How much can you afford? The listed schools in post # 1 are all top schools that you maybe able to get into but you are not good enough to get high merit aid.
Why not try some good LACs that are known for med school feeders and will give good merit aids. Schools in the NE and mid Atlantic such as Richmond, Rochester, holy cross, George Washington or even Drexel. With your stats, you should be getting good aid from them. There are many more and these are just came across my mind.
Of the schools in post one…there are a bunch that don’t give out a nickel of merit aid.
What is your instate flagship public? In many cases, that is the best bargain for students.
I agree…no guaranteed merit aid that I can think of in the northeast.
But with those stats and some demonstrated interest…you might get merit aid at University of Delaware, Rowan (in NJ). I agree with applying to Pitt…but do it as soon as their application goes live.
@dragon1128 If Merit aid is critical, revise your list of school choices.
- Ivies and top 25 schools in general are need based, with few exceptions like Chicago, Vandy, Rice. Though they are officially non need-based, the award is for very few (like presidential or such names awards) handful.
- Focus on schools which give NMS. Assume you will become NM finalist.
- Definitely you can get in to a US school with less fees (if open for any college in the top 150 or so) than going to Canada just to save money.
- If money is tight, then save it for MD and choose a school which is least expensive and where you are going to be in top 25% so that you will get a solid GPA and study well for your MCAT.
- Also apply to schools which give liberal merit aid not based on NMS. U Pittsburg & USC give solid almost free tuition. U Pitt is best to apply to gain confidence, because by Sep/Oct itself got the admmission and free tuition. The R&B and travel expenses came lower than my in state CA public schools.
Based on minimal search in 2016, I noticed these college below give NM Merit Award. The number indicates that many NMS scholars admitted in prior year or whatever (I forgot). Things may change when you apply this year. So do the home work to check their current status. GL.
Alabama 149
Oklahoma 106
Arizona 121
Kentucky 129
UT Dallas 145
Nebraska 99
Ole Miss 149
Houston 189
NJIT - Full ride
Drexel - Full Tuition
UNM gives a full ride plus to NMF. (Tuition, fees, room & board, books, transportation plus an additional $250/semester for personal expenses.)
National Hispanic and National Native American Scholars also get full ride plus scholarships.
With the OP stats, s/he would be in the running for the Regents–full ride plus, with a laptop and special housing/honors classes.
At minimum, they’d be eligible for the Amigo Scholarship which is a guaranteed remission of OOS tuition surcharges. (The Amigo kicks in at a 26 ACT.)