my ACT scores are rather low even though my GPA is 3.9. I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me some schools to look into along those lines. Thanks in advance for the ideas.</p>
<p>If you like Chicago, look into Illinois Institute of Technology. It is a bit smaller than you are suggesting (2,600 undergraduates, 7,500 total students) but we have a good premed advising program and several majors which will lead to medical school.</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity - where do you live? There is generally one school in almost every state which graduates a lot of pre-med types.</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>What are your test scores? </p>
<p>How much will your family pay? </p>
<p>The premed tracks are essentially the same everywhere since there are basic classes that the med schools require.</p>
<p>What is your ACT score? It’s difficult to make suggestions without knowing it.</p>
<p>My composite for the ACT was 26 mainly because I used the wrong style of test taking. I only finished half of the science and reading because I’m painfully slow at reading. However my Math and English were 30 which made a composite of 26. I plan to retake them and just work faster so I should get a composite of 29 or 30 next time. Also, I live in the southern part of Pennsylvania near Millersville University. I am willing to pay an annual tuition of no more than $50,000 because I figured I would get a good bit of financial aid.</p>
<p>One additional thing: I’m willing to go anywhere in the northeast or mid atlantic with the exception of Northwestern.</p>
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<p>This is really unclear to me. Are you willing and able to pay 50K each year without loans or are you assuming that is your top $$ including aid (need based or merit?)?</p>
<p>Have you tried the SAT (even for practice at home)?</p>
<p>The school always gives you a rough estimate of what the annual cost will be including tuition, room and board, etc. I’m saying that without any financial aid that cost could be $50,000. The reason it is so high is because I’ll qualify for some kind of need based financial aid. See where I’m coming from? And no i have not looked into the SAT yet but I am planning on taking them in the fall/winter after the PSAT.</p>
<p>If this means your EFC is affordable, then look at 100% need-based aid schools. There are several, but it would definitely help to boost your test scores as most are very selective. Most will still want you to take basic federal loans. Google should provide a list.</p>
<p>URochester would be one to consider with pre-med & research, etc. They are a 100% need-aid school based upon the CSS profile (not FAFSA).</p>
<p>Pitt is urban and a little larger than you’d ideally like (not much), but it’s well known in state for pre-med and could be in your price range (not a 100% school), so is worth a visit IMO.</p>
<p>Are you going to be a junior in HS?</p>
<p>*The school always gives you a rough estimate of what the annual cost will be including tuition, room and board, etc. I’m saying that without any financial aid that cost could be $50,000. The reason it is so high is because I’ll qualify for some kind of need based financial aid. See where I’m coming from? And no i have not looked into the SAT yet but I am planning on taking them in the fall/winter after the PSAT.
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<p>I still don’t understand your financial situation. How much will your family be expected to pay? How much can they pay? </p>
<p>Do you realize that most schools do NOT meet need…especially any OOS publics. If you were to raise your scores significantly maybe some will give you merit scholarships. </p>
<p>You do need to improve your reading because you’d have to do well on the MCAT if you hope to get into med school.</p>
<p>Basically money is no object. My family and I should be able to handle anything under $50,000 annually even without scholarship.</p>