<p>Important to bear in mind: If she really is keen on going to medical school, then she might want to consider the grade policies at different schools because medschool admission is very numbers-based. Mudd and CalTech would probably not give her the greatest GPA for medical school.</p>
<p>I would put Swarthmore on the list as well. Near to Philly, good in bio, definitely the liberal-artsy-flexibility too. It offers merit aid, but I understand that’s very very competitive. </p>
<p>Also, if CalTech and Mudd are there, why not MIT? I know MIT doesn’t give merit aid, but their FA program is pretty awesome on the off-chance that you’re borderline.</p>
<p>I support the suggestion Mudd, I’m going there this fall 
Nowadays, the women-men ratio isn’t even that skewed! (much better than CalTech) Plus, I’ve heard that women are eligible for the minority scholarships (lol) on Facebook, so that’s another merit scholarship available at Mudd. Research opportunities are abundant at Mudd, however, there’s a pretty restrictive Core.</p>
<p>I concur with the suggestion of WUStL, they have some pretty good merit aid programs. Plus it’s recommended for premed :)</p>