<p>Have you looked to see if there are any colleges with contingent programs that give a high % of demonstrated need? If not, start down the list of schools with such programs, look them up at USN&WR to see what % of need they fulfill. With a low EFC, such a school will cost very little. Otherwise, if you do not wish to put yourself and family into debt at a vulnerable time, you might choose a Michigan school and apply to pharmacy school after your pre pharm. From what I can see, there are not all that many students who get that 3.5 in a science type program like the pre pharm, and if you can get that kind of an average, you are very likely to get into a pharm school. With the type of pressures currently on your family, I would not want to have them take on more debt and stress. Also, how is financial aid for Pharm school? Is it like other professional schools, where you need to take out loans if you cannot pay for it, or does it give stipends as the doctoral programs tend to do? The debt can be staggering if you borrow for all of those years, and though pharmacists make a good living, their incomes are not like those of doctors, and paying off this kind of money can be ornerous.</p>