New User Looking for College Suggestions

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello! This is my first post here but I've lurked for a while, especially on the ACT forum to see how well I did. I'm a junior in high school and feeling pretty overwhelmed by the college search process, due mostly to the fact that my high school offers very little help to those of us who don't want to go to the local state college. I was wondering if any of you could look over my stats and suggest some colleges to look into?</p>

<p>Basic stats:
-Caucasian female
-nonreligious
-living in rural farm town in Nebraska
-4.0 GPA
-class rank: tied for 1 (out of 75) with about 6 others
-AP classes: none, because my school doesn't offer them
-ACT score: 32 (superscore 34) (will take again, hoping for solid 34 composite)
-SAT score 2100 (will probably take again)</p>

<p>ECs:
-band
-jazz band
-show choir
-concert choir
-math team
-foreign language club
-history club
-mock trial
-speech
-drama
-student government
-volunteer work for Humane Society, Red Cross, Salvation Army</p>

<p>Things to consider:
-I'm planning on majoring in biochem and later going to pharmacy school.
-I want to get out of Nebraska, but stay in the Midwest. Schools on the east coast would also be acceptable.
-At least a semi-urban city would be ideal, but I've lived in a town of 4000 people for most of my life so I could probably cope with a small town.
-Good financial aid is a must. My family will be able to contribute little to nothing to my education.</p>

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You need to run the FAFSA forecaster to see what your EFC might be. Just because your family won’t be able to contribute doesn’t mean there won’t be an expectation for them to do so. If your EFC is very low then you should look at schools that meet full need. [Colleges</a> That Claim to Meet the Full Financial Needs of Students - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/02/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-the-full-financial-needs-of-students]Colleges”>http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/02/18/colleges-that-claim-to-meet-the-full-financial-needs-of-students)</p>

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<p>@Erin’s Dad: I have ran the FAFSA estimator before, and my EFC is in fact close to nothing. Thank you for the list; I was pleasantly surprised to find several schools that I’ve researched on it.</p>

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<p>If you can raise your ACT to 34 (or SAT to 2250+), apply to Michigan-Ann Arbor. They sometimes (not often mind you) give out very handsome scholarships for students with your credentials. </p>

<p>Michigan’s College of Pharmacy is among the best and has a “preferred admissions” program which guarantees admission into the PhD in “Medical Chemistry” program after successfully completing 80 college credits (which can be completed in 2.5 years) at the school of LSA.</p>

<p>[University</a> of Michigan : College of Pharmacy: Preferred Admission Programs](<a href=“http://pharmacy.umich.edu/pharmacy/preferred_admission_programs]University”>http://pharmacy.umich.edu/pharmacy/preferred_admission_programs)</p>