Pre-med College selections for merit aid

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've been working on finalizing a college list. </p>

<p>I want to go into something pre-med (biochemistry or such) and I'm looking at colleges where I can get a good education but also get some major merit money.</p>

<p>Basically my stats are:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA of 4.0
ACT score of 36 (35E, 36M, 35R, 36S)
Good ECs.</p>

<p>Here are the schools I am considering:
Duke
NYU
Northeastern
Tulane
WUStL
Georgetown?
UChicago
OSU
Case
Johns Hopkins
NEOUCOM??
UMich</p>

<p>I'm from Northeastern Ohio. I'm wondering if anyone has any insight as to any other good schools I should consider for a good education with MONEY. =) Thank you.</p>

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<p>UChicago gives merit money, but not widespread. No harm in trying, though.</p>

<p>WashU tends to be extremely generous with merit money (at least that's what happened with some of my admitted friends), and I imagine that Northeastern, Tulane, OSU, and Case, and possibly NYU will dump piles of money on you.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I'm really hoping they dump money on me. Any other good schools to consider?</p>

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<p>Tulane will give you money. Did you happen to take the psat? If so, USC would give you money if NMSF. Also, take a look at Emory Scholars.</p>

<p>But, forget all the big name schools and use your Ohio residency and go to NEOCUM.</p>

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<p>Case will give you more money than you know what to do with :-D</p>

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<p>I know case will give me so much money but I hate case =P I'm only applying because my parents are making me =(</p>

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<p>Rice and Emory grant full scholarships and are great schools.</p>

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<p>good suggestion-- I know a bunch of full-tuition Ricers who were swayed away from MIT, Harvard, etc. I also think that Rice tends to be more generous to non-Texans-- they're trying to shake their image as a regional school.</p>

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<p>have you thought about one of those combined BA/MD programs. Your stats are certainly good enough to make you competitive.</p>

<p>I know of a few:
rice/baylor
Northwestern
Brown
Case
Neoucom (i have heard some not-so-great things about this one)</p>

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<p>Holy Cross and Tufts have great pre-med programs.</p>

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<p>I'm looking for somewhere northeastern and not LAC.</p>